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Season 1 – America's War on Drugs

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America has been fighting an ongoing war on drugs that has cost the country more than $1 trillion. This series steps through the history of the battle, from its origins to the unexpected effects it has had on American culture and politics.The timeline begins with President Nixon initially declaring a war on drugs following secret CIA LSD experiments, leading into the era of the famous "Just Say No" advertising campaign championed by former first lady Nancy Reagan. It goes on to explain how the Sept. 11 attacks intertwined the war on drugs with the war on terror and why Americans' demand for heroin and other illegal drugs is on the rise.
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America's War on Drugs — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Jun 18, 2017 Acid, Spies & Secret Experiments Gangsters, gurus, warlords, spies, street gangs, and politicians vie for control of a black market for narcotics; stories of secret assassination attempts, LSD experiments and covert support of heroin traffickers in the lead up to the War on Drugs. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 10, 2017 Cocaine, Cartels & Crack Downs Cocaine gives rise to cartels; CIA shadow wars contribute to the first narco-state; crack floods into the United States as an unintended consequence of the fight against communism; a former DEA agent discusses U.S. culpability in the cocaine trade. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 20, 2017 Gangs, Prisons & Meth Queens The Clinton administration's support of NAFTA inadvertently opens the door to Mexican cartels; a crackdown on violence leads to mass incarceration; a celebrity's sister becomes a meth lord; powerful cartels begin a war for dominance. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 21, 2017 Heroin, Terrorists & Kings of Pain The intertwining of the War on Drugs and the War on Terror transforms Afghanistan into a narco-state; American intervention helps give rise to El Chapo and the super cartels; the pharmaceutical industry becomes a supplier of addictive substances. Details
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Season Info

Network
History
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, History, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 18, 2017