Drugs, Inc.
TV Show · Crime · Documentary

How does the drug trade work? Can it be stopped or should it be regulated? And what are the personal costs? Those are just some of the questions answered in this programme, a comprehensive look at society's most abused drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana. First-person perspectives from traffickers, dealers, users, law enforcement and medical professionals detail how the drugs are processed and moved onto the streets, and the effects they have on the human body.

2010 · 45m
Starring Mike Secher

Season 2

  • EPISODE 1
    Crack
    From street kids in the slums of Lima to a dealer and addicts in Chicago, take a look at a day in the life of the crack business.
    45 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Hash
    Delving into the underworld of hash, from the producers in the lawless Moroccan Riff mountains to the dealers and addicts in Britain.
    44 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Ecstasy
    Known by users as the ultimate `love drug', ecstasy's euphoric high comes with major lows. Ravers have died from it and organised crime gangs will kill for it.
    43 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Hallucinogens
    Mushrooms and LSD once encouraged users to tune in, turn on and drop out. Now a new generation risk jail as they try to harness their benefits.
    45 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Ketamine
    Charting the popularity of ketamine through the experiences of smugglers, dealers and one user who is paying a terrible price for his addiction.
    45 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Pill Nation
    From the poorest trailer home to the most expensive mansion, prescription opiate pain killers are tearing American society apart.
    45 min

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Cast & Crew

  • M‌S
    Mike Secher
    Narrator
  • J‌H
    Johnathan Hewes
    Producer
  • R‌W
    Richard Wells
    Producer

About

Drugs, Inc.

Crime

How does the drug trade work? Can it be stopped or should it be regulated? And what are the personal costs? Those are just some of the questions answered in this programme, a comprehensive look at society's most abused drugs: cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana. First-person perspectives from traffickers, dealers, users, law enforcement and medical professionals detail how the drugs are processed and moved onto the streets, and the effects they have on the human body.

Information

Studio
National Geographic
Released
2010
Rated
18+
Region of Origin
United States

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (Dolby Atmos), French (France) (Dolby Atmos), German (Dolby Atmos), Italian (Dolby Atmos), Spanish (Spain) (Dolby Atmos)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) , Arabic , French (France) , German , Hebrew , Italian , Portuguese (Portugal) , Spanish (Spain)

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  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
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  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
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