Get The Facts: Why Porn Can Be Difficult To Quit
Consider Before Consuming
Fight the New Drug
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 3 June 2022
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
When it comes to the topic of porn, one of the most common questions is whether or not it can actually be addictive. According to many addiction experts, it absolutely can be.
This episode is a part of our Get The Facts series, where we explore the research on a specific topic surrounding porn’s harms to help you be more informed and more empowered with the facts.
You can find our Get The Facts articles and sources for the claims made in this episode at ftnd.org/GetTheFacts.
To learn more about the harms of pornography on consumers, relationships, and its larger societal impacts, visit FTND.org.
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As you go about your day we invite you to increase your self-awareness, look both ways, check your blindspots, and consider before consuming.
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| 0:00.0 | Decades of studies from respected institutions have demonstrated significant impacts of porn consumption on individuals, relationships, and society. |
| 0:20.4 | Our Get the Facts resource includes 15 research-based articles to help individuals get the facts about the harm is important. |
| 0:26.9 | Check out our Get The Facts articles by visiting F-T&D.org forward slash get-the-facts. |
| 0:32.3 | That's F-T-N-D.org forward slash get-the-fax. |
| 0:38.8 | My name is Garrett Johnson, and you're listening to Consider Before Consuming, a podcast by Fight |
| 0:45.1 | the New Drug. |
| 0:46.1 | And in case you're new here, Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative |
| 0:50.4 | organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed |
| 0:55.1 | decision regarding pornography by raising awareness on its harmful effects using only science, |
| 1:00.7 | facts, and personal accounts. Welcome to part one of our get the fact series, where we explore |
| 1:06.8 | the research on a specific topic surrounding porn's harms on individuals, relationships, and society |
| 1:12.9 | to help you be more informed and empowered with the facts. Today's episode is why porn can be difficult |
| 1:19.2 | to quit. You can find the sources to the claims made in this episode or read along at |
| 1:24.9 | Ft&D.org forward slash get the facts. |
| 1:28.9 | Now, let's get to the episode. |
| 1:32.6 | Does the name Pavlov ring any bells for you? |
| 1:35.9 | In case it doesn't, here's a refresher. |
| 1:38.7 | Ivan Pavlov was a researcher during the early 1900s |
| 1:42.3 | who became famous for his laboratory full of dogs. |
| 1:45.0 | That's because one day he discovered that, at mill times, the dogs would salivate, |
| 1:50.0 | not only when they saw their food, but when they heard the footsteps of the caretakers. |
| 1:54.0 | This discovery fascinated Pavlov, so he began to experiment. |
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