Puerto Rico’s ailing economy has come to rely on its black market drug trade. And cocaine abuse is so rife it’s become part of the local culture. Drugs Inc s4e14: Best in the Business, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona ... is under constant threat of cartel violence. Drugs Inc Compilation: Breakdown, 2014
One in four felons serving drug sentences in Arizona prisons are not US citizens. ibid.
Chicago is still a focal point for the cartels. ibid.
In 2010 Tennessee busted 2,157 meth labs – a national record. ibid.
The problem is getting worse by the day and no-one is immune. But Salt Lake’s appetite for prescription drugs has created an entirely new breed of dealer: one that plugs directly into the City’s religious culture. Drugs Inc s5e1: Salt Lake Sinners, 2014
There’s one drug that stands out from the pack: Oxycodone ... In 2012 over 50% of prescription opioid deaths in Utah were caused by Oxycodone. ibid.
The city’s drug market is changing fast. Heroin is in huge demand. ibid.
Mexico’s most feared cartel is closing in. ibid.
Salt Lake City has 2,500 known gang members. ibid.
Monday morning Oakland California: At the local morg it’s the busiest day of the week ... The drug trade is the cause of most of them. In this city the drug dealers run wild and the death toll is spiralling out of control while the bodies pile up. Drugs Inc s5e2: Cokeland, 2014
The drug market in west Oakland has become a free-for-all. ibid.
Even making Belushis [heroin & cocaine] can be dangerous. ibid.
PCP: Washington DC: Users claim DC has the worst drugs in America ... in the southeast section of the city there is one drug users called their own – and that is PCP. Drugs Inc s5e3: PCP in DC, 2014
It’s a black drug from production to consumption. ibid.
The key to the big money is the west-coast connection. ibid.
PCP has been in Washington DC for generations. ibid.
Portland: a new generation of addicts is taking over the streets. Their custom is helping to fund the deadliest drug market in the Pacific North-West. Drugs Inc s5e4: Dope-Landia, 2014
For many of these homeless kids Meth is the drug of choice. ibid.
Thousands of Portland’s youth succumbing to heroin’s powerful allure. ibid.
South Memphis, Tennessee: paranoid and trigger-happy drug dealers gather to protect their turf. Local drug gangs are under siege from local rivals looking to rip them off. Drugs Inc s5e5: Memphis Mayhem, 2014
A new breed of independent heroin dealer is taking over. ibid.
If you’re in Minnesota, and if you’re in the northern suburbs, you’re touching my dope; I’ve touched that dope already. Drugs Inc s5e6: Snitch Cities, Ace drug dealer, 2014
Dealing for Ace is a 24/7 business. ibid.
The Twin Cities have some of the purest heroin money can buy in the whole of the United States. ibid.
Children are picking up guns and going to work. ibid.
A popular club drug Molly. Drugs Inc s5e7: Molly Madness, 2014
Molly is powdered MDMA ... The buzz can last up to six hours. ibid.
$200 a day ... Whatever she earns immediately goes on Crack. Drugs Inc s5e8: Dallas Dope Cowboys, 2014
The cartels have infiltrated Dallas. ibid.
Baltimore: for many, the biggest hustle is heroin. Drugs Inc s5e9: The High Wire, 2014
Baltimore Scramble only contains 3-10% raw heroin. ibid.
‘It’s like this giant tingly wave.’ ibid. Lamb
Baltimore’s 60,000 addicts make for an extremely lucrative market. ibid.
Abuse of prescription pills has created a whole new generation of heroin addicts. ibid.
Finger = 10 grams of heroin; Paperchaser = sells a gram for $100. Drugs Inc: Boston Benzo Buzz s5e10
There’s a deadly new drug trend that’s hit the streets of Boston – Benzos. ibid.
These are their stories. Of the pressure and pain of their life on the streets. This is their point of view. Drugs Inc s5e11: Dealer POV, 2014
80-90% of New York Molly tested by the DEA has no MDMA present. ibid.
Latest figures show a 32.5% increase in encounters between police and cartel members in Houston. Drugs Inc Compilation: The Inside Man, 2014
This woman is a krokodil addict. Her flesh rotted away. A side-effect from injecting this new killer drug. In Russia over a million people have ridden the krokodil. Many have died. And some fear it could rip the United States apart. Drugs Inc s6e1: Flesh-Eating Krokodil
An injectable opiate ... more addictive than heroin. ibid.
Several highly toxic ingredients. ibid.
In Oakland, California, ambitious dealers have started robbing each other to make more money ... Last year there was 131 homicides in the city. Drugs Inc s6e2: Bad Boys
70% of all drugs in America are now controlled by Mexicans. ibid.
LA gang member Homie deals coke to some of the world’s most famous faces. Homie’s first move is to visit the stash house. Drugs Inc s6e3: Cocaine White Gold
In the USA over four million people regularly use cocaine. This powerful stimulant is worth more than gold. ibid.
When the Cartel [Sinaloa] wants someone gone they call Commander X. Drugs Inc s6e4: Super Meth
America is in the grip of a Crystal Meth epidemic. ibid.
Their latest trick is to traffick Meth in liquid form hidden in gas tanks and drink bottles. It makes the drug more difficult to detect. ibid.
Sour – Sour Diesel: a potent strain of marijuana. Drugs Inc s6e5: Marijuana Mayhem
It’s strong. It’s a rapid high. And it’s causing mayhem. ibid.
California legalised medical marijuana in 1996. ibid.
A new marijuana product is blowing from the West Coast – it’s called Shadow. ibid.
Molly is ecstasy rebranded – marketed as ultra-pure MDMA crystal. Drugs Inc s6e6: Manic Molly
A shifting position in the drugs trade. ibid.
MDMA starts 8,000 miles away in Cambodia. ibid.
Only 17.5% of Molly seized by police contains MDMA. ibid.
The countdown to New Year’s Eve is on. On December 31st the city’s drugs gangs go into overdrive for the busiest party of the year. Drugs Inc s6e7: New Year’s Eve NYC
Drug trafficking is evolving: now in Miami with the right contacts anyone can get a piece of the action ... It simply comes down to who you know. Drugs Inc s6e8: Cartel Chaos
The Asian cartel has been poisoning San Francisco with Meth for almost 25 years. ibid.
The Sinaloa cartel is estimated to make $3 billion a year from drug trafficking. ibid.
Since 2007 heroin ODs in Ohio have caused more deaths than car accidents. Drugs Inc s6e9: Hardcore Heroin
Ohio’s heroin is more deadly than ever. ibid.
There are 700,000 heroin users in the US – double those in 2005. ibid.