Drugs,_Inc.
Drugs, Inc.
American TV series
Drugs, Inc. is an American documentary style television series on the National Geographic Channel that explores global narcotics production and trafficking. The series features drug dealers, recreational users, and addicts, as well as professionals in the fields of substance abuse, drug rehabilitation, and criminal justice. Interview subjects frequently have their voices changed or hide their faces behind masks or bandanas, in order to avoid public exposure or arrest by the local authorities.
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| Drugs, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 72 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Jonathan Hewes (2010–present) Chris Valentini (2010) Madeleine Carter (2011–present) |
| Editor | Chris Lent |
| Running time | 45–46 minutes |
| Production company | Wall to Wall Media Ltd |
| Original release | |
| Network | National Geographic Channel |
| Release | July 11, 2010 (2010-07-11) – September 4, 2019 (2019-09-04) |
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Each episode of seasons 1 and 2 focused on a specific drug, while episodes in the following seasons investigated multiple drugs in each city or location.
A sister series, Underworld, Inc., focused on criminal activity of specific types and/or in individual cities.
Season 1 (2010)
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| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Cocaine" | July 11, 2010 (2010-07-11) |
| 2 | "Meth" | July 11, 2010 (2010-07-11) |
| 3 | "Heroin" | July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12) |
| 4 | "Marijuana" | July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12) |
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Season 2 (2012)
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| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Crack" | January 1, 2012 (2012-01-01) |
| 2 | "Hash" | January 1, 2012 (2012-01-01) |
| 3 | "Ecstasy" | January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08) |
| 4 | "Hallucinogens DMT" | January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15) |
| 5 | "Ketamine" | January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22) |
| 6 | "Pill Nation" | January 29, 2012 (2012-01-29) |
| 7 | "Designer Drugs" | February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12) |
| 8 | "Grand Theft Auto" | February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19) |
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Season 3 (2012)
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| No. | Title | Original air date[1] |
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| 1 | "High Stakes Vegas" | October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21) |
| 2 | "Alaska Heroin Rush" | October 28, 2012 (2012-10-28) |
| 3 | "Hawaiian Ice" | November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11) |
| 4 | "Drug Kings of New York" | November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18) |
| 5 | "Hurricane Blow" | November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25) |
| 6 | "Meth Boom Montana" | December 9, 2012 (2012-12-09) |
| 7 | "Hollywood High" | December 16, 2012 (2012-12-16) |
| 8 | "Zombie Island" | December 23, 2012 (2012-12-23) |
| 9 | "Motor City Rush" | December 30, 2012 (2012-12-30) |
| 10 | "Coke Kings and Queens" | January 6, 2013 (2013-01-06) |
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Season 4 (2013)
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| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "San Francisco Meth Zombies" | August 11, 2013 (2013-08-11) |
| 2 | "Jamaican Gangs, Guns and Ganja" | August 18, 2013 (2013-08-18) |
| 3 | "Windy City High" | August 25, 2013 (2013-08-25) |
| 4 | "High in Houston" | September 1, 2013 (2013-09-01) |
| 5 | "Rocky Mountain High" | September 15, 2013 (2013-09-15) |
| 6 | "Miami Vices" | September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22) |
| 7 | "Philly Dope" | September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29) |
| 8 | "Wasted In Seattle" | October 6, 2013 (2013-10-06) |
| 9 | "Cartel City, Arizona" | October 13, 2013 (2013-10-13) |
| 10 | "Stashville, Tennessee" | October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20) |
| 11(S) | "The Drug Makers" | November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24) |
| 12(S) | "Going to Extremes" | November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24) |
| 13(S) | "Best in the Business" | November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24) |
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Season 5 (2014)
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| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| S | "Breakdown" | June 29, 2014 (2014-06-29) |
| 1 | "Salt Lake Sinners" | July 2, 2014 (2014-07-02) |
| 2 | "Cokeland" | July 9, 2014 (2014-07-09) |
| 3 | "PCP in D.C." | July 16, 2014 (2014-07-16) |
| 4 | "Dope-landia" | July 23, 2014 (2014-07-23) |
| 5 | "Memphis Mayhem" | July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30) |
| 6 | "Snitch Cities" | August 6, 2014 (2014-08-06) |
| 7 | "Molly Madness" | August 13, 2014 (2014-08-13) |
| 8 | "Dallas Dope Cowboys" | August 20, 2014 (2014-08-20) |
| 9 | "The High Wire" | August 27, 2014 (2014-08-27) |
| 10 | "Boston Benzo Buzz" | September 3, 2014 (2014-09-03) |
| 11(S) | "Dealer POV" | September 3, 2014 (2014-09-03) |
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Season 6 (2014)
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| No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. ratings |
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| 1(S) | "The Inside Man" | November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09) | N/A |
| 2(S) | "Bad Boys" | November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12) | 749,000[2] |
| 1 | "Flesh-Eating Krokodil" | November 12, 2014 (2014-11-12) | 764,000[2] |
| 2 | "Cocaine White Gold" | November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19) | 670,000[3] |
| 3 | "Super Meth" | November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26) | 692,000[4] |
| 4 | "Marijuana Mayhem" | December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03) | 820,000[5] |
| 5 | "Manic Molly" | December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10) | 785,000[6] |
| 6 | "New Year's Eve NYC" | December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17) | 677,000[7] |
| 7(S) | "Cartel Chaos" | January 3, 2015 (2015-01-03) | 643,000[8] |
| 8 | "Hardcore Heroin" | January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) | 743,000[9] |
| 9 | "Mardi Gras" | January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14) | 676,000[10] |
| 10 | "Spring Break" | January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21) | 928,000[11] |
| 11 | "Sin-dependence Day" | January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28) | 704,000[12] |
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Season 7 (2015-16)
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| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "The Real Wolves of Wall Street" | September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16) |
| 2 | "Hip Hop High" | September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23) |
| 3 | "X-Rated High" | September 30, 2015 (2015-09-30) |
| 4 | "Cancun Spring Break" | October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07) |
| 5 | "Jailhouse Junkies" | October 14, 2015 (2015-10-14) |
| 6 | "Big Apple Coke" | October 21, 2015 (2015-10-21) |
| 7 | "Detroit Halloween" | October 28, 2015 (2015-10-28) |
| 8 | "Pittsburgh Smack" | November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) |
| 9(S) | "The Living Dead" | November 4, 2015 (2015-11-04) |
| 10(S) | "Grim Reaper" | November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11) |
| 11 | "Silicon Valley High" | November 11, 2015 (2015-11-11) |
| 12 | "Heroin Island, NYC" | November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) |
| 13(S) | "Holidaze" | November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18) |
| 14 | "Euro Coke" | November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25) |
| 15(S) | "Business Behind Bars" | November 25, 2015 (2015-11-25) |
| 16 | "Aussie Ice Wars" | December 2, 2015 (2015-12-02) |
| 17 | "Tex Meth" | December 9, 2015 (2015-12-09) |
| 18 | "Boston Weed Party" | December 16, 2015 (2015-12-16) |
| 19 | "Bangkok Ice" | December 23, 2015 (2015-12-23) |
| 20 | "Shooting Up Suburbia" | December 30, 2015 (2015-12-30) |
| 21(S) | "Chasing the High" | June 15, 2016 (2016-06-15) |
| 22(S) | "Cartel Games" | June 22, 2016 (2016-06-22) |
| 23(S) | "Working Girls" | July 17, 2016 (2016-07-17) |
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Season 8 (2018)
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| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Hard Hit Houston" | April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13) |
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