How Drugs Work

Name: How Drugs Work
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-01-06
Rating: 6.3

2011 · 1 season · 3 eps · ★ 6.3 · Documentary

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Using visual effects and CGI the effects of drugs on the human body are examine, and the myths and controversies that surround them confronted.

Directed by Tom Pearson

Network: BBC Three

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