The Deadliest Trend in World Drug Use

From heroin and cocaine to weed and alcohol, most of the drugs we know are ultimately made from plants. But this is changing. A new wave of synthetic drugs entirely made in labs are displacing our familiar narcotics - and transforming the entire future of the drugs world. These are often new deadly and unstable chemicals like fentanyl and Bath Salts, which are already devastating poor communities. We look at the biggest macro trend in the future of drugs. Watch more from this series: How Cartels Build Billion-Dollar Empires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VfdRbIVaBQ The Drugs Fuelling Deadly Wars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6CfYoMPISA&t=360s Why Addiction Theories May Be Wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EaiP31qWf0 Help keep VICE News’ fearless reporting free for millions by making a one time or ongoing contribution here. - https://bit.ly/3oRyDu8 Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: https://bit.ly/2HR9kGq Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://bit.ly/36oafb0 Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: https://bit.ly/33xksQy Instagram: https://bit.ly/2VvVaxT More videos from the VICE network: https://bit.ly/3fWNVrZ #VICENews #News