Fight the New Drug

Fight the New Drug
Formation2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Legal status501(c)(3) organization[1]
Purposeanti-pornography
HeadquartersUnited States
Websitefightthenewdrug.org

Fight the New Drug is an anti-pornography non-profit organization based in the United States. It was founded in 2009[2] and calls itself as "a non-religious and non-legislative organization."[3] Fight the New Drug says that pornography is like a drug, and argues that it is a public health issue.[2][4][5]

Activities

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The group spreads its messages with presentations and videos.[6] It focuses on people from ages 18 to 24.[7]

In a 2015 campaign, Fight the New Drug posted 100 billboards in the San Francisco Bay Area which said "Porn Kills Love".[2] In addition, the group promotes its campaign using social media presence and by selling products, such as T-shirts and marketing kits.[8]

In 2016, the group is allowed to give its material to students in some public school districts in the United States.[9] In 2018, the group released a three-part documentary film entitled Brain, Heart, World.[10]

Reception

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Terry Crews

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Terry Crews, a former football player and actor, has endorsed Fight the New Drug. He also did an interview with Consider Before Consuming, a podcast by Fight the New Drug.[11] In his book Manhood (2014), he wrote about how he was first addicted to porn at the age of 12 years old. It went on even when he grew up, eventually deeply affecting his marriage to his wife, Rebecca.[12]

Marisol Nichols

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Actress Marisol Nichols has publicly supported Fight the New Drug on social media. He also went on an episode of Fight the New Drug's Consider Before Consuming podcast, where she talks about her work on fighting human trafficking.[13]

Lamar Odom

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In August 2019, former NBA star Lamar Odom said he had given up pornography as part of building a healthier lifestyle for himself and for his future work in basketball. Lamar Odom went on an episode of Fight the New Drug's podcast, Consider Before Consuming. He has been seen several times wearing Fight the New Drug's signature "Porn Kills Love" T-shirt.[14]

Kansas City Royals

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In March 2018, the Kansas City Royals became the first Major League Baseball (MLB) team to take a stand against pornography. The Royals held an anti-pornography seminar for players during their spring training put on by Fight the New Drug.[15] Dayton Moore, the Kansas City Royals General Manager, has talked about pornography before, saying, "We talk about pornography, and the effects of what that does to the minds of players and the distractions, and how that leads to abuse of—domestic abuse—to abuse of women."[16]

Red Table Talk

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In May 2019, Garrett Jonsson, a Fight the New Drug presenter, was interviewed in Jada Pinkett Smith's show Red Table Talk in an episode called "Does Porn Ruin Relationships?"[17][18]

Elizabeth Smart

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In an interview with Fight the New Drug, Elizabeth Smart talks about how pornography had played a role in her kidnapping. Smart said of her kidnapper to Fight the New Drug, "I can't say that he would not have gone out and kidnapped me had he not looked at pornography. All I know is that pornography made my living hell ... worse." Smart was also in a video made by Fight the New Drug, and continues to talk about the dangers of pornography.[19]

Chaz Smith

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YouTuber Chaz Smith has been a supporter of Fight the New Drug.[20] Smith's May 2018 YouTube video, "What Was He Looking At?", shares statistics related to porn viewing and how it affects people.[21] Chaz Smith also went with Fight the New Drug to Guatemala, where they did an anti-pornography presentation for locals.[22]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Nonprofit Explorer – Fight the New Drug Inc". ProPublica. May 9, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Allen, Samantha (October 20, 2015). "'Porn Kills Love': Mormons' Anti-Smut Crusade". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ "About Fight The New Drug - Who We Are and What Our Mission Is". Fight the New Drug. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Ley, David J. (July 25, 2013). "Your Brain on Porn – It's NOT Addictive". Psychology Today. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ Fight the New Drug: A Movement For Love on YouTube
  6. ↑ Funaro, Vincent (July 30, 2014). "Is Porn Addiction A Public Health Issue? 'Fight the New Drug' Warns About the Dangers of Pornography". The Christian Post.
  7. ↑ Dickson, EJ (May 7, 2014). "Can a non-religious Web-savvy campaign against pornography work?". The Daily Dot. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  8. ↑ Hablin, James (April 14, 2016). "Inside the Movement to Declare Pornography a 'Health Crisis'". The Atlantic. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ Parker, Natasha Helfer; Hodson, Kristin; Bennion, Kristin Marie; Hickman, Shannon (October 2, 2016). "Op-ed: Utah students need real sex ed, not 'Fight the New Drug'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ West, Perry (November 25, 2018). "New documentary shows individual, societal threat of pornography". Catholic News Agency.
  11. ↑ Stecklow, Sam (February 24, 2016). "Terry Crews Has Been Posting Intense Anti-Masturbation, Anti-Internet Videos on His Facebook Page for Two Weeks". New York Magazine. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  12. ↑ "No One Wants To Be With The Marlboro Man: Terry Crews On 'Manhood'". NPR. May 17, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. ↑ Consider Before Consuming.
  14. ↑ "Lamar Odom 'got saved' Sunday, credits Jesus for keeping him alive after near-death incident". FOX 5 DC. November 1, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  15. ↑ Gleeson, Scott (March 18, 2018). "Royals hold anti-pornography seminar for players at spring training". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  16. ↑ Dodd, Rustin (August 29, 2017). "Royals' Dayton Moore says club educates players about use of alcohol, pornography". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Jada Pinkett Smith Revealed A Shockingly Intimate Secret About Her Sex Life". Elite Herald. Retrieved October 29, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  18. ↑ Hohman, Maura (December 5, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith Details 'Horrendous Fight' With Her Drug-Addict Father After He Relapsed". People. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  19. ↑ Thomas, Evan (August 21, 2016). "Elizabeth Smart advocates against pornography". Boston 25 News. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  20. ↑ Goins-Phillips, Tré (August 7, 2019). "YouTube Star Shares His Own Experience With Pornography, Why He's Now Fighting It". Faithwire. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  21. ↑ Smith, Chaz (May 31, 2018). "What Was He Looking At?". Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  22. ↑ Chaz Smith. Consider before Consuming. August 6, 2019.

Other websites

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