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Tennessee lawmakers are weighing whether to fund clinical trials of ibogaine, a psychedelic compound advocates say could help veterans and others with PTSD and addiction.
The Helping Open Pathways to Effective (HOPE) Treatment Act was introduced in January and remains under consideration in both Senate and House committees. Advocates rallied for action on the proposal at the state Capitol Feb. 24.
Ibogaine, pronounced i-bow-gain, is illegal for use ...
Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound derived from the bark of the Tabernanthe iboga plant, native to Central Africa. Advocates say it can halt …
A Republican whose 2012 presidential bid was thwarted by a viral mental lapse on a debate stage has become a top advocate for a powerful drug that made him see the devil.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says ibogaine—an illegal substance that derives from a Central African shrub’s root—has changed his life for the better, transforming his brain from showing a slight atrophy to now appearing like that of a ...
… ibogaine, a psychoactive compound found in the roots of an African shrub called Iboga. According to a 2024 study by Stanford Medicine, ibogaine …