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NOVA - The Case of the Frozen Addict

Seizoen: 13 - Aflevering: 5 / 272 - Eerst uitgezonden: 18 februari 1986 - Episode ID: 400369

In July 1982, a 42-year-old addict in a San Jose, California jail became paralyzed—unable to move or talk. His symptoms, caused by a bad batch of synthetic heroin, were indistinguishable from those associated with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative nerve disorder that strikes the elderly. NOVA traces the story of a "designer" drug which could lead to a major medical breakthrough.