Fatal Addiction

Tobacco’s Deadly Grasp

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing more than 400,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $50 billion in direct medical costs. Tobacco related diseases kill more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides, and fires --- combined!

The financial toll of tobacco is appalling, but the emotional toll is overwhelming. Kids who are left without a parent, parents who are too sick to maintain jobs and provide for their families…eventually, we all pay the toll of tobacco. In Fatal Addiction: Tobacco’s Deadly Grasp you will hear from individuals and families who are bearing the burden of tobacco’s terrible toll. You will meet people whose lives have been forever changed by one poor choice, beginning to smoke cigarettes.

Fatal Addiction is a compelling and emotional look at the results of this deadly and insidious habit. Hear firsthand from a 13-year-old girl how tobacco took something from her that can never be replaced and see how she struggles each day to deal with her loss. You will meet people who are trying to make a difference and prevent young people from falling into this dangerous and deadly habit. And, on the front lines of the battle, see what communities and local governments are doing to stem the tide of teenage tobacco use.

Most importantly, you will see that we all have a responsibility to get involved and talk to our children about the danger of tobacco use. Delaying your child from beginning to smoke cigarettes until they are more than 20 years old will in most cases prevent them from becoming a life long smoker.

Produced and directed by Emmy Award winning director Dan Johnson, Fatal Addiction will compel you to talk to your kids and pay attention to the messages you send your children about tobacco. Watch this program with your family and help your child make the right choice when it comes to tobacco. Make sure you set an example they can live with. Help your child avoid this Fatal Addiction.