The therapeutic potential of ibogaine and other chemical compounds that can be extracted from the Tabernanthe iboga tree is mostly centered on addiction recovery along with the treatment of post-traumatic stress syndrome and depression. As of 2023, researchers don’t have a full picture of what ibogaine can do in clinical settings. This has a lot …
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One of the most gripping addiction memoirs of recent years was published in 2022 by Santa Monica Press. Pork Belly Tacos with a Side of Anxiety is the story of Yvonne Castañeda, a professor of social welfare systems at Boston College who grew up in a marginal immigrant household where addiction and mental health issues …
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Scientific interest in ibogaine started with observations by French explorer Marie-Théophile Griffon du Bellay in Africa during the 1860s. Dr. Griffon du Bellay was a naval physician who studied the healing customs of the Bwiti people who lived along the Ogooué River in Gabon, where he became interested in a rite of passage among young …
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In the first two decades of the 21st century, the number of fatal drug overdoses in the United States increased by 500 percent. According to statistics compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 80 percent of overdose deaths in 2021 were attributed to powerful opioids such as fentanyl, and most of …
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The management of pain through psychoactive substances has been practiced since ancient times. In 2012, archaeologists working on an excavation site in the outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel, unearthed pottery artifacts shaped like poppy flower bulbs that contained traces of opium. They date back to the 14th century BC, and they were found in a …
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Visitors to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London know they may run into unexpected performance art exhibits as they tour the halls, but even this knowledge didn’t prepare many of them to see American artist Nan Goldin “die” of an opioid overdose in January. Goldin is known for her hyperrealistic and often disconcerting performance …
In recent years, financial and investment news publications such as Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal have been following the progress of pharmaceutical firms operating in the field of psychedelics research and development. Companies such as ATAI Life Sciences and Compass Pathways are dedicated to exploring how plant-based and synthetic hallucinogenic substances can be used …
According to a 2023 econometric study conducted by financial consulting and accountancy firm KPMG Australia, loneliness is a public health issue with a cost of $2.7 billion per year (measured in Australian dollars). This figure, which converts to $1.8 billion in United States dollars, is mostly tied to healthcare costs and lost productivity, in particular …
In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration is the government agency in charge of classifying medications, food ingredients, and other substances designed for human consumption. Psychoactive substances fall within the classification system of the FDA. They can be controlled to the point of prohibition, enforcement, and even criminal prosecution. The FDA’s system is …
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