Pay-Off In Pain

2/5/2024

A newsreel-style Canadian documentary looking at burgeoning drug addiction on the North American continent. Drugs that sell for $50 in India can retail on the streets at home for $15,000 - clearly a motivation for those that smuggle to the plentiful addicts. Many people who use find themselves caught in a vicious circle of crime to fund their habit. The dealers and peddlars make a fortune and organised crime ensures the frequently diluted narcotics are well and easily distributed. The law has little resource to combat this increasingly lucrative trade with some spending up to $30 per day for their opiate fix. Cocaine is also gaining in popularity - but should it be banned. Are addicts criminals or sick people? This is clearly designed to warn the audience of the dangers of drugs. It draws