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FRONTLINE: Chasing Heroin

Injecting heroin. FRONTLINE follows four addicts in Seattle, examining U.S. drug policy and what happens when addiction is treated as a public health crisis, not a crime.
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Injecting heroin. FRONTLINE follows four addicts in Seattle, examining U.S. drug policy and what happens when addiction is treated as a public health crisis, not a crime.

Airs Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV

Experience powerful investigative storytelling that answers only to you. From criminal justice to politics to global issues, the reporting of PBSโ€™ flagship public affairs series takes you inside the controversial, complex stories shaping our times.

"Chasing Heroin" - Facing a heroin epidemic, America is experimenting with radical new approaches to the drug problem. Following four addicts in Seattle, examine U.S. drug policy and what happens when heroin is treated like a public health crisis, not a crime.

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