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How Drugs Work

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: January 6, 2011
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 3
  • Networks: BBC Three
  • Genres: Documentary
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How Drugs Work(2011)

TMDB Rating: 6.3 (3 votes)

Overview

Using visual effects and CGI the effects of drugs on the human body are examine, and the myths and controversies that surround them confronted.

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Season 1

3 episodes • 2011

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1CannabisJan 6, 20110.0
2EcstasyJan 13, 20110.0
3CocaineJan 20, 20110.0

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