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This series of blogs reviews the Netflix Originals series ‘The Business of Drugs’. Each blog focuses on a specific episode which in turn focuses on a specific drug.

Piles of cash

1. Cocaine

Posted on: 10 August, 2020 by RS

‘The Business of Drugs’ — Episode 1 deals with cocaine addiction. The presenter of this series is a former CIA analyst, Amaryllis Fox. Her research and investigation into the war on drugs delves into the economics of…
Psychedelic drugs trip

2. Synthetics

Posted on: 26 August, 2020 by RS

The second episode in the Netflix series ‘The Business of Drugs’ covers synthetics — drugs made from synthetic substances. Amaryllis Fox introduced the episode by acknowledging Dr Alexander Shulgin. When he was…
Heroin needle and opium poppies

3. Heroin

Posted on: 27 August, 2020 by RS

The third episode in the Netflix series ‘The Business of Drugs’ looks at heroin production. The episode begins in the slums of Kenya where a heroin dealer explains his reasons for producing the drug. Selling heroin is his only means…
Methamphetamine tablets

4. Meth

Posted on: 28 August, 2020 by RS

This blog is a review of the fourth episode of the Netflix series ‘The Business of Drugs’ and it is about the drug meth.

This episode begins with a trip to Myanmar in South East Asia. It is a relatively unknown fact that the biggest…
Cannabis leaf and joint

5. Cannabis

Posted on: 28 August, 2020 by RS

The fifth episode of the Netflix series ‘The Business of Drugs’ examines the production and sale of cannabis. The presenter, Amaryllis Fox, focuses largely on the legality of cannabis in the US — she examines certain…
Oxycodone pills and opium poppies

6. Opioids

Posted on: 29 August, 2020 by RS

The sixth and final episode of the Netflix series ‘The Business of Drugs’ covers opioid use and opioid addiction. As the episode begins, we are given a set of statistics which are truly shocking…