Drug addiction is a global crisis, with over half a million people dying of drug abuse each year. Close to 40 million people globally suffer from drug-use disorders.  What factors are contributing to the troubling escalation in drug addiction, globally?

In this gripping series, our reporters travel to to Colombia, the United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Canada, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Australia, Thailand and Singapore to investigate the dark world of illicit drugs to expose the actors behind the illicit production, trafficking and consumption of mainstream and synthetic drugs. We come face to face and hear from drug cartels, recovering addicts, scientists as well as narcotic officers.

Through raw access, real voices, and critical insights, "Addicted" seeks answers, offering a stark warning and a call for urgent action whilst posing the question: 'Is this just the beginning of an even darker chapter?'