Heroin abuse in Chicago's affluent suburbs is reaching epidemic proportions and the area's Eisenhower Expressway has become known as the "Heroin Highway." A look at the lives of three addicts who have been caught up in clutches of what is increasingly a middle class nightmare: Kesha, who's newly sober; Josh, who's checking into detox for what he hopes is the last time; and Matt, who's struggling to stay clean while waiting for a bed in a halfway house.
The story of current and recovering Flakka users as they struggle with addiction and the lingering effects of their drug use. Coined "five-dollar insanity," in 2014, a powerful new street drug called "Flakka," flooded the streets of South Florida. Over the next year, this highly-addictive drug would cause its users to exhibit extreme, often public, acts of erratic behavior and symptoms of dementia and psychosis.
An unflinching look at Spice, also known as synthetic marijuana, K2, Moon Rocks and Black Mamba. This drug is wreaking havoc in communities across the country. The DEA has called it a "poison," the NYPD police commissioner called it "weaponized," and until a few years ago, it was available over the counter and was the second most abused drug among high school students after pot.
Four women struggle with motherhood and addition.
Parents in Boston cope with a heroin addiction epidemic that threaten their children's lives.
The 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 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.
American cities are exploding with drug violence as the Clinton administration opens the door for Mexican cartels and ramps up prison sentences. An unlikely meth queen rises, while a crime lord takes vengeance.
Terrorists and heroin lords forge an alliance after 9/11.