Tobacco Industry Exposed in New Film

(Salt Lake City) – The public is invited to attend free screenings of the documentary Addiction Incorporated throughout the month of May. The film, which follows a tobacco industry insider on his mission to expose the addictive nature of tobacco products, will begin its statewide tour in Salt Lake City on May 15. Free screenings will also be held in Orem, Nephi, Moab, Ogden, Price, St. George, and Park City. The film has not yet been released to theaters. 

Addiction Incorporated tells the true story of Victor DeNoble, an employee of Phillip Morris in the 1980s. He was asked to develop a cigarette that would not cause heart damage. Instead, his research produced scientific proof that cigarettes are intensely addictive and harmful. The documentary chronicles the industry’s attempts to keep this financially damaging information, and DeNoble, quiet.

“Addiction Incorporated is an inspiring true story about a man who sacrificed his career to expose tobacco industry tactics,” said Amy Oliver, marketing manager for The TRUTH campaign. “The people who see this film will walk away with even more reasons to fight the only industry in America whose product kills up to 50 percent of the people who use it exactly as intended.”

Tobacco use is the single greatest cause of preventable death in Utah, claiming more lives than car crashes, murders, suicides, AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, and fires combined. For free help quitting smoking, call the Utah Tobacco Quit Line at 1.800.QUIT.NOW, or visit www.UtahQuitNet.com.

FILM SCHEDULE

May 15

Brewvies Cinema Pub

677 South 200 West, Salt Lake City

7:30 p.m.

Must be 21 years or older

May 16

Salt Lake Community College Amphitheater

4600 S Redwood Road, Taylorsville

8:00 p.m.

All Ages

May 21

Ogden Megaplex

2351 Kiesel Avenue, Ogden

6:15 p.m.

All Ages

May 21

Santy Auditorium

1255 Park Ave., Park City

7:00 p.m.

All Ages

May 22

Main Library Auditorium

210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City

6:30 p.m.

All Ages

May 22

Moab Arts and Recreation Center’s Stage Room

111 East 100 North, Moab

7:00 p.m.

All Ages

May 23

The Price Theatre

30 East Main Street, Price

7:00 p.m.

All Ages

May 24

The Scera

745 South State Street, Orem

7:00 p.m.

All Ages

May 24

Salt Creek Cinemas

1101 East Highway 132, Nephi

7:30 p.m.

All Ages

May 25

The Electric Theater

68 East Tabernacle Street, St. George

7:00 p.m.

All Ages

The May 22 screening at the Main Library in Salt Lake City will be followed by a Q and A session with a panel of anti-tobacco advocates. The film is rated PG.

Media contact:

Amy Oliver

Marketing Manager

(o) 801-538-6917  (m) 801-783-9067