Vice Presents: America on Drugs
TV-PG2019•1h 0m
Documentary
A look at the proliferation of drugs flowing through America's cities and towns and the deadly consequences to society.
Production
A+E Global Media, Peacock Productions
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
May 9, 2019
Last Aired
May 20, 2019
Networks
Vice TV
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Heroin Highway
Air date: 2019-05-09
Heroin abuse in Chicago's affluent suburbs is reaching epidemic proportions and the area's Eisenhower Expressway has become known as the "Heroin Highway." A look at the lives of three addicts who have been caught up in clutches of what is increasingly a middle class nightmare: Kesha, who's newly sober; Josh, who's checking into detox for what he hopes is the last time; and Matt, who's struggling to stay clean while waiting for a bed in a halfway house.
E2
Flakka's $5 Insanity
Air date: 2019-05-09
The story of current and recovering Flakka users as they struggle with addiction and the lingering effects of their drug use. Coined "five-dollar insanity," in 2014, a powerful new street drug called "Flakka," flooded the streets of South Florida. Over the next year, this highly-addictive drug would cause its users to exhibit extreme, often public, acts of erratic behavior and symptoms of dementia and psychosis.
E3
Synthetic Marijuana
Air date: 2019-05-13
An unflinching look at Spice, also known as synthetic marijuana, K2, Moon Rocks and Black Mamba. This drug is wreaking havoc in communities across the country. The DEA has called it a "poison," the NYPD police commissioner called it "weaponized," and until a few years ago, it was available over the counter and was the second most abused drug among high school students after pot.
E4
Pregnant and Addicted
Air date: 2019-05-20
Four women struggle with motherhood and addition.
E5
Heroin Hits Home
Air date: 2019-05-20
Parents in Boston cope with a heroin addiction epidemic that threaten their children's lives.










