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Status: Ended
First Aired: June 18, 2017
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Networks: History
Genres: Documentary, Crime

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America's War on Drugs(2017)

TMDB Rating: 6.7 (3 votes)

Overview

The origins of the drug war in the United States, which spans five decades, and its unexpected effects on American culture, institutions and politics.

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Season 1

4 episodes • 2017

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Acid, Spies, & Secret Experiments	Jun 18, 2017
2	Cocaine, Cartels & Crack Downs	Jun 19, 2017
3	Gangs, Prisons & Meth Queens	Jun 20, 2017
4	Heroin, Terrorists & Kings of Pain	Jun 21, 2017

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