Treatment For Heroin: Methadone & Heroin Facts

Question: Is ibogaine a legitimate treatment for heroin addiction?

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Posted by: Iboga Foundation on 2011-08-01, 06:35:31

The most studied long-term therapeutic effect is that ibogaine seems to catalyze partial or complete interruption of addiction to opioids. An integral effect is the alleviation of symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Research also suggests that ibogaine may be useful in treating dependence to other substances such as alcohol, meth amphetamine, and nicotine, and may affect compulsive behavioral patterns not involving substance abuse or chemical dependence. Proponents of ibogaine treatment for drug addiction have established formal and informal clinics or self-help groups in Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Israel, and New Zealand where ibogaine is administered as an experimental drug. Although the full nature of ibogaine is still emerging, it appears that the most effective treatment paradigm involves visionary doses of ibogaine, producing an interruption of opiate withdrawal and craving. Many users of ibogaine report experiencing visual phenomena during the waking dream state, such as instructive replays of life events that led to their addiction, while others report therapeutic shamanic visions that help them conquer the fears and negative emotions that might drive their addiction. Ibogaine is not a hallucinogen. It is an oneirophrenic, though we prefer referring to the effect as a "remogen " referring to the REM or Rapid Eye Movement normally occurring for brief periods of time during the sleep/ dream state. Ibogaine catalyses this state of REM for hours while fully conscious and aware so that memories; life experiences; and issues of trauma can be processed in a subjective manner. It is proposed that intensive counselling and therapy during the interruption period following treatment is of significant value. Some patients require a second or third treatment session with ibogaine over the course of the next 12 to 18 months as it will provide a greater efficacy in extinguishing the opiate addiction or other drug dependence syndrome. A minority of patients relapse completely into opiate addiction within days or weeks.

Posted by: Craig William on 2011-08-01, 13:33:51

It is a shame we are not doing more research in the US for ibogaine. I personally took ibogaine 5 years ago.I had struggled with opiate addiction for 10 years. I knew how to detox, went to many treatment centers, many jails, and desperation was becoming comfortable. I just wanted to die. My best thinking was to get on Methadone. I did for 5 long years. Until somebody said I bet ibogaine would work for you I found one of 10,000 underground providers. To be safe YOU MUST GET AN EKG AND LIVER PANEL DONE. and for $1,500 he detoxed me.methadone with out of date conventional therapy I should have not sleep for more than 1 hour a night for 45 nights. No solid foods for 30 days. MY EXPERINCE was 90% of withdrawal gone, on the 4Th night I sleep for 6 hours and continue to sleep and eat well. THE OBSESSION WAS LIFTED.I didn't need anything nor did I want anything. So I say pay it forward. Charlie "winning " Sheen, who's winning now!!!