Episode
Drugs, Inc.: Pill Nation
Overview
Known as Hillbilly Heroin, Opiate pain pills can be found in every town and city across the United States. From the poorest trailer home to the most expensive mansion, they are tearing apart the fabric of American society.
Details
- Series
- Drugs, Inc.
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2012-01-29
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Pill Nation is Episode 6 in Season 2 of Drugs, Inc.. It aired on 2012-01-29. The runtime is 43 min.
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