How to Fix a Drug Scandal
How to Fix a Drug Scandal is an American true crime documentary miniseries that was released on Netflix on April 1, 2020.[1] The premise revolves around documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr following the effects of crime drug lab chemist Sonja Farak and Annie Dookhan and their tampering with evidence and its aftereffects.[2][3]
| How to Fix a Drug Scandal | |
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| Genre |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 47–59 minutes |
| Distributor | Netflix |
| Release | |
| Original release | April 1, 2020 |
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Dookhan was accused of forging reports and tampering with samples to produce desired results.[4] Farak was accused of tampering with the evidence she was tasked with analyzing by using it to get high herself.[5] The actions of both women, who acted independently, resulted in tens of thousands of drug counts being dismissed, the largest single mass dismissal of criminal cases in U.S. history.[6] How to Fix a Drug Scandal depicts the role of former Attorney General of Massachusetts Martha Coakley, who was accused of political cover up.[7]
Cast
- Scott Allen
- Karl Kenzler
- Daniel Marx
- Shawn Musgrave
- Shannon O'Neill
- Jared Olanoff
- Luke Ryan
- Paul Solotaroff
- David Sullivan
- Daniel Conley
- Amy Farak
- Linda Farak
- Maura Healey
- Matt Segal
- Madelyn Vazquez
- Robin Whitney
- Deborah Becker
Release
How to Fix a Drug Scandal was released on April 1, 2020, on Netflix.[2]
References
- Horton, Adrian (1 April 2020). "How to Fix a Drug Scandal: behind a staggering Netflix crime docuseries". The Guardian.
- "'How to Fix a Drug Scandal' Review: Netflix's True-Crime Doc Is a Boring 'Breaking Bad'". Collider. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- "How to Fix a Drug Scandal: behind a staggering Netflix crime docuseries". The Guardian. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- Lavoie, Denise (4 March 2014). "Inspector General: Dookhan 'Sole Bad Actor' In State Drug Lab Scandal". CBS Boston.
- McDonald, Danny (25 September 2019). "24,000 charges tossed because they were tainted by former Amherst lab chemist's misconduct". The Boston Globe.
- Trahan, Erin (9 April 2020). "Netflix's 'How To Fix A Drug Scandal' Elevates Process Over Personality". WBUR.
- Wilkinson, Alissa (1 April 2020). "How to Fix a Drug Scandal is the staggering true story of justice gone very wrong". Vox.
