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The Best Episodes of The Business of Drugs Season 1

Every episode of The Business of Drugs Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Business of Drugs Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Business of Drugs Season 1

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 Cocaine
    7.2/10(164 votes)

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

    #2 - 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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  3. Background image for Heroin
    6.8/10(114 votes)

    #3 - 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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  4. Background image for Meth
    6.8/10(109 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Background image for Cannabis
    6.9/10(117 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Background image for Opioids
    7.0/10(109 votes)

    #6 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Cocaine" is the best rated episode of "The Business of Drugs" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 164 votes. Directed by Jesse Sweet and written by Amaryllis Fox, it aired on 7/14/2020. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Synthetics".