Psychedelic Ibogaine May Treat Opioid Addiction

A lesser-known psychedelic African shrub show promise in treating drug addiction and withdrawal symptoms

Enrico Sayo
Nov 7 · 5 min read
Photo by Leo Moko on Unsplash

If native Amazonian tribes have ayahuasca, indigenous people from Central Africa have iboga.

Iboga is a common name for a group of perennial shrubs indigenous to Gabon and the Congo…

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Enrico Sayo

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Part-time psychonaut, full-time HR pro. I write about science, psychedelics, metaphysics, and everything else in between.

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