Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

2016
4.9
59 reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 The Story of the South African Quaalude
26/10/16
South Africa is the last place on earth Quaaludes can still be found. Hamilton travels there to study the drug and finds a dark history of medical experimentation.
2 A Positive PCP Story
02/11/16
Hamilton travels across the USA meeting with addicts, dealers, and chemists to trace the history of PCP from its pharmaceutical orgins to its escape onto the streets.
3 Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorum
09/11/16
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
16/11/16
From the Aztec empire to the underground laboratory, Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.
5 Fish N' Trips
30/11/16
Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate icthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.
6 The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism
07/12/16
In our last episode, we meet with famed LSD chemist Casey Hardison in the Nevada desert and embark on a roadtrip to visit an unsung hero of psychedelic history - Darrell Lemaire.

About this show

Hamilton is fascinated by drugs. Join him on an incredible journey as he investigates the history, chemistry, and social impact of the world's most extraordinary mind-altering substances in Hamilton's Pharmacopeia.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
59 reviews
Cole D
16 January 2021
Absolutely exceptional production work goes into every single episode. Hamilton is the most perfect host for such a show, and by a long shot. The chemistry that is discussed in the show behind each of the psychoactive (and sometimes lethal) substances blows my mind every single time. Please never cancel this show. There is, and never will be, anything as great as this production. I love you all for everything you do, from the beautiful cinematography, to the witty rhyming in the Fly Agaric Ep.
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A Google user
22 December 2017
Just get ready to fall down the rabbit hole. If the topics of psychedelics, pharmacology, neurotrophic, or mind altering substances and compounds interest you, you have found pure gold. Hamilton is an accomplished chemist that not only shows very rarely seen substances in the wild but also explaines the pharmacology and history in great depth. Topics of discussion include; LSD (best in my opinion), frogs, mushrooms, salvia, DMT, quaaludes, fish, peyote, PCP, kratom, ketamine and MDMA
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Nathan
27 March 2019
incredibly accurate and sometimes quite funny. Hamilton is a guy you can envy without embarrassment, because he's uber smart!
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