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What "NOVA" 15-th episode about
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.
Episode number: 15
Episode name: "The Case of the Frozen Addict"
Episode release date: 19 february 1986 at 02:00
Status: aired