Drugs, Inc.

2010

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7.8| 0h30m| en
Synopsis

Drugs: A multi-billion-dollar industry that fuels crime and violence like no other substance on the planet. Turning cartel leaders into billionaires, the illegal drug industry also provides vital income to hundreds of thousands of poor workers across the globe. While some users sacrifice their lives to an addiction they can't escape, others find drugs to be their only saving grace from physical or emotional pain almost impossible to overcome. Where should the lines be drawn in this lucrative industry?

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Cortechba Overrated
Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
pjpinc-29899 This is absurd the war on drugs and always spotlighting the war on drugs and drug lords. Bashing Mexico and so forth. The Pharmaceutical companies are the biggest drug dealers in the world by far. Their drugs do more harm and kill more people than any illegal drug trade. All of which can be found online. Why are opioids still being prescribed? It's HEROIN people. And killing innocent people. Drugs, Inc was lame. Dope was lame. Do a true 100% factual documentary on the legal pharmaceutical drug trade. Then I'd be interested.
imdb-3918 I'm not voting a score because I only watched part of the first episode that Netflix presented for this rising show. The episode was about the drug Krokodil. The injuries they showed on-screen, specifically the girl in Russia screaming in pain who literally had bones for arms with all of the meat cleanly eaten off, was enough to make me switch off. And I tend to get into gruesome stuff. I assume that other episodes have more merit and less gore, but this was the kind of thing that you really can't unsee. OK, I'll type another line so I can submit this review, finally.Another line. Ready?
anarchyclub72 The show gives you a comprehensive look into the lives of people involved in the drug trade. Including law enforcement, dealers, and addicts. There's no political spin regarding the drugs or their effects on the user, what you see is what you get. However, when the show tries to talk about firearms there's always misinformation and a political message. For example, in Season 5 Episode 5 there are numerous references to "assault weapons." There's no such thing as an assault weapon. It's a term that was made up and used by gun control proponents in the 90's. In the same episode they say rifle cartridges that are "full metal jacket" are "armor piercing cop killers." This is also false. FMJ is standard ammunition and is not specifically designed to pierce armor. I just wish they'd get their facts straight before airing the episode. I can excuse incorrect terminology, but when you're spreading blatantly false information to make firearms seem scarier it's just ridiculous.
Calypso0132 "Drugs, Inc" presents a very neutral view on a very controversial subject - drugs. In four parts, they review Cocaine, Meth, Heroin, and Marijuana. They show all aspects of these subjects - Heroin, for example, shows everyone involved in the trade from the poppy growers in Afghanistan, the ways smugglers are detected, the dealers who sell it on the streets, and of course, the addicts themselves.This series of documentaries is very emotionally compelling, and even as a teenager, they discouraged me from ever thinking about touching so-called "hard drugs". What they put in these shows are the straight facts, and the ways they affect people. Without being an anti-drug crusade, "Drugs, Inc" shows a powerful, clear view on the substances they review. I highly recommend this.