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Could this psychedelic drug help curb opioid addiction?

Mar 27, 202523 min
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Rocky Dhillon remembers being terrified while on the psychedelic drug ibogaine — but when the trip ended, he had no cravings for the drugs or alcohol he’d previously been addicted to. Proponents of ibogaine say it can help “reset” an addict’s brain and curb withdrawal and detox symptoms. But the psychedelic has its own set of health concerns, as Karen Pauls explains in her documentary, Ibogaine: The Last Trip?

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