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The Best Episodes of The Business of Drugs

Every episode of The Business of Drugs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Business of Drugs!

The Best Episodes of The Business of Drugs

To detail how drugs push people into risky — even deadly — behaviors, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances.

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  1. Background image for Synthetics
    7.4/10(140 votes)

    #1 - Synthetics

    S1:E2

    Despite its potential therapeutic benefits, MDMA is pushed into the shadows where it — along with synthetic analogs — have become popular party drugs.

    Director:Jesse Sweet
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  2. Background image for Cocaine
    7.2/10(164 votes)

    #2 - Cocaine

    S1:E1

    From farming to smuggling to sales, former CIA analyst Amaryllis Fox investigates cocaine's hugely profitable and disturbingly deadly business cycle.

    Director:Jesse Sweet
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  3. Background image for Opioids
    7.0/10(109 votes)

    #3 - Opioids

    S1:E6

    Fox explores how highly addictive oxycodone continues to cause unprecedented destruction across America and even pushes addicts toward heroin.

    Director:Jesse Sweet
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  4. Background image for Cannabis
    6.9/10(117 votes)

    #4 - Cannabis

    S1:E5

    Despite the legalization of pot in California, roughly 80% of the state's cannabis sales still occur on the black market. Fox examines why.

    Director:Jesse Sweet
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Heroin
    6.8/10(114 votes)

    #5 - Heroin

    S1:E3

    Fox travels to Kenya, where she speaks to people living and working on the front lines of one of the world's newest and most profitable heroin routes.

    Director:Jesse Sweet
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Meth
    6.8/10(109 votes)

    #6 - Meth

    S1:E4

    Meth's global menace infects Myanmar, where complex politics and history have made it Southeast Asia's ground zero for production and distribution.

    Director:Jesse Sweet
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Best Episodes Summary

"Synthetics" is the best rated episode of "The Business of Drugs". It scored 7.4/10 based on 140 votes. Directed by Jesse Sweet and written by Amaryllis Fox, it aired on 7/14/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Cocaine".