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America's War on Drugs Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2017 - 0
Episode 1
Acid, Spies, & Secret Experiments
Sun, Jun 18, 2017 90 mins
An exploration of the recreational-drug business and its impact on the U.S. begins with a look at covert Cold War operations that empowered a generation of drug traffickers and reveals details of secret CIA LSD experiments, and President Nixon's crackdown and declaration of a war on drugs.
Episode 2
Cocaine, Cartels & Crack Downs
Mon, Jun 19, 2017 90 mins
Cocaine makes its way to America from secret airports, enriching violent cartel bosses, and an infamous "black widow," and the CIA's shadow wars have unintended consequences. President Reagan cracks down as crack invades the U.S.
Episode 3
Gangs, Prisons & Meth Queens
Tue, Jun 20, 2017 90 mins
American cities explode with drug violence as the Clinton administration ramps up prison sentences; and an unlikely meth queen rises, while a crime lord exacts revenge.
Episode 4
Heroin, Terrorists & Kings of Pain
Wed, Jun 21, 2017 90 mins
After 9/11, heroin kingpins and terrorists forge an alliance as Afghanistan becomes a narco-state. Meanwhile, El Chapo takes it on the lam; Big Pharma becomes the new big drug lord as Americans get addicted to prescription drugs.
