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How to Fix a Drug Scandal

How to Fix a Drug Scandal

20206.91 Season4 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The four-part docuseries revolves around Amherst, Massachusetts, drug lab chemist Sonja Farak who became addicted to the narcotics she was supposed to be testing. In covering her tracks, Farak falsified thousands of results and opened the door to overturning hundreds of wrongful convictions.

Created by Alex Gibney
Produced by Erin Lee Carr
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

L

Luke Ryan

Self - Deffense Attorney

Shannon O'Neill

Shannon O'Neill

Sonja Farak

S

Scott Allen

Self - Journalist, Boston Globe

S

Shawn Musgrave

Self - Investigative Reporter

P

Paul Solotaroff

Self - Journalist, Rolling Stone

Karl Kenzler

Karl Kenzler

Lawyer

J

Jared Olanoff

Self - Defense Attorney

A

Annie Dookhan

Self - Forensic Drug Chemist (Archive Footage)

H

Heather Harris

Self - Forensic Drug Chemist

S

Sonja Farak

Self - Forensic Drug Chemist (Archive Footage)

Themes & Keywords

drug addictioncocainedrug crimeminiserieschemistevidence room

About How to Fix a Drug Scandal

How to Fix a Drug Scandal is a documentary, crime series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of drug addiction, cocaine, drug crime, miniseries, chemist, evidence room. Created by Alex Gibney, it stars Luke Ryan, Shannon O'Neill, Scott Allen. The four-part docuseries revolves around Amherst, Massachusetts, drug lab chemist Sonja Farak who became addicted to the narcotics she was supposed to be testing. In covering her tracks, Farak falsified thousands of results and opened the door to overturning hundreds of wrongful convictions.

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