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 chemists 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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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
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| Running time | 47–59 minutes |
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| Original network | Netflix |
| Original release | April 1, 2020 |
Plot
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][6][7][8]
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.[9] How to Fix a Drug Scandal depicts the role of former Attorney General of Massachusetts Martha Coakley, who was accused of political cover up.[10]
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. April 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
- "How to Fix a Drug Scandal: behind a staggering Netflix crime docuseries". The Guardian. April 2020. 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.
- Schoenberg, Shira (21 September 2020). "Bar oversight agency considers misconduct by attorneys in lab scandal case". CommonWealth Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- Lisinski, Chris. "Defendants could share $14 million settlement over state drug lab scandal". The Berkshire Eagle. State House News Service. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- Mulvihill, Maggie; Schuppe, Jon (23 September 2022). "Epic Massachusetts crime lab scandal may involve even broader wrongdoing, judge says". NBC News. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- 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.
