
How to Fix a Drug Scandal
On Netflix
A taut, investigative true-crime miniseries that traces systemic failure through one chemist's addiction and the cascade of wrongful convictions it exposed.
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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Is How to Fix a Drug Scandal sad? Yes. More sad than 84% of series.
Is How to Fix a Drug Scandal easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is How to Fix a Drug Scandal violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Is How to Fix a Drug Scandal scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 59% of series.
Does How to Fix a Drug Scandal leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































