Watch Free for 7 Days on Apple TV+

Watch Now

Home > Documentary >

Hooked - Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way

AD:Watch Similar TV Shows on Apple TV

Watch on Apple TV

Hooked - Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way (2000)

October. 15,2000

7.7

| Documentary

Hooked - Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way

AD:Watch Similar TV Shows on Apple TV

Watch Now

Free Trial Channels
AD

Apple TV

Free Trial

Watch on Apple TV+

With 7-Day Free Trial

Stream Now

Hooked - Illegal Drugs and How They Got That Way

2000

Watch on Apple TV

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2001

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Marijuana and Methamphetamine

January. 01,2001

In a series investigating the history of drug use, we begin our trip tracing the rise of marijuana and synthetic amphetamines. Marijuana, from the Indian hemp plant, has been used worldwide as a source of rope, cloth, and paper; its medicinal qualities were first documented 4,000 years ago in China. But it's best known as the drug of choice of the 1960s. During WWII, US troops were given an estimated 200 million amphetamines to fight drowsiness and battle fatigue, and they're still used to fight depression.

Watch on Apple TV

Watch on Apple TV >

Watch Similar on Apple TV+

Watch 7-day Free

Episode 2 - Opium, Morphine and Heroin

January. 02,2001

An examination of the history of the poppy plant and three of its deadliest derivatives. In ancient times, the poppy was considered divine, but in the 19th and 20th centuries, its addicting and lethal qualities caused unprecedented national outrage, social upheaval, and even sparked two wars. Used by the upper classes as patent medicines, heroin became the bane of society when the working class began to use it. In 1914, Federal law banned heroin and opium, and restricted morphine to medicinal use.

Watch on Apple TV

Watch on Apple TV >

Episode 3 - Cocaine

January. 03,2001

Derived from South America's coca leaf, cocaine was touted as a cure-all in the late 19th century and was the secret ingredient in many medicines and elixirs such as Coca-Cola. But cocaine's allure quickly diminished as racism entered the picture--the concept of the "cocaine-crazed Negro" even led police to strengthen the caliber of their guns from .32 to .38. We'll see how, though it was outlawed in 1914, its popularity soared in the 1980s and '90s and gave birth to a deadlier form--crack.

Watch on Apple TV

Watch on Apple TV >

Episode 4 - LSD, Ecstasy and the Raves

January. 04,2001

How did the psychedelic drugs LSD and Ecstasy journey from a scientific discovery to a popular recreation to banned drugs? Mental health professionals once believed that LSD could treat schizophrenia or alcoholism. Meanwhile, Ecstasy, the "penicillin for the soul", was used in marriage counseling. Now, continuing the cycle of the hallucinogen, some of the latest derivatives in this category of drugs, the "rave" drugs such as GHB and Ketamine, are about to be banned.

Watch on Apple TV

Watch on Apple TV >