Drugs inc documentary film national geographic daunte otis. Weve all heard that line towed before countless times. The supply chain of cocaine is international, and produces fast wealth for a very few, and delivering misery to millions. Crack cocaine house documentary documentary about drug addiction in liverpool. It is a potent brain stimulant and one of the most powerfully addictive drugs. Crack, as oppose to the powderized form of cocaine, can be smoked. The manual of adolescent substance abuse treatment calls it the most addictive form of cocaine. We meet darryl brown, a young man who loves basketball and dreams of a better life but he is constantly tormented by racism and domestic abuse. Crack cocaine could be obtained for the same price at purities of around 80 percent. Emergency at the hospital medical documentary real stories. They make addictive, shorten our liveexpectancy and change the way we interact with other people. Crack maker, baby doh, shows how he turns regular cocaine into crack. And literally see the true nature of cocaine addiction via revolutionary brain photography in a leading lab in brookhaven, n.
Those are just some of the questions asked in this series, a comprehensive look at societys most abused drugs. Hey all, i have recently been watching the second season of drugs inc. Desperate for a high, addicts jeff and alexis turn to burglary, drug dealing and even prostitution. This show has done a mini documentary on several different types of drugs such as mdma, heroin, marijuana, hash, crack, heroin, and ketamine. Specifically im talking about the most recent episode at the time of posting, this on psychedelics. He starts by explaining the two forms of cocaine, powder and freebase which is. A jailed drug barons wife attempts to carry on the family business. This documentary by awardwinning filmmaker marc levin slam, mr.
The drugs that make it from international and rural areas to the hardened city streets have to pass through a plethora of gambits and decoys to be profitable. Crack cocaine, also known simply as crack or rock, is a free base form of cocaine that can be smoked. Follow its trail through the eyes of peasant farmers producing cocaine paste, a trafficker tied to mexican cartels and a 28yearold crack dealer in miamis poorest neighborhood. In london, dubbed the cocaine capitol of europe, drug lords are experiencing a boom in homegrown marijuana that has turned britain into an exporting country. This episode will follow its trail from the perspective of the peasant farmers who grow.
Cocaine is distributed illegally in two main forms. Please subscribe my channel carl john revisits his home town in liverpool where there is a major crack cocaine problem in the uk, he visits his old friends from school who are all now. National geographic channel presents a hardhitting new series, drugs, inc. One of my best friends, like an actual good decent friend died from overdosing on crack and i stopped. Ive learned a lot about drug users, dealers and drug manufacturers. In a pure form, a crack rock will appear as an offwhite nugget with jagged edges and in possession of a density similar to candle wax. Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
Because its production doesnt require the use of flammable solvents, it is safer to make than freebase cocaine. Firstperson perspectives from traffickers, dealers, users, law enforcement and medical professionals detail how the drugs are processed and moved onto the streets, and the effects they. Drugs, inc jamaican crack addict interview orville. A film documenting the effects of the illegal drug trade, primarily crack cocaine on a community in america. In kensington north philadelphia, heroin, crack cocaine and pcp are dealt from a hundred different corners. People used to taking cocaine would take an equivalent amount of crack and overdose, and hospital admissions due to.
At a time when the use of crack and cocaine is believed to be diminishing, the little group at chucks place provides a snapshot of the world of. Cartel games gives first hand accounts of the strategy behind the moves made, from pawns to kingpins, in the drug battle we call drugs. The first of the series is a documentary about crack cocaine addiction. Watch drugs page 11 of 19 documentaries online free. The series features drug dealers, recreational users, and addicts, as well as professionals in the fields of substance abuse, drug rehabilitation, and criminal justice. Drugs are therefore not only a risk for ourselves but also for others. Officers survey a park filled with dealers while an informant tries to score some cocaine. The narrator wastes no time talking about how its an intense short high that users will do anything to get. The amount of powder cocaine necessary to trigger the sentence is still five kilos.
Crack cocaine makes a paris neighborhood hell for users and residents five squalid acres at the edge of the city are home to frances largest openair crack market an apocalyptic. The igs report cleared the cia of complicity with the innercity crack cocaine trade. Ive seen a lot of comments framed nearly this same exact way when it comes to several drugs, namely opiates, crackcoke, and meth. Now, the ten year sentence is triggered by 280 grams of crack instead of 50. In peru, 14yearold gian carlos is addicted to paco a highly toxic cocaine byproduct sweeping the slums and harvester diego operates a clandestine cocaine kitchen where he produces highgrade cocaine for trafficking. This episode will follow its trail from the perspective of the peasant farmers who grow cocaine, a trafficker tied to mexican cartels and a 28yearold crack dealer in.
Crack cocaine is an easiertomanufacture form of freebase cocaine the only difference between cocaine and crack is that the latter has its hydrochloride removed, increasing the melting point and making the drug smokable. These rocks are then broken into pieces and sold in small. Each episode mixes broad context and firstperson perspectives from traffickers, dealers, users, law enforcement and medical professionals who take viewers to the. Crack floods into the united states as an unintended consequence of the fight against communism. The sentencing disparities between crack and cocaine attn. Interview subjects frequently have their voices changed. Crack cocaine is simply made by taking powder cocaine and cooking it with baking soda and water until it forms a hard rocky substance. The difference between crack cocaine and powder cocaine powder cocaine is made from coca paste, which is derived from the leaves of the coca plant. Cocaine full episode uploaded 12272011 the supply chain of cocaine stretches around our world, bringing vast wealth to a few and misery to millions. A conservative judge is appointed by the president to spearhead americas escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Than i just stopped all together, because when i was doing crack often, i had a mistake an ex i guess at the time who loved to steal my drugs and money so crack kind of left a bad taste in my mouth. You get to hear about what started the different people into a life of drug use and why some people feel that drug selling is there only option. Drugs inc se02ep01 crack first episode of the new season, but not the first time im watching it.
While cocaine is the preferred drug for upper and middleclass londoners, in the tough housing projects of east london, marijuana reigns as king. This documentary series from national geographic focuses on the different roles of people involved in the drug world and what their motivations are to sell, deal, ship, etc. Most popular crack cocaine movies and tv shows imdb. Special reports cocaine, conspiracy theories and the cia. Crack first saw widespread use as a recreational drug in primarily impoverished neighborhoods in new york city, philadelphia. Well talk to a major crack cocaine dealer, a hispanic street gang member, addicts, a pimp who claims to rule the streets and a fullpatch member of the aryan brotherhood of texas white supremacist prison gang. Story about a crack dealing crew from chicago who were taken down by a trap house under surveliance. In 2010 congress passed the fair sentencing act, which repealed the mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession and reduced the sentencing disparity from 100. They share their stories and tell us what its like to battle with a deadly addiction to crackcocaine. A complete history of crack cocaine drug rehab options.
Drugs inc season 1 episode 1 cocaine video dailymotion. The crack episode focuses on how crack fuels crime and violence like no other drug on the planet, how crack cocaine is deadly, and so addictive that users will do anything to get their hands on it. Manufacturing crack cocaine how crack cocaine works. Following the lives of crack addicts in this episode depicts the chilling truths of what an addiction to the drug can do your body and life. It refuted charges that cia officials knew that their nicaraguan allies were dealing drugs. The story begins in 1985, when the crack epidemic is about to explode in new york city. Purer forms of crack rocks will resemble a hard brittle plastic in a crystal formthe crack. Crack in the system tells the story of broken dreams, drug dealers, dirty cops, and government complicitymore compelling than fiction, its the real story behind americas longest war. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated. The story of hip hop and the crack generation is the first documentary to focus specifically on the connections between crack and hiphop. Abandoned homes and factories serve as crash pads, shooting galleries, dope holes and stash houses. National geographic drugs inc s02e01 crack dailymotion.
With michael levine, freeway ricky ross, eric sterling. Greedmont tv presents a documentary by corey davis on a group crack addicts in atlanta who live outside in a small cove behind a texaco, infamously dubbed as the living room. The highly addictive crack cocaine gives users a cheap, short and intense high, making it a drug dealers dream. A chilling documentary that dives deep into the underworld of crack cocaine and the lives it claims. The issue was that when cocaine was sold, it was cut with around 45 percent filler. Narrated and executive produced by icet, planet rock. National geographic 2016 drugs, inc bangkok documentary films channel. This could be anything from icing sugar to other drugs.
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