Marijuana advocate in a tough fight
By Paul Hammel
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
WAHOO, Neb. — Back in the ’60s, Dana Beal was one of the original Yippies — the radical, counterculture group known for disrupting the 1968 Democratic National Convention and advocating legalization of drugs and a nation powered by people and not profit.
Years later, Beal organized marches calling for the legalization of marijuana and helped open a New York City clinic that dispenses pot to ...
Continue Reading →Can a hallucinogen from Africa cure addiction?
By Stephanie Hegarty
BBC World Service
Since the 1960s a disparate group of scientists and former drug addicts have been advocating a radical treatment for addiction – a hallucinogen called ibogaine, derived from an African plant, that in some cases seems to obliterate withdrawal symptoms from heroin, cocaine and alcohol. So why isn’t it widely used?
For nearly 15 years, Thillen Naidoo’s life was ruled by crack cocaine. Growing up ...
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Excerpt from the 2010 ICEERS Ibogaine Conference held at the Catalan Health Ministry.
Presentation by Kenneth R. Alper, M.D.
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Excerpt from the 2010 ICEERS Ibogaine Conference held at the Catalan Health Ministry.
Presentation by Kenneth R. Alper, M.D.
Visit www.iceers.org for more info.
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The Petition
Sara Glatt is one of the best-known ibogaine treatment providers for the Western world. For more than a decade, people from all over the world, suffering from drug dependency were seeking her help in order to concur their addiction. With a high percent of success rate, Sara Glatt was able to help hundreds of people by using the psychoactive substance called Iboga, which effects the complex interactions between multiple neurotransmitter systems and ...