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This Psychedelic Drug Targets Addiction and Depression

As Americans struggle to find new ways of addressing addiction in the midst of an increasingly apparent opioid crisis , popular attention has turned to ibogaine. A relatively obscure psychedelic, ibogaine has been known in limited circles for its potential to disrupt addictions since the 1960s. No one claims it eliminates addictive behavior outright, but one dose of the potent hallucinogen can reportedly immediately cut cravings, especially for opioids, and keep them suppressed for weeks. And this could afford people with addiction problems a better chance to get a handle on broader, core addictive triggers.

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The Beond 5-Phase treatment protocol "Insight Oriented Ibogaine" typically includes treatments using ibogaine for anxiety and other common behavioral conditions. It represents an innovative and effective path to profound transformational life change for people struggling with chemical dependency, substance abuse and other behavioral conditions such as Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD. Ibogaine for depression and ibogaine for PTSD are effective alternative treatments for people for whom conventional treatments have not been effective.