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The Worst Episodes of The Business of Drugs

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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. #1 Worst Episode
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    The Business of Drugs Season 1 Episode 4 - Meth
    6.8/10(115 votes)

    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
    Writer:Amaryllis Fox

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  2. The Business of Drugs Season 1 Episode 3 - Heroin
    6.9/10(120 votes)

    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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  3. The Business of Drugs Season 1 Episode 5 - Cannabis
    6.9/10(123 votes)

    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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  4. The Business of Drugs Season 1 Episode 6 - Opioids
    7.0/10(115 votes)

    S1:E6

    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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  5. The Business of Drugs Season 1 Episode 1 - Cocaine
    7.2/10(172 votes)

    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
    Writer:Amaryllis Fox

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  6. The Business of Drugs Season 1 Episode 2 - Synthetics
    7.4/10(146 votes)

    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
    Writer:Amaryllis Fox

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Meth" is the worst rated episode of "The Business of Drugs". It scored 6.8/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by Jesse Sweet and written by Amaryllis Fox, it aired on 7/14/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Heroin".