Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
Season 32016
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
6 Episodes
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.
October 26, 2016
Hamilton investigates the history of PCP in the U.S., seeking input from addicts, dealers and chemists.
November 2, 2016
From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet extraordinary psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum.
November 9, 2016
Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.
November 16, 2016
Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.
November 30, 2016
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.
December 7, 2016
