Niko Vorobyov is a former drug dealer turned author. We talk about what it was like to be incarcerated as a college student, early transformative drug experiences, death squads in the Philippines, meth, the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, hanging out at El Chapo's hometown in Mexico, Los Narcos Satanicos, Jesús Malverde, drug movies and more! 

In this ground-breaking book, former drug-dealer Niko Vorobyov travels the world attempting to shine a light on the global drug trade. From cocaine farms in South America to the forests of Russia, he speaks to people making the machine work. He meets drug lords, cartel leaders, street dealers and government officials exposing the true scope of the drug industry. Dopeworld is an addictive and intoxicating trip deep into the world of drugs, tracing their emergence and our relationship with them. This is the story of the drug trade as you've never seen before.

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