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The Business of Drugs

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To detail how drugs push people into risky — even deadly — behaviors, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances.

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14th July 2020 - 14th July 2020
Producer
Jesse Sweet
Top Cast
Amaryllis Fox
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Cocaine Still
Cocaine
14th July 2020

Episode 1

From farming to smuggling to sales, former CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox investigates cocaine's hugely profitable and disturbingly deadly business cycle.

Synthetics Still
Synthetics
14th July 2020

Episode 2

Despite its potential therapeutic benefits, MDMA is pushed into the shadows where it — along with synthetic analogs — have become popular party drugs.

Heroin Still
Heroin
14th July 2020

Episode 3

Fox travels to Kenya, where she speaks to people living and working on the front lines of one of the world's newest and most profitable heroin routes.

Meth Still
Meth
14th July 2020

Episode 4

Meth's global menace infects Myanmar, where complex politics and history have made it Southeast Asia's ground zero for production and distribution.

Cannabis Still
Cannabis
14th July 2020

Episode 5

Despite the legalization of pot in California, roughly 80% of the state's cannabis sales still occur on the black market. Fox examines why.

Opioids Still
Opioids
14th July 2020

Episode 6

Fox explores how highly addictive oxycodone continues to cause unprecedented destruction across America and even pushes addicts toward heroin.