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An unflinching look inside America's heroin crisis. From Columbus, Ohio to Guerrero, Mexico and countless cities in between, the opioid epidemic has ravaged communities on both sides of the border. But what about the lives behind the headlines and statistics? This timely, provocative five-episode docu-series spotlights the crisis through the eyes of those most affected: the growers, addicts, cartel bosses and law enforcement hopelessly caught in its web.
The Trade shows viewers a lot of what the officers see - the dirty, bug infested mattresses, the rooms that look as if they contain human excrement - but the series also shows the sadder side of this difficult process.
That makes it easy to recommend The Trade to people who wouldn't watch a Frontline report on opioids. This isn't a documentary that has occasional exciting patches. It's a thriller that occasionally does the wonky work of a documentary.