Hamilton's Pharmacopeia
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

2016 3 Seasons 20 Episodes ⭐ 9.1 Documentary

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Story of the South African Quaalude

South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found; Hamilton travels there to study the drug and learn

EP 2

A Positive PCP Story

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

EP 3

Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium

From the heavenly cloud forests of Oaxaca to a viral video of Miley Cyrus, Hamilton investigates the inconspicuous yet e

EP 4

Magic Mushrooms in Mexico

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

EP 5

Fish N' Trips

Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twi

EP 6

The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism

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

EP 1

The Psychedelic Toad

Hamilton embarks on a quest to answer the most important question in ethnoherpetological history and along the way, he f

EP 2

Peyote: The Divine Messenger

From the greenhouses of Thai cactophiles to the Tamaulipan thornscrub, Hamilton traces the history of peyote with the he

EP 3

Kratom: The Forbidden Leaf

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

EP 4

Wizards of DMT

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

EP 5

Ketamine: Realms and Realities

Hamilton heads to India to see industrial Ketamine synthesis, and speak with therapists and luminaries in an attempt to

EP 6

A Clandestine Chemist's Tale

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

EP 7

A Fungal Fairy Tale

Hamilton ascends the Carpathian Mountains, microscope in hand, to learn how Europeans use Amanita muscaria, and uncovers

EP 8

The Cactus Apprentice

Deep in the Andean highlands of Peru, Hamilton becomes the apprentice of a local shaman, learning how to use the night-b

EP 1

Synthetic Toad Venom Machine

Haunted by past mistakes, Hamilton embarks on a journey to correct an error in his reporting and identifies the origin o

EP 2

A Positive Methamphetamine Story

From X-ray crystallography to vesicular dopamine release, Hamilton travels the country visiting meth labs in order to un

EP 3

Xenon: the Perfect Anesthetic?

Hamilton traces the multibillion year history of nitrous oxide on Earth and follows the strangest noble gas to the Czech

EP 4

Synethetic Ibogaine-Natural Tramadol

After revealing a scientific mystery around Tramadol-addicted cows in Central Africa, Hamilton follows a Gabonese opiate

EP 5

Bufotenine: In Search of Hataj

Succumbing to viewer requests, Hamilton journeys to South America to understand the legend of Bufotenine, the world's ol

EP 6

Ultra LSD

With the precise structure of LSD's molecular target identified, Hamilton discusses the new era of psychedelic research

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Hamilton Morris
Hamilton Morris
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