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Status: Ended
Network: National Geographic
Type: Documentary
Rating: 8.3/10
Drugs, Inc.
Overview
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?
This production, originally released in 2010, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Documentary series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Documentary, Crime genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 8.3 across its 7 seasons.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Documentary and Crime.
- • Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America.
- • Original Language: English.
Seasons
Specials
19 Episodes • Aired 2013-11-24
No season overview provided for this season.
Season 1
4 Episodes • Aired 2010-07-11
No season overview provided for this season.
Season 2
8 Episodes • Aired 2012-01-01
No season overview provided for this season.
Season 3
10 Episodes • Aired 2012-10-21
Balancing heartbreaking user interviews, unflinching footage of addicts "shooting up," and incredible access to the armed drug dealers and gang members who supply them, Drugs Inc. also joins the front lines with the local and federal law enforcement agencies charged with combating the country's drug problem.
Season 4
13 Episodes • Aired 2013-08-11
Returning for a fourth season, National Geographic Channel's series Drugs Inc. opens viewers eyes with a 360° approach to the drug trade. With intimate firsthand, street-level testimonies from those at the front lines and back alleys of the drug trade — traffickers, dealers, users, federal agents and cops — the investigative series examines the $350 billion-a-year industry from all angles.