America’s Heartland Up in Smoke: Court TV Explores The Drug Epidemic Plaguing The Nation in “Al Roker Investigates: Meth, Murder & Madness” Premieres Monday, March 20th at 11:00 PM ET/PT (March 6 - New York, NY) Ice, crystal, glass: innocent-sounding names for America’s most dangerous drug, methamphetamine, the highly addictive stimulant that has insinuated itself into our cities and towns, hooking beauty queens and soccer moms alike. Easily made with ingredients found in the local supermarket and mixed in make-shift “labs” around the country, meth is an epidemic that has law enforcement working overtime. Now, Court TV goes inside the outbreak in Al Roker Investigates: Meth, Murder & Madness premiering Monday, March 20th at 11:00 PM ET/PT. In this compelling documentary, Roker learns about "meth combat," joining law enforcement as they train with practice raids on highly-explosive meth labs, and educating viewers on the lethal drug through interviews with local officials, federal drug enforcement officials, addicts and former addicts and families whose lives have been ruined by meth. Small, sleepy towns around the country are falling prey to the horrors of methamphetamine. One immediate result is spiking crime rates – from petty theft to violence – which are causing new problems for local governments and law enforcement officials. Roker begins his investigation in the small Midwestern town of Crothersville, Indiana, whose meth problem made the headlines when a little girl was found murdered, and a meth addict is at first the prime suspect. A look at similar towns around the country reveals how meth takes hold, crossing socio-economic barriers, damaging lives and creating environmentally hazardous materials. And, Roker rides along with police as they train in simulated meth labs and speaks with officials who are spending millions on police training for the newest phase in the war on drugs. Al Roker Investigates: Meth, Murder & Madness is produced for Court TV by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. with Peter Van Pelt and Nick Brigden, Producers, Al Roker and Lisa Sharkey as Executive Producers. For Court TV, Angel Annussek serves as Senior Producer. Jessica Shreeve, Vice President for Current Programming, is Executive Producer and Ed Hersh is the Executive in Charge of Production. Court TV provides a window on the American system of justice through distinctive programming that both informs and entertains. Court TV Networks is comprised of Court TV News, which provides live trial coverage in daytime; and Court TV: Seriously Entertaining in primetime, featuring investigative drama, expert reality and relevant non-fiction series, and Court TV Extra, a subscription web-based service, offers viewers an interactive opportunity to watch multiple live trials on the internet while accessing the tremendous resources of Court TV Online. Court TV is 50% owned by Time Warner, and 50% owned by Liberty Media Corp, and is seen in 85 million homes. (www.courttv.com or AOL Keyword: Court TV). ### Close Window