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Ibogaine Inspires New Treatments for Addiction and Depression – UCSF News Center discusses new drug candidates inspired by ibogaine’s pharmacology. Read more.
Psychoactive Drug Ibogaine Effectively Treats Traumatic Brain Injury in Special Ops Military Vets – Stanford Medicine reports on ibogaine’s potential benefits for veterans with traumatic brain injuries. Read more.
Ibogaine a Potential Opioid Alternative for Chronically Ill Palliative Patients – Hospice News explores ibogaine’s potential in pain management and emotional healing. Read more.
SALON – A psychedelic plant from Africa holds promise for addiction and trauma. Read more.
TODAY SHOW – A new psychedelic drug, ibogaine, has emerged as a potential solution for those battling with opioid addiction, with a 30% success rate. Though it’s not legal in the U.S. and there are documented heart risks associated with the treatment, advocates are pushing for more research and its legalization. Watch here.
Reason – This Kentucky Republican won't stop until he finds a state willing to make legal room for ibogaine, a drug he calls "God's medicine." Read more.
VICE – Hamilton visits West Africa, where a psychedelic drug called iboga, which grows like a shrub and has a fruit, is being used in the battle against people's addiction to the pain medication Tramadol. Watch here.
PBS – In the fight against opioid addiction, some Kentucky officials are looking to the psychedelic plant Ibogaine as a potential treatment. Watch here.
NOVA PBS – There's growing evidence that ibogaine, a powerful psychedelic, may help treat opioid addiction, traumatic brain injuries, and even depression. But it can be dangerous too — including side effects like cardiac arrest and death. Watch here.
Bloomberg – The Iboga plant has been used for tribal rituals in Central Africa for millennia. While the highly toxic root causes days-long hallucinations, it may also be the answer to a problem plaguing modern society. Today, Iboga and its ingredient ibogaine are being closely studied as a potential cure for drug addiction. Watch here.
Big Think – ‘The overlooked psychedelic that may help treat traumatic brain injury.’ A powerful psychedelic long used in African rituals shows surprising promise for treating traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Read more.
Wall Street Journal – ‘GOP Lawmaker on His Life-Altering Psychedelic Trip.’ GOP Rep. Morgan Luttrell traveled to Mexico in 2018 to take ibogaine, a drug that is illegal in the U.S. but is gaining a reputation within the veteran community as a potential treatment to address complicated conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder.⁠ He described his experience with the drug in an interview with WSJ.⁠ Watch here.