(NPR) How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs

How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs



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How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs







Detective Jimmy McNulty (Dominic West) in The Wire



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How TV Dramas Informed And Misinformed Perceptions Of The War On Drugs






From Miami Vice, to The Wire, to Orange Is the New Black, scripted TV shows have had a serious and sometimes unrecognized impact on public attitudes about drugs in America.