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Drug Lord, a firsthand account of drug dealing, murder, and corruption, tells of drug kingpin Pablo Acosta, who smuggled up to 20 tons of cocaine each year into the United States before treachery brought about his downfall and grisly death.

Drug Lords: Beyond the Headlines, Behind the KiloCut through the Hollywood hype and dive into the raw, unfiltered reality of the world's most notorious drug lords in Drug Lords, the podcast that pries open the vaults of power, violence, and addiction.Each episode, we peel back the layers on a different kingpin:From street hustler to empire builder: Witness the cunning, ruthlessness, and sheer hustle that catapulted them to the top of the narco jungle.Beyond the bloodshed: Deconstructing the myths: Uncover the human stories, motivations, and complexities hidden behind the headlines and cartel ...

Beginning with opium, the “joy plant,” which has been used for 10,000 years, Thomas Hager tells a captivating story of medicine. His subjects include the largely forgotten female pioneer who introduced smallpox inoculation to Britain, the infamous knockout drops, the first antibiotic, which saved countless lives, the first antipsychotic, which helped empty public mental hospitals, Viagra, statins, and the new frontier of monoclonal antibodies. This is a deep, wide-ranging, and wildly entertaining book.

Identical twins Jay and Pete Flores, who were once North America’s biggest drug traffickers and El Chapo’s right hand men, turned themselves into the U.S. government with the hopes of starting a new, safer life for their family. But after years of cooperating to get the world's most powerful drug kingpin behind bars, and finally gaining their freedom with a chance to start again, everything for the Flores family began to unravel. In Season 2 of Surviving El Chapo, hosts Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson and Charlie Webster hear Jay and Pete reveal for the first time what really happened during ...