COULD THE PSYCHEDELIC DRUG IBOGAINE HELP TREAT OPIOID ADDICTION?
POSTED: 5/30/17
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2.5 million Americans who have an opioid use disorder. Those who receive medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction are prescribed methadone, buprenorphine, or naltrexone. While these medications have been proven to be effective treatments for opioid addiction, they do have side effects and are not completely risk-free. Is there another medication out there that can treat opioid addiction without such risks? Is there a quick fix to help relieve the withdrawal symptoms? Some in the
medical subculture believe the psychedelic drug ibogaine may be a potential treatment for opioid addiction.
What is ibogaine?
Ibogaine is a powerful psychoactive substance, extracted from the iboga plant found in central Africa. The plant has been used by the indigenous people of Cameroon and Gabon for centuries during healing ceremonies and spiritual rituals.
Howard Lotsof inadvertently discovered ibogaine as a potential treatment for opioid addiction in 1962. Lotsof, who at the time was addicted to heroin, wanted a psychedelic high and ingested ibogaine. After the
effects from ibogaine wore off, Lotsof noticed he no longer had the desire to take heroin and did not experience withdrawal symptoms. This led Lotsof to examine ibogaine as a possible treatment for drug addiction.
While scientists and health professionals are still learning exactly how ibogaine affects the human body, it is believed to impact the neurotransmitters in the brain and block neurotransmitter receptors that are involved with addiction. The drug also causes
hallucinations and a wide array of other side effects that can last up to 24 hours or longer after an initial dose.
https://www.centeronaddiction.org/t...lic-drug-ibogaine-help-treat-opioid-addiction
For all the cops here who meet people who have hit rock bottom, and are looking for a way out. Please look into this. I have seen too many videos of folks that tried to quit opium, 30, 40 times, and failed. The brain is wired to demand the opium, and autistic screams for it. Quit opium for 90 days, and day 90 is just as bad as day 30, and day 45. It doesn't get better. The brain chemistry is fucked.
The people who have used this treatment swear that when they woke up from the 24-72 hour hard core hallucinogen trip, their brain chemistry has been reset, and they no longer crave opium.
This hallucinogen appears to work as a chemistry reset. We have seen evidence of this time and again, with treating PTSD with MDMA. You can reset your brain chemistry.
Why we can't get clinical trials on this, is hard to explain without a massive conspiracy in place. Kind of like those Afghan poppy fields