Hamilton's Pharmacopeia

  • Premiered: Oct 2016
  • Episodes: 39
  • Followers: 16
  • Ended
  • VICE TV (US)
  • Monday at 22
  • Documentary History Reality Travel

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Season 1
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Underground LSD Palace
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Air date
May 23, 2012
Former goth stripper Krystle Cole talks about her time spent living in a subterranean missile silo converted into a luxurious LSD manufacturing facility. She spent three years of her .. show full overview
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The Rise of Psychedelic Truffles in Amsterdam
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Oct 08, 2012
We took a trip to Amsterdam to learn about the ban of psychedelic mushrooms and the rise of truffles that contain psilocybin (the stuff that makes you trip balls).
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Tripping on Hallucinogenic Frogs: Part 1
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Air date
Oct 19, 2012
VICE heads to the Amazon on a hunt for its most hallucinogenic tree frogs.
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Tripping on Hallucinogenic Frogs: Part 2
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Air date
Oct 19, 2012
VICE heads to the Amazon on a hunt for its most hallucinogenic tree frogs. In part 2, federal agents, monster bugs, and an inept shaman keep getting in the way.
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Tripping on Hallucinogenic Frogs: Part 3
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Air date
Oct 19, 2012
VICE heads into the Amazon on a hunt for its most hallucinogenic tree frogs. In part 3, a frog is caught, and a mind is blown.
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Investigating the Haitian Zombie: Part 1
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Air date
Nov 16, 2012
Rumor has it that there is a secret drug in Haiti that can turn the living into Zombies. In part 1, Hamilton takes off for Port-Au-Prince on a quest for the secret poison.
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Investigating the Haitian Zombie: Part 2
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Air date
Nov 16, 2012
Rumor has it that there is a secret drug in Haiti that can turn the living into Zombies. In part 2, we attended a Voodoo ceremony and watched as a pig was sacrificed in order to become an ambassador to the gods.
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Investigating the Haitian Zombie: Part 3
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Air date
Nov 16, 2012
Rumor has it that there is a secret drug in Haiti that can turn the living into Zombies. In part 3, we were granted a meeting with the leader of the Bizangos, a Haitian secret society .. show full overview
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Investigating the Haitian Zombie: Part 4
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Air date
Nov 16, 2012
Rumor has it that there is a secret drug in Haiti that can turn the living into Zombies. In part 4, we went searching for the secret ingredient in the zombification powder, a poison extract from the Tetraodontidae, also knows as the Pufferfish.
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Investigating the Haitian Zombie: Part 5
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Air date
Nov 16, 2012
Rumor has it that there is a secret drug in Haiti that can turn the living into Zombies. In part 5, Hamilton takes a large dose of the zombie powder to prove his strength. He is rewarded with a peak inside a zombie's shed.
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Investigating the Haitian Zombie: Part 6
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Nov 16, 2012
Rumor has it that there is a secret drug in Haiti that can turn the living into Zombies. In part 6, Hamilton procures a sample of the zombie powder and its mysterious antidote. He returns home to subject both to extensive chemical analysis.
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Sensory Deprivation Tanks: Part 1
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Air date
Apr 30, 2013
The best way to eliminate all sensory input is to step inside a sensory deprivation tank. In part 1, we talk to Joe Rogan about what happens to the mind, body, and spirit while inside the tank.
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Sensory Deprivation Tanks: Part 2
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 30, 2013
The best way to eliminate all sensory input is to step inside a sensory deprivation tank. In part 2, VICE Correspondent Hamilton Morris spends five hours inside a tank only to come out .. show full overview
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Sensory Deprivation Tanks: Part 3
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Air date
Apr 30, 2013
The best way to eliminate all sensory input is to step inside a sensory deprivation tank. In part 3, VICE correspondant Hamilton Morris tests the Rolls Royce of sensory deprivation tanks at Cloud nine Float Center in Boulder, Colorado.
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Medical Miracles with Ambien
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Sep 25, 2013
Zolpidem tartrate, or Ambien, has been prescribed to millions of insomniacs internationally, yet those who use the drug to ensure a good night's sleep are seldom aware it also possesses .. show full overview
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Swaziland: Gold Mine of Marijuana - Part 1
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Jan 16, 2014
Swaziland is a landlocked country sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique. Despite Swaziland's small size, it boasts more hectares of land dedicated to growing Cannabis than all .. show full overview
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Swaziland: Gold Mine of Marijuana - Part 2
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Jan 17, 2014
Swaziland is a landlocked country sandwiched between South Africa and Mozambique. Despite Swaziland's small size, it boasts more hectares of land dedicated to growing Cannabis than all .. show full overview
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Getting High On HIV Medication
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 22, 2014
In 1998, the antiretroviral drug efavirenz was approved for treatment of HIV infection. Though the drug was highly effective, patients soon began to report bizarre dreams, .. show full overview
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The Synthetic Marijuana Steampunk Rock Opera
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Air date
Jul 15, 2016
Hamilton Morris travels to New Zealand to meet the king pin of New Zealand’s legal highs crusading for his fading dream for future of drug control.
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The Story of the South African Quaalude
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Oct 26, 2016
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.
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A Positive PCP Story
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Nov 02, 2016
Hamilton travels across the USA meeting with addicts, dealers, and chemists to trace the history of PCP from its pharmaceutical origins to its escape onto the streets.
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Shepherdess: The Story of Salvia Divinorium
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Nov 09, 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.
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Magic Mushrooms in Mexico
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Air date
Nov 16, 2016
From the Aztec empire to the underground laboratory, Hamilton explores magic mushrooms with the help of shamans, clandestine growers, and ethnomycologists.
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Fish N' Trips
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Air date
Nov 30, 2016
Hamilton embarks on an aquatic adventure to Reunion Island and Madagascar to investigate ichthyoallyeinotoxism and a twisted history of hallucinogenic fish.
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The Lazy Lizard School of Hedonism
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Air date
Dec 07, 2016
In our last episode, we meet with famed LSD chemist Casey Hardison in the Nevada desert and embark on a road trip to visit an unsung hero of psychedelic history - Darrell Lemaire.

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