Drugs, Inc.

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Drugs, Inc.

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National Geographic
Drugs, Inc.

Synopsis

The business of drugs continues to thrive. As billions of dollars trade hands, the government tries to find ways to manage the swell of addiction. Three of the deadliest drugs continue to turn a profit, even with their fatal results. These aren’t just your parent’s drugs - the ones that sparked the ‘Just Say No’ campaign in the 1980’s. Advances in science, combined with a market flush with options, has given birth to more intense and addictive narcotics that are cause for serious concern.

Episodes

Season 7

  • Detroit Halloween

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    Detroit Halloween: Get an inside look at Detroit's wild rave scene by following drug dealers and cops across the city in the frantic build-up to Halloween. (S7, ep 1) RATING: NU18

  • X-Rated High

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    New. X-Rated High: A look inside the LA adult film industry. With the industry under more scrutiny, the way narcotics are being tolerated on set is changing. (S7, ep 2) RATING: NU18

  • Hip Hop High

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    New.Hip Hop High: A look at the links between hip-hop and drug industries. In California, two wannabe rappers use money from dealing cocaine to pay for studio time. (S7, ep 3) RATING: NU18

  • Big Apple Coke

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    Warning - Verb & vis warning at head of programme ` This Program shows drugs being made, sold and used. It features graphic content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised

  • Silicon Valley High

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    Silicon Valley High: Tech workers in Silicon Valley discover how hard it is to hide a meth habit as they turn to the drug in the wake of a cop crackdown on cocaine. (S7, ep 5) RATING: NU18

  • Tex Meth

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    Tex Meth: Meet the traffickers and runners delivering meth to the music-loving masses in Austin. On the border, officials are fighting to cut off the supply. (S7, ep 6) RATING: NU18

  • Pittsburg Smack

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    Pittsburgh Smack: As Pittsburgh heroin kingpin 'Ghost' makes plans to expand his business, a crack outfit of undercover cops close in. (S7, ep 7) RATING: NU18

  • Euro Coke

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    Euro Coke: Looks at why West Africa is a drug trafficker's dream and how South American suppliers are using Ghana and Nigeria as part of a new drugs route to Europe. (S7, ep 8) RATING: NU18

  • Heroin Island, NYC

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    Verb & Vis slate at head of programme a source ` This Program shows drugs being made, sold, and used. It features graphic content that may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised `

  • Aussie Ice Wars

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    Aussie Ice Wars: In Australia, more users are turning to cheap crystal meth. Although biker gangs control the trade, the Chinese Triads are quickly gaining power. (S7, ep 10) RATING: NU18

  • Shooting Up Suburbia

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    Shooting Up Suburbia: A look at Vancouver's dark side, where gangs fight to control the cocaine trade and enforcement cops swarm the streets looking for suspects. (S7, ep 11) RATING: NU18

  • Real Wolves Of Wall Street, The

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    The Real Wolves Of Wall Street: A look at Wall Street's insatiable appetite for cocaine, which many brokers and traders claim boosts their performances at work. (S7, ep 12) RATING: NU18

  • Bangkok Ice

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    A new psychosis-inducing drug hits the market in Bangkok. With the death penalty awaiting any dealer caught red-handed, they'll do anything to avoid arrest. (S7, ep 13) RATING: NU18

  • Cancun Spring Break

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    Cancun Spring Break: A look at the drug cartels' violent grip on Cancun. As students party, cartel hitmen prowl for independent dealers who dare to poach their turf. (S7, ep 14)

  • Boston Weed Party

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    Boston Weed Party: In Boston, some students are selling drugs to fund their studies. But with National Weed Day looming, the police are about to make their jobs harder. (S7, ep 15)

  • Jailhouse Junkies

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    Jailhouse Junkies: Discover how enterprising inmates are finding ways to get crystal meth and heroin inside two jails with some of the toughest drugs laws in the US. (S7, ep 16)