Drugs, Inc. Specials

A look at how drug enforcement agencies utilize confidential informants and undercover agents to take down illegal drug operations.

The drug game is filled with those fighting for good and bad. Each side needs weapons to fight for their cause. These are the men and women who profit from the sale and use of the arms sold under the table.

From big-time distributors to small-time dealers, cartels play a significant role in the drug game. Some reap the financial rewards within cartel rules, while others work hard for scraps. Either way, life under the thumb of the cartels is dangerous.

From the Silicon Valley to international cities across the globe, dealers balance the need to hold enough merchandise to make a profit with keeping the law at bay. But with the overwhelming demand for drugs, it’s not just the cops chasing down dealers - it’s the users too. Chasing the High sheds light on this perfect storm of supply and demand at the heart of a business we call Drugs, Inc.

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. Cartel Games gives first hand accounts of the strategy behind the moves made, from pawns to kingpins, in the drug battle we call Drugs, Inc.

Exploring the connection between drugs and the oldest profession in the world.

Cocaine is claiming thousands of lives in the U.S. each year.

Meth claims thousands of lives each year in the U.S. Included: Why it's so deadly and addictive.

Heroin is deadly addictive, but new drugs like krokodil and fentanyl may be even worse.