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The Hamilton Morris Podcast is a series focused on the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of psychoactive substances
…this Theriac, and he has to go into the discussion of what the Theriac does. Long and short, everybody starts noticing that Marcus Aurelius is looking good. He looks younger than he did last time I saw him. He looks younger. What's going on? He's using…
…who's doing this, by the way. We do have it kept in certain families. For example, Julius Caesar, Nero, and Marcus Aurelius, right? They're all doing the same thing. They're following. And supposedly their whole imperial household is. At least that's what…
…They're following. And supposedly their whole imperial household is. At least that's what Galen says. And Galen's getting worried because Marcus Aurelius' dosage of opium doesn't seem to be doing what it's supposed to be doing. So he's got to keep upping…
…a human being and put them into a space that is elevated? That all of a sudden there, you know, is there a reason Marcus Aurelius is writing what he's writing? Right. Is there a reason that all of a sudden he seems to be doing so well mentally? And…