Oct 26, 2016 · 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.


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Oct 26, 2016 · 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.
Nov 2, 2016 · 44m
Hamilton investigates the history of PCP in the U.S., seeking input from addicts, dealers and chemists.
Nov 9, 2016 · 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.
Nov 16, 2016 · 44m
Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.
Nov 30, 2016 · 44m
Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.
Dec 7, 2016 · 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.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia Season 1 premiered on October 26, 2016.
Hamilton's Pharmacopeia Season 1 has 6 episodes.
The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "The Story of the South African Quaalude". It aired on October 26, 2016.
Go to Season 1 Episode 1