Drugs, Inc. - Season 1 - Eps 3: Heroin
Heroin can be life threatening, claiming the lives of numerous victims. Follow this opium derivative as it begins in a remote Afghan heroin lab that processes the raw materials and then on to Chicago, where a dealer demonstrates its final preparation for street sale. Gain insight into its insidious powers from users, and witness a police raid on a heroin distribution network in New Jersey. Plus, go inside one radical attempt to combat heroin's social costs by supplying it free to addicts.
About Drugs, Inc.
Title: Drugs, Inc.
First Air Date: 2010-07-11
Last Air Date: 2015-12-30
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.5/10 (from 26 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 77
Network: National Geographic
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Production Companies: National Geographic, Wall to Wall
Synopsis
Drugs: A multi-billion-dollar industry that fuels crime and violence like no other substance on the planet. Turning cartel leaders into billionaires, the illegal drug industry also provides vital income to hundreds of thousands of poor workers across the globe. While some users sacrifice their lives to an addiction they can't escape, others find drugs to be their only saving grace from physical or emotional pain almost impossible to overcome. Where should the lines be drawn in this lucrative industry?
