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London: Ibogaine 2001 Conference
By Patrick K. Kroupa / (digital@mindvox.com)
On December 12th, the second ibogaine conference to be held in London
took place. Roughly 100 people gathered for the event; many of them
traveling from all over the world to take part in the proceedings.
Ibogaine is a rain forest alkaloid found in the root of Tabernanthe
iboga, a shrub that grows in West Central Africa. The anti-addictive
properties of Ibogaine were first reported in 1982. Since this point
in time, ibogaine has been studied with FDA approval within the United
States; unfortunately, due to lack of research funding, there has been
extremely limited progress.
All of which is an extremely politically correct way of saying: at
present, ibogaine lives in a twilight zone of red-tape, bureaucracy,
and lack of interest from pharmaceutical firms.
There seem to be a nearly endless series of roadblocks standing between
ibogaine and where it's at right now - essentially nowhere - and
"establishment" acceptance of its use as an effective treatment
modality for drug-addiction.
While ibogaine will not "cure" you, it absolutely WILL detox you,
better than anything else which exists at the present time, and without pain.
Unfortunately, ibogaine is currently a schedule 1 substance within the
United States; in addition to getting you unsprung, it also provides
you with the possibility of spiritual integration - a dangerous and
undesirable side-effect, also known as experiencing hallucinations, or
having "waking visions."
Furthermore, ibogaine is not a maintenance drug, and no pharmaceutical
house appears to have much interest in developing a medication which is
only ingested once or twice; and, the patents on using ibogaine to
treat opiate/opioid addiction have nearly expired.
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