Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

2011–

Documentary馃嚞馃嚙 English馃嚭馃嚫 United States

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Seasons

Season 1

  • E1 The Story of the South African Quaalude 2016-10-26 路 44m 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.
  • E2 A Positive PCP Story 2016-11-02 路 44m Hamilton investigates the history of PCP in the U.S., seeking input from addicts, dealers and chemists.
  • E3 Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium 2016-11-09 路 44m From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet extraordinary psychedelic plant Salvia divinorum.
  • E4 Magic Mushrooms in Mexico 2016-11-16 路 44m Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.
  • E5 Fish N' Trips 2016-11-30 路 44m Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.
  • E6 The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism 2016-12-07 路 44m 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.

Season 2

  • E1 The Psychedelic Toad 2017-11-28 路 44m Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he finds the power of love.
  • E2 Peyote: The Divine Messenger 2017-12-05 路 44m From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the help of a Native American peyotist.
  • E3 Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf 2017-12-12 路 44m Hamilton investigates the pharmacology and traditional uses of Kratom, a Thai tree with opioid-containing leaves.
  • E4 Wizards of DMT 2017-12-19 路 44m Hamilton travels across North America to study how and why DMT exists in the environment and the laboratory.
  • E5 Ketamine; Realms and Realities 2017-12-26 路 44m 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.
  • E6 A Clandestine Chemist's Tale 2018-01-02 路 44m Hamilton meets an unsung hero of the psychedelic underground and hears a tragic tale of MDMA synthesis and chemiluminescence.
  • E7 A Fungal Fairy Tale 2018-01-09 路 44m Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers the chemistry behind a mushroom-inspired pharmaceutical.
  • E8 The Cactus Apprentice 2018-01-16 路 44m 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.

Season 3

  • E1 Synthetic Toad Venom Machine 2021-01-04 路 44m Haunted by past mistakes, Hamilton embarks on a journey to correct an error in his reporting and identifies the origin of an international toad venom smoking phenomenon.
  • E2 A Positive Methamphetamine Story 2021-01-11 路 44m From X-ray crystallography to vesicular dopamine release, Hamilton travels the country visiting meth labs in order to understand the process behind a great American folk art.
  • E3 Xenon: The Perfect Anesthetic? 2021-01-18 路 44m Hamilton traces the multibillion year history of nitrous oxide on Earth and follows the strangest noble gas to the Czech Republic.
  • E4 Synethetic Ibogaine-Natural Tramadol 2021-01-25 路 44m After revealing a scientific mystery around Tramadol-addicted cows in Central Africa, Hamilton follows a Gabonese opiate addict to a psychedelic ritual.
  • E5 Bufotenine: In Search of Hataj 2021-02-01 路 44m Succumbing to viewer requests, Hamilton journeys to South America to understand the legend of Bufotenine, the world's oldest psychedelic.
  • E6 Ultra LSD 2021-02-08 路 44m With the precise structure of LSD's molecular target identified, Hamilton discusses the new era of psychedelic research and meets pioneers of the field.
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