Fentanyl: Death Incorporated Private Screening in NYC

 YOU ARE INVITED TO:

A Private Screening of

The Most Comprehensive Documentary Ever Produced on the Fentanyl Crisis

FENTANYL: DEATH INCORPORATED

DATE: Thursday, March 6, 2025

THEATER: AMC Empire 25 - 234 W. 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036

TIME: Screening start time is 6:30pm ET

Distinguished Actor, Billy Baldwin will be hosting and will also be on the panel and is available for interviews on March 5 and 6. Others on the panel include Producer, Dr. Robert Marbut and local DEA leadership.

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Fentanyl: Death Incorporated

The Most Comprehensive Documentary Ever Produced on the Fentanyl Crisis

By Senior Producer Dr. Robert Marbut

& Director/Editor Stephen Wollwerth

Fentanyl: Death Incorporated is a compelling documentary film that delves into the multifaceted aspects of the dangerous drug, Fentanyl, featuring insights from leading experts in international and domestic supply chains, law enforcement, medicine, harm reduction, and more. Producer, Dr. Robert Marbut and Director Stephen Wollwerth's documentary explores the devastating Fentanyl crisis, now the leading cause of death among Americans aged 18-45.

Through interviews with law enforcement, medical professionals, policymakers and families impacted by the epidemic, the film reveals the unprecedented danger of this synthetic opioid - 100 times more potent than morphine - and its role in the rapid increase of overdose deaths in the U.S. Blending investigative journalism with deeply personal stories, Fentanyl: Death Incorporated paints a sobering picture of how the crisis is affecting communities, national public health and global stability, giving insight and expertise on one of the most pressing public health issues of our time and the urgent need for effective solutions.

In Fentanyl: Death Incorporated you'll learn:

•         The leading cause of death of Americans in the United States is Fentanyl overdose in 18-45-year-olds.
•         Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
•         2 mg. of Fentanyl (about 1/15th of a grain of rice) is considered a potentially lethal dose.
•         Fentanyl equaling 3 grains of salt can kill a person.
•         One kilogram (35.3 ounces – equal to the weight of about one quart of milk) of fentanyl has the potential to kill 500,000 people.
•         Fentanyl overdose was the cause of death to Prince, Tom Petty, Lil Peep, Luke Bell and Angus Cloud.
•         Fentanyl overdose was the main killer of 172 people in the Moscow Dubrovka Theater hostage taking in 2002.
•         84,181 deaths due to Fentanyl in the USA, equates to one Boeing 737-900 crashing every day of the year, 7-days a week, 365 days a year.
•         Most Fentanyl subject matter experts think that Fentanyl deaths are undercounted because of poor testing protocols, lack of testing and miss characterization of polysubstance overdose deaths. 

Fentanyl: Death Incorporated exposes the chilling reality of the Fentanyl epidemic and brings together a diverse group of experts, including international intelligence operators, law enforcement officers, anesthesiologists, doctors, policymakers, investigative journalists, treatment and recovery specialists, and affected families. It examines the rapid increase in Fentanyl-related deaths, the fastest in U.S. history, and the stark contrast between Fentanyl's impact in the U.S. and other countries. The documentary highlights the existential threat posed by the Fentanyl crisis to national and global stability, and the profound impact on families, communities, and society.

The film also provides an in-depth understanding of Fentanyl, including how it is used, its effects on the body, and its various forms and derivatives. It explores the shift from traditional opioids to synthetic alternatives, and the roles of China, Mexico, and Canada in the international drug trade. Additionally, Fentanyl: Death Incorporated evaluates current harm reduction strategies and the urgent need for effective solutions, while proposing strategies for addressing the crisis and mitigating its effects.

U.S. citizens are the world’s top consumers of illicit synthetic Fentanyl that is often laced with other illicit drugs, including horse tranquilizers. The skyrocketing addiction and deaths make our country the epicenter for multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise, with the highest death rate in the world. With its mass production, easy transport through country borders, and ease of use and procurement, Fentanyl is killing hundreds of thousands per year.

Fentanyl has become the deadliest illicit drug ever invented on planet earth causing local hospitals, governments and law enforcement agencies to be overwhelmed by the magnitude of this crisis. Medical experts urge the public to avoid purchasing any kind of drugs off the street, where more than 60% of all illicit drugs are laced with Fentanyl, primarily due to batch mixing and cross-contamination.

ABOUT Dr. Robert Marbut, Fentanyl National Expert / Former White House Homelessness Czar / Senior Fellow Discovery Institute: Dr. Marbut is a Fentanyl expert who has worked on issues of illicit drugs, such as Fentanyl, and homelessness for four decades: first as chief of staff to San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros, then as a White House Fellow to President H.W. Bush, later as a San Antonio City Councilperson/ Mayor-Pro-Tem and as the Founding President & CEO of Haven for Hope for five years. He has also worked in three different USA Presidential Administrations, including serving as the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, often called the "Federal Homelessness Czar." [more…]

Stockholm Syndrome Christianity By John G. West

 

Stockholm Syndrome Christianity

Why America's Christian Leaders Are Failing

...and What We Can Do About It

By John G. West

Author, filmmaker, and cultural commentator, Dr. John G. West, has written an explosive new book, STOCKHOLM SYNDROME CHRISTIANITY: Why America's Christian Leaders Are Failing - and What We Can Do About It, which has already caused a stir in some circles. Recently, Christianity Today rejected ad placements in its newsletters for the book because they determined that it "may be politically or theologically divisive." Yet in those same newsletters, Christianity Today had previously run multiple ads for a controversial political curriculum written by prominent "Never Trumpers" and funded by left-wing foundations. With a new President in office who is focusing on "In God We Trust," will this syndrome continue as it has for the past four years?

In Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Dr. West poses the question: what if American culture isn't collapsing because of crusading secularists? What if it's failing because many leading Christians identify more with secular elites than with their fellow believers - much like famous cases of "Stockholm syndrome," such as Patty Hearst, where the captive bonded with her captors. There are many provocative questions posed by Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, which exposes how influential Christian leaders are siding with their anti-Christian cultural captors on everything from biblical authority and science to sex, race, and religious liberty.

Stockholm Syndrome Christianity answers these important questions:

·    Why is "Stockholm Syndrome Christianity" such a problem?

·    How is Biblical authority currently being undermined by leading Christians?

·    How are leading Christians surrendering key Christian beliefs in the name of science?

·    How have some Christian leaders enabled sexual anarchy and the breakdown of the family?

·    How have some churches and Christian leaders adopted anti-Christian views on race and poverty?

·    How have some Christian leaders enabled and even encouraged attacks on religious liberty?

·    How are Christians being manipulated by listening to the wrong voices in our culture?

·    What is the temptation of the "inner ring" warned about by C.S. Lewis, and how does it lead to Stockholm Syndrome Christianity?

·    What is the unexpected reason so many Christian institutions, including colleges, fall away from orthodoxy?

·    What are some practical things we can do to challenge Stockholm Syndrome Christianity?

Christians like to blame atheists and secularists for cultural disintegration; but they need to look at the key role played by their own leaders and institutions. Many Christian leaders now identify more with secular progressives than with the Bible or their fellow believers; however, there are practical things you can do to make sure your family, church, and institutions aren't captured by Stockholm Syndrome Christianity.

In his new book, Dr. West skillfully tackles the most recent cultural dumpster fires threatening Christian institutions and offers detailed examples of how these organizations succumbed to cultural capitulation. Going beyond critique, the book identifies root causes and - most crucially - offers practical strategies to avoid the pitfalls that are leading Christians astray. [more...]

Stockholm Syndrome Christianity is a monumental achievement. Like Megan Basham's Shepherds for Sale, it will infuriate precisely the right people. Every thinking Christian has an obligation to read it to see exactly how ravening wolves entered the fold of Christendom - with the blithe complicity of many shepherds. John West gives us their names and the gruesome details. Will those guilty repent? That is the question.

--Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author & radio host

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. John G. West is Vice President of the Discovery Institute and an award-winning author and filmmaker who has written or edited 12 books, including Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science. His documentary films include Fire-Maker, Revolutionary, The War on Humans, and (most recently) Human Zoos. West holds a PhD in Government from Claremont Graduate University, and he has been interviewed by media outlets such as CNN, Fox News, Reuters, Time magazine, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Washington Post.