Vice Presents: America on Drugs

Episode 01

Heroin Highway

May 9, 2019 · 60 min

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.

Episode 02

Flakka's $5 Insanity

May 9, 2019 · 60 min

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.

Episode 03

Synthetic Marijuana

May 13, 2019 · 60 min

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.

Episode 04

Pregnant and Addicted

May 20, 2019 · 60 min

Four women struggle with motherhood and addition.

Episode 05

Heroin Hits Home

May 20, 2019 · 60 min

Parents in Boston cope with a heroin addiction epidemic that threaten their children's lives.