Ibogaine Gains Popularity As An Alternative Treatment For Addiction

in #health6 years ago

Ibogaine is currently illegal in France, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, the United States, Poland, and many other areas.

But in recent years, ibogaine has become increasingly popular as an alternative option for drug addiction. It has been helping many individuals battle their withdrawal symptoms and addiction, enabling them to seek more effective treatment.

Because of the illegality of the substance in the U.S. at the moment, some Americans have traveled abroad to be able to seek treatment with ibogaine.

There are many who have celebrated ibogaine for being a much needed, innovative treatment for drug addiction. And research suggests that it might play a significant role in reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Unlike common drug addictions treatment options today, like methadone which needs to be administered daily to the user, ibogaine only needs to be taken one time researchers say.

For some addicts who have been struggling for years to get clean, this natural substance could be detrimental in making all the difference in their lives.

And for those who have been eager to try and see for themselves what sort of results they might reap, they've ventured to places like Mexico in order to access treatment.

A great deal of research is ongoing in the area of psychedelic science, to see how psychedelics might be able to help treat addiction and more. Researchers assert that when used carefully, that many of the drugs they experiment with might be able to potentially alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, and more.

Some of the common treatment options provided to addicts today are things like suboxone, naltrexone, and naloxone. Naloxone is estimated to cost around $4,500, having seen a price increase of roughly 500 percent in just 2 years. Naltrexone is sold under the brand Vivitrol and is estimated to cost around $1300. And the methadone program brings in millions of dollars.

As for ibogaine, there are some healthcare professionals who have insisted that the potential is incredible for how it might be able to help transform many lives for those suffering from drug addiction and more.

Maryland lawmakers a couple of months ago decided to present legislation that would establish an ibogaine treatment program and if successful, it could pave the way for changes to be made in this area.

When there are thousands of people losing their lives because of overdoses, why not allow people to access a natural substance if it could bring them some remedy for their suffering?

Authorities still heavily maintain the narrative that ibogaine offers unknown risks and no medicinal value. And just like their stance on cannabis, they cannot fathom allowing people to be able to make their own decisions about what they put into their body ibogaine.

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Sources:
http://www.psypost.org/2018/04/treatment-utilizing-psychedelic-drug-ibogaine-significantly-reduces-opioid-withdrawal-and-cravings-51041
https://www.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/150-Years-into-the-opioid-epidemic-many-are-resorting-to-Ibogaine-treatment-558053
https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/New-hope-for-opioid-addicts-with-innovative-12886340.php
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43420999
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2018/02/27/maryland-ibogaine/
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/07/a-psychedelic-can-cure-heroin-withdrawal/492872/
https://trackbill.com/bill/maryland-house-bill-1207-public-health-ibogaine-treatment-study-program/1551346/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/05/15/a-drug-illegal-in-america-may-help-battle-addiction/
https://www.ibogainealliance.org/ibogaine/law/
https://www.gurufocus.com/news/493086/companies-aiming-for-the-billiondollar-opioid-addiction-market

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I find Iboga incredibly interesting from a spiritual stand point. Like Ayahuasca and Peyote it is a master plant with some kind of its own spirit. You can have conversations with it and get answers to ones questions. At least that's what I heard from a friend of mine who took it. These plants can teach us more about the world and ourselves than what we allowed to experience. Because then the fake house of cards would coolapse. And it has already started!

Also I’m on suboxone
Btw. Was on oxy codone but doc switched me to suboxone for long term use for pain management. I have been planning on going to Mexico to try this very treatment. I wish it was available here in the states

amigo aqui visitandolo, de verdad que buena informacion , gracias por su aporte y un gran saludo desde venezuela

I seriously wanna try it!
I’m on pain meds for my spine injury (through a doctor) but when the day comes I need to get off I wanna try this stuff!

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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As someone who is in recovery - it is such a damn shame that the US especially with drug problems of epidemic proportion s would rather keep taking in the money from Suboxone which is worse to be addicted to than heroin.

It's all about the money - keep people sick and there is an enormous industry - if people aren't addicts and don't need Suboxone, or are clean - Governments lose out to the tune of 500 Billion dollars annually.

So sad. I really do hope this new drug gets approved somehow - can't wait to research it for my people who haven't got clean yet - GREAT POST

There are many who have celebrated ibogaine as a much needed and innovative treatment for drug addiction. And research suggests that it may play an important role in reducing withdrawal symptoms and cravings.

If it can help people and it is scientifically proven that it does, I don't see why rejection, the more help we have for some addictions, the better our life will be, so we have to reconsider certain things.

So, like an alternative for methadone? Or is it only for withdrawal symptoms for certain narcotics?

It is incredible to think that the relief of many is in the hands of politicians with unscrupulous hands who think only of themselves and not of the opportunity that the addict has to improve with this potential in information, a great step forward in reporting great and valuable information.

Amazing
It's finally satisfying to learn about inbogaine.And from all indications,it seems like the best approach to tackle drug addiction.Great article,sir
Informative

addiction should not be easy to control but this is very important for those people who want to combat their addiction, will it be possible to overcome this with this type of treatment @doitvoluntarily? this type of information is really important always thanks for this excellent work

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