15-th episode of 13-th season "NOVA"

"NOVA" 13 season 15-th episode

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