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Ibogaine Documentary Trailer

Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in a number of plants A hallucinogen, the substance is banned in the US; in other countries it is being used to treat addiction to opiates, methamphetamine and other drugs. Derivatives of ibogaine that lack the substance’s hallucinogen properties are under development Ibogaine and its salts were regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration in 1967 pursuant to its enhanced authority to regulate stimulants, depressants, and hallucinogens granted by the 1965 Drug Abuse Control Amendments (DACA) to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. In 1970, with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act, it was classified as a Schedule I-controlled substance in the United States, along with other psychedelics such as DMT and mescaline. Since that time, several other countries, including Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Switzerland, have also banned the sale and possession of ibogaine. Although illegal in these countries, ibogaine has been used by hundreds of drug dependents in the United States and abroad. Howard Lotsof, a pioneer in bringing awareness to ibogaine’s success in helping long-time drug dependents to quit their addiction, and others have been offering willing persons the treatment. In the Czech Republic and Slovenia, taking advantage of less prohibitive legal systems, ibogaine has been applied to people coming from the US and other countries seeking a safe haven. Ibogaine is not the subject of any …

 

Bullock asks Canada to reconsider oxycodone policy
Filed under: addiction to opiates

Bullock, who will be sworn in as governor in January after winning election this month, told the Canadian health minister in a letter Wednesday that oxycodone will be easier to abuse and could undermine efforts to prevent addiction. Canada's federal …
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Is marijuana bad for you?
Filed under: addiction to opiates

Psychiatrist Tod Mikuriya, a founding father in the medical marijuana movement, claimed that cannabis has none of the adverse side effects of opiates. "In fact," he said, "it really enhances both quality of life and rehabilitation." Does research bear …
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