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The Best Episodes of The Business of Drugs Season 1

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Network:Netflix

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!

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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  • Synthetics
    7.4/10(140)
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    #1 - Synthetics

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 7/14/2020

    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

    Writer: Amaryllis Fox

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  • Cocaine
    7.2/10(164)
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    #2 - Cocaine

    Season 1 Episode 1

    Aired 7/14/2020

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

    Director: Jesse Sweet

    Writer: Amaryllis Fox

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  • Opioids
    7.0/10(109)
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    #3 - Opioids

    Season 1 Episode 6

    Aired 7/14/2020

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

    Director: Jesse Sweet

    Writer: Amaryllis Fox

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  • Cannabis
    6.9/10(117)
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    #4 - Cannabis

    Season 1 Episode 5

    Aired 7/14/2020

    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: N/A

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  • Heroin
    6.8/10(114)
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    #5 - Heroin

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 7/14/2020

    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: N/A

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  • Meth
    6.8/10(109)
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    #6 - Meth

    Season 1 Episode 4

    Aired 7/14/2020

    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

    Writer: Amaryllis Fox

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Synthetics" is the best rated episode of "The Business of Drugs" season 1. 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 is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cocaine".