Video and Multimedia

Video 1: The Meth Epidemic

Description: In a reporting partnership with The Oregonian, FRONTLINE investigates America’s addiction to meth and exposes the inherent conflict between the illegal drug trade and the legitimate three-billion-dollar cold remedy business.

Video 2: Legalizing Prostitution: Amnesty International’s Call to Decriminalize

Description: Human rights organization Amnesty International is calling for the decriminalization of all aspects of prostitution—from sex workers to brothels to buyers. The group has been studying the issue for the past two years and believes legalization will help make sex workers safe from abuse. But some human rights groups believe the move will make prostitutes even more vulnerable to exploitation.

Video 3: Chasing Heroin

Description: A searing, two-hour investigation places America’s heroin crisis in a fresh and provocative light—telling the stories of individual addicts, but also illuminating the epidemic’s years-in-the-making social context, deeply examining shifts in U.S. drug policy, and exploring what happens when addiction is treated like a public health issue, not a crime.

Audio 1: Anatomy of Addiction: How Heroin and Opioids Hijack the Brain

Description: This story details one man’s plight to overcome addiction by joining the Marines.