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Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.

Genre: Documentary

Country: United States of America

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 44m

Release: 2016

Rating: 9.1

1 "The Story of the South African Quaalude"

2016-10-26

"South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found; Hamilton travels there to study the drug and learns of a dark history of medical experimentation."

2 "A Positive PCP Story"

2016-11-02

"Hamilton investigates the history of PCP in the U.S., seeking input from addicts, dealers and chemists."

3 "Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium"

2016-11-09

"From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet extraordinary psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum."

4 "Magic Mushrooms in Mexico"

2016-11-16

"Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists."

5 "Fish N' Trips"

2016-11-30

"Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish."

6 "The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism"

2016-12-07

"We meet with famed LSD chemist Casey Hardison in the Nevada desert and embark on a roadtrip to visit the unsung hero of psychedelic history."

1 "The Psychedelic Toad"

2017-11-28

"Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love."

2 "Peyote: The Divine Messenger"

2017-12-05

"From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist."

3 "Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf"

2017-12-12

"Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves."

4 "Wizards of DMT"

2017-12-19

"Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory."

5 "Ketamine: Realms and Realities"

2017-12-26

"Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to understand the role of dissociative anesthetics in society."

6 "A Clandestine Chemist's Tale"

2018-01-02

"Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence."

7 "A Fungal Fairy Tale"

2018-01-09

"Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical."

8 "The Cactus Apprentice"

2018-01-16

"Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-blooming San Pedro cactus as a medicine."