The WORST episodes of The Business of Drugs

Every episode of The Business of Drugs ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Business of Drugs!

To detail how drugs push people into risky — even deadly — behaviors, a former CIA analyst investigates the economics of six illicit substances.

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

7.04

52 votes

#1 - 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.

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7.14

59 votes

#2 - 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.

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7.23

52 votes

#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.

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7.25

53 votes

#4 - 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.

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7.34

83 votes

#5 - 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.

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7.43

63 votes

#6 - 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.

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