An Outlaw and Oxy: the Story of Struggle Jennings
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Oxycontin has sparked the deadliest drug crisis in American history. Struggle Jennings, an outlaw country rapper — and the grandson of country music legend Waylon Jennings — once got busted for trying to purchase a big load of oxycontin in a WalMart parking lot in Memphis, Tennessee. Mariana and Jennings discuss the day he got busted, his life leading up to it, and the toll it took.  The Trafficked TV series is available now on National Geographic, and new episodes air Wednesdays.
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