Opioids are killing Americans at an alarming rate. In NYC, more than 1,000 people fatally overdosed in 2016, the highest number on record. 5.1 million Americans abuse prescription drugs, and $78.5 billion a year is spent to treat opioid drug abuse. Fentanyl (50 times stronger than heroin) is now involved in 50% of these drug deaths. Why do people turn to opioids? Who and what is causing this #1 public health crisis? Why are US soldiers guarding poppy fields in Afghanistan? Is this a continuation of the British Empire’s Opium Wars?

118 -min. DVD