America's War on Drugs

Season 1

TV-14
"America's War on Drugs" is an immersive trip through the last five decades, uncovering how the CIA, obsessed with keeping America safe in the fight against communism, allied itself with the mafia and foreign drug traffickers.

Where to Watch Season 1

4 Episodes

  • Acid, Spies, & Secret Experiments
    E1
    Acid, Spies, & Secret ExperimentsThe roots of America’s War on Drugs reveals secret assassination attempts, the CIA’s bizarre experiments with LSD and support of heroin traffickers, LSD parachuting from the sky, and how it led to a five decade war.
  • Cocaine, Cartels & Crack Downs
    E2
    Cocaine, Cartels & Crack DownsCocaine lands in America from secret airports, lining the pockets of violent cartel bosses, and an infamous “black widow,” as the CIA’s shadow wars have unintended consequences. President Reagan cracks down as crack invades the USA.
  • Gangs, Prisons & Meth Queens
    E3
    Gangs, Prisons & Meth QueensAmerica's War on Drugs rages on. The Clinton Administration's support of NAFTA inadvertently opens the door to Mexican cartels, and its response to a wave of violence leads to mass incarceration. A celebrity's sister becomes a successful meth lord in the Midwest, as a powerful group of cartels begin a bloody war for dominance. America's streets are flooded with drugs with no end of the war on drugs in sight.
  • Heroin, Terrorists & Kings of Pain
    E4
    Heroin, Terrorists & Kings of PainAfter 9/11, heroin kingpins and terrorists forge an alliance as Afghanistan becomes a narco-state. Meanwhile, El Chapo takes it on the lam and Big Pharma becomes the new big drug lord as Americans get addicted to prescription drugs.

 

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