Crisis

Three stories about the world of opioids collide: a drug trafficker arranges a multi-cartel Fentanyl smuggling operation between Canada and the U.S., an architect recovering from an OxyContin addiction tracks down the truth behind her son's involvement with narcotics, and a university professor battles unexpected revelations about his research employer, a drug company with deep government influence bringing a new "non-addictive" painkiller to market.

• drug smuggling
• drug addiction
• melancholy
• recovering addict
• undercover operation
• angry
• aggressive
• revenge murderer
• clinical
• provocative
• opioid crisis
• whistle blower
• drug company
• medical research laboratory
• confidentiality agreement
• absurd
• earnest