
1. The Story of the South African Quaalude
Oct 26, 2016 44 minSouth 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.


Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Synopsis
Join an incredible journey through the history, chemistry and societal impacts of the world’s most extraordinary drugs.
Episodes
3 seasons

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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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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Release
2016
Seasons
3 seasons
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