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Kids are Dying



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This is the Final Trailer for the upcoming Documentary, "Kids Are Dying" about the epidemic overdose problem in New Jersey and across our Country. We have been criticized for parts of even this trailer by people who do not believe this problem exists in their back yards. Overdose death is now the #1 leading cause of accidental death in our Country. It is real, and Kids are literally dying from drugs in record numbers. We need to unmask this suburban epidemic that affects us all.

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Kids are Dying | Steered Straight | Harm Reduction 

The Overdose Epidemic in New Jersey is worse than it has ever been in history. Heroin and other Opiates such as prescription pain medication is literally killing people at record levels. When we set out to tell this story, we quickly learned that this problem not only exists in our state of New Jersey, it plagues the entire Country.

Numerous national cable companies have looked at this film, and through the nearly two years of filming, as we worked on this project, it became obvious that they wanted to tell this story from a national perspective.The New Jersey part of this story is so compelling, and it leads into the conversation as to why it exists everywhere, we feel it necessary to release two films.

At the beginning of February, we will release, "Kids Are Dying in New Jersey". The reason this first film will be of interest to everyone is that New Jersey is extremely unique when it comes to Heroin. We have the purest Heroin in the Country, and sit between two of the largest distribution points in America. We have such unique suburban and urban settings, that the crossover damage is extremely obvious.

By June of this year, we will complete the second film, "Kids Are Dying - An American Epidemic". Both of these films will tell this story from a new perspective. They will address the problem and more importantly, explain how we got to this stage. Second, it will describe some of the collateral factors such as urban gang involvement, the pharmaceutical component, and organized crime. Lastly, and most important, it will explore the solutions to ending this epidemic.


You can ORDER our first film now. It only costs $5 plus shipping and handling. All proceeds will go to Steered Straight, a non-profit organization, to bring drug prevention programs into elementary, middle and high schools.

"Kids Are Dying - An American Epidemic"

If you would like to contribute to this important film, if you would like to have your story made into a part of this important documentary, please contact us to arrange to talk to the filmmaker Michael DeLeon. We will be travelling around the country in the next few months to tell this story, and we would love to have your voice heard.

 

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