The Business of Drugs

The Business of Drugs

TV-MA Limited Series 2020 · 6 eps · ★ 6.9 · Documentary, Crime

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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.

Directed by Jesse Sweet · Written by Amaryllis Fox

Network: Netflix

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