Ibogaine Is Gaining
The January 2, 2025 Joe Rogan Experience interview with former Texas Governor Rick Perry and W. Bryan Hubbard who was the first chairman of the Kentucky Opioid Commission covered the topic of ibogaine. Many people are not aware of its healing properties as a psychedelic. It was classified in 1970 as a Class I drug later tied to the US Controlled Substances Act (CSA) so its distribution, sale and use is prohibited even for clinical research trials. The federal CSA was part of President Richard Nixon’s declared war on drugs (WOD).
Current treatment methods for people with opiate drug addiction(s) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have not been encouraging over time. Why this excitement about a psychedelic called ibogaine? The limited published research shows promise in its use to heal people from opiate drug addiction, PTSD and other substance addictions.
Governor Perry’s disciplined excitement in the Joe Rogan interview (referencing the January 2024 Stanford University study) of very positive outcomes for people receiving it in a prescribed manner and medical oversight shows he is convinced of its effectiveness with the need for repeat treatments very low. No information from the interview was provided about ibogaine dosage, cost per dose and cost for clinical treatment.
“Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive compound found in the root bark of the Tabernanthe iboga, a shrub native to Central and West Africa. How ibogaine works in the brain is not well understood. It interacts with numerous neurotransmitters in the central nervous system, including compone
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