You’ve recognized your opiate use as a problem and have selected ibogaine treatment to help you kick your addiction. But once you look into your treatment options, you start to see that centers offer retreats that range anywhere from three days to a month. Maybe the idea of spending a week away from your work […]
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The potent psychedelic ibogaine has gained a legendary reputation for being able to help many people recover from addiction, but it’s no magic pill. Those who seek ibogaine treatment need to do so abroad in places like Mexico and Costa Rica where it is legal, and the time immediately after an ibogaine session can be […]
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Once an opiate addiction has fully sunk its tendrils into someone and they realize they need professional help, people often find that while traditional 12-step rehab facilities do save lives, their overall success rate is fairly abysmal, leaving many in a constant cycle of relapsing. When all of the conventional routes for addiction treatment don’t […]
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The first time I used ayahuasca, I didn’t have many visions; a few jungle animals blinking behind my closed eyes, but not much else. While the Amazonian plant medicine is famous for producing inner visions that provide spiritual guidance, in reality, they’re far from guaranteed. But since my own experience (which, to be clear, was […]
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There haven’t been many ibogaine-related deaths reported in the last five years, but the ones we do know about all seem to have some elusive factor. The 2014 death of a woman in a Costa Rican ibogaine clinic was actually from a heart attack, but the autopsy report was inconclusive as to whether there was […]
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After two decades of cocaine, heroin, and methadone use, Dimitri Mugianis felt ready to die. As someone who had originally turned to drugs as a form of rebellion and a way to numb psychological pain, his habit had turned into a hardcore addiction that took over his life. Unsure what to do next, he turned […]
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