Ibogaine List Archives – 2004-03

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 9:17:21 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 4/1/04 12:57:29 AM, bcalabrese@yahoo.com writes:

Howard,

“Not to say yes or no but, would you provide a citation.”

I came across these if it is of help but I would have to search.

See

“promising potential for derivatives such as nor-ibogaine as very effective,
less toxic anti-craving agents”

and

“Ibogaine produces whole body tremors and, at high doses (=”
src=”http://www.annalsnyas.org/math/ge.gif”
border=0>100 mg/kg), cerebellar damage; 18-MC does not produce these effects.
Ibogaine, but not 18-MC, decreases heart rate at high doses”

Brett

http://www.botanicalpreservationcorps.com/Audio_1.htm

106 Julie Staley [for Deborah Mash]: Ibogaine: Historical Overview, Clinical
Development and Future Directions
Here is a complete presentation of the state of research into the use of
iboga and ibogaine for heroin and cocaine dependency, the risks involved,
the pharmacology and metabolic mechanisms, duration, effects and the
promising
potential for derivatives such as nor-ibogaine as very effective, less
toxic anti-craving agents. 1 tape, $10*

http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/914/1/369?ijkey=b38c499ea5826c
0629b78098c16b538d9e6209f9&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 914:369-386 (2000)
© 2000 New York Academy of Sciences
18-Methoxycoronaridine (18-MC) and Ibogaine: Comparison of Antiaddictive
Efficacy, Toxicity, and Mechanisms of Action STANLEY D. GLICKa, ISABELLE
M. MAISONNEUVE and KAREN K. SZUMLINSKI
Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, MC-136, Albany Medical College,
Albany, New York 12208, USA

aAddress for correspondence: Stanley Glick, Department of Pharmacology
and Neuroscience, MC-136, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208. Tel.:
(518) 262-5303; fax: (518) 262-5799.
e-mail: glicks@mail.amc.edu

18-MC, a novel iboga alkaloid congener, is being developed as a potential
treatment for multiple forms of drug abuse. Like ibogaine (40 mg/kg), 18-MC
(40 mg/kg) decreases the intravenous self-administration of morphine and
cocaine and the oral self-administration of ethanol and nicotine in rats;
unlike ibogaine, 18-MC does not affect responding for a nondrug reinforcer
(water). Both ibogaine and 18-MC ameliorate opioid withdrawal signs. Both
ibogaine and 18-MC decrease extracellular levels of dopamine in the nucleus
accumbens, but only ibogaine increases extracellular levels of serotonin
in the nucleus accumbens. Both ibogaine and 18-MC block morphine-induced
and nicotine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens; only ibogaine
enhances cocaine-induced increases in accumbal dopamine. Both ibogaine
and 18-MC enhance the locomotor and/or stereotypic effects of stimulants.
Ibogaine attenuates, but 18-MC potentiates, the acute locomotor effects
of morphine; both compounds
attenuate morphine-induced locomotion in morphine-experienced rats. Ibogaine
produces whole body tremors and, at high doses (=”
src=”http://www.annalsnyas.org/math/ge.gif”
border=0>100 mg/kg), cerebellar damage; 18-MC does not produce these effects.
Ibogaine, but not 18-MC, decreases heart rate at high doses. While 18-MC
and ibogaine have similar affinities for kappa opioid and possibly nicotinic
receptors, 18-MC has much lower affinities than ibogaine for NMDA and sigma-2
receptors, sodium channels, and the 5-HT transporter. Both 18-MC and ibogaine
are sequestered in fat and, like ibogaine, 18-MC probably has an active
metabolite. The data suggest that 18-MC has a narrower spectrum of actions
and will have a substantially greater therapeutic index than ibogaine.

HSLotsof@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 3/31/04 9:22:35 PM, bcalabrese@yahoo.com writes:

Ibogaine is actually far more toxic than nor-ibogaine

Not to say yes or no but, would you provide a citation.

Thanks

Howard

Brett,

According to Glick not a single dose of 18-mc has been administered to a
human subject and according to Mash not a single dose of noribogaine has been
administered to a human subject.  Glick reports lack of neurotoxicity and
cardiovascular effects in animal model for 18-mc.  18-mc is not noribogaine.  I had
thought that Baumann and Mash I reported noribogaine to be less neurotoxic than
ibogaine but, in a brief review I really can’t find the hard data indicating
that.  Possibly, Patrick or someone with science background will comment.
Mash indicates that “ibogaine” is not neurotoxic at therapeutic doses in the
monkey and administers ibogaine and not noribogaine at her treatment facility.  Xu
and Ali with work in part accomplished at an FDA laboratory, the national
center for toxicological research indicate that there is no neurotoxicity of
ibogaine in the rat at therapeutic doses in man, 25mg/kg.

Further on the administration of noribogaine I haven’t seen any published
research indicating that noribogaine is long lasting.  Glick and Hough indicate
that ibogaine is sequestered in fat and released over time rather than
noribogaine being a long lasting metabolite.  The liver converts the released ibogaine
to noribogaine at higher levels than ibogaine.  I do not believe any research
has been published demonstrating the administration of noribogaine is longer
lasting than ibogaine.  My understanding is that Mash indicates that
noribogaine would be administered via a patch that would release it over time.  I have
not seen studies indicating the administration of noribogaine that shows it to
be long lasting.  By the way Glick has identified the primary 18-MC
metabolite as nor 18-MC.

Howard

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 7:56:21 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Howard,
“Not to say yes or no but, would you provide a citation.”

I came across these if it is of help but I would have to search.

See

“promising potential for derivatives such as nor-ibogaine as very effective, less toxic anti-craving agents”

and

“Ibogaine produces whole body tremors and, at high doses (100 mg/kg), cerebellar damage; 18-MC does not produce these effects. Ibogaine, but not 18-MC, decreases heart rate at high doses”

Brett

http://www.botanicalpreservationcorps.com/Audio_1.htm

106 Julie Staley [for Deborah Mash]: Ibogaine: Historical Overview, Clinical Development and Future Directions
Here is a complete presentation of the state of research into the use of iboga and ibogaine for heroin and cocaine dependency, the risks involved, the pharmacology and metabolic mechanisms, duration, effects and the promising potential for derivatives such as nor-ibogaine as very effective, less toxic anti-craving agents. 1 tape, $10*

http://www.annalsnyas.org/cgi/content/abstract/914/1/369?ijkey=b38c499ea5826c0629b78098c16b538d9e6209f9&keytype2=tf_ipsecsha

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 914:369-386 (2000)
Š 2000 New York Academy of Sciences
18-Methoxycoronaridine (18-MC) and Ibogaine: Comparison of Antiaddictive Efficacy, Toxicity, and Mechanisms of Action
STANLEY D. GLICKa, ISABELLE M. MAISONNEUVE and KAREN K. SZUMLINSKI
Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, MC-136, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA
aAddress for correspondence: Stanley Glick, Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, MC-136, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208. Tel.: (518) 262-5303; fax: (518) 262-5799. 
e-mail: glicks@mail.amc.edu
18-MC, a novel iboga alkaloid congener, is being developed as a potential treatment for multiple forms of drug abuse. Like ibogaine (40 mg/kg), 18-MC (40 mg/kg) decreases the intravenous self-administration of morphine and cocaine and the oral self-administration of ethanol and nicotine in rats; unlike ibogaine, 18-MC does not affect responding for a nondrug reinforcer (water). Both ibogaine and 18-MC ameliorate opioid withdrawal signs. Both ibogaine and 18-MC decrease extracellular levels of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens, but only ibogaine increases extracellular levels of serotonin in the nucleus accumbens. Both ibogaine and 18-MC block morphine-induced and nicotine-induced dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens; only ibogaine enhances cocaine-induced increases in accumbal dopamine. Both ibogaine and 18-MC enhance the locomotor and/or stereotypic effects of stimulants. Ibogaine attenuates, but 18-MC potentiates, the acute locomotor effects of morphine; both compounds attenuate morphine-induced locomotion in morphine-experienced rats. Ibogaine produces whole body tremors and, at high doses (100 mg/kg), cerebellar damage; 18-MC does not produce these effects. Ibogaine, but not 18-MC, decreases heart rate at high doses. While 18-MC and ibogaine have similar affinities for kappa opioid and possibly nicotinic receptors, 18-MC has much lower affinities than ibogaine for NMDA and sigma-2 receptors, sodium channels, and the 5-HT transporter. Both 18-MC and ibogaine are sequestered in fat and, like ibogaine, 18-MC probably has an active metabolite. The data suggest that 18-MC has a narrower spectrum of actions and will have a substantially greater therapeutic index than ibogaine.

HSLotsof@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 3/31/04 9:22:35 PM, bcalabrese@yahoo.com writes:

>Ibogaine is actually far more toxic than nor-ibogaine

Not to say yes or no but, would you provide a citation.

Thanks

Howard

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 7:42:38 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I have taken in excess of a full mg. of lsd (on zero tolerance = > 1 month since the last dose.) I don’t know what is or was considered a ‘therapeutic’ dose but IMO less than 500 mcgs is a “party” dose of lsd. In my experience lsd doesn’t really become “therapeutic” untill you take enough to scare the piss out of yourself. And you never get used to it–at least I never do.

Same thing with mescaline. I’ve taken more than two grams and it is only at the higher ‘heroic doses’ that I feel a sustained long lasting benefit. 500 mg of mescaline is… fun.

I’m not looking for “fun.” The main reason I keep taking these brutal doses of various entheogens is the sustained anti-depressent effect I get in the days and weeks that follow. Believe me, if experience hadn’t already taught me that subjecting myself to such a brutal ordeal would reward me with several weeks of feeling “normal” then I would never put myself through it. No-one in their right mind would take 1 mg.+ of lsd just for the fun of it.

I’ve had a life-long problem with depression. I’ve tried just about every pharmaceutical anti-depresant as well as therapy, yoga, re-birthing, and well… pretty much everything I could think of. So far nothing works like entheogens.

That’s why I’m interested in ibogaine. What I’ve read makes me think that ibo might have a more sustained effect than anything else I’ve ever tried. If I have to do the full ‘initiatory’ dose of ibo once a month for the rest of my life I would be happily willing to do so if that meant I could just feel normal for the rest of the days of the month.

Scott

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 3:30:16 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

Scott,

The ibogaine doses in the 60s by weight were equivalent to the dose of
mescaline, both at that time considered full therapeutic doses as was the dose of
200mcg of lsd.  As to the 1000mg dose of ibogaine I was projecting a theoretical
dose as I anticipate would be required of current ibogaine manufacturing.
So, in my opinion the matter of actual weight is not as important as that of
dose anticipated to provide full effect. I mean you are not going to take 500mgs
of lsd are you? mgs = milligrams, mcg = micrograms

Howard

In a message dated 3/31/04 8:45:53 PM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

>Ah, I see you already answered my question before I even asked!

>So, anyway you are talking about smaller relative doses of lsd and mescaline
>
>and a larger relative dose of ibogaine.
>
>
>
>
>
>I think what you said about people needing more ibogaine now than in the
>60
>
>s is absolutely fascinating. I’ve got no theory on that, but I have heard
>
>that westerners in general are often more tolerant of certain substances
>
>than the indigenous people who traditionally used the substance. Studies
>
>done on the traditional ayahuasca brews made by the shamans in the amazon
>
>showed levels of DMT that I would barely feel, but the natives apparently
>
>feel it QUITE strongly. Quite a tantalizing mystery!
>
>
>
>
>
>——-Original Message——-
>
>
>
>
>
>From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
>
>
>Date: 3/31/2004 7:31:13 AM
>
>
>To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
>
>
>Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
>
>
>
>
>
>In a message dated 3/31/04 8:23:48 AM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:
>
>
>
>
>
>>”By how much?”
>
>
>>
>
>
>>That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
>
>
>>But it is an individual test for each person.
>
>
>>
>
>
>>The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
>
>
>>For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
>
>
>>energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
>
>
>>And probably plenty of other plants.
>
>
>>
>
>
>>Ibo.
>
>
>>Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
>
>
>>For that reason save the rainforests.
>
>
>>
>
>
>>Sara
>
>
>
>
>
>>—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
>
>
>>Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
>
>
>>Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
>
>
>>Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
>
>
>>Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
>
>
>>
>
>
>>
>
>
>>In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:
>
>
>>
>
>
>>>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>
>
>>>by how much?
>
>
>>
>
>
>>My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd
>
>
>>or
>
>
>>mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected
>
>
>>by
>
>
>>ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
>
>
>>Ibogaine
>
>
>>dominated but, was distinct.
>
>
>>
>
>
>>Howard
>
>
>
>
>
>If you mean by how much did ibogaine dominate the experience, I cannot
>
>
>provide a percentage but, only to say that I interpreted the experience
>as
>
>an
>
>
>ibogaine experience during which I observed the actions of an lsd or
>
>mescaline
>
>
>experience.  That would be with 200mcg of lsd or 500mgs of mescaline.
>
>However, in
>
>
>the 60s for whatever reasons all persons needed only half the amount of
>
>
>ibogaine to reach the full therapeutic effect then they to today, across
>
>
>manufacturer and form (HCl, base, tannate, sulfate).  Therefore the actual
>
>experiences I
>
>
>was talking about were combinations of 500mg ibogaine with 500mgs mescaline
>
>or
>
>
>200mcg lsd.  500mgs of ibogaine produced effects during the 1960s ibogaine
>
>
>period that now require 1000mgs of ibogaine.  Anyone that can resolve that
>
>
>mystery is welcome. Those were my experiences and may be quite distinct
>for
>
>others.
>
>
>The 60s vs 80s/90s/2000 ibogaine experience the dosage issue was across
>many
>
>
>individuals and not my response alone.
>
>
>
>
>
>Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 7:26:23 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 4/1/04 12:17:07 AM, bcalabrese@yahoo.com writes:

I do not have a citation for an observation.

What are the criteria for your observations? Anticipating you were not
running pharmacokinetic studies how do you make a determination of ibogaine or
noribogaine availability?

Howard

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 7:14:13 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Howard,

I do not have a citation for an observation.

Brett

HSLotsof@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 3/31/04 9:22:35 PM, bcalabrese@yahoo.com writes:

>Ibogaine is actually far more toxic than nor-ibogaine

Not to say yes or no but, would you provide a citation.

Thanks

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] grant available. hahahahahaha calling dr kronkreit or eric taub and a phd assistant
Date: March 31, 2004 at 6:43:24 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE        Media Contact: SAMHSA Press Office 301-443-8956

March 23, 2004
www.SAMHSA.gov

$2.5 Million Available for Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today
announced  availability of FY 2004 funds for grants to deliver and evaluate
peer-to-peer recovery support services. The Recovery Community Services Program
will help prevent relapse and promote sustained recovery from alcohol and drug
use disorders for people with a history of alcohol and/or drug problems who
are in or seeking recovery, along with family members and significant others
who will be both the providers and recipients of recovery support services.

It is expected that approximately $2.5 million will be available to fund up
to 7 awards.  The annual award amount is expected to be $350,000 for up to 4
years.  The actual award amount may vary, depending on the availability of
funds. The grants will be awarded by SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
(CSAT).

WHO CAN APPLY: Eligible applicants are domestic public and private non-profit
entities, including state, local or tribal governments, public or private
universities and colleges, community-and faith–based organizations, and tribal
organizations.  This program is not designed to fund professional services.
Eligible services are those delivered by peers to help prevent relapse and
promote long-term recovery, or to reduce the effects of relapse by providing early
intervention and referral to treatment, where necessary.

HOW TO APPLY:  Application for No. TI 04-008, are available by calling
SAMHSA’s clearinghouse at 1-800-729-6686, or by downloading from the SAMHSA web site
at www.samhsa.gov.  Click on “grant opportunities.”

APPLICATION DUE DATE:  May 18, 2004

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  Applicants with questions on program issues should
contact

Catherine D. Nugent at (301) 443-2662 or e-mail to cnugent@samhsa.gov.  For
questions on grant management issues, contact Kathleen Sample at (301) 443-9667
or e-mail to ksample@samhsa.gov.

SAMHSA, is a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.  The agency is responsible for improving the accountability,
capacity and effectiveness of the nation’s substance abuse prevention, addictions
treatment and mental health service delivery system.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 6:30:03 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/31/04 9:22:35 PM, bcalabrese@yahoo.com writes:

Ibogaine is actually far more toxic than nor-ibogaine

Not to say yes or no but, would you provide a citation.

Thanks

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 6:28:31 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Scott,

The ibogaine doses in the 60s by weight were equivalent to the dose of
mescaline, both at that time considered full therapeutic doses as was the dose of
200mcg of lsd.  As to the 1000mg dose of ibogaine I was projecting a theoretical
dose as I anticipate would be required of current ibogaine manufacturing.
So, in my opinion the matter of actual weight is not as important as that of
dose anticipated to provide full effect. I mean you are not going to take 500mgs
of lsd are you? mgs = milligrams, mcg = micrograms

Howard

In a message dated 3/31/04 8:45:53 PM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

Ah, I see you already answered my question before I even asked!

So, anyway you are talking about smaller relative doses of lsd and mescaline

and a larger relative dose of ibogaine.

I think what you said about people needing more ibogaine now than in the
60

s is absolutely fascinating. I’ve got no theory on that, but I have heard

that westerners in general are often more tolerant of certain substances

than the indigenous people who traditionally used the substance. Studies

done on the traditional ayahuasca brews made by the shamans in the amazon

showed levels of DMT that I would barely feel, but the natives apparently

feel it QUITE strongly. Quite a tantalizing mystery!

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Date: 3/31/2004 7:31:13 AM

To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 8:23:48 AM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.

But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.

For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra

energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.

And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.

Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.

For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–

Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]

Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04

Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so

by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd

or

mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected

by

ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.

Ibogaine

dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

If you mean by how much did ibogaine dominate the experience, I cannot

provide a percentage but, only to say that I interpreted the experience
as

an

ibogaine experience during which I observed the actions of an lsd or

mescaline

experience.  That would be with 200mcg of lsd or 500mgs of mescaline.

However, in

the 60s for whatever reasons all persons needed only half the amount of

ibogaine to reach the full therapeutic effect then they to today, across

manufacturer and form (HCl, base, tannate, sulfate).  Therefore the actual

experiences I

was talking about were combinations of 500mg ibogaine with 500mgs mescaline

or

200mcg lsd.  500mgs of ibogaine produced effects during the 1960s ibogaine

period that now require 1000mgs of ibogaine.  Anyone that can resolve that

mystery is welcome. Those were my experiences and may be quite distinct
for

others.

The 60s vs 80s/90s/2000 ibogaine experience the dosage issue was across
many

individuals and not my response alone.

Howard

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 6:11:37 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

lol! You’re welcome.

But remember to be careful–the idea is not to take a dose of syrian rue and then a normal dose of mushrooms or mescaline–the idea is to take a dose of syrian rue and then take a much smaller than normal dose of mushrooms or mescaline and thus achieve the same effects with lower toxicity  and lower cost.

Also remember the dietary restrictions. Although harmaline and harmine are very short acting maoi’s there is still some danger. The best bet is not to eat anything starting a couple hours before taking the rue and continuing until at least 4 hours after.

Note: even if you eat a big hunk of cheese while on the harmaline you will probably be fine. Even on pharmaceutical long term maoi’s most people never experienced the ‘tyramine allergy.’ But why take the chance? Why risk getting an agonizing headache which could even possibly lead to death–and particularly why risk going through that while on mushrooms or mescaline? Talk about a ‘bad trip!’

Scott

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 12:28:27 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

Thanks for the info.
Sara
Van: Scott [mailto:scottmarkwell@toast.net] 
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 22:07
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

The reason I asked is that harmaline makes psilocybin about three times more potent. This is because psilocybin is partially broken down in the stomach by MAO–a small dose of syrian rue 15-30 minutes before inhibits MAO from breaking it down and thus allows the full amount of alkaloid to enter the bloodstream from the stomach. Also everyone knows that an MAO inhibitor is absolutely necessary to get any effect from oral DMT (Aya).

I’ve also heard from reliable sources that harmaline has a similar effect on mescaline–makes it 2-3 times stronger by preventing MAO from breaking any of it down in the stomach–though I have no experience with that combination.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 12:24:13 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.
Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

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Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 4:41:04 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Brett,

That is disappointing to hear, but ah well. But I actually wasn’t looking for a way to increase the ibogaine so much as I was looking for a way to decrease the dose and still get the same effects. As you know, the stuffs expensive so it would have been nice if I could have achieved similar effects by taking 1/2 to 1/3 as much. Oh well.

Scott

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 1:22:31 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

Scott

Harmaline will have no such effect on ibogaine. In effect you seem to be looking to increast the amount of ibogaine, this isn’t exactly something you might really want to do. Ibogaine is actually far more toxic than nor-ibogaine, the primary metabolite of ibogaine – which (nutshell) stays bound to receptors (and wherever else it may be) for long periods of time afer dosing. You jack up the ibogaine say by dosing with a bunch of tylenol (or whatever) along with the ibo (and interfere with metabolism), you get more ibogaine floating in your blood, this can be a bad thing. 1 out of 10 people are poor metabolizers of ibgaine, they tend to get awfully hard (one clinic refuses to treat them), fast metabolizers don’t trip as hard but make a bunch of nor-ibogaine quickly. Typically ibogaine is out of the blood in 6 hours from peek (if I recall correctly), or about 8 hours after taking it. This seems to be what is causing the visions and is right in line with the time frame – a WAG on my part of what is happening. Ibogaine trips are NOT FUN, it is after that is fun. So every now and then you get someone TRIPPING on ibogaine for several days, or real TRIPPING – normally it ain’t nothing like a “trip”. I suppose you could take a drug to speed metabolism of ibogaine to nor-ibogaine and reduce the trip some.

Be careful what you mix MAOIs or ibogaine with.

Brett

Scott <scottmarkwell@toast.net> wrote:
The reason I asked is that harmaline makes psilocybin about three times more potent. This is because psilocybin is partially broken down in the stomach by MAO–a small dose of syrian rue 15-30 minutes before inhibits MAO from breaking it down and thus allows the full amount of alkaloid to enter the bloodstream from the stomach. Also everyone knows that an MAO inhibitor is absolutely necessary to get any effect from oral DMT (Aya).

I’ve also heard from reliable sources that harmaline has a similar effect on mescaline–makes it 2-3 times stronger by preventing MAO from breaking any of it down in the stomach–though I have no experience with that combination.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 12:24:13 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.
Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 4:20:58 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Scott

Harmaline will have no such effect on ibogaine. In effect you seem to be looking to increast the amount of ibogaine, this isn’t exactly something you might really want to do. Ibogaine is actually far more toxic than nor-ibogaine, the primary metabolite of ibogaine – which (nutshell) stays bound to receptors (and wherever else it may be) for long periods of time afer dosing. You jack up the ibogaine say by dosing with a bunch of tylenol (or whatever) along with the ibo (and interfere with metabolism), you get more ibogaine floating in your blood, this can be a bad thing. 1 out of 10 people are poor metabolizers of ibgaine, they tend to get awfully hard (one clinic refuses to treat them), fast metabolizers don’t trip as hard but make a bunch of nor-ibogaine quickly. Typically ibogaine is out of the blood in 6 hours from peek (if I recall correctly), or about 8 hours after taking it. This seems to be what is causing the visions and is right in line with the time frame – a WAG on my part of what is happening. Ibogaine trips are NOT FUN, it is after that is fun. So every now and then you get someone TRIPPING on ibogaine for several days, or real TRIPPING – normally it ain’t nothing like a “trip”. I suppose you could take a drug to speed metabolism of ibogaine to nor-ibogaine and reduce the trip some.

Be careful what you mix MAOIs or ibogaine with.

Brett

Scott <scottmarkwell@toast.net> wrote:
The reason I asked is that harmaline makes psilocybin about three times more potent. This is because psilocybin is partially broken down in the stomach by MAO–a small dose of syrian rue 15-30 minutes before inhibits MAO from breaking it down and thus allows the full amount of alkaloid to enter the bloodstream from the stomach. Also everyone knows that an MAO inhibitor is absolutely necessary to get any effect from oral DMT (Aya).

I’ve also heard from reliable sources that harmaline has a similar effect on mescaline–makes it 2-3 times stronger by preventing MAO from breaking any of it down in the stomach–though I have no experience with that combination.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 12:24:13 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.
Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 3:28:47 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Ah, I see you already answered my question before I even asked!

So, anyway you are talking about smaller relative doses of lsd and mescaline and a larger relative dose of ibogaine.

I think what you said about people needing more ibogaine now than in the 60’s is absolutely fascinating. I’ve got no theory on that, but I have heard that westerners in general are often more tolerant of certain substances than the indigenous people who traditionally used the substance. Studies done on the traditional ayahuasca brews made by the shamans in the amazon showed levels of DMT that I would barely feel, but the natives apparently feel it QUITE strongly. Quite a tantalizing mystery!

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 7:31:13 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 8:23:48 AM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:

>”By how much?”
>
>That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
>But it is an individual test for each person.
>
>The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
>For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
>energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
>And probably plenty of other plants.
>
>Ibo.
>Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
>For that reason save the rainforests.
>
>Sara

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>Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
>Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
>Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
>Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
>
>
>In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:
>
>>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>>by how much?
>
>My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd
>or
>mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected
>by
>ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
>Ibogaine
>dominated but, was distinct.
>
>Howard

If you mean by how much did ibogaine dominate the experience, I cannot
provide a percentage but, only to say that I interpreted the experience as an
ibogaine experience during which I observed the actions of an lsd or mescaline
experience.  That would be with 200mcg of lsd or 500mgs of mescaline.  However, in
the 60s for whatever reasons all persons needed only half the amount of
ibogaine to reach the full therapeutic effect then they to today, across
manufacturer and form (HCl, base, tannate, sulfate).  Therefore the actual experiences I
was talking about were combinations of 500mg ibogaine with 500mgs mescaline or
200mcg lsd.  500mgs of ibogaine produced effects during the 1960s ibogaine
period that now require 1000mgs of ibogaine.  Anyone that can resolve that
mystery is welcome. Those were my experiences and may be quite distinct for others.
The 60s vs 80s/90s/2000 ibogaine experience the dosage issue was across many
individuals and not my response alone.

Howard

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 3:25:17 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for the info.
Sara
Van: Scott [mailto:scottmarkwell@toast.net] 
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 22:07
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

The reason I asked is that harmaline makes psilocybin about three times more potent. This is because psilocybin is partially broken down in the stomach by MAO–a small dose of syrian rue 15-30 minutes before inhibits MAO from breaking it down and thus allows the full amount of alkaloid to enter the bloodstream from the stomach. Also everyone knows that an MAO inhibitor is absolutely necessary to get any effect from oral DMT (Aya).

I’ve also heard from reliable sources that harmaline has a similar effect on mescaline–makes it 2-3 times stronger by preventing MAO from breaking any of it down in the stomach–though I have no experience with that combination.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 12:24:13 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.
Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 3:18:53 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I’ve never enjoyed harmaline for its own sake, but I know that a small (sub-psychoactive) dose of harmaline strongly potentiates  several other substances because it is an MAO inhibitor. Harmaline (or harmine) is necessary for Aya and I know for certain it makes mushrooms 2-3 times stronger and I’ve heard from reliable sources it similarly potentiates mescaline.

I guess the real question is does MAO in the stomach interfere with ibogaine as it does other tryptamine like substances? If it does then harmaline should strongly potentiate it. If ibogaine is not effected by MAO then harmaline should make no difference.

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 7:09:53 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

Harmaline is similar in structure and effect (if there is anything) to ibogaine. Ibogaine however ibogaine is ibogaine, IMO there really isn’t anything to add to it to make it more ibogaine or better ibogaine. You can do harmaline for the harmaline, not to make the ibogaine better or make more ibogaine/cheaper ibogaine. I am not sure “potentiates” is the word I would use, more like mixing 2 similar drugs. What I got when I tried it was strange ibogaine, I didn’t care for it. What I hear when people talk  trying to make the iboga better/cheaper by doing something to it (creative) they almost invariably make it worse. I would STRONGLY suggest nixing that idea till you are experienced with the substance and then very carefully, maybe on a smaller scale to see what happens and not a full-blown iboga trip. Iboga is a hand-full as it is, things can go wrong (like lack of heart beat and breathing), it is extremely long and arduous, I am not sure I would want anyting like potentiating and I don’t think it is necessary or desirable – for me. If anything it is too much, just an enormous amount of information, thoughts and feelings to process. Anyway, no it didn’t “potentiate” it, like I said, strange iboga, it did seem to add to the effect though negatively in my case or that time (I was none too healthy).

Brett

Scott <scottmarkwell@toast.net> wrote:
I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so by how much?

Thanks,
Scott

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 3:09:15 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Just out of curiosity– what were the relative doses? (If you can remember… if not it is just idle curiousity.)

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/30/2004 10:05:22 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me. Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 3:07:11 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The reason I asked is that harmaline makes psilocybin about three times more potent. This is because psilocybin is partially broken down in the stomach by MAO–a small dose of syrian rue 15-30 minutes before inhibits MAO from breaking it down and thus allows the full amount of alkaloid to enter the bloodstream from the stomach. Also everyone knows that an MAO inhibitor is absolutely necessary to get any effect from oral DMT (Aya).

I’ve also heard from reliable sources that harmaline has a similar effect on mescaline–makes it 2-3 times stronger by preventing MAO from breaking any of it down in the stomach–though I have no experience with that combination.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/31/2004 12:24:13 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.
Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

>I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
>by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 2:50:09 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

in the 60s for whatever reasons all persons needed only half the amount of
ibogaine to reach the full therapeutic effect then they to today

I wonder if MSG could be the explanation – wasn’t it put in
processed food in those days? Or some other food additive that
was discontinued.

Bill

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Forward
Date: March 31, 2004 at 2:06:51 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

erik@zoneedit.com wrote:

N-acetylcysteine in high doses cures cocaine addiction.

Anyone know about this?

Dana/cnw

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 10:29:46 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/31/04 8:23:48 AM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.
Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd
or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected
by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

If you mean by how much did ibogaine dominate the experience, I cannot
provide a percentage but, only to say that I interpreted the experience as an
ibogaine experience during which I observed the actions of an lsd or mescaline
experience.  That would be with 200mcg of lsd or 500mgs of mescaline.  However, in
the 60s for whatever reasons all persons needed only half the amount of
ibogaine to reach the full therapeutic effect then they to today, across
manufacturer and form (HCl, base, tannate, sulfate).  Therefore the actual experiences I
was talking about were combinations of 500mg ibogaine with 500mgs mescaline or
200mcg lsd.  500mgs of ibogaine produced effects during the 1960s ibogaine
period that now require 1000mgs of ibogaine.  Anyone that can resolve that
mystery is welcome. Those were my experiences and may be quite distinct for others.
The 60s vs 80s/90s/2000 ibogaine experience the dosage issue was across many
individuals and not my response alone.

Howard

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 10:08:18 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Harmaline is similar in structure and effect (if there is anything) to ibogaine. Ibogaine however ibogaine is ibogaine, IMO there really isn’t anything to add to it to make it more ibogaine or better ibogaine. You can do harmaline for the harmaline, not to make the ibogaine better or make more ibogaine/cheaper ibogaine. I am not sure “potentiates” is the word I would use, more like mixing 2 similar drugs. What I got when I tried it was strange ibogaine, I didn’t care for it. What I hear when people talk  trying to make the iboga better/cheaper by doing something to it (creative) they almost invariably make it worse. I would STRONGLY suggest nixing that idea till you are experienced with the substance and then very carefully, maybe on a smaller scale to see what happens and not a full-blown iboga trip. Iboga is a hand-full as it is, things can go wrong (like lack of heart beat and breathing), it is extremely long and arduous, I am not sure I would want anyting like potentiating and I don’t think it is necessary or desirable – for me. If anything it is too much, just an enormous amount of information, thoughts and feelings to process. Anyway, no it didn’t “potentiate” it, like I said, strange iboga, it did seem to add to the effect though negatively in my case or that time (I was none too healthy).

Brett

Scott <scottmarkwell@toast.net> wrote:
I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so by how much?

Thanks,
Scott

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] ?? Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 31, 2004 at 10:06:25 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

lol, i wasn’t even on-line last night.  Perhaps i’ll update my anti-virus.  A chew : )
-Jason

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 31, 2004 at 7:45:57 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Ethnogarden – I thought it was obvious…

A-

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 6:41 AM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine]First Timer

Who are you talking about AG?

—–Message d’origine—–
De : AG [mailto:adamg@013.net.il]
Envoyé : jeudi 1 avril 2004 01:12
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

–side note — about half a year ago I got in touch with them, after they
posted here how they were once more about to offer rootbark- and that’s
after the extensive quality-testing that their new supply was at the time
undergoing – and I asked for price breaks- their reply was something
outrageous- ie I’d have to dish out $CAN 150,000 to get a discount and a
pretty miserable one at that…  all of which really said; they keep the
really good shit for themselves…

A-

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

I also heard they were reputable but it is difficult to get a good
supply
of
rootbark, and maintain it, and the stuff does go off. www.vegetaux.com
sound
like they have great contacts but are more expensive.

Is there anyone from Ethnogarden on the list who would care to comment,
perhaps?

Nick

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 31, 2004 at 9:41:46 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Who are you talking about AG?

—–Message d’origine—–
De : AG [mailto:adamg@013.net.il]
Envoyé : jeudi 1 avril 2004 01:12
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

–side note — about half a year ago I got in touch with them, after they
posted here how they were once more about to offer rootbark- and that’s
after the extensive quality-testing that their new supply was at the time
undergoing – and I asked for price breaks- their reply was something
outrageous- ie I’d have to dish out $CAN 150,000 to get a discount and a
pretty miserable one at that…  all of which really said; they keep the
really good shit for themselves…

A-

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

I also heard they were reputable but it is difficult to get a good supply
of
rootbark, and maintain it, and the stuff does go off. www.vegetaux.com
sound
like they have great contacts but are more expensive.

Is there anyone from Ethnogarden on the list who would care to comment,
perhaps?

Nick

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 31, 2004 at 6:11:59 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

–side note — about half a year ago I got in touch with them, after they
posted here how they were once more about to offer rootbark- and that’s
after the extensive quality-testing that their new supply was at the time
undergoing – and I asked for price breaks- their reply was something
outrageous- ie I’d have to dish out $CAN 150,000 to get a discount and a
pretty miserable one at that…  all of which really said; they keep the
really good shit for themselves…

A-

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

I also heard they were reputable but it is difficult to get a good supply
of
rootbark, and maintain it, and the stuff does go off. www.vegetaux.com
sound
like they have great contacts but are more expensive.

Is there anyone from Ethnogarden on the list who would care to comment,
perhaps?

Nick

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 31, 2004 at 7:47:47 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I also heard they were reputable but it is difficult to get a good supply of
rootbark, and maintain it, and the stuff does go off. www.vegetaux.com sound
like they have great contacts but are more expensive.

Is there anyone from Ethnogarden on the list who would care to comment,
perhaps?

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:19 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine]First Timer

Ethnogarden in Canada…many said they were quite reputable, and I got
50g just to make sure  🙁

b

Hi Brooke
Where did you get your Iboga from and what quantity, are you sure it
was
Rootbark?

—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke [mailto:brooke@blue.netnation.com]
Envoyé : dimanche 28 mars 2004 08:03
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves
of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of
that!
Callie

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: [ibogaine] slavery
Date: March 31, 2004 at 3:58:41 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sh’lach Et Ami! Let My People Go!

During this Passover season as Jews around the globe celebrate their escape from slavery in Egypt, we should take special note that, sadly, slavery is not history, that indeed there are people in bondage, real bondage, on every continent. Every year during this time, Jews retell their exodus from Egypt to remember their own enslavement, and, therefore think of those people who are still in the worst of circumstances.
The commandment of pid’yon shivu’im – of freeing captives – is one of the highest mitzvot in Jewish in law. It is a call for us to rise up against slavery and tyranny in our own time.
Most people don’t know that slavery still exists. But it does. From Khartoum to Calcutta, from Brazil to Bangladesh, men, women, and children live and work as slaves or in slave-like conditions. There are as many as 30 million people in bondage – more than any other point in history.
If, at your seder, you wish to recognize those who remain in bondage, leave an empty chair again this year. And on this holiday when Jews are commanded to relive the bitter experience of slavery, place a fourth matzah with the traditional three and read this prayer written by Rabbi Joel Soffin of Temple Shalom in Succasunna, NJ.
Holding the Fourth Matzah
“We raise this fourth matzah to remind ourselves that slavery still exists, that people are still being bought and sold as property, that the Divine image within them is yet being denied. We make room at our seder table and in our hearts for those in southern Sudan and in Mauritania who are now where we have been.

We have known such treatment in our own history. We have suffered while others stood by and pretended not to see, not to know. We have eaten the bitter herb; we have been taken from our families and brutalized. We have experienced the horror of being forcibly converted. In the end, we have come to know in our very being that none can be free until all are free.
And so, we commit and recommit ourselves to work for the freedom of these people. May the taste of this ‘bread of affliction’ remain in our mouths until they can eat in peace and security. Knowing that all people are Yours, O G-d, we will urge our government and all governments to do as You once commanded Pharaoh on our behalf: ‘Shalach et Ami! Let MY People Go!’
For more Passover resources and materials, visit www.iabolish.com/passover

 

From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 3:22:57 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“By how much?”

That’s a new way of thinking, Hum… There are ways to find that out.
But it is an individual test for each person.

The use of Syrian rue can be helpful after Ibo.
For some psychological side effects. It can give a happy high and extra
energy in a very natural way,M mushrooms can do that too as well as Aya.
And probably plenty of other plants.

Ibo.
Dominates. It’s the tree of life and knowledge.
For that reason save the rainforests.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 31 maart 2004 8:04
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me.
Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 31, 2004 at 1:03:36 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/31/04 4:05:23 AM, scottmarkwell@toast.net writes:

I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so
by how much?

My only experience with ibogaine combinations were with ibogaine and lsd or
mescaline.  With each combination the effect for me was being effected by
ibogaine watching myself being effected by lsd or mescaline.  just me. Ibogaine
dominated but, was distinct.

Howard

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] tryptophan
Date: March 30, 2004 at 11:55:01 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Banning tryptophan because of one bad batch from Japan makes about as much sense as it would make to ban apple juice because of what happened at Odwalla, or to ban all beef products because of past e-coli incidents or because of mad-cow disease.  I think the FDA saw an opportunity to ban a natural supplement that competes with expensive pharmaceuticals and took that opportunity out of loyalty to the pharmaceutical companies.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/27/2004 2:02:01 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] tryptophan

>  The bad batch from Japan did indeed give l-tryptophan a bad name.

“L-tryptophan was pulled from the market in 1990 after a contaminated
form of the product, made in Japan, was associated with nearly 1,500
cases of eosinophilia myalgia (EMS), a rare and occasionally deadly
blood disease. More than 30 deaths occurred. ”
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9808/31/tryptophan/

Here’s an FDA page on the subject (from google on tryptophan japan):

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-tryp1.html

The liver-cleanse site says l-ornithine is good for sleep – I
certainly slept well on it when liver cleansing, haven’t tried
it otherwise.

Bill

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] Harmaline potentiation
Date: March 30, 2004 at 11:04:11 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I’ve heard the harmaline potentiates ibogaine–is that true? and if so by how much?

Thanks,
Scott

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 25, 2004 at 10:26:58 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

To All,
This effects more people then you would think.  Weither or not Marc wanted to be arrested, I don’t know, I don’t know his motives or any of that.

What I do know is nobody on this list was willing to do ANYTHING for me before I met Marc and he did treated me FOR FREE (paging Dr. Mash) which nobody on this list would have nor will they do.

But I’m sure that you all have moral authority and high ground on this issue.

The more important thing to me is if money that would have gone to help people at the ibogatherapyhouse now has to be reallocated to legal fees…again who knows.  Sometimes I think I’m the most selfish person in the world, then I read this list and feel much better.
-Jason Bursey
—–Original Message—–
From: Carla Barnes [mailto:carlambarnes@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 8:05 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

LMAO!!!! 🙂 Thanks Sara, I know it’s not funny but
that was very funny!

I think Marc is a great guy but I also don’t
understand what is the difference between this arrest
and all his other arrests? Doesn’t it just mean that
he’ll have more chances to talk to the press? Isn’t
that what all of this is about in the first place??
He’s arrested again for something to do with pot,
which is what Marc is always arrested for. It’s not
like he held up someone with a gun or is facing
charges that are any different then the ones he is
usually arrested for.

‘Marc Emery arrested for pot! For the 100th time!’
Maybe Marc should get a award? 😉

Marc if you’re reading this, love to you! Think what
you do is great and I’ll cc that to that huge list
too! Why not!

Forgive me if this is somehow serious and I’m having a
hard time taking it seriously!

Callie very sorry to hear about your insurance! I
would at least do what Howard suggested, he knows a
lot about methadone maintence and how it all works!

Carla B

— Sara Glatt <sara119@xs4all.nl> wrote:
Oh yes, there is a difference,  before he was
aressted smoking a bong not
passing a joint.
A Bong is made  mostly of glass and a joint of
rolling papers.RIGHT?

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: Vector Vector
[mailto:vector620022002@yahoo.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 24 maart 2004 3:28
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of
Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

I don’t mean to sound insensitive which is what
everyone always says
right before they are right 😉 I know sometimes I
have the tendency to
think of a group of people on this list as these
cool maniacs who do
crazy things, Marc is for sure in that category with
Patrick, Preston,
Dave Hunter, all the rest. I forget sometimes or a
lot of the time that
there are people behind all that.

Let me ask what I mean to say, is this a big deal or
something? I mean
doesn’t Marc get himself arrested 5 or 10 times a
year, mostly on
purpose? When he is arrested I have the idea that
there are always a
army of lawyers and at least a few camera crews
there too.

Is this bust somehow different?

Not being obnoxious, only curious. Is this serious
in some special way
that makes it different then the last 5 times Marc
got busted?

.:vector:.

— Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
HI all,
Bad news. I wish the best for Marc and the others.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] Sources for rootbark?
Date: March 30, 2004 at 10:19:25 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I had been planning on purchasing some rootbark from ethnogarden but after reading about Brooks experience I’m having doubts. Has anyone had any good experiences with their product?

What about vegetaux.com? Does anyone know anything about them?

Thanks,
Scott
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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 30, 2004 at 10:10:40 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks–I think I sort of get it… at least as well as I possibly can until I’ve had the experience myself.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/30/2004 12:07:52 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

mind you, I’ve only had one ibo experience, so my description can only account for that, which isn’t really a well designed comparison. It’s just been my experience so far and on that note, it isn’t really much of a description for an experience that has affected me as profoundly as it has.

and to be honest, i really didn’t feel so much scolded as i was directly guided to looking at some deeper issues that i needed to focus on and understand. ibo seemed to also have a cryptic, symbolic language that takes time to integrate and so does aya but the way they represent themselves in my experience seem different somehow.

– visions were different (ibo more like vivid dreams and aya more patterned, geometric and futuristic)

– body sensations were different (ibo felt slightly out of bodied & flowing, aya  more electrified and travelling through various circuits in the body like lightpulses)

– sounds very acute and crystalline on ibo, on aya more acute on the internal dialogue level, but i also had the pleasure of having beautiful music played and sung (icaros during the aya) on both journeys that made the whole experience very grounding and guided by it, in a sense.

in short, you’re right: everybody is different

and all experience is valid.

~inflowe~

—– Original Message —–
From: “Scott”
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:54:22 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
To:
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

This is fascinating that both you and Steven experience Aya as more ‘maternal’ because that’s not how I experience Aya, but maybe I  should mention I’ve never done the actual Cappi vine,  I’ve only done analogs with Syrian Rue (extract of 2-3 grams) and Jurema Preta (extract of 8+ grams.) (I’m about 140 lbs.)

But I have noticed that on 5 grams of Jurema it is much more “warm and fuzzy–” about like 2 grams of very good mushrooms or a couple hundred mcgs. of lsd, only of course very different in it’s ‘charector.’ On a lower dose it can feel very ‘maternal,’ but unfortunately I’ve never found lower doses to be of that much benefit (maybe I don’t need mothering?).

On 8+ grams of Jurema the experience could well be described as big daddy in the sky grabbing you by the scruff of the neck and shaking you violently for six hours while lecturing you on things that… just make a WHOLE lot of sense. At least that’s my experience, and I know everyone is different.

Is a lower dose of Ibo more maternal, or is it always paternal?

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/29/2004 11:54:30 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

aya/ibo

new school/old school

futurshapes/ancient past

When on aya, I asked her about my work with iboga and she said to me: ‘yes, i know iboga’ and showed me this vision of a caricature which popped up out of a cylindrical portal kinda dealio looking much like a smiley carved wooden voodoo doll that was very distinctly different from any other aya vision/landscape that surrounded it. It made me laugh pretty hard actually, as I had always had a heavy sense about Iboga and it helped me to lighten this up a little. The sense I got was that aya and ibo are old friends, they just work in different ways.

I agree with the mama’s embrace/papa’s schoolin’ comparison.

Both had beautiful things to show me and were very good at also scolding me for the things I needed to look at or do. Just in different ways…

—– Original Message —–
From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:11:24 -0800
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

> Ayahuasca/Iboga
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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Opiate Addiction News: Scotland, Malaysia, US, Netherlands & more
Date: March 30, 2004 at 9:40:17 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thought you all might like to see this. Many of you probably received this e-mail today as I did.
Callie

O P I A T E A D D I C T I O N R X,
March 2004 Ref:122

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SPOTLIGHT:
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USA: METHADONE TURNS 40

This year marks an important milestone in
methadone treatment history. Forty years
ago, Drs. Nyswander and Dole initiated methadone studies with 22 “subjects” on a closed research unit at Rockefeller University. Today there are an estimated half-million patients treated with this medication in almost 50 countries around the world (see below), and many tens of thousands more being treated with other opiate agonists.

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NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD:
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METHADONE AVAILABLE FOR OPIATE DEPENDENCE TREATMENT IN 47 COUNTRIES, according to a report by INDRO e.V. Deputy Director Ralf Gerlach, Muenster, Germany. This website welcomes corrections, additions, deletions that readers feel should be made to this compilation.  For the report,
http://www.indro-online.de/nia.htm

NETHERLANDS: CONSERVATIVE CDA GOVERNMENT
SUPPORTS EXPANSION OF “FREE HEROIN PROGRAM”

The Rotterdam newspaper De Volksrant of March 5, 2004, reports that the Dutch parliament has voted not only to continue, but to markedly expand (from 300-1,000) the two-year pilot program providing free heroin to users. The director of the program, Dr. Wim Van den Brink, cited major improvements in physical and mental health of participants, as well as a sharp drop in criminal activities. For more information:
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/328/heroin.shtml

SCOTLAND: GLASGOW FACES CRISIS
IN METHADONE SERVICE

BBC reports (March 26) that a proposal to rely on “programs” rather than GPs for methadone treatment threatens the continued care of “huge numbers” and a resultant crime wave. Currently some 5000 of the 6000 patients receiving methadone in Glasgow receive their care from GPs in their private offices. For full story : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3570073.stm

MALAYSIA: GOVERNMENT BEGINS OPIATE
SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT

In recognition of the high risks of relapse and the spread of bloodborne diseases among injecting opiate addicts returning to the community from prison, the Malaysian government has agreed to provide methadone maintenance treatment to ex-offenders in a
community-based setting. For more information:
http://opiateaddictionrx.info/whatsnew.asp?id=541

USA: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ISSUES
STATEMENT: “Methadone Deaths Not Linked to
Misuse of Methadone from Treatment Programs”  The conclusions reached in May, 2003, by an expert panel convened by the key government agency responsible for drugs were finally released in February, 2004. Bottom line: when it comes to diverted methadone contributing to overdose deaths, maintenance patients treated for opioid dependence “are not the culprits.” In the interim, increasing controls (e.g., on take-home “privileges”) were implemented that affect a great many patients;  nothing suggests that those steps, taken in response to what is now considered a non-problem, will be reversed.

For the official statement accompanying release of the panel’s findings:
http://www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/040206nr_deaths.htm

NORWAY: UPDATE – STILL NOT GOOD!

Opiate dependent Norwegians desperately
seeking methadone maintenance continue
to face waiting periods of 1-2 years. Those who undertook the travel to neighboring Denmark in search of care are now facing the elimination of that option as well. For more information:
http://opiateaddictionrx.info/whatsnew.asp?id=537

SEND US YOUR OPINION
meoconnor@chpnet.org

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UPCOMING CONFERENCES:

15th International Conference on the
Reduction of Drug Related Harm
April 20-24, 2004
Melbourne, Australia
http://www.ihra.net

International Symposium on HIV & Emerging Infectious Diseases
June 3-5, 2004
Toulon, France
http://www.avps.org/2003/hiv.htm

Ethnicity & Addiction
16th International Congress on Addiction
September 8 – 10
Vienna, Austria
http://www.opiateaddictionrx.info/vienna.pdf

The Third International Conference on
Substitution Treatment and Rehabilitation
of Drug Addiction
September 28-30, 2004
Katowice, Poland   Web site coming soon

American Association of Treatment of
Opioid Dependence
October 16-20, 2004
Orlando, Florida, USA

AATOD Homepage

VI European Conference
European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association
November 1-3, 2004
Paris, France
http://www.europad.org

Fifth National Harm Reduction Conference
November 11-14, 2004
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
http://www.harmreduction.org/conf2004

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Advancement of Addiction Treatment
http://www.OpiateAddictionRx.info
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From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] getting ibogaine information out
Date: March 30, 2004 at 3:51:53 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Howard,

It was precisely thru newsgroups that i first discovered ibogaine, while
surfing the alt.hard.drugs news groups, loaded out of my gourd. it took
me a week of seeing the link before i actually clicked on it and opened
my life to this brave new whirled that i live in.

life will never be the same and it is all Howards fault. :^)

-dh

On 3/29/2004, “HSLotsof@aol.com” <HSLotsof@aol.com> wrote:

I’m one of the few people who posts to newsgroups about ibogaine and
deartheo@ziplip.com is one of the few people writing government officials about
ibogaine.  How about some fifty or a hundred of the five thousand people on this
list taking to newsgroups and posting and responding to ibogaine related issues
and another fifty or a hundred writing to government officials.   You can
anticipate you will receive sophisticated misinformation from many of the
government sources.  Actually, it will most likely all come from NIDA as all of your
elected representative and appointed government officials will refer to them.

Newsgroups are a good place to initiate and enter into ibogaine discussions.
Pick a newsgroup and begin an ibogaine discussion.

Howard

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From: “sandra .” <windforme@graffiti.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 30, 2004 at 3:04:28 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

mind you, I’ve only had one ibo experience, so my description can only account for that, which isn’t really a well designed comparison. It’s just been my experience so far and on that note, it isn’t really much of a description for an experience that has affected me as profoundly as it has.

and to be honest, i really didn’t feel so much scolded as i was directly guided to looking at some deeper issues that i needed to focus on and understand. ibo seemed to also have a cryptic, symbolic language that takes time to integrate and so does aya but the way they represent themselves in my experience seem different somehow.

– visions were different (ibo more like vivid dreams and aya more patterned, geometric and futuristic)

– body sensations were different (ibo felt slightly out of bodied & flowing, aya  more electrified and travelling through various circuits in the body like lightpulses)

– sounds very acute and crystalline on ibo, on aya more acute on the internal dialogue level, but i also had the pleasure of having beautiful music played and sung (icaros during the aya) on both journeys that made the whole experience very grounding and guided by it, in a sense.

in short, you’re right: everybody is different

and all experience is valid.

~inflowe~

—– Original Message —–
From: “Scott”
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 13:54:22 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
To:
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

This is fascinating that both you and Steven experience Aya as more ‘maternal’ because that’s not how I experience Aya, but maybe I  should mention I’ve never done the actual Cappi vine,  I’ve only done analogs with Syrian Rue (extract of 2-3 grams) and Jurema Preta (extract of 8+ grams.) (I’m about 140 lbs.)

But I have noticed that on 5 grams of Jurema it is much more “warm and fuzzy–” about like 2 grams of very good mushrooms or a couple hundred mcgs. of lsd, only of course very different in it’s ‘charector.’ On a lower dose it can feel very ‘maternal,’ but unfortunately I’ve never found lower doses to be of that much benefit (maybe I don’t need mothering?).

On 8+ grams of Jurema the experience could well be described as big daddy in the sky grabbing you by the scruff of the neck and shaking you violently for six hours while lecturing you on things that… just make a WHOLE lot of sense. At least that’s my experience, and I know everyone is different.

Is a lower dose of Ibo more maternal, or is it always paternal?

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/29/2004 11:54:30 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

aya/ibo

new school/old school

futurshapes/ancient past

When on aya, I asked her about my work with iboga and she said to me: ‘yes, i know iboga’ and showed me this vision of a caricature which popped up out of a cylindrical portal kinda dealio looking much like a smiley carved wooden voodoo doll that was very distinctly different from any other aya vision/landscape that surrounded it. It made me laugh pretty hard actually, as I had always had a heavy sense about Iboga and it helped me to lighten this up a little. The sense I got was that aya and ibo are old friends, they just work in different ways.

I agree with the mama’s embrace/papa’s schoolin’ comparison.

Both had beautiful things to show me and were very good at also scolding me for the things I needed to look at or do. Just in different ways…

—– Original Message —–
From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:11:24 -0800
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

Ayahuasca/Iboga

mother/father

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating
Date: March 30, 2004 at 8:08:13 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

aww, heck Carla, call me optimistic.
Or a dreamer.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Carla Barnes” <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 10:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating

Preston how could you think that something Dana wrote
is less then perfectly accurate? 😉

It’s: Ib0ga!nE

Just ask Patrick 😉

Love all of you, only kidding!

Carla B

— Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Thanks to everyone who responded. I thought it was
supposed to be only
capitalized at the beginning of a sentence, but due
to Dana’s long time
involvement with promoting ibogaine, I thought
perhaps he knew something
about spelling it that I didn’t.
Oh well.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating

LOL,

Ibogaine gets capitalized at the beginning of a
sentence, anywhere else it
is ibogaine, unless you want to yell “IBOGAINE”,
then they are all caps.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I’m editing an article Dana gave me, in which Dana
has spelled ibogaine
as “ibogaine” and “Ibogaine” throughout, with no
rhyme nor reason to it at
all, in completely arbitary fashion.
Would someone please let me know, as soon as humanly
possible, if it is
supposed to be capitalized or not, please?
Thanks.
Peace,
Preston

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating
Date: March 29, 2004 at 10:04:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Preston how could you think that something Dana wrote
is less then perfectly accurate? 😉

It’s: Ib0ga!nE

Just ask Patrick 😉

Love all of you, only kidding!

Carla B

— Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Thanks to everyone who responded. I thought it was
supposed to be only
capitalized at the beginning of a sentence, but due
to Dana’s long time
involvement with promoting ibogaine, I thought
perhaps he knew something
about spelling it that I didn’t.
Oh well.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating

LOL,

Ibogaine gets capitalized at the beginning of a
sentence, anywhere else it
is ibogaine, unless you want to yell “IBOGAINE”,
then they are all caps.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I’m editing an article Dana gave me, in which Dana
has spelled ibogaine
as “ibogaine” and “Ibogaine” throughout, with no
rhyme nor reason to it at
all, in completely arbitary fashion.
Would someone please let me know, as soon as humanly
possible, if it is
supposed to be capitalized or not, please?
Thanks.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating
Date: March 29, 2004 at 8:56:05 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks to everyone who responded. I thought it was supposed to be only
capitalized at the beginning of a sentence, but due to Dana’s long time
involvement with promoting ibogaine, I thought perhaps he knew something
about spelling it that I didn’t.
Oh well.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating

LOL,

Ibogaine gets capitalized at the beginning of a sentence, anywhere else it
is ibogaine, unless you want to yell “IBOGAINE”, then they are all caps.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I’m editing an article Dana gave me, in which Dana has spelled ibogaine
as “ibogaine” and “Ibogaine” throughout, with no rhyme nor reason to it at
all, in completely arbitary fashion.
Would someone please let me know, as soon as humanly possible, if it is
supposed to be capitalized or not, please?
Thanks.
Peace,
Preston

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating
Date: March 29, 2004 at 8:12:22 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

LOL,

Ibogaine gets capitalized at the beginning of a sentence, anywhere else it is ibogaine, unless you want to yell “IBOGAINE”, then they are all caps.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I’m editing an article Dana gave me, in which Dana has spelled ibogaine
as “ibogaine” and “Ibogaine” throughout, with no rhyme nor reason to it at
all, in completely arbitary fashion.
Would someone please let me know, as soon as humanly possible, if it is
supposed to be capitalized or not, please?
Thanks.
Peace,
Preston

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] getting ibogaine information out
Date: March 29, 2004 at 8:09:33 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I’m one of the few people who posts to newsgroups about ibogaine and
deartheo@ziplip.com is one of the few people writing government officials about
ibogaine.  How about some fifty or a hundred of the five thousand people on this
list taking to newsgroups and posting and responding to ibogaine related issues
and another fifty or a hundred writing to government officials.   You can
anticipate you will receive sophisticated misinformation from many of the
government sources.  Actually, it will most likely all come from NIDA as all of your
elected representative and appointed government officials will refer to them.

Newsgroups are a good place to initiate and enter into ibogaine discussions.
Pick a newsgroup and begin an ibogaine discussion.

Howard

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] dictionary ibogaine
Date: March 29, 2004 at 7:35:05 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

3 entries found for ibogaine.

i·bo·ga·ine    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (-bg-n, -n)
n. An alkaloid, C20H26N2O, that acts as a dopamine blocker and mitigates depression and the symptoms of withdrawal from narcotics, cocaine, and heroin.
[French ibogaïne, from New Latin (Tabernanth) iboga, species name of shrub in whose root it is found, from Myene (Bantu language of Gabon).]

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] irritating
Date: March 29, 2004 at 7:32:43 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

well, it is a noun so I would only capitalize it if it was the first word in a sentence.
The Bwiti may feel it is a proper noun though.
Callie

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] irritating
Date: March 29, 2004 at 7:19:18 PM EST
To: <hslotsof@aol.com>, <dana@cures-not-wars.org>, <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi all,
I’m editing an article Dana gave me, in which Dana has spelled ibogaine
as “ibogaine” and “Ibogaine” throughout, with no rhyme nor reason to it at
all, in completely arbitary fashion.
Would someone please let me know, as soon as humanly possible, if it is
supposed to be capitalized or not, please?
Thanks.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 29, 2004 at 4:54:22 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This is fascinating that both you and Steven experience Aya as more ‘maternal’ because that’s not how I experience Aya, but maybe I  should mention I’ve never done the actual Cappi vine,  I’ve only done analogs with Syrian Rue (extract of 2-3 grams) and Jurema Preta (extract of 8+ grams.) (I’m about 140 lbs.)

But I have noticed that on 5 grams of Jurema it is much more “warm and fuzzy–” about like 2 grams of very good mushrooms or a couple hundred mcgs. of lsd, only of course very different in it’s ‘charector.’ On a lower dose it can feel very ‘maternal,’ but unfortunately I’ve never found lower doses to be of that much benefit (maybe I don’t need mothering?).

On 8+ grams of Jurema the experience could well be described as big daddy in the sky grabbing you by the scruff of the neck and shaking you violently for six hours while lecturing you on things that… just make a WHOLE lot of sense. At least that’s my experience, and I know everyone is different.

Is a lower dose of Ibo more maternal, or is it always paternal?

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/29/2004 11:54:30 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

aya/ibo

new school/old school

futurshapes/ancient past

When on aya, I asked her about my work with iboga and she said to me: ‘yes, i know iboga’ and showed me this vision of a caricature which popped up out of a cylindrical portal kinda dealio looking much like a smiley carved wooden voodoo doll that was very distinctly different from any other aya vision/landscape that surrounded it. It made me laugh pretty hard actually, as I had always had a heavy sense about Iboga and it helped me to lighten this up a little. The sense I got was that aya and ibo are old friends, they just work in different ways.

I agree with the mama’s embrace/papa’s schoolin’ comparison.

Both had beautiful things to show me and were very good at also scolding me for the things I needed to look at or do. Just in different ways…

—– Original Message —–
From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:11:24 -0800
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

> Ayahuasca/Iboga
>
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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 29, 2004 at 3:19:16 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Ethnogarden in Canada…many said they were quite reputable, and I got
50g just to make sure  🙁

b

Hi Brooke
Where did you get your Iboga from and what quantity, are you sure it
was
Rootbark?

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De : Brooke [mailto:brooke@blue.netnation.com]
Envoyé : dimanche 28 mars 2004 08:03
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves
of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of
that!
Callie

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From: “sandra .” <windforme@graffiti.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 29, 2004 at 1:08:53 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

aya/ibo

new school/old school

futurshapes/ancient past

When on aya, I asked her about my work with iboga and she said to me: ‘yes, i know iboga’ and showed me this vision of a caricature which popped up out of a cylindrical portal kinda dealio looking much like a smiley carved wooden voodoo doll that was very distinctly different from any other aya vision/landscape that surrounded it. It made me laugh pretty hard actually, as I had always had a heavy sense about Iboga and it helped me to lighten this up a little. The sense I got was that aya and ibo are old friends, they just work in different ways.

I agree with the mama’s embrace/papa’s schoolin’ comparison.

Both had beautiful things to show me and were very good at also scolding me for the things I needed to look at or do. Just in different ways…

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:11:24 -0800
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

Ayahuasca/Iboga

mother/father

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] The John Kerry Special on MTV Tuesday Night
Date: March 29, 2004 at 2:34:53 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>, <vox@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi all,
I watched Kerry’s June 1971 debate with John O’Neill on the old Dick
Cavett show last night on C-Span and was really depressed to think that this
eloquent, sincere, nice sounding man turned around years later and voted
“yes” for the war on Iraq, to the extent that he’s today saying how we
cannot simply “get out” of Iraq since we’re there now and must stay the
course. How sad that someone who seemingly saw things so clearly in 1971 is
now not seeing things so clearly at all, or so it appears to me.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: drugwar@mindvox.com ; ibogaine@mindvox.com ; vox@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:50 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] The John Kerry Special on MTV Tuesday Night

The John Kerry Special
Tune in to MTV on March 30th at 10:30 p.m.when Presidential hopeful John
Kerry talks to MTV.

MTV will hopefully discuss issues with Kerry issues that are important to
voters under 60!
I think it will be a program worth watching!
Callie

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] quote of the day
Date: March 29, 2004 at 2:30:29 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I . . . who took the money?
Who took the money away?
I,i,i . . . it’s always show time
Here at the edge of the stage.
I, i, i, wake up and wonder
What was the place?
What was the name?
We want to wait
but here we go again…

I . . . takes over slowly
But doesn’t last very long.
I,i,i . . . no need to worry
Everything’s under control.
O – u – t
but no hard feelings.
What do you know?
take you away.
We’re being taken for a ride again.
I got a girlfriend that’s better then that
She has the smoke in her eyes.
She’s moving up, going right through my heart
She’s going to give me surprise
Better than this,
know that it’s right.
I think you can if you like.
I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair
And nothing is better than that
(is it?)

Down, down in the basement
We hear the sound of machines.
I, i, i, i’m driving in circles.
Come to my senses sometimes.
Why, why, why, why start it over?
Nothing was lost, everything’s free.
I don’t care how impossible it seems.

Somebody calls you but you cannot hear
Get closer to be far away.
Only one look and that’s all that it takes
Maybe that’s all that we need.
All that it takes,
all that it takes
All that it takes,
all that it takes
I got a girlfriend that’s better than that
She goes wherever she likes.
(there she goes…)
Now everyone’s getting involved.
As we get older
And stop making sense
You won’t find her waiting long.

Stop making sense
Stop making sense
Stop making sense
Making sense

I got a girlfriend that’s better then that.
And nothing is better then this.
(or is it?)

—– Original Message —–
From: Suzanne Wills <suzwills@SWBELL.NET>
To: DPFT-L@listserv.tamu.edu
Sent: 29 Mar 04, 11:06 AM
Subject: Think Tank Says U.N. Drug Policies Fueling Terrorism
This has been posted, but it’s interesting that it made this treatment providers’ list.
*****************************************************
http://www.jointogether.org/sa/news/summaries/reader/0%2C1854%2C570049%2C00.html

-Suzy

“Who would believe that a democratic government would pursue for eight decades a failed policy that produced tens of millions of victims and trillions of dollars of illicit profits for drug dealers, cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars, increased crime and destroyed inner cities, fostered widespread corruption and violations of human rights – and all with no success in achieving the stated and unattainable objective of a drug free America?”
Milton Friedman,  winner of 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize for economic science

“You can get over an addiction but you can never get over a conviction.”
Jack Cole, Retired undercover police officer
www.dpft.org

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] The John Kerry Special on MTV Tuesday Night
Date: March 29, 2004 at 1:50:25 PM EST
To: drugwar@mindvox.com, ibogaine@mindvox.com, vox@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The John Kerry Special
Tune in to MTV on March 30th at 10:30 p.m.when Presidential hopeful John Kerry talks to MTV.

MTV will hopefully discuss issues with Kerry issues that are important to voters under 60!
I think it will be a program worth watching!
Callie

From: “Contact vegetaux.com” <contact@vegetaux.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 29, 2004 at 8:44:49 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello Brooke,
I’m The webmaster of AfricaPhyto International: www.vegetaux.com, we’re a
selling real Tabernanthe Iboga Rootbark, we harvest it in the cameroonian
rainforest. We harvest our plants ourself and the one we buy from the
villagers are bought only with fruits and leaves because we want to be sure
it is Iboga. There are a lot of swindlers on this market. I know from who
most of the websites get there Iboga and this is not a good source. We might
be expensive but this is because we are selling quality. We opened for a
month and we don’t have a name yet, but I’m sure the quality we have will
speak for itself.

Best

AfricaPhyto

—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke [mailto:brooke@blue.netnation.com]
Envoyé : dimanche 28 mars 2004 08:03
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
Callie

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 29, 2004 at 11:24:13 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 01:30:57 EST

In a message dated 3/28/04 6:20:27 AM, dave@phantom.com writes:

>
>
>>Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.
> What
>>caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS “INCREDIBLY
>>VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
>>effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of suggests
>>that all repressed truma or emotion has been removed at this stage by
>the
>>ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.
>>
>
>>   This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was wondering
>>if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how
>had
>>that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
>>background would gain more from the experience due to being less blocked
>by
>>drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.
>>
>
>>Luke
>
>
>
>I know of someone who has taken ibogaine in various forms 14-15 times,
>and from their report, the visuals did not diminish. It is worth noting
>that the individual did not take it for addiction, but in a therapuetic
>shaman guided setting for spiritual growth over a period of 8 years or
>so. Also worth noting is the iboga[ine] was often administered in
>combination with other psychoactive substances, such as lsd, yage,
>mushrooms and mescaline. Of these combos, The supplemental substances
>paled in comparison to the iboga “full tilt boogie” potency and
>duration. To my knowledge, these experiences have not been written
>about, but i’d have loved to be a fly on the cerebral vortex walls of
>Those trips.
>
The data is mixed and not well organized.  Some individuals appear to cease
visualizing after 4 or 5 ibogaine administrations and if we can believe
reports, others do not.  What is needed is an organized study of no less than one
hundred patients to be dosed seven
times at full therapeutic doses and to have their pharmacokinetic levels
tracked and reports on visualization monitored.  If running the hundred individu
als is not conclusive we may have to run 500 subjects.  Possibly, 500 opioid
dependent subjects and 500 non-dependent controls.

Howard

It seems that if ibogaine allows a person to work through and process lifes traumas that there should be, theoretically at least,  an end to visions as there must indeed be a finite amount of material to deal with.

Luke

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 29, 2004 at 10:12:39 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I did a fair bit of lsd years ago and I have always had a very visual experience with ibogaine.
For me there seemed to be an increasing amount of visions of childhood memories and my
family in each experience.  Only in my first experience I didn’t experience any visions that
had deep relevance to my emotionaly or spiritual being, at least that’s how it seemed to
me.  There wasn’t really any emotional content, though I think that we probably guide
ourselves unconsiously to some extent to allow ourselves see what we feel ready for.  I
felt quite dissapointed in myself at the time because I think I panicked a bit and fought
against whatever was to appear.

Luke

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 12:27:05 +0100

—- Original Message —–
From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?

> On [Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 05:53:25AM -0000], [D H] wrote:
>
> | >Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.
What
> | >caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS
“INCREDIBLY
> | >VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
> | >effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of
suggests
> | >that all repressed truma or emotion has been removed at this stage by
the
> | >ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.
> | >
> | >   This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was
wondering
> | >if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how
had
> | >that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
> | >background would gain more from the experience due to being less
blocked by
> | >drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.
> | >
> | >Luke
>

I seem to remember noting, once before, that people who’d done a lot of
other tryptamines, notably lsd, seemed more likely to get visuals with
ibogaine. I haven’t done acid in 20 years and rarely got any full visuals
with ibo. My brother did a lot, he had visuals.

The only time I got visuals was in Africa after taking a massive initiatory
dose. I was out of it for 6 + days, unaware of who I was, and roughly half
of the time was spent in varying different dreamstates. At the time I took
them as reality as I had lost my recollection of this reality, so had
nothing to refer to and thus call them dreamstates. What struck me later,
when I came down, was that the dreams had taken me away from where I was
emotionally. I’d hit all the usual anxiety coming up in the back of the
temple and then when the full effect really hit me (I was eating rootbark
slowly to start with and then took some big doses of “automatique”) it was
too much and I just got spun out somewhere else for a week.

So, my interpretation of my own experience was that the visual states, for
me, actually took me away from re-experiencing emotions and trauma, they
were a kind of protection.

Nick

> This is gonna be one of the shortest messages I’ve ever written; gotta
> bounce, but just wanted to set this down prior to having procmail
> automagically disappear this thread into my ibogaine list mailbox, and
> then  spacing it.
>
> I’ve done “therapeutic” doses of ibogaine 8 times in the last 4.5 years
> (i.e., I’m not countin’ bioassays and eXperiments with dose ranges below
> the 10mg/kg threshold).  Last 6 times were not for drug dependence.  Still
> gettin’ visuals.  Richer than before if anything.  <Shrug>  6 tr1pS on
> HCl, 2 on Carl’s extract — the “Indra” materials — highest I’ve gone so
> far is 22mg/kg of HCl.
>
> Patrick
>
>
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From: BiscuitBoy714@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Thanks for the responses
Date: March 29, 2004 at 9:59:37 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

A.A. taught me to stick with the winners.  It seems to me that this list has a lot of winners on it.  I have read this list for three months before I made a post in the hopes that I wouldn’t say something disrespectful or out of line.  It seems that I have done
both.  I apologize if something I said was taken as disrespectful.  I need as much
help as I can get and I don’t want to ostracize myself from obviously intelligent people
who have the facts and experience I need to get King Kong off of my back.

I am a 46 year old man who is egotistical with an inferiority complex.  ’bout as fucked
up as it gets, emotionally.  You know that a higher power gave the world Bill W. and
the big book.  A higher power also gave us Howard Lotsof and the Ibogaine that he
brought with him to give to people who need it.  I see big parallels between the two
and I hold them in the highest regard.

Randy Faulconer

Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow (George Clinton)

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] Libby, friends, a question and some answers Re: [drugwar] I think we hit a nerve
Date: March 29, 2004 at 9:13:38 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hey all, this is sorta off topic, but still interesting I imagine so I post
it in case anyone here can and wants to catch the debate.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Richard Lake” <rlake@mapinc.org>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 8:25 AM
Subject: [drugwar] Libby, friends, a question and some answers Re: [drugwar]
I think we hit a nerve

Question: What is CN8, a broadcast station, cable, what?  I see it is part
of The Comcast Network which is received (how?) in Mid-Atlantic and New
England states as shown at http://www.cn8.tv/

Yes, there is supposed to be a real dust up debate on medical cannabis on
the Lynn Doyle show Monday evening at 9 PM Eastern. Their senior producer
wrote our team: “we have already promoted it and will only change if there
is some extreme breaking news.”

Yesterday I started working with our team, the good guys, for this debate,
making sure they knew where all the good short answers were so they could
print them out and be ready, and letting them know what to read about the
bad guys, so our team could be ready for the bad guys.

Our team:

Jim Miller – http://www.mapinc.org/people/Jim+Miller

Philippe Lucas – http://www.mapinc.org/people/Philippe+Lucas

The bad prohibitionist team:

Terry Farley, First Asst Prosecutor, Ocean County, NJ and Director of the
Ocean Co. Narcotics Strike Force and attorney David Evans, Counsel For the
Legal Foundation Against Illegal Drugs.

I will be sending out a note about the show to other appropriate lists
Sunday.

Here is what I sent in way of background materials to our team:

————–

I am unsure if Farley and Jim Miller have actually met, but they sure have
battled it out in the media.

Here are six LTEs and an OPED that clearly spell out what a prohibitionist
Farley is, and should give you a good view of the position he will take.

http://www.mapinc.org/author/Terrence+Farley

David Evens, like Farley, makes his living supporting prohibition. In the
OPED “High Court Was Right To Nix Medicinal Pot” the paper’s note reads:

Note: David G. Evans, counsel for the Legal Foundation Against Illegal
Drugs, submitted a brief on behalf of 50 individuals and drug prevention
organizations in the Supreme Court case. He grew up in Bergen County and
practices in Pittstown, N.J.

His writings are the first seven at:

http://www.mapinc.org/author/David+Evans

His Legal Foundation does not have a website, but guess what, he is also:

David G. Evans, Esq., Executive Director, Drug-free Schools Coalition

Read This! http://drugandhealthinfo.org/page03.php?ID=60

and http://www.estreet.com/orgs/dsi/Editorials/DrugTestinginSchools.html

The extreme lack of material on the web about either Evans organizations –
and no web sites – leads me to suspect they are largely smoke and mirror
groups with little real substance (not MAP like, for sure).

Since Feburary of 1984 the ABA position has been:

Marijuana. Support federal legislation to remove prohibitions against the
treatment of patients with marijuana under the supervision of a physician
with controls adequate to prevent improper use. 2/84

See page 49 of their positions document at
http://www.abanet.org/poladv/legiss.pdf In general their position on drugs
has been to support treatment over punishment for users but it is fair to
say they have not supported marijuana decrim as a specific policy. Their
medical cannabis position is really their strongest position on the
cannabis issue.

I have always found this list “Organizations Supporting Access to
Therapeutic Cannabis” useful. You may want to print it out and highlight
for quick reference the organizations who’s positions are most telling
http://www.medicalcannabis.com/PDF/Grouplist.pdf

I also consider these two pages must reads for anyone going to debate
medical cannabis in the US because they contain quick facts:

http://www.drugwarfacts.org/medicalm.htm

http://www.drugwardistortions.org/distortion9.htm

All I can think of right now. I hope this helps.

Richard

——————

Any other suggestions of reading material I could pass along to our side?

Oh, I hope we get at least a couple of folks to make good sharp VHS copies
of the show so they can be sent to the person who is ready to process it
for the web so we all can see it.

Richard

At 10:32 PM 3/26/04, Libby wrote
I just saw an ad for a Lynn Doyle show on CN8 on
medicinal marijuana that said, Medmj, canadian
pharmacies will be dispensing it, could it happen
here, some medical society says YES.

It’s the middle of all these Law and Order reruns that
I have running for white noise. 10;30 on a Friday
night is pretty good placement.

Is it me, or did we really bring med mar into the
political discourse in this election? I think we are
making a difference. By November I hope neither
candidate will be able to ignore it.

Libby

=====
Libby Spencer
Northampton, MA 01060
Publisher: Last One Speaks
http://lastonespeaks.blogspot.com/

email: baystatebar@yahoo.com

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: Methadone deaths in western Va. occur at twice the rate of New York City (fwd)
Date: March 29, 2004 at 9:04:29 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Doug McVay” <dmcvay@patriot.net>
To: <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 10:57 PM
Subject: Methadone deaths in western Va. occur at twice the rate of New York
City (fwd)

Hi Preston,
I thought this story might be of interest.
BTW, I have a news page on methadone & substition treatment on the
CommonSense site at
http://www.csdp.org/news/news/handmmt.htm
if you want to check it out.
Peace out,
Doug

Newshawk: Doug McVay http://www.CommonSenseDrugPolicy.org/
Methadone deaths in western Va. occur at twice the rate of New York City
By the Associated Press
March 28, 2004
from the Hampton Roads Daily Press at

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va–fataloverdoses0328mar28,0,3081638.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia

Methadone deaths in western Va. occur at twice the rate of New York City

ROANOKE, Va. — There were 85 deaths from methadone overdoses in western
Virginia last year–a per-capita rate that is at least twice the rate
for New York City, according to state crime lab figures.

Deaths from the prescription drug, developed during World War II as an
alternative to morphine, have increased by 600 percent in the region in
the past five years.

Fatal overdoses from other prescription drugs have also risen sharply,
said Dr. William Massello of the state Medical Examiner’s Office for
Western Virginia.

Last year, there were 213 drug deaths in the western half of the state.

“My God, that’s three-and-a-half times what we used to have just eight
years ago,” Massello said.

Fatal overdoses were up last year in four categories of opium-based
prescription drugs. In addition to the methadone deaths, 47 involved
hydrocodone, 44 ocycodone and 21 fentanyl.

Of all the drugs abused in the Roanoke Valley, methadone is perhaps the
most controversial.

A proposed methadone clinic in Northwest Roanoke has generated
widespread opposition from residents who fear it will bring crime to
their neighborhood. A similar proposal in Southwest Roanoke County was
withdrawn in the face of ardent community resistance.

Opponents worry that methadone will be sold on the street. However,
police and medical examiners say virtually all of the methadone
overdoses involved the pill or wafer form of the drug, which is
prescribed by doctors as a painkiller, and not the liquid form, which is
dispensed by the clinics.

As fatal overdoses from prescription drugs have risen sharply in western
Virginia, so has the amount of painkillers prescribed by the region’s
doctors.

From 1998 to 2002, when methadone deaths went from six to 62, the
volume of the drug prescribed increased by 500 percent, according to
Drug Enforcement Administration figures. The figure does not include the
liquid form of the drug.

Oxycodone prescriptions for the region increased by about 210 percent
from 1998 to 2000. Prescriptions of hydrocodone increased by 107 percent
over five years.

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 29, 2004 at 8:56:51 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

test

—–Message d’origine—–
De : iboga_planteur [mailto:iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr]
Envoyé : lundi 29 mars 2004 15:33
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : RE: [ibogaine]First Timer

Hi Brooke
Where did you get your Iboga from and what quantity, are you sure it was
Rootbark?

—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke [mailto:brooke@blue.netnation.com]
Envoyé : dimanche 28 mars 2004 08:03
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
Callie

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 29, 2004 at 8:32:30 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Brooke
Where did you get your Iboga from and what quantity, are you sure it was
Rootbark?

—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke [mailto:brooke@blue.netnation.com]
Envoyé : dimanche 28 mars 2004 08:03
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
Callie

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: (First Timer)
Date: March 29, 2004 at 2:47:26 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

From: BiscuitBoy714@aol.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: (First Timer)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:12:58 EST

It seems that alot of people are having fun with Ibogaine. For me, this
is
hopefully going to be a life saving experience. IF, I could ever get a
reply
from some of the Iboga houses I have tried to get a hold of! Would it
help
if I
had Hundred dollar bills to throw at them? Well I’m not rich, just a
junkie
needing some serious help. This is my first post. I would appretiate any
help
that I can get from anyone.

Thanx,
Randy

Hi Randy,

Well the first thing you need is some fucking respect. You’re not rich
because you don’t want to be rich. You’re a junkie because you want to be a
junkie. Accepting where you are might be nice. No one OWES you an iboga
session, least of all the plant itself.

I like it that you ask for help. That’s a good start.

Nick

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 29, 2004 at 2:43:12 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke, where did you get the iboga from? It’s good to say because if it’s not good enough, and a lot out there isn’t, this info will help the general iboga community locate a good source of rootbark, something that’s been difficult for years. I’m not advocating “Name ’em and Shame ’em” merely trying to raise awareness. It’s a serious drag not being able to get good quality material.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: Brooke Burgess
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 2:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Thanks to all for lifting my spirits…I was really starting to think that I wasn’t ‘worthy’ of the experience for some reason.  Obviously my main hurdle to overcome for the ‘real’ session to come.

Much love

Brooke

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

“Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal :(”

Yes, “sadly”. This is  the main reason I would rather see people with an extract such as Indra or HCL, it is a known quantity. Getting quality root bark west of the Atlantic is about as likely as getting premium tea in a Lipton bag, or so it seems. It is bad enough for those seeling psychic/spiritual reasons but should not be sold or used for addiction treatment by do it yourselfers – IMO the merchant should be able to tell someone the iboga is X, XX or XXX quality, that a given amount (say 30 gms for XXX) will generally put someone over the treetops – and should equal roughly a gm of HCL in strength or 5-6gms of Indra if it is XXX quality.

No Brooke, it wasn’t wasted. You did learn a few things and get through anxiety over it, less to get through for next time…

Brett

Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal 🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties. But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1) The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2) I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3) The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

>
> Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
> I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
> BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
> Callie
>
>

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 29, 2004 at 2:21:38 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It’s very paternal. A stern father. None of this give yourself a hug stuff.

From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 17:44:50 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/28/2004 4:12:50 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

>Ayahuasca/Iboga

>mother/father

_________

Interesting. I’ve always experienced aya as decidedly masculine (as opposed
to Salvia for instance, which seems very feminine to me.) Are you saying
iboga is even more ?
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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: (First Timer)
Date: March 29, 2004 at 12:57:14 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Randy and welcome to the ibogaine list! I don’t
think the word “fun” is anything near the right word
to describe ibogaine. I wouldn’t say anyone is doing
it for fun, but there are lots of other reasons to use
ibogaine besides only drug addiction. A lot of the
people here used it for addictions and use it at other
times for spiritual insight or to be reminded of what
it is that got them clean!

I’m sure throwing hundred dollar bills at anyone would
get their attention! I don’t think it’s needed to get
treatment though. What is needed as far as I can see
is to fill out the forms, get medicals and sign up.
Complaining about it doesn’t look like it helps much!
To be honest it’s a lot easier to accept everything
now when I’ve been clean for a much longer time. It’s
not like anyone gave me heroin, methodone or anything
else either. Same effort that went into all of that,
needs to go into getting clean!

Carla B

— BiscuitBoy714@aol.com wrote:
It seems that alot of people are having fun with
Ibogaine. For me, this is
hopefully going to be a life saving experience. IF,
I could ever get a reply
from some of the Iboga houses I have tried to get a
hold of! Would it help if I
had Hundred dollar bills to throw at them? Well I’m
not rich, just a junkie
needing some serious help. This is my first post. I
would appretiate any help
that I can get from anyone.

Thanx,
Randy

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Brooke
Date: March 28, 2004 at 11:57:39 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/28/2004 7:57:51 PM Central Standard Time, brooke@brokensaints.com writes:

Thanks to all for lifting my spirits…I was really starting to think that I wasn’t ‘worthy’ of the experience for some reason.  Obviously my main hurdle to overcome for the ‘real’ session to come.

Much love

Brooke

Brooke, I am so sorry your night did not go as you hoped. Also sorry that I called you a practicing junkie! As soon as I read your post I remembered your stated reasons for the Ibogaine.
I truly believe “nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God’s world by mistake” (AA Big Book How It Works. lol! One of the few statements from 12 step material that did have impact on me!)
I feel it was not meant to be last night, for whatever reason.
Glad to see you are taking your disappointment so well! At least you have a few days off work to enjoy! ;>)
Callie

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 10:10:01 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The last time I took a major dose I had no visuals/visions/dreams. That was the only time that happened, the only time I got sick, the only time I had no addictions to fight off, no major demons left..It was more than I needed to take and felt like it shut down, a black velvet curtain was pulled. That was a while ago now, prior to that have always had visions of some sort starting at 3 gms of Indra or 10mg/kg, lots of times. For the future, I don’t know, I do know some lessons were learned, some I still struggle with so maybe next time.

Brett

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 8:46:01 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks to all for lifting my spirits…I was really starting to think that I wasn’t ‘worthy’ of the experience for some reason.  Obviously my main hurdle to overcome for the ‘real’ session to come.

Much love

Brooke

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

“Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal :(”

Yes, “sadly”. This is  the main reason I would rather see people with an extract such as Indra or HCL, it is a known quantity. Getting quality root bark west of the Atlantic is about as likely as getting premium tea in a Lipton bag, or so it seems. It is bad enough for those seeling psychic/spiritual reasons but should not be sold or used for addiction treatment by do it yourselfers – IMO the merchant should be able to tell someone the iboga is X, XX or XXX quality, that a given amount (say 30 gms for XXX) will generally put someone over the treetops – and should equal roughly a gm of HCL in strength or 5-6gms of Indra if it is XXX quality.

No Brooke, it wasn’t wasted. You did learn a few things and get through anxiety over it, less to get through for next time…

Brett

Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal 🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties. But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1) The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2) I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3) The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

>
> Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
> I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
> BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
> Callie
>
>

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 8:44:50 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: 3/28/2004 4:12:50 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?

>Ayahuasca/Iboga

>mother/father

_________

Interesting. I’ve always experienced aya as decidedly masculine (as opposed to Salvia for instance, which seems very feminine to me.) Are you saying iboga is even more ?
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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 7:52:45 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal :(”

Yes, “sadly”. This is  the main reason I would rather see people with an extract such as Indra or HCL, it is a known quantity. Getting quality root bark west of the Atlantic is about as likely as getting premium tea in a Lipton bag, or so it seems. It is bad enough for those seeling psychic/spiritual reasons but should not be sold or used for addiction treatment by do it yourselfers – IMO the merchant should be able to tell someone the iboga is X, XX or XXX quality, that a given amount (say 30 gms for XXX) will generally put someone over the treetops – and should equal roughly a gm of HCL in strength or 5-6gms of Indra if it is XXX quality.

No Brooke, it wasn’t wasted. You did learn a few things and get through anxiety over it, less to get through for next time…

Brett

Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal 🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties. But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1) The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2) I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3) The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

>
> Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
> I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
> BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
> Callie
>
>

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 7:11:24 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Ayahuasca/Iboga

mother/father

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Re: (First Timer)
Date: March 28, 2004 at 6:39:02 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Randy,

Welcome! Plenty of former junkies here who can help you out. Some entertaining nut-cases as well.

It’s actually not ‘fun.’  It’s an ass whooper. I was so excited to be tripping and BAM “YOU STUPID FUCK!”

Get in touch with all the providers. Somewhere around there is a list of them all. Take into account travel costs. Most of them have sliding scales and are here to help you. Negotiate. We all know that Ibogaine Therapy House is free, but there can be a wait. Figure in the cost of doing smack for few months while waiting. Call all of them – don’t be afraid to talk price. It’s the medicine which is strong. Certain providers have various strengths and are better suited to various personalities, but keep in mind that this very powerful medicine – it will work the same. Some places provide extract and some ibogaine hcl – research the difference.

Have a plan in place for after. If you do nothing different and go back to the same old same old, chances are the Dark Master will visit again. Read this for help after the ibogaine: http://ibogaine.mindvox.com/KeepingClean.html
I’ve come to think of iboga as this great gift given to us, junkies in particular. You have a few months after the iboga to really do some serious changes and get your shit together, be thankful for this gift and repay in goodness.

We will all be rooting for you, let us know what happens.

Kick ass dude!

Steve Anker.

From: BiscuitBoy714@aol.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: (First Timer)
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 16:12:58 EST

It seems that alot of people are having fun with Ibogaine. For me, this is
hopefully going to be a life saving experience. IF, I could ever get a reply
from some of the Iboga houses I have tried to get a hold of! Would it help if I
had Hundred dollar bills to throw at them? Well I’m not rich, just a junkie
needing some serious help. This is my first post. I would appretiate any help
that I can get from anyone.

Thanx,
Randy

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From: “Scott” <scottmarkwell@toast.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] Ayahuasca/Iboga comparisons?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 6:03:50 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello all–

I am wondering if there is anyone on this list who is experienced with both ayahuasca and iboga? If so, I am curious as to what are the similarities and differences.

I am very experienced with ayahuasca, but not iboga. I have read many ‘trip reports’ on iboga and already know some of the obvious differences–obviously iboga is a much longer experience, but I am particularly interested in hearing a comparison form someone who has significant experience with large doses of both.

Thanks,
Scott
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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Only Slightly OT
Date: March 28, 2004 at 4:47:38 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I just like Joycelyn Elders. Maybe Kerry will give her her job back.

–Dana

Source: Providence Journal, The (RI)
Copyright: 2004 The Providence Journal Company
Contact: letters@projo.com
Website: http://www.projo.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/352
Author: Joycelyn Elders

MYTHS ABOUT MEDICAL MARIJUANA

THE RHODE ISLAND General Assembly is now considering legislation to
permit the medical use of marijuana by seriously ill patients whose
physicians have recommended it.

This sensible, humane bill deserves swift passage. The evidence is
overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea,
vomiting and other symptoms caused by such illnesses as multiple
sclerosis, cancer and AIDS — or by the harsh drugs sometimes used to
treat them. And it can do so with remarkable safety. Indeed, marijuana
is less toxic than many of the drugs that physicians prescribe every
day.

But right now, Rhode Island law subjects seriously ill patients to the
threat of arrest and jail for simply trying to relieve some of their
misery. There is no good reason that sick people should face such treatment.

Still, foes of the medical-marijuana bill keep raising objections. So
let’s look at their arguments, one by one:

“There is no evidence that marijuana is a medicine.” The truth: The
medical literature on marijuana goes back 5,000 years. In a 1999 study
commissioned by the White House, the Institute of Medicine reported,
“nausea, appetite loss, pain and anxiety . . . all can be mitigated by
marijuana.” In its April 2003 issue, the British medical journal The
Lancet reported that marijuana relieves pain in virtually every test
that scientists use to measure pain relief.

“The medical community doesn’t support this; just a bunch of drug
legalizers do.” The truth: Numerous medical and public-health
organizations support legal access to medical marijuana. National
groups include the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American
Public Health Association and the American Nurses Association.
Regional groups include the New York State Association of County
Health Officials, the California Medical Association and the Rhode
Island Medical Society.

I know of no medical group that believes that jailing sick and dying
people is good for them.

“Marijuana is too dangerous to be medicine; it’s bad for the immune
system, endangering AIDS and cancer patients.” The truth: Unlike many
of the drugs we prescribe every day, marijuana has never been proven
to cause a fatal overdose. Research on AIDS patients has debunked the
claim of harm to the immune system: In a study at San Francisco
General Hospital, AIDS patients using medical marijuana gained
immune-system cells and kept their virus under control as well as
patients who received a placebo. They also gained more needed weight.

“There are other drugs that work as well as marijuana, including
Marinol, the pill containing THC (the main psychoactive chemical in
marijuana).” The truth: These other drugs don’t work for everyone. The
Institute of Medicine noted: “It is well recognized that Marinol’s
oral route of administration hampers its effectiveness, because of
slow absorption and patients’ desire for more control over dosing.”
Inhalation gives a more rapid response and better results. For some
very sick people, marijuana simply works better.

“Smoke is not medicine; no real medicine is smoked.” The truth:
Marijuana does not need to be smoked. Some patients prefer to eat it,
while those who need the fast action and dose control provided by
inhalation can avoid the hazards of smoke through simple devices
called vaporizers. For many who need only a small amount — such as
cancer patients trying to get through a few months of chemotherapy —
the risks of smoking are minor.

“Medical-marijuana laws send the wrong message to kids, encouraging
teen marijuana use.” The truth: That fear, raised in 1996, when
California passed the first effective medical-marijuana law, has not
come true. According to the official California Student Survey, teen
marijuana use in California rose steadily from 1990 to 1996, but began
falling immediately after the medical-marijuana law was passed. Among
ninth graders, marijuana use in the last six months fell by more than
40 percent from 1995-96 to 2001-02 (the most recent available figures).

It is simply wrong for the sick and suffering to be casualties in the
war on drugs. Let’s get rid of the myths and institute sound
public-health policy. The Rhode Island General Assembly should pass
the medical-marijuana bill immediately.

——

Dr. Joycelyn Elders was U.S. surgeon general in 1993-94 and is
Distinguished Professor of Public Health at the University of Arkansas
School of Medicine.

From: BiscuitBoy714@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: (First Timer)
Date: March 28, 2004 at 4:12:58 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It seems that alot of people are having fun with Ibogaine. For me, this is hopefully going to be a life saving experience. IF, I could ever get a reply from some of the Iboga houses I have tried to get a hold of! Would it help if I had Hundred dollar bills to throw at them? Well I’m not rich, just a junkie needing some serious help. This is my first post. I would appretiate any help that I can get from anyone.

Thanx,
Randy

From: BiscuitBoy714@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 4:03:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 6:27:05 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—- Original Message —–
From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?

On [Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 05:53:25AM -0000], [D H] wrote:

| >Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.
What
| >caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS
“INCREDIBLY
| >VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
| >effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of
suggests
| >that all repressed truma or emotion has been removed at this stage by
the
| >ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.
| >
| >   This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was
wondering
| >if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how
had
| >that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
| >background would gain more from the experience due to being less
blocked by
| >drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.
| >
| >Luke

I seem to remember noting, once before, that people who’d done a lot of
other tryptamines, notably lsd, seemed more likely to get visuals with
ibogaine. I haven’t done acid in 20 years and rarely got any full visuals
with ibo. My brother did a lot, he had visuals.

The only time I got visuals was in Africa after taking a massive initiatory
dose. I was out of it for 6 + days, unaware of who I was, and roughly half
of the time was spent in varying different dreamstates. At the time I took
them as reality as I had lost my recollection of this reality, so had
nothing to refer to and thus call them dreamstates. What struck me later,
when I came down, was that the dreams had taken me away from where I was
emotionally. I’d hit all the usual anxiety coming up in the back of the
temple and then when the full effect really hit me (I was eating rootbark
slowly to start with and then took some big doses of “automatique”) it was
too much and I just got spun out somewhere else for a week.

So, my interpretation of my own experience was that the visual states, for
me, actually took me away from re-experiencing emotions and trauma, they
were a kind of protection.

Nick

This is gonna be one of the shortest messages I’ve ever written; gotta
bounce, but just wanted to set this down prior to having procmail
automagically disappear this thread into my ibogaine list mailbox, and
then  spacing it.

I’ve done “therapeutic” doses of ibogaine 8 times in the last 4.5 years
(i.e., I’m not countin’ bioassays and eXperiments with dose ranges below
the 10mg/kg threshold).  Last 6 times were not for drug dependence.  Still
gettin’ visuals.  Richer than before if anything.  <Shrug>  6 tr1pS on
HCl, 2 on Carl’s extract — the “Indra” materials — highest I’ve gone so
far is 22mg/kg of HCl.

Patrick

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 4:39:21 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

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From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 8:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

In a message dated 3/27/04 6:49:05 PM, nicks22@onetel.com writes:

What if I don’t come back? What if there’s only me?

What if you don’t come back and What if there’s only you?  As I am sure
you
know these are very universal questions.

Regards,

Howard

Hi Howard,

They only seem to come up for me when I’m on ibogaine. The notion that I
might be the only person in the world is hard to get into when I’m around
people so much in my daily life. It only comes up when I go “further back
down the pipe”, so to speak, on ibogaine – before the first beat of the
Bwiti’s mobakaka.

I had to hang out with enlightened people and do satsang to understand where
it comes from and thus lessen my fear. What I learned from them was that the
mind only learns to identify with the body, the feelings and thoughts at the
age of around 1 year. Prior to this there’s no distinction – existence is
simply a big Wow with no concept of this being “me” and this being “not me.”
As the “I thought” commences though, at about 12 months, so there arrives
self-conscious awareness in which the mind believes that this body is “me,”
and that these thoughts and feelings are “mine.” And in this state of
identification the overwhelming majority of the world’s population continue
to exist.

At some point the process of identifying starts to unravel though, in some
people, and the core assumptions that the mind made from the age of 1 begin
to be challenged. This wasn’t really happening for me until I took iboga
back in early ’99. When the drug started to try and take me back to the
bornless state of blissful pre-existence so suddenly I was overwhelmed with
fear because the notion that there was no “I” was so alien to me. My mind
(the mind) had been merrily defending it’s core assumption – that it has
personal identity – from apparently hostile attacks for decades, so to be
suddenly confronted with the reality that the thing it had been defending so
well for so long didn’t actually exist of course brought up much fear.

To the Bwiti it’s about the three guys who bang the obaka – the big wooden
stick placed horizontally in the temple. They have to do it all at exactly
the same time or things are a bit fucked up. The sound of the bang is called
the mobakaka and it symbolizes the beginning of creation (see
http://www.iboga.org/us/einganga.htm for good info). If they hit it a bit
off there will be a lot of fear when you are called back to the bornless
state (this in the great ceremony where you are called into being not in the
initiation ritual though of course it’s also important there.)

Next time I do iboga, probably at Beltane in early May, I’ll have a
therapist friend of mine with me to try and guide me through this fear.
Maybe then I’ll be free of the effects of a discordant mobakaka and I can
hang out properly in dissumba a little.

Nick

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 4:39:17 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke, hate to say it but you either got bunk iboga or did something
wrong in all those preperations you listed. why not do a real dose of
HCL?

Peace out,
Curtis

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004 22:03:11 -0800 Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
wrote:
Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I

have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect
has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves
of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable

stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major

nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve

been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver

cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time

that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and

emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed

maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE
DOPE
FOR
BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of
that!
Callie

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 4:37:30 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Bro, I’m not sure if you count! You also have hppd ‘hallucinogen persisting
perceptual disorder’

Links from Erowid

http://www.stormloader.com/hppd/what.htm
http://www.stormloader.com/hppd/help.htm
http://www.stormloader.com/hppd/causes.htm

There are too many quotes from you, Mash, others, to list out but the
one of yours that I remember is ‘it’s been a lot of years since i’ve
seen a white wall or a dark room’. You followed up ibogaine by eating
a sheet of lsd in thailand. Doing 10MG of LSD has to be one of the highest
doses anyone has ever done. That is 100 times a regular dose. If you
ever were, you don’t exactly count as being a normal human being anymore

I’m on ibo 3 HCL, highest so far is 16mg. kg. I’m still tripping too.
Know a few people in the bay area who are well past ibo number 10 and
nobody has said they’ve stopped having visuals though I think everyone
has had one of the ibogaine dark trips where they don’t see anything
at all but everyone who has done it again after that once or twice has
gone back to tripping.

Would be interesting to know what causes the no visuals and then makes
them come back in the same person 🙂

Peace out,
Curtis

On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:44:38 -0800 “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:

This is gonna be one of the shortest messages I’ve ever written;
gotta
bounce, but just wanted to set this down prior to having procmail
automagically disappear this thread into my ibogaine list mailbox,
and
then  spacing it.

I’ve done “therapeutic” doses of ibogaine 8 times in the last 4.5
years
(i.e., I’m not countin’ bioassays and eXperiments with dose ranges
below
the 10mg/kg threshold).  Last 6 times were not for drug dependence.
Still
gettin’ visuals.  Richer than before if anything.  <Shrug>  6 tr1pS
on
HCl, 2 on Carl’s extract — the “Indra” materials — highest I’ve
gone so
far is 22mg/kg of HCl.

Patrick

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 3:44:38 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Sun, Mar 28, 2004 at 05:53:25AM -0000], [D H] wrote:

| >Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.  What
| >caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS “INCREDIBLY
| >VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
| >effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of suggests
| >that all repressed truma or emotion has been removed at this stage by the
| >ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.
| >
| >   This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was wondering
| >if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how had
| >that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
| >background would gain more from the experience due to being less blocked by
| >drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.
| >
| >Luke

This is gonna be one of the shortest messages I’ve ever written; gotta
bounce, but just wanted to set this down prior to having procmail
automagically disappear this thread into my ibogaine list mailbox, and
then  spacing it.

I’ve done “therapeutic” doses of ibogaine 8 times in the last 4.5 years
(i.e., I’m not countin’ bioassays and eXperiments with dose ranges below
the 10mg/kg threshold).  Last 6 times were not for drug dependence.  Still
gettin’ visuals.  Richer than before if anything.  <Shrug>  6 tr1pS on
HCl, 2 on Carl’s extract — the “Indra” materials — highest I’ve gone so
far is 22mg/kg of HCl.

Patrick

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 4:04:26 AM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Brooke, man, you’ve been sold duff gear. With good quality rootbark you get
around 4% ibogaine base + the other iboga alkaloids. You can get buzzing in
the ears with a dose as low as 3g. To get nothing at 30g, well the stuff
just has to be crap, possibly very old iboga root not rootbark. I’d be
disappointed as hell.

About natural immunity, I haven’t heard of that before. An old friend of
mine, “Undertaker” Chris, took 600mg of tested ibogaine HCl once and said he
experienced nothing. He was a state registered narcoleptic who basically
lived in a dreamstate, so I figured this ruled him out as a normal subject.
About the Bwiti, they’re here to help. If you knock on the door, they’ll
answer.

No, you’ve been sold stuff that doesn’t work, assuming the extraction went
ok. Who did you get it from?

Commiserations

Nick

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 12:43:01 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey Brooke,

Sorry to hear that… it happened to me too and consequently to friends of
mine as well..

I would however rule out possibilities 2 and 3, since everything you did,
your investment,
should have payed off big-time, not the other way round. And there aren’t
really any accounts
of people taking verified doses and being left on the tarmac, so to speak.
Some may bitch and
and ask for their money back, but I always got the impression that there
were other issues at hand
with such cases….

This attempt wasn’t meant to be, alas, please just accept it and the fact
that iboga is ‘love’ applied,
and yes, tough love for most of us, but love and healing nonetheless and it
didn’t, nor ever will, reject
you or any one of us.

By the way, not sure this is a great idea but one thing that can indicate
whether this was iboga at all,
ie, low in alkaloids but the real thing, is smoking a fattie…. I found
that even when I didn’t feel anything
when taking the dud-batch,  smoking a joint 2 days later brought about a
whole range of iboga-related
sensations… and although I probably only tuned-in because of past
encounters, there is a definite and
very positive ‘grounding’ as opposed to the uncomfortableness/weirdness that
you were mentioning…

peace,
Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 10:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 1:41:17 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/28/04 6:03:55 AM, brooke@blue.netnation.com writes:

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now
I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support
Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Brooke,

It sound like you are dealing with less than 1% ibogaine content that would
yield 300mg.  Two percent that is quite normal would yield 600 mg total dose.
You are looking at an effective dose of no less than 12mg/kg and a preferred
dose of at least 15mg/kg.  There is also the possibility you received
adulterated material or another botanical product rather than t. iboga.   Too bad.  Try
extract or HCl from a reputable supplier next time.

Keep us informed.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 1:30:57 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/28/04 6:20:27 AM, dave@phantom.com writes:

Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.
What
caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS “INCREDIBLY
VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of suggests
that all repressed truma or emotion has been removed at this stage by
the
ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.

This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was wondering
if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how
had
that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
background would gain more from the experience due to being less blocked
by
drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.

Luke

I know of someone who has taken ibogaine in various forms 14-15 times,
and from their report, the visuals did not diminish. It is worth noting
that the individual did not take it for addiction, but in a therapuetic
shaman guided setting for spiritual growth over a period of 8 years or
so. Also worth noting is the iboga[ine] was often administered in
combination with other psychoactive substances, such as lsd, yage,
mushrooms and mescaline. Of these combos, The supplemental substances
paled in comparison to the iboga “full tilt boogie” potency and
duration. To my knowledge, these experiences have not been written
about, but i’d have loved to be a fly on the cerebral vortex walls of
Those trips.

The data is mixed and not well organized.  Some individuals appear to cease
visualizing after 4 or 5 ibogaine administrations and if we can believe
reports, others do not.  What is needed is an organized study of no less than one
hundred patients to be dosed seven
times at full therapeutic doses and to have their pharmacokinetic levels
tracked and reports on visualization monitored.  If running the hundred individu
als is not conclusive we may have to run 500 subjects.  Possibly, 500 opioid
dependent subjects and 500 non-dependent controls.

Howard

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From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 28, 2004 at 12:53:25 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.  What
caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS “INCREDIBLY
VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of suggests
that all repressed truma or emotion has been removed at this stage by the
ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.

This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was wondering
if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how had
that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
background would gain more from the experience due to being less blocked by
drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.

Luke

I know of someone who has taken ibogaine in various forms 14-15 times,
and from their report, the visuals did not diminish. It is worth noting
that the individual did not take it for addiction, but in a therapuetic
shaman guided setting for spiritual growth over a period of 8 years or
so. Also worth noting is the iboga[ine] was often administered in
combination with other psychoactive substances, such as lsd, yage,
mushrooms and mescaline. Of these combos, The supplemental substances
paled in comparison to the iboga “full tilt boogie” potency and
duration. To my knowledge, these experiences have not been written
about, but i’d have loved to be a fly on the cerebral vortex walls of
Those trips.

-dh

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]First Timer
Date: March 28, 2004 at 1:03:11 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Actually Callie, I’m taking iboga for psychic/spiritual reasons (I
have addictions, but they’re of an emotional nature)…

Sadly, even with careful preparation, ritual centering, liver
cleansing, and a dose in excess of 30g of rootbark…the effect has
been minimal  🙁

I ingested the mixture approx 6 hours ago, and have had small waves of
emotional sensation and flashes of memory…along with a noticeable
stiffening of my extremeties.  But I have yet to experience the major
nausea, ear buzzing, or deep internal ‘searching’.

My watcher has kindly suggested 3 possibilities to dampen my
frustrations:

1)  The batch I received was weak…therefore not my fault.
2)  I’m have a natural immunity to this type of poison, since I’ve
been taking good care of myself the last few months (and the liver
cleanse maximized my detoxing capability)
3)  The Bwiti felt that I wasn’t in need of ‘judgment’ at this time –
that I’m ‘where I need to be’ right now

I really don’t want to think of this undertaking as a ‘wasted’
experience…I was so hoping to have some serious revelations and
emotional breakthroughs…I’m trying my best not to be disappointed –
maybe someone out there can tell me a similar story of iboga
frustration???

Much love to all, and thanks for the support

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE
FOR
BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
Callie

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] my son and his fish!
Date: March 27, 2004 at 11:59:46 PM EST
To: vox@mindvox.com, ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

My son and his bass!
http://www.ratemyfish.com/?action=ssp&pid=1237
both are good looking, huh? give him a good rating!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: March 27, 2004 at 9:52:18 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Guess Brooke is getting his massage about now!
I am hoping him all the best. I find it very exciting! NO MORE DOPE FOR BROOKE! only another junkie can understand the significance of that!
Callie

From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Costs of ibogaine vs. cost of treatment
Date: March 27, 2004 at 5:46:45 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Marc! Welcome back from jail! Are you ok?

Love

Carla B

— Marc Scott Emery <marc@cannabisculture.com> wrote:
The cost of ibogaine per patient is about $300 CN,
but the 4 full time
staff and facility and food and utilities makes the
cost per patient
over 5 days about $2,500 – $3,000, so ibogaine is
only 10 – 15% of the
total cost of our treatment here at
ibogatherapyhouse.org

Marc Emery

—–Original Message—–
From: Marko [mailto:marko@mindvox.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:42 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of
Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

Sorry, I can’t talk about others, it’s their
business what they do and
how they do it.

Here is an interesting part of conversation between
me and Matt
(cryellow@cox.net); I received this on March 11:

////////////////////////////
Marko,

__________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Finance Tax Center – File online. File on time.
http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] ASUD, Fabrice
Date: March 27, 2004 at 5:39:19 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Howard:

This is great. I tried contacting these folk before our very small
ibogaine conference in Paris in December, 2002. I am gratified to see
it has finally come to their attention. Now perhaps there can be a
French conference on Iboga involving a more representative array or
French activists, doctors and researchers. The reason the 2002 event
didn’t jell is that there was not quite enough money, and the
organizing was not sufficiently exhaustive on the outreach.

Dana/cnw

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: [ibogaine] tryptophan
Date: March 27, 2004 at 5:01:04 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The bad batch from Japan did indeed give l-tryptophan a bad name.

“L-tryptophan was pulled from the market in 1990 after a contaminated
form of the product, made in Japan, was associated with nearly 1,500
cases of eosinophilia myalgia (EMS), a rare and occasionally deadly
blood disease. More than 30 deaths occurred. ”
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9808/31/tryptophan/

Here’s an FDA page on the subject (from google on tryptophan japan):

http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-tryp1.html

The liver-cleanse site says l-ornithine is good for sleep – I
certainly slept well on it when liver cleansing, haven’t tried
it otherwise.

Bill

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: March 27, 2004 at 1:03:39 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thank you, Steven…and to everyone else that has been so warm and
supportive.

I’m taking my test does in approx 8 hours.  Wish me luck…

Brooke

—– Original Message —–
From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!

Brooke,

May the Bwiti be with you. I’ll light a candle for you. Best…

From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 20:00:26 -0800

Thanks for sharing Callie!

I’m doing ibogaine (soaked rootbark version) tomorrow night…and I’m
fairly excited.  Right now, I’m cleaning my home extensively so I’ll have
something fresh to return to on Sun or Mon (body willing).  I’m also on
the
tail end of a liver cleanse, so my guts are in knots and energy level’s
pretty high.  My watcher had prepared my space for tomorrow, and a good
friend is coming over tonight to give me a massage and a guided
meditation.

I promise to share my results with everyone…here’s hoping that
positivity
prevails!

Brooke

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!

I am new here too and I am hoping to do Ibogaine in the next few
months.
I have officially started my methadone detox! lol! Only 2mg a week for
awhile. I really never thought I would start a detox but I am in control.
I
can stop and even go back up if I get too scared! lol! I am hoping to at
least get down to 50mg before doing the Ibogaine.
I live in Tennessee so I have to save some $$ to travel for Ibo
treatment.
Well, enough about me!
How about you? Please share about yourself! When did you do Ibo? Were
you successful?
Later, Callie

_________________________________________________________________
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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] french drug users groups reports on ibogaine
Date: March 27, 2004 at 4:28:34 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

As many of you may know my involvement with ibogaine is not exclusive and I
am involved with drug users rights and drug user organizations.  Recently I was
in contact with ASUD, a french drug users organization.  There web page now
has a brief article on iboga/ibogaine and the second page of the article a
great ibogaine graphic.

http://www.asud.org/pages/iboga.htm

http://www.asud.org/pages/temoignage_iboga.htm

The author of the article has in fact joined the mindvox ibogaine list so let
me say welcome.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 27, 2004 at 2:12:07 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/27/04 6:49:05 PM, nicks22@onetel.com writes:

What if I don’t come back? What if there’s only me?

What if you don’t come back and What if there’s only you?  As I am sure you
know these are very universal questions.

Regards,

Howard

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 27, 2004 at 1:46:23 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 7:56 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

What I also liked about ibogaine, as opposed to acid, is that there’s
usually a happy ending. If you get torture, hey, it’s feels great
afterwards! I mean, real elation. And then you know it, you know what it
looks like to go through that doorway. You get awareness. And awareness
always diminishes fear. Horror trips on ibo always pass and afterwards I
usually just feel my connection with everything and everybody.

Thanks very much Nick (and everyone else too) for relating your
experiences.

What you just said in that paragraph there makes me feel a lot better
about the idea of doing iboga.

While my experience ON acid was extremely horrific, it was really the
AFTEReffects that were so problematic. The panic attacks, the fear of
being insane, the fear that at any moment the world around me could
crumble into hell. These persisted for years after my bad trips.

I think I could deal with a grueling psychedelic experience if the fear
and and mental anguish doesn’t persist on and on after the trip. From what
you’ve said, it sounds like this isn’t likely to happen with iboga…

With fear I find personally that understanding can help a lot. When the mind
is overwhelmed you need to give it something. My experience with ibogaine is
that the drug is just a vast, cosmic reset button. It does this with
dependence traits, it does it with environmental and social conditioning,
and it does it with life itself. The drug always tries to drag me back to a
bornless state, pre physical existence. It’s a pool of bliss, or so I’m
told, I don’t get to experience it with iboga because before I hit that
space fully the fear comes in. To hit that pure primal space with iboga, my
feeling is that everything in the way needs to be got out of the way. So the
drug shows you what is in the way – in my case fear, the fear of letting go
totally without any need for identity, without knowing if I can come back. I
can go there now with under 5g of rootbark these days, on account of having
done such big doses in the past. About one hour in and my mind will just
take off into that space – God looking up at creation commencing, cracks of
light in the sky around my head, the realization that the word “I” is God,
then suddenly the fear, What if I don’t come back? What if there’s only me?

I’m developing a strategy to deal with it next time.

Nick

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 27, 2004 at 1:36:30 PM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks

Hi Nick,
I think I used the wrong words when I said I ‘let go of my
anger’.
I agree with you in that you have to feel your hatred towards your parents
or whoever to release it.  What I ment was that I worked through my anger.

The thing to remember about anger is that it is basically a GOOD THING.
The mind is socially conditioned into believing that it is a BAD THING, that
this God-given agent of healing is in some way a BAD THING – that it is
dangerous to experience anger and certainly not something to show to others.

You don’t have to “work through” your anger like it’s some kind of penance,
Luke man. Anger is fine. Sure, you can’t just go around the place screaming
and attacking people, you have to find the right kind of place and people
where you can get into it. But when you do, you can use these feelings to
expand yourself massively. A drug like ibogaine attempts to reintegrate you.
All the compression that takes places in one’s whole body-mind through the
suppression of feelings, ibogaine will attempt to undo. It’s good to know
this, that a lot of reintegration, at a BODILY level, may have to take place
after using ibogaine. When you know this it’s easier.

During that particular ibogaine session i was overcome with anger and rage
and as this happened I saw hundereds of scenes in which I fought with my
parents particularly my mother.  The moved so fast it’s hard to remember
how
many there were but after this session I felt much more easy going and for
some time I felt like I couldn’t even get angry if I tried and from time
to
time I still feel that way although I still feel that there is a deeper
anger that hasn’t been addressed yet.

I find your ideas about reiki very interesting.  I’m not that familiar
with it but a friend of mine was going out with a woman who was a reiki
master.  She was very tempremental.  He used to say how he felt effected
by
her engery while he was around her.

Yeah, it sounds like her mind is still stuck with a lot of judgements about
feelings and anger. It’s normal in the West. Feelings arise and the mind
says “Whoa, hold on a moment there, I don’t want to feel this. I need to
find something so I don’t have to feel this and certainly don’t have to show
it.” From this central mis-processing by the mind, all sorts of avoidance
strategies commence. There’s nothing wrong with Reiki, it’s great. But to
use it to try and avoid feelings, or to create vast mental systems involving
chakras, meridians, whatever, to avoid actually just feeling is just
pointless. The fundamental premise of the mind that the emotion being felt
is unacceptable is the problem, not the emotion itself. And, of course,
chances are that it will just keep on arising again and again until it is
felt and processed.

Nick

Luke

but
this is not true. That someone experiences anger shows that their body is
healthy and that it is trying to reintegrate after a period of having its
boundaries crossed.

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:23:55 -0000

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks

Hi Jon, Sandy,
I think i can relate to Sandys experiences in that
ibogaine
can ‘break’ open your head and leting out some very painfull feelings.
I
feel very ‘cracked’ open after several ibogaine sessions with alot of
physicall feelings. I was under the impression through my experiences
and
what I’ve read about the nature of repressed trauma is that this is
what
psychadelics do. They can open your minds defences and allow repressed
traumas or emotions to surface. I think this seems to cause a lot of
stress
and anxiety.
I think there’s a great difference between ibogaine
and
LSD
in that ibogaine tends to bring an understanding of issues that
arrise.
Though it can also leave you with unresolved feelings rising to
consiousness.  I still take anti-depressants every day to keep my
stress
levels down.  Perhaps that’s why they say that multiple sessions are
more
beneficial.  It’s hard to tell as  everyone is different.  I ended up
feeling much worse after my second ibogaine session  I came out of it
with
a
lot of anger from childhood being released and ended up falling out
with
my
girlfriend.  I was still drining heavily then and didn’t really have
enought
awareness of the fact that I was taking out my anger towards my
parents
on
other people.  I managed to let go of much of that anger in a
subsequent
session.   I think it’s would be very helpfull to have loving and
supportive
friends and your lifes cicumstances are important.

Hi Luke,

Yes, friends are what will get you through.

When I hear you say things like “letting go of anger,” warning
bells sounds. My experience, and that of many others, is that you usually
have to wrestle a little with the anger first. Before you can forgive
your
parents you have to really let yourself hate them first. Then the loving
comes naturally – “I forgive my parents for not being perfect.” It’s
easy.
But you have
to allow yourself to go into the hatred first.

Buddhists, Reiki and healing people, and affirmation or NLP fans will
tell
you you can let go of anger just through a few
little exercises or meditation. It’s bullshit. It’s sounds good. It
convinces the mind (especially when the fear of really feeling is high)
but
it’s bullshit. Over the last few years I’ve been in a hundred groups with
just about every Buddhist, Reiki artist and NLP practitioner you could
imagine. And every one I’ve seen reduced to chaos
rapidly through the fact that they are each, without exception in my
experience,
holding down enough anger to kill a bull elephant. Every single one, man.
They’re terrified of feeling it and they’ve allowed their mind to seduce
them away from feeling and expression what’s actually going on inside.

You can’t rationalize feelings away. It won’t work, they resurface and
will
drag your physical body down.

As for Reiki, hands-on healing and all this stuff – very little use
either
for anger. (useful for other things). All this stuff can do here is heal
on
a superficial level, like a sticking plaster. I live in a new age
centre in the UK and am surrounded by healers. I can see the energy
fields
around the bodies they’re working on and all the energy usually does is
close the throat chakra – blocking expression, blocking feeling. You feel
light, you feel spiritual, you think it’s great, but actually God has
just
shut
your circuits down for a while cause you were overloading, and in too
many
feelings to function.

Affirmations and NLP have their place in therapy but you can’t use them
for
anger properly. Anger management, yes. But not actually to give you what
anger will give you when you express it.

The body experiences anger when it’s been invaded. It’s natural and
healing.
When that anger couldn’t be expressed, because you were too young,
because
it wasn’t appropriate, or because you’d been conditioned out of allowing
it,
it goes inside the body and resurfaces when something triggers it. This
is
healthy. Alan Lowen, father of bioenergetics, calls anger the healing
emotion. It restores the body on a physical level after it’s been
invaded.
The feeling of anger is totally healthy, it shows that your body and your
emotions are working properly. If you just try to meditate it away,
rationalize it, chant it out, affirm it away, then you miss. You miss the
reintegration of the body that has to follow invasion. The anger comes up
again and you forgive people left, right and centre, and you miss again.
So
on and so forth until finally the body becomes host to illness because it
has never actually been allowed to heal the way it’s designed to.

So, my advice to you is, find yourself a safe, supportive environment and
SCREAM your guts out. THEN you can forgive people, affirm away, or repeat
endlessly “I am not angry” and it will work.

Nick

The thing is is that the painfull/traumatizing/anxiety
feelings are always going to be there unless they’re resolved. That’s
why
we
use alcohol/pain-killers/meds to reduce these feelings.  Whether
ibogaine
can relsove all that is another story but it will bring these thingss
to
consiousness. Personnaly I found it very rewarding but it has been a
very
difficult time emotionally
Luke

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Costs of ibogaine vs. cost of treatment
Date: March 27, 2004 at 12:44:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Marc,
What  kind of bird don’t fly?  ;>)
Callie

glad you’re home!

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: March 27, 2004 at 11:47:52 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Damn! That is so great! A year clean?! Blows me away! And you were on Methadone two times as long as me!
I am truly inspired. I was convinced before but I LOVE hearing more success.
The USA needs to wise up and seriously look into Ibogaine! It might just change the lives of our addicted citizens!
I know I am not waiting for the FDA. I want this fucking gorilla off my back!
Callie

From: “Greg Douglass” <gregdouglass@covad.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: March 27, 2004 at 11:24:03 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for the note, Callie, and I hope your detox goes well. I got down to 24 mg. before going in for the treatment. I had been on methadone for close to 15 years prior to my ibogaine treatment, and frankly didn’t feel all that great for about a month (mostly due to the lack of sleep), but I was still well enough to travel to San Francisco for 4 days of intense all-day rehearsal immediately following my 5-day stay at the facility in Mexico. I was snorkeling in Hawaii a month later, and there’s no way I would have been doing that I had quit cold turkey.
I took ibogaine on March 2, 2003, at the Ibogaine Therapy clinic in Rosarito Beach, Baja CA Mexico. I have stayed clean for over a year now…for the first time in 3 decades!…and I have the joyous belief that the changes in me are permanent. While I felt very tired after treatment and experienced some minor withdrawal symptoms, the main change was in my thinking about dope; it just didn’t seem like a very good idea anymore, no matter how crappy I felt. Ibogaine took me beyond the immediate “need” that all junkies cave in to time and time again and made me see the big picture, where the repetitive taking of drugs was just plain insane. It was a profoundly revelatory experience for my old junkie ass, and I’m generally not the kind of guy to use “relevatory” in a sentence! You, or anyone else who’s interested, can read my story at  http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/testimonials.html . Scroll down to “Greg’s Story”.
Props up to my homeboys Steve and Marcus Malone! I did indeed co-write the Steve Miller hit “Jungle Love”, but, honest, it wasn’t me who put those stupid whistles at the beginning and end.
It has been an amazing year. I’ll write more later.
Looking forward to hearing about Brooke’s stroll with Iboga. This is a great group; thanks for the turn-on, Mr. Anker!
Greg in San Diego
—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!

I am new here too and I am hoping to do Ibogaine in the next few months.
I have officially started my methadone detox! lol! Only 2mg a week for awhile. I really never thought I would start a detox but I am in control. I can stop and even go back up if I get too scared! lol! I am hoping to at least get down to 50mg before doing the Ibogaine.
I live in Tennessee so I have to save some $$ to travel for Ibo treatment.
Well, enough about me!
How about you? Please share about yourself! When did you do Ibo? Were you successful?
Later, Callie

From: “ann b mullikin” <think@francomm.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Costs of ibogaine vs. cost of treatment
Date: March 27, 2004 at 10:06:47 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

You’re free!!  Hooray!

ann
think@francomm.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Marc Scott Emery” <marc@cannabisculture.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 6:50 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Costs of ibogaine vs. cost of treatment

The cost of ibogaine per patient is about $300 CN, but the 4 full time
staff and facility and food and utilities makes the cost per patient
over 5 days about $2,500 – $3,000, so ibogaine is only 10 – 15% of the
total cost of our treatment here at ibogatherapyhouse.org

Marc Emery

—–Original Message—–
From: Marko [mailto:marko@mindvox.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:42 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

Sorry, I can’t talk about others, it’s their business what they do and
how they do it.

Here is an interesting part of conversation between me and Matt
(cryellow@cox.net); I received this on March 11:

////////////////////////////
Marko,

Without getting into details, someone else who has this exact same
Ibogaine
has offered it for far, far less.  This person knows you and speaks very
highly of you, but states that the Ibogaine you suppy and that person
supplies are the same.  We confirmed this because that person supplies a
major clinic (this has been confirmed).

I just wanted to give you a chance to match this deal.  No offense, but
I
now know how much you are marking this up.  Great for you, but if you
can
see your way clear to marking it up a lot less (for everyone), I bet you
would make more money in volume in the long run.  We are told you are
marking this up something like ninefold (buying for about one hundred
U.S.
selling for about nine hundred U.S.).

You are a businessperson and entitled to mark up whatever you like, but,
again, maybe you would make more money through increased volume if you
marked up 50% or even 100% instead of 800%.  If we are mistaken as to
your
markup, then we have been misled and I apologize.

Cheers,
Matt
///////////////////////////////////

As you can see, I’m a businessperson; not only that, I’m one of the
worst
capitalists, marking up 800% (whooops, I mean something like ninefold!).

That’s highly cool!!

Now you can understand how am I able to give HCl away for free – but
(unfortunately) only to local people.

This will change when The Temple will be on-line (as I already said);
we’ll have sort of contest and a reasonable amount of HCl will be sent
to
the winner (not to countries where it’s not legal, of course!)

In the meantime, I suggest that you (and everyone else who wants IBO)
ask
Matt where you can get decent price; I’m sure he’ll be more than
helpful,
and his “person” will be delighted to broaden the business…

<laughing>

Marko

(BTW, I accepted Matt’s apologise; but in next E-mail he said: “So, how
about it, are you willing to make less than 800% profit?  :-)”

laughing again>

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

Thank you for correcting me on that and thank you for your efforts.  I
didn’t send that e-mail again, I think it’s like the 2nd or 3rd one that
has been re-sent a few days after…strange.

I was, of course, in this below e-mail, speaking from my own,
admittedly limited, experience.  For the help of those seeking treatment
on the list…who are the other 3?  How would people qualify?, I looked
allot but apparently not enough, so if you know, it’s would seem better
to keep info like that outside of your back pocket, if you know.
-Jason Bursey
—–Original Message—–
From: Marko [mailto:marko@mindvox.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004, 6:00 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

Marc gave you a free treatment

but I know of at least 3 other IBO providers who give free
treatments; not
to you, obviously, but to others.

And when our Temple will be online, we’ll offer free IBO, too. Not
to
anyone, of course.

Marko

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

What I do know is nobody on this list was willing to do ANYTHING
for me
before I met Marc and he did treated me FOR FREE (paging Dr. Mash)
which
nobody on this list would have nor will they do.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Costs of ibogaine vs. cost of treatment
Date: March 27, 2004 at 5:39:18 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/27/04 9:02:43 AM, marc@cannabisculture.com writes:

The cost of ibogaine per patient is about $300 CN, but the 4 full time
staff and facility and food and utilities makes the cost per patient
over 5 days about $2,500 – $3,000, so ibogaine is only 10 – 15% of the
total cost of our treatment here at ibogatherapyhouse.org

Hi Marc,

Welcome home/out.

Howard

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: March 27, 2004 at 4:22:00 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke,

May the Bwiti be with you. I’ll light a candle for you. Best…

From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 20:00:26 -0800

Thanks for sharing Callie!

I’m doing ibogaine (soaked rootbark version) tomorrow night…and I’m fairly excited.  Right now, I’m cleaning my home extensively so I’ll have something fresh to return to on Sun or Mon (body willing).  I’m also on the tail end of a liver cleanse, so my guts are in knots and energy level’s pretty high.  My watcher had prepared my space for tomorrow, and a good friend is coming over tonight to give me a massage and a guided meditation.

I promise to share my results with everyone…here’s hoping that positivity prevails!

Brooke

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!

I am new here too and I am hoping to do Ibogaine in the next few months.
I have officially started my methadone detox! lol! Only 2mg a week for awhile. I really never thought I would start a detox but I am in control. I can stop and even go back up if I get too scared! lol! I am hoping to at least get down to 50mg before doing the Ibogaine.
I live in Tennessee so I have to save some $$ to travel for Ibo treatment.
Well, enough about me!
How about you? Please share about yourself! When did you do Ibo? Were you successful?
Later, Callie

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 27, 2004 at 4:11:12 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Tryptophan is the “active” ingredient in milk and turkey that makes one
sleepy, it is also the precoursor of serotonin (l-tryptophan, not turkey).<

That’s where I’ve heard this before. Thanks Brett, much obliged. And thanks
Ann too.

Peace,
Preston
—– Original Message —–
From: ann b mullikin
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

The story I heard was all this happened about the same time the SSRI’s were
offered
to the public by the pharmaceutical companies.  Tryptophan was a substance
which competes with the anti-depressants in that both affect the amount of
serotonin
found at the synapses in the CNS.  The pharmaceutical companies have a lot
of clout!!
It is in their best interest that Tryptophan be banished from the market
place.  Never
mind that Tryptophan is one of the natural amino acids found in the body.

ann
think@francomm.com

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Preston,

l-tryptophan isn’t dangerous. We got a bad batch from Japan a while back and
they outlawed it in the USA, cept it is OK in baby food – to help babies be
quiet (the babyfood lobby cries awfully loudly) . Tryptophan is the “active”
ingredient in milk and turkey that makes one sleepy, it is also the
precoursor of serotonin (l-tryptophan, not turkey).

Brett.

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.<

How so, “dangerous” Brett? What does it do? What would be the purpose of
taking it in the first place, despite this possibly being a slightly
dumb-like question?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.. qhi.co.uk sells
real l-tryptophan, it is legal to import for personal use.

“but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.”

I don’t notice any difference one way or the other, before, during or after
using l-tryptophan. dl-phenylalanine seems to speed recovery, so does
chicken soup…

Brett

Jon Ludlam wrote:
Message text written by INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com
I just bought some tryptophan to help me get some soothing rest the
following week – I read this was helpful, but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.

Any word?

b<

Where can you find tryptophan??

Jon Ludlam

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From: Marc Scott Emery <marc@cannabisculture.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Costs of ibogaine vs. cost of treatment
Date: March 26, 2004 at 6:50:58 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The cost of ibogaine per patient is about $300 CN, but the 4 full time
staff and facility and food and utilities makes the cost per patient
over 5 days about $2,500 – $3,000, so ibogaine is only 10 – 15% of the
total cost of our treatment here at ibogatherapyhouse.org

Marc Emery

—–Original Message—–
From: Marko [mailto:marko@mindvox.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:42 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

Sorry, I can’t talk about others, it’s their business what they do and
how they do it.

Here is an interesting part of conversation between me and Matt
(cryellow@cox.net); I received this on March 11:

////////////////////////////
Marko,

Without getting into details, someone else who has this exact same
Ibogaine
has offered it for far, far less.  This person knows you and speaks very
highly of you, but states that the Ibogaine you suppy and that person
supplies are the same.  We confirmed this because that person supplies a
major clinic (this has been confirmed).

I just wanted to give you a chance to match this deal.  No offense, but
I
now know how much you are marking this up.  Great for you, but if you
can
see your way clear to marking it up a lot less (for everyone), I bet you
would make more money in volume in the long run.  We are told you are
marking this up something like ninefold (buying for about one hundred
U.S.
selling for about nine hundred U.S.).

You are a businessperson and entitled to mark up whatever you like, but,
again, maybe you would make more money through increased volume if you
marked up 50% or even 100% instead of 800%.  If we are mistaken as to
your
markup, then we have been misled and I apologize.

Cheers,
Matt
///////////////////////////////////

As you can see, I’m a businessperson; not only that, I’m one of the
worst
capitalists, marking up 800% (whooops, I mean something like ninefold!).

That’s highly cool!!

Now you can understand how am I able to give HCl away for free – but
(unfortunately) only to local people.

This will change when The Temple will be on-line (as I already said);
we’ll have sort of contest and a reasonable amount of HCl will be sent
to
the winner (not to countries where it’s not legal, of course!)

In the meantime, I suggest that you (and everyone else who wants IBO)
ask
Matt where you can get decent price; I’m sure he’ll be more than
helpful,
and his “person” will be delighted to broaden the business…

<laughing>

Marko

(BTW, I accepted Matt’s apologise; but in next E-mail he said: “So, how
about it, are you willing to make less than 800% profit?  :-)”

laughing again>

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

Thank you for correcting me on that and thank you for your efforts.  I
didn’t send that e-mail again, I think it’s like the 2nd or 3rd one that
has been re-sent a few days after…strange.

I was, of course, in this below e-mail, speaking from my own,
admittedly limited, experience.  For the help of those seeking treatment
on the list…who are the other 3?  How would people qualify?, I looked
allot but apparently not enough, so if you know, it’s would seem better
to keep info like that outside of your back pocket, if you know.
-Jason Bursey
—–Original Message—–
From: Marko [mailto:marko@mindvox.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004, 6:00 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

Marc gave you a free treatment

but I know of at least 3 other IBO providers who give free
treatments; not
to you, obviously, but to others.

And when our Temple will be online, we’ll offer free IBO, too. Not
to
anyone, of course.

Marko

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

What I do know is nobody on this list was willing to do ANYTHING
for me
before I met Marc and he did treated me FOR FREE (paging Dr. Mash)
which
nobody on this list would have nor will they do.

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: March 26, 2004 at 11:00:26 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for sharing Callie!

I’m doing ibogaine (soaked rootbark version) tomorrow night…and I’m fairly excited.  Right now, I’m cleaning my home extensively so I’ll have something fresh to return to on Sun or Mon (body willing).  I’m also on the tail end of a liver cleanse, so my guts are in knots and energy level’s pretty high.  My watcher had prepared my space for tomorrow, and a good friend is coming over tonight to give me a massage and a guided meditation.

I promise to share my results with everyone…here’s hoping that positivity prevails!

Brooke

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!

I am new here too and I am hoping to do Ibogaine in the next few months.
I have officially started my methadone detox! lol! Only 2mg a week for awhile. I really never thought I would start a detox but I am in control. I can stop and even go back up if I get too scared! lol! I am hoping to at least get down to 50mg before doing the Ibogaine.
I live in Tennessee so I have to save some $$ to travel for Ibo treatment.
Well, enough about me!
How about you? Please share about yourself! When did you do Ibo? Were you successful?
Later, Callie

From: “sandra .” <windforme@graffiti.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo
Date: March 26, 2004 at 11:36:37 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

At ITH we have found that 100mgs of 5htp taken 1 hour befroe bedtime can sometimes be helpful, but as everyone is different it does not work for everyone. We have also tried Valerian root and Melatonin but have not tried any of these in conjunction. Has anyone else tried 5htp and Melatonin in conjunction to work effectively?

—– Original Message —–
From: “Greg Douglass”
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:58:40 -0800
To:
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo

When I went through the ibogaine detox last year (coming off of several years of methadone & opiate use), a cocktail of l-tryptophan and melatonin about 30 minutes before bed really helped me to go to sleep and get those first few precious hours of blissful shut-eye before inevitably waking up about 3-4 hours later (at least for the first month). I would sometimes take more after waking up to go back to sleep, with varying results. But it really helped for those first crucial hours of restorative REM sleep.
The bad batch from Japan did indeed give l-tryptophan a bad name. It, and melatonin, are both naturally occurring substances in the human body, and are quite safe.
By the way, new member here. I was turned on to this list by a fellow Bwiti. Interesting idea!
Greg
—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo

Anyone have any say about Melatonin? A couple of tablets (3mg) sure will help me fall off to sleep when I am keyed up.
Back in the early 80’s when I worked alcohol detox, we handed out 1000 mg of L-tryptophan nightly to patients for rest.
I did not know it was now considered unsafe.
Callie
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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo
Date: March 26, 2004 at 11:08:16 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey everyone,

Welcome Greg! Greg is the shit, very cool people.

Greg, sorry but I just have to tell everyone: Greg wrote the song “Jungle Love” and, like, he’s really found it now after all those years. Get it? Jungle Love…

Steve.

From: “Greg Douglass” <gregdouglass@covad.net>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 18:58:40 -0800

When I went through the ibogaine detox last year (coming off of several years of methadone & opiate use), a cocktail of l-tryptophan and melatonin about 30 minutes before bed really helped me to go to sleep and get those first few precious hours of blissful shut-eye before inevitably waking up about 3-4 hours later (at least for the first month). I would sometimes take more after waking up to go back to sleep, with varying results. But it really helped for those first crucial hours of restorative REM sleep.
The bad batch from Japan did indeed give l-tryptophan a bad name. It, and melatonin, are both naturally occurring substances in the human body, and are quite safe.
By the way, new member here. I was turned on to this list by a fellow Bwiti. Interesting idea!
Greg
—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo

Anyone have any say about Melatonin? A couple of tablets (3mg) sure will help me fall off to sleep when I am keyed up.
Back in the early 80’s when I worked alcohol detox, we handed out 1000 mg of L-tryptophan nightly to patients for rest.
I did not know it was now considered unsafe.
Callie

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]Welcome Greg!
Date: March 26, 2004 at 10:52:46 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I am new here too and I am hoping to do Ibogaine in the next few months.
I have officially started my methadone detox! lol! Only 2mg a week for awhile. I really never thought I would start a detox but I am in control. I can stop and even go back up if I get too scared! lol! I am hoping to at least get down to 50mg before doing the Ibogaine.
I live in Tennessee so I have to save some $$ to travel for Ibo treatment.
Well, enough about me!
How about you? Please share about yourself! When did you do Ibo? Were you successful?
Later, Callie

From: “Greg Douglass” <gregdouglass@covad.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo
Date: March 26, 2004 at 9:58:40 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

When I went through the ibogaine detox last year (coming off of several years of methadone & opiate use), a cocktail of l-tryptophan and melatonin about 30 minutes before bed really helped me to go to sleep and get those first few precious hours of blissful shut-eye before inevitably waking up about 3-4 hours later (at least for the first month). I would sometimes take more after waking up to go back to sleep, with varying results. But it really helped for those first crucial hours of restorative REM sleep.
The bad batch from Japan did indeed give l-tryptophan a bad name. It, and melatonin, are both naturally occurring substances in the human body, and are quite safe.
By the way, new member here. I was turned on to this list by a fellow Bwiti. Interesting idea!
Greg
—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo

Anyone have any say about Melatonin? A couple of tablets (3mg) sure will help me fall off to sleep when I am keyed up.
Back in the early 80’s when I worked alcohol detox, we handed out 1000 mg of L-tryptophan nightly to patients for rest.
I did not know it was now considered unsafe.
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what about Melatonin? post Ibo
Date: March 26, 2004 at 9:12:56 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Anyone have any say about Melatonin? A couple of tablets (3mg) sure will help me fall off to sleep when I am keyed up.
Back in the early 80’s when I worked alcohol detox, we handed out 1000 mg of L-tryptophan nightly to patients for rest.
I did not know it was now considered unsafe.
Callie

From: “ann b mullikin” <think@francomm.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 26, 2004 at 8:23:17 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The story I heard was all this happened about the same time the SSRI’s were offered
to the public by the pharmaceutical companies.  Tryptophan was a substance
which competes with the anti-depressants in that both affect the amount of serotonin
found at the synapses in the CNS.  The pharmaceutical companies have a lot of clout!!
It is in their best interest that Tryptophan be banished from the market place.  Never
mind that Tryptophan is one of the natural amino acids found in the body.

ann
think@francomm.com

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Preston,

l-tryptophan isn’t dangerous. We got a bad batch from Japan a while back and they outlawed it in the USA, cept it is OK in baby food – to help babies be quiet (the babyfood lobby cries awfully loudly) . Tryptophan is the “active” ingredient in milk and turkey that makes one sleepy, it is also the precoursor of serotonin (l-tryptophan, not turkey).

Brett.

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.<

How so, “dangerous” Brett? What does it do? What would be the purpose of
taking it in the first place, despite this possibly being a slightly
dumb-like question?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.. qhi.co.uk sells
real l-tryptophan, it is legal to import for personal use.

“but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.”

I don’t notice any difference one way or the other, before, during or after
using l-tryptophan. dl-phenylalanine seems to speed recovery, so does
chicken soup…

Brett

Jon Ludlam wrote:
Message text written by INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com
>I just bought some tryptophan to help me get some soothing rest the
following week – I read this was helpful, but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.

Any word?

b<

Where can you find tryptophan??

Jon Ludlam

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 26, 2004 at 8:09:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Preston,

l-tryptophan isn’t dangerous. We got a bad batch from Japan a while back and they outlawed it in the USA, cept it is OK in baby food – to help babies be quiet (the babyfood lobby cries awfully loudly) . Tryptophan is the “active” ingredient in milk and turkey that makes one sleepy, it is also the precoursor of serotonin (l-tryptophan, not turkey).

Brett.

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.<

How so, “dangerous” Brett? What does it do? What would be the purpose of
taking it in the first place, despite this possibly being a slightly
dumb-like question?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.. qhi.co.uk sells
real l-tryptophan, it is legal to import for personal use.

“but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.”

I don’t notice any difference one way or the other, before, during or after
using l-tryptophan. dl-phenylalanine seems to speed recovery, so does
chicken soup…

Brett

Jon Ludlam wrote:
Message text written by INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com
>I just bought some tryptophan to help me get some soothing rest the
following week – I read this was helpful, but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.

Any word?

b<

Where can you find tryptophan??

Jon Ludlam

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 26, 2004 at 6:44:30 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.<

How so, “dangerous” Brett? What does it do? What would be the purpose of
taking it in the first place, despite this possibly being a slightly
dumb-like question?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store,
pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in
anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.. qhi.co.uk sells
real l-tryptophan, it is legal to import for personal use.

“but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.”

I don’t notice any difference one way or the other, before, during or after
using l-tryptophan. dl-phenylalanine seems to speed recovery, so does
chicken soup…

Brett

Jon Ludlam <seraphina@compuserve.com> wrote:
Message text written by INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com
I just bought some tryptophan to help me get some soothing rest the
following week – I read this was helpful, but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.

Any word?

b<

Where can you find tryptophan??

Jon Ludlam

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Weah, hello! 🙂 = Virus “W32.Beagle@mm!zip” found
Date: March 26, 2004 at 4:02:16 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Virus “W32.Beagle@mm!zip” found
Not a good idea to download.
Brett

jfreed1@umbc.edu wrote:
Argh, i don’t like the plaintext 🙂

password for archive: 71888

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From: jfreed1@umbc.edu
Subject: [ibogaine] Weah, hello! 🙂
Date: March 26, 2004 at 3:33:15 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Argh, i  don’t  like the plaintext 🙂

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 26, 2004 at 12:33:24 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

You can get 5htp (5 Hydroxytryptophan) in a healthfood store, drug store, pharmacy or grocery. Real l-tryptophan is much too dangerous to put in anything but baby food (in the USA) or by prescription.. qhi.co.uk sells real l-tryptophan, it is legal to import for personal use.

“but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.”

I don’t notice any difference one way or the other, before, during or after using l-tryptophan. dl-phenylalanine seems to speed recovery, so does chicken soup…

Brett

Jon Ludlam <seraphina@compuserve.com> wrote:
Message text written by INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com
>I just bought some tryptophan to help me get some soothing rest the
following week – I read this was helpful, but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.

Any word?

b<

Where can you find tryptophan??

Jon Ludlam

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From: Marko <marko@mindvox.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 26, 2004 at 11:41:49 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sorry, I can’t talk about others, it’s their business what they do and
how they do it.

Here is an interesting part of conversation between me and Matt
(cryellow@cox.net); I received this on March 11:

////////////////////////////
Marko,

Without getting into details, someone else who has this exact same
Ibogaine
has offered it for far, far less.  This person knows you and speaks very
highly of you, but states that the Ibogaine you suppy and that person
supplies are the same.  We confirmed this because that person supplies a
major clinic (this has been confirmed).

I just wanted to give you a chance to match this deal.  No offense, but I
now know how much you are marking this up.  Great for you, but if you can
see your way clear to marking it up a lot less (for everyone), I bet you
would make more money in volume in the long run.  We are told you are
marking this up something like ninefold (buying for about one hundred U.S.
selling for about nine hundred U.S.).

You are a businessperson and entitled to mark up whatever you like, but,
again, maybe you would make more money through increased volume if you
marked up 50% or even 100% instead of 800%.  If we are mistaken as to your
markup, then we have been misled and I apologize.

Cheers,
Matt
///////////////////////////////////

As you can see, I’m a businessperson; not only that, I’m one of the worst
capitalists, marking up 800% (whooops, I mean something like ninefold!).

That’s highly cool!!

Now you can understand how am I able to give HCl away for free – but
(unfortunately) only to local people.

This will change when The Temple will be on-line (as I already said);
we’ll have sort of contest and a reasonable amount of HCl will be sent to
the winner (not to countries where it’s not legal, of course!)

In the meantime, I suggest that you (and everyone else who wants IBO) ask
Matt where you can get decent price; I’m sure he’ll be more than helpful,
and his “person” will be delighted to broaden the business…

<laughing>

Marko

(BTW, I accepted Matt’s apologise; but in next E-mail he said: “So, how
about it, are you willing to make less than 800% profit?  :-)”

laughing again>

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

Thank you for correcting me on that and thank you for your efforts.  I didn’t send that e-mail again, I think it’s like the 2nd or 3rd one that has been re-sent a few days after…strange.

I was, of course, in this below e-mail, speaking from my own, admittedly limited, experience.  For the help of those seeking treatment on the list…who are the other 3?  How would people qualify?, I looked allot but apparently not enough, so if you know, it’s would seem better to keep info like that outside of your back pocket, if you know.
-Jason Bursey
—–Original Message—–
From: Marko [mailto:marko@mindvox.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004, 6:00 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

Marc gave you a free treatment

but I know of at least 3 other IBO providers who give free treatments; not
to you, obviously, but to others.

And when our Temple will be online, we’ll offer free IBO, too. Not to
anyone, of course.

Marko

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

What I do know is nobody on this list was willing to do ANYTHING for me
before I met Marc and he did treated me FOR FREE (paging Dr. Mash) which
nobody on this list would have nor will they do.

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From: Jon Ludlam <seraphina@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 26, 2004 at 10:58:12 AM EST
To: “INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Message text written by INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com
I just bought some tryptophan to help me get some soothing rest the
following week – I read this was helpful, but want to double check that
this
is a good post-ibo idea.

Any word?

b<

Where can you find tryptophan??

Jon Ludlam

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 26, 2004 at 10:11:03 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thank you for correcting me on that and thank you for your efforts.  I didn’t send that e-mail again, I think it’s like the 2nd or 3rd one that has been re-sent a few days after…strange.

I was, of course, in this below e-mail, speaking from my own, admittedly limited, experience.  For the help of those seeking treatment on the list…who are the other 3?  How would people qualify?, I looked allot but apparently not enough, so if you know, it’s would seem better to keep info like that outside of your back pocket, if you know.
-Jason Bursey
—–Original Message—–
From: Marko [mailto:marko@mindvox.com]
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004, 6:00 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

Marc gave you a free treatment

but I know of at least 3 other IBO providers who give free treatments; not
to you, obviously, but to others.

And when our Temple will be online, we’ll offer free IBO, too. Not to
anyone, of course.

Marko

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

What I do know is nobody on this list was willing to do ANYTHING for me
before I met Marc and he did treated me FOR FREE (paging Dr. Mash) which
nobody on this list would have nor will they do.

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From: Marko <marko@mindvox.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 26, 2004 at 6:44:01 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Marc gave you a free treatment

but I know of at least 3 other IBO providers who give free treatments; not
to you, obviously, but to others.

And when our Temple will be online, we’ll offer free IBO, too. Not to
anyone, of course.

Marko

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:

What I do know is nobody on this list was willing to do ANYTHING for me before I met Marc and he did treated me FOR FREE (paging Dr. Mash) which nobody on this list would have nor will they do.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Buprenorphine question
Date: March 25, 2004 at 8:53:16 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/25/04 5:51:28 PM, think@francomm.com writes:

My son experimented with switching Buprenorphine for
Methadone.  It made him sick.  Don’t know what the problem
is.  We are working towards Ibogaine treatment.

The transfer point is at 30mg/day or less of methadone for switching to
buprenorphine.  The buprenorphine has to be dose adjusted carefully during the
first few days not to precipitate withdrawal.

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 25, 2004 at 2:05:58 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

my fermented rootbark

Note that fermentation is not a part of the extraction processes
posted to date.

If the location is noisy you could try playing recorded music,
perhaps drumming, sounds of nature, Pygmies.. not pop with words.

Bill

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 25, 2004 at 1:10:38 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Tom – greatly appreciated.

My only concern right now is the possibility of distraction.  My watcher
originally had a quiet location, but that feel through.  And my hope was to
embark on Saturday night, but if I were to do it at my apartment, I have a
feeling that I’d hear the regular weekend revellers making noise into the
wee hours possibly ruining my trip.

Can anyone tell me how ‘perfect’ the surroundings need to be audio/visually
in order to facilitate the journey.  I only have a window of a few days with
my fermented rootbark, so please let me know asap.

Thanks as always to everyone for your continued support.

B
—– Original Message —–
From: <tomo7@starband.net>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Brooke

In line with what Bill Ross was describing re: concerns about Serotonin
toxicity, a better preparatory coolout for rest and anti-anxiety would be
4 grams of L-Glycine.  The tryptophan and 5-htp are in the pathway of
serotonin, which can trigger cortisol and other stress hormones if out of
whack. The glycine is in line for serine, which will help you get to more
comfortable landscapes. A source of neuroactive Magnesium, like a citrate
or aspartate would complement all that, so a capsule of it, around 200mg.
would accompany the 4 gr. Glycine every 4 hours a few times before travel
with Bwiti, I would estimate.

The Ibo will work with what you bring to the table, so to speak, so trust
that and fear not.

Dr. Tom

If you are going to take ibogaine while on effexor, or any other
antidepressant for that matter, definately do a small test dose of
the ibogaine before you do it for real.

Beyond this, taking a series of smaller doses and waiting for
each to take effect (an hour?) before taking more would lessen
the chances of serotonin poisoning and limit its severity if
it did occur. A small test dose will not tell you that a full
dose would be safe as far as serotonin poisoning is concerned,
since more ibogaine might mean more serotonin until the limit
of safety is reached.

Bill

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From: <tomo7@starband.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 25, 2004 at 12:52:26 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke

In line with what Bill Ross was describing re: concerns about Serotonin
toxicity, a better preparatory coolout for rest and anti-anxiety would be
4 grams of L-Glycine.  The tryptophan and 5-htp are in the pathway of
serotonin, which can trigger cortisol and other stress hormones if out of
whack. The glycine is in line for serine, which will help you get to more
comfortable landscapes. A source of neuroactive Magnesium, like a citrate
or aspartate would complement all that, so a capsule of it, around 200mg.
would accompany the 4 gr. Glycine every 4 hours a few times before travel
with Bwiti, I would estimate.

The Ibo will work with what you bring to the table, so to speak, so trust
that and fear not.

Dr. Tom

If you are going to take ibogaine while on effexor, or any other
antidepressant for that matter, definately do a small test dose of
the ibogaine before you do it for real.

Beyond this, taking a series of smaller doses and waiting for
each to take effect (an hour?) before taking more would lessen
the chances of serotonin poisoning and limit its severity if
it did occur. A small test dose will not tell you that a full
dose would be safe as far as serotonin poisoning is concerned,
since more ibogaine might mean more serotonin until the limit
of safety is reached.

Bill

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From: “ann b mullikin” <think@francomm.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Buprenorphine question
Date: March 25, 2004 at 12:50:54 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

My son experimented with switching Buprenorphine for
Methadone.  It made him sick.  Don’t know what the problem
is.  We are working towards Ibogaine treatment.

ann
think@francomm.com

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:58 AM
Subject: [ibogaine] Buprenorphine question

Does anyone have experience with kicking buprenorphine via ibogaine?

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Subject: [ibogaine] Buprenorphine question
Date: March 25, 2004 at 11:58:05 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Does anyone have experience with kicking buprenorphine via ibogaine?

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From: Jeff Penfield <PenfieldJ@jae.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 25, 2004 at 11:44:09 AM EST
To: “‘ibogaine@mindvox.com'” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I need to be taken off this list.  My boss is getting mad.  Thanks
—–Original Message—–
From: Paul MacLennan [mailto:leisure1@xtra.co.nz]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 6:58 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas

Paul,

“I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?”

Absolutely NOT. No drugs including opiates when doing ibogaine, no speed, no cocaine, no alcohol, pretty much no anything. This is pretty serious stuff, taking ibogaine and opiates together can cause an overdose. Typically wait 24 hours (more if you can) after the last methadone dose or about when withdrawal starts before taking the tester dose, then the main dose. The lower the amount of drugs in your system when doing the iboga the better the outcome. Typically there will be little or no withdrawal when taking iboga/ibogaine for addiction, mileage varies.

Please read ibogaine.org/manual.html.(serveral times) and take it very seriously.

Brett

Paul MacLennan <leisure1@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?

—– Original Message —– 
From: “Luke Christoffersen” 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas


> It maybe that cognitave/memory enhancers intensify ibogaines effects.
> Perhaps the increase blood flow to the brain does it. I don’t know if it
> would be wise to use these during the peak phase of iboga. I find the
> ibogaine intense enough. I once ate Baby Woodrose seeds. they’re similar
to
> LSD, while I was using ginko biloba and had fairly panicy time for an hour
> or so.
>
> >From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
> >Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
> >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:37:59 EST
> >
> >In a message dated 3/23/2004 12:13:01 PM Central Standard Time,
> >lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > > One guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’
> >when
> > > the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of
> >blood
> > > between the two brain hemisphers. This brought them back again with a
> > > certain clarity.
> > >
> >
> >How very interesting!
> >I do elderly and end of life care and some of my patients take piracetum
to
> >help with Alzheimers and a few that have Parkinsons take it.
> >It does not have any really outstanding effect on the patients but no
long
> >term studies have been done either. I think the feeling is that it does
not
> >hurt
> >and may help so use is continued!
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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 25, 2004 at 10:51:43 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Boaz
2.5 grams.  Is that’s very high dose.  I was just wondering whether you would atribute the results you got to the higher dosage?  It must have been very tough.

Luke

From: “wachtel” <wachtel@shani.net>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:38:51 +0200

As someone who digested 2.5 grams of Ibogaine HCL (all at once), while
“only” addicted to Nicotine, I must say that Ibogaine only did me good
in many respects. Although the “trip” was unpleasant to say the least,
it did me wonders In-terms of psychological maturity and enhanced the
value I attributed to life/love/friendship and health. It also made me
humble and my relations with people and the importance of nature
strengthened dramatically.
If you consider psychological stability a positive phenomena, (and many
do), I must say I was relatively stable before Ibogaine. But Ibogaine
allowed me to dive into my self consciousness and see the hang-ups and
the faults I have ignored. I other words, it was like pressing 10 years
of psychotherapy into 24 hours. Later, I slowly digested the info for a
long time thereafter.

I have treated over 5o people with Ibogaine HCL since 1988. In terms of
psychological problems, I have not encountered people who complained of
flips and lost of direction. On the contrary, the vast majority, even
those who had multiple conditions, said that they felt Ibogaine was
constructive for their psychic.

Boaz wachtel

—–Original Message—–
From: Nick Sandberg [mailto:nicks22@onetel.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:09 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

> I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve
had
> have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
> general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.
>
> I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
> sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
> torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
> horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter
how
> supportive and clarifying my watcher is.
>
> I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
> laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’
and
> giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
> quickly.  My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
> with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
> compounded exponentially.
>
> Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
> somehow survived the experience
> mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?
>
> b
>
>

Hi Brooke,

I come from a multi-trauma’ed background – separation from birth
parents,
abuse, hospitalization – pretty much a horror trip (or so therapists
will
tell you). And I’ve had acutely negative experiences on acid, resulting
in
me not touching it for nearly 20 years.

I took some rootbark last night and had my usual “mild horror trip” – a
lot
of fear around being alone, underlying existential fears about waking up
and
finding I was the only person alive, and fear of encounters with
repressed
sides of my personality, wandering around my psyche like demons. But,
basically, it was a benign and learning experience. The drug just gives
me
the chance to see where I’m holding myself back and how I can direct
myself
in life and therapy. And, basically, I have always been attracted to the
dark side as well as the light. It’s ok to check out the torture
chambers
occasionally. Like this you get to really know yourself.

Ibo’s really not like acid – acid just lays its trip on you whether you
want
it or not. Ibogaine has intelligence. It shows you what you need to grow

maybe the mind judges stuff it experiences as “bad”, maybe “good.” But
that’s just the judgments. What I would advise is that you do it with
someone you know (who’s not taking it) and hold their hand on the
experience
til you feel safe. Might sound childish but any level of contact with
another human will help you feel more secure in a new environment. Also,
of
course, be aware how fear can just suck you in to its little mind game
and
go for directing the experience a little if it feels good. You also need
to
be secure inside yourself before you start that this is something YOU
actually want to do, not something others think would be good for you,
peer
pressure whatever. And, if it isn’t, don’t bother and don’t beat
yourself up
for it.

What I also liked about ibogaine, as opposed to acid, is that there’s
usually a happy ending. If you get torture, hey, it’s feels great
afterwards! I mean, real elation. And then you know it, you know what it
looks like to go through that doorway. You get awareness. And awareness
always diminishes fear. Horror trips on ibo always pass and afterwards I
usually just feel my connection with everything and everybody.

All the best

Nick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: Blood levels of buprenorphine. The science matches clinical experience.
Date: March 25, 2004 at 10:01:26 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

HI all,
I just got this note today from Andrew Byrne, who notes that “is
worrying that the American FDA has approved the marketing of the combination
product even
before research of this nature had been established. One wonders if they
have different standards for drugs used in the treatment of addiction.”
He’s talking about lessons learned giving test patients in a study
“high-dose buprenorphine following single administration of sublingual
tablet formulations in opioid naïve healthy male volunteers under a
naltrexone block,” and you gotta read below to see what they are Still
Learning about this concoction.
But what troubles me is that my pain specialist’s partner gave me a
pamphlet for exactly this shit last month, the incident I posted about here,
all angry and offended, when he asked if I were selling my pills (and the
flier I have for the stuff specifically warns that buprenorphine is
something doctors should be careful about prescribing as it is prime for
diversion to the streets) and other assorted commentary.
When I just now read news brief below this to my girlfriend, she
immediately said, “so that guy is trying to make you a fucking guinea pig”
which it appears is pretty much the case. How did the FDA approve this stuff
for marketing, (I Have the corporation’s pamphlet still, making sure to hold
on to it) without knowing this stuff still about the drugs and what happens
when they are combined in human patients? Btw, I told my own doctor there
was no way I was going to take the stuff, as the flier (“Important
information for patients- what you need to know about your treatment”) also
have an entire page of warning signs letting you know a doctor’s office
visit might be due as you liver is probably mushified and leaking from
whatever handy orifice it was can find- failing or suffering serious
life-threatening effects (as someone else noted recently, what “side”
effects? Those are Effects, period!) in other words
Egad, this is ridiulous and seems, oh I don’t know, somewhat wrong?
Opiates are bad, and one shouldn’t be on them too long no matter what the
reason, so we better get you taking This Stuff instead, cause it ain’t of
the earth and we won’t have any fears of your enaging in genuine
communication with the essenses of the planet herself in any way, we prefer
you engage in pure synthetic chemical flatness, no contact with the voices
of nature that she supplies us, those are not good and we wouldn’t want you
in touch with them. Hell, and we like you in a bit of pain anyway, cause
then we control you. Opiates work, and everyone can grow those. Bad, in
other words, and all the derivitives too, bad!
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
To: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:07 PM
Subject: Blood levels of buprenorphine. The science matches clinical
experience.

Pharmacokinetics of high-dose buprenorphine following single
administration of sublingual tablet formulations in opioid naïve healthy
male volunteers under a naltrexone block. McAleer SD, Mills RJ, Polack
T, Hussain T, Rolan PE, Gibbs AD, Mullins FGP, Hussein Z. Drug Alc
Depend (2003) 72; 1:75-83

Dear Colleagues,
At last we have some real data on buprenorphine half lives, absorption
and effects from healthy volunteer studies. These researchers, who were
working for the manufacturers, have taken 35 healthy males and given
substantial doses of buprenorphine after 50 -150mg naltrexone ‘block’.
They then measured clinical and blood parameters at regular intervals
for up to 3 days in an in-patient setting. Techniques for measuring
blood levels of buprenorphine are still being developed and are not
generally available in clinical practice. This makes patient history and
clinical observation even more important than otherwise. A liquid
chromatographic tandem mass spectrometric (LC–MS/MS) assay was developed
by these researchers and it was validated for the measurement of
buprenorphine and nor-buprenorphine, its metabolite, in blood.

Mean half life was found to be 26 hours with a wide range from 9 to 69.
Interestingly, these authors have confirmed some observations in
clinical practice including highly variable half lives and the
‘bi-exponential’ decay sometimes reported by patients. Some had a
‘secondary peak’ at about 10 hours from dosing. The authors report that
some had higher levels following meals and propose ‘entero-hepatic
recirculation’ in some cases. Maximum or ‘peak’ levels occurred between
30 minutes and 3 hours.

The addition of naloxone in the sublingual preparation made no
difference to blood levels. The time taken for the tablets to dissolve
were similar for all dose levels from 2 to 16mg (range 6–12 min) and
were no different for the combination product. It is worrying that the
American FDA has approved the marketing of the combination product even
before research of this nature had been established. One wonders if they
have different standards for drugs used in the treatment of addiction.

A weakness of the study was that it did not examine levels in on-going
treatment, but just individual single doses. Thus is it more relevant to
the initiation period, which is still a major problem for some patients.
There were no opioid effects using the naltrexone block at between 50
and 150mg doses prior to opioid administration.

comments by Andrew Byrne ..

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Medical Practitioner, Dependency Medicine,
75 Redfern Street, Redfern,
New South Wales, 2016, Australia
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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 24, 2004 at 10:24:56 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

LMAO!!!! 🙂 Thanks Sara, I know it’s not funny but
that was very funny!

I think Marc is a great guy but I also don’t
understand what is the difference between this arrest
and all his other arrests? Doesn’t it just mean that
he’ll have more chances to talk to the press? Isn’t
that what all of this is about in the first place??
He’s arrested again for something to do with pot,
which is what Marc is always arrested for. It’s not
like he held up someone with a gun or is facing
charges that are any different then the ones he is
usually arrested for.

‘Marc Emery arrested for pot! For the 100th time!’
Maybe Marc should get a award? 😉

Marc if you’re reading this, love to you! Think what
you do is great and I’ll cc that to that huge list
too! Why not!

Forgive me if this is somehow serious and I’m having a
hard time taking it seriously!

Callie very sorry to hear about your insurance! I
would at least do what Howard suggested, he knows a
lot about methadone maintence and how it all works!

Carla B

— Sara Glatt <sara119@xs4all.nl> wrote:
Oh yes, there is a difference,  before he was
aressted smoking a bong not
passing a joint.
A Bong is made  mostly of glass and a joint of
rolling papers.RIGHT?

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: Vector Vector
[mailto:vector620022002@yahoo.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 24 maart 2004 3:28
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of
Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

I don’t mean to sound insensitive which is what
everyone always says
right before they are right 😉 I know sometimes I
have the tendency to
think of a group of people on this list as these
cool maniacs who do
crazy things, Marc is for sure in that category with
Patrick, Preston,
Dave Hunter, all the rest. I forget sometimes or a
lot of the time that
there are people behind all that.

Let me ask what I mean to say, is this a big deal or
something? I mean
doesn’t Marc get himself arrested 5 or 10 times a
year, mostly on
purpose? When he is arrested I have the idea that
there are always a
army of lawyers and at least a few camera crews
there too.

Is this bust somehow different?

Not being obnoxious, only curious. Is this serious
in some special way
that makes it different then the last 5 times Marc
got busted?

.:vector:.

— Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
HI all,
Bad news. I wish the best for Marc and the others.
Peace,
Preston

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From: Anbmonkee403@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Anbmonkee403@aol.com
Date: March 24, 2004 at 10:06:43 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

please take me off this list

From: Anbmonkee403@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] cancell
Date: March 24, 2004 at 10:01:50 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

please take me off this list

From: “Paul MacLennan” <leisure1@xtra.co.nz>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 24, 2004 at 9:57:40 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it.

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas

Paul,

“I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?”

Absolutely NOT. No drugs including opiates when doing ibogaine, no speed, no cocaine, no alcohol, pretty much no anything. This is pretty serious stuff, taking ibogaine and opiates together can cause an overdose. Typically wait 24 hours (more if you can) after the last methadone dose or about when withdrawal starts before taking the tester dose, then the main dose. The lower the amount of drugs in your system when doing the iboga the better the outcome. Typically there will be little or no withdrawal when taking iboga/ibogaine for addiction, mileage varies.

Please read ibogaine.org/manual.html.(serveral times) and take it very seriously.

Brett

Paul MacLennan <leisure1@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas


> It maybe that cognitave/memory enhancers intensify ibogaines effects.
> Perhaps the increase blood flow to the brain does it. I don’t know if it
> would be wise to use these during the peak phase of iboga. I find the
> ibogaine intense enough. I once ate Baby Woodrose seeds. they’re similar
to
> LSD, while I was using ginko biloba and had fairly panicy time for an hour
> or so.
>
> >From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
> >Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
> >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:37:59 EST
> >
> >In a message dated 3/23/2004 12:13:01 PM Central Standard Time,
> >lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > > One guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’
> >when
> > > the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of
> >blood
> > > between the two brain hemisphers. This brought them back again with a
> > > certain clarity.
> > >
> >
> >How very interesting!
> >I do elderly and end of life care and some of my patients take piracetum
to
> >help with Alzheimers and a few that have Parkinsons take it.
> >It does not have any really outstanding effect on the patients but no
long
> >term studies have been done either. I think the feeling is that it does
not
> >hurt
> >and may help so use is continued!
>
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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 24, 2004 at 5:40:13 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I just bought some tryptophan to help me get some soothing rest the
following week – I read this was helpful, but want to double check that this
is a good post-ibo idea.

Any word?

b
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From: “Bill Ross” <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

If you are going to take ibogaine while on effexor, or any other
antidepressant for that matter, definately do a small test dose of the
ibogaine before you do it for real.

Beyond this, taking a series of smaller doses and waiting for
each to take effect (an hour?) before taking more would lessen
the chances of serotonin poisoning and limit its severity if
it did occur. A small test dose will not tell you that a full
dose would be safe as far as serotonin poisoning is concerned,
since more ibogaine might mean more serotonin until the limit
of safety is reached.

Bill

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] No pay insurance
Date: March 24, 2004 at 5:09:06 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

oh man…. i’m really sorry to hear that, callie…

i’m afraid i don’t have any advice to offer you, but i just wanted to let
you know that i really feel for ya…

health insurance in this country just simply sucks ass…

I was handed notice at Methadone clinic last week that my insurance has
decided I do not need Methadone Maintenance anymore. Reason given was
“According to
the records your provider sent to us, our Doctor feels Methadone
Maintenance
is no longer needed.”
I of course got angry…….then filed an appeal. My Tenncare made me an
appointment to have an assessment done which I had today.
It took grand total of 15 minutes. 10 of those minutes was the MSSW
telling
me how she did not believe in Methadone Maintenance and that she could not
recommend that my treatment be continued. She said she feels 6 years is
long
enough and that ‘we’ should try something else. I asked her what she had
in mind
for ‘us’ to do since I have has inpatient treatment 7 times with no
success and
she said “you have not had intensive outpatient treatment”.
To make a long story short, I am fighting a losing battle I think. I will
continue my methadone no, matter if insurance pays or not but I am
fortunate
enough to have a job where I can continue by paying.
There are a LOT of other folks on TennCare who will not be able to keep
their
Methadone if the insurance quits paying.
We are so behind here in the South!
Do any of you west or east coast folks have any wise words to share on how
we
can enlighten these ignorant folks?
When my insurance started paying they told me I had to keep my urines
clean
to keep them paying. Well, I finally have for the past 9 months. Now they
say
that since I have not used in 9 months I am cured, so to speak. It’s a
lose,
lose situation.
Just venting helped! Thanks for listening and any suggestions will be
considered and appreciated.
Callie

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 24, 2004 at 4:34:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Nick,

I just wanted to say I really agree with what you’ve said here, and I
think you said it very well. People are so afraid of anger.. especially
“new agey” sort of people…

and it’s really quite unhealthy…. because all they’re really doing is
supressing their feelings, not getting rid of them…

the only way to get rid of anger is to accept it and go with it. if you’re
angry, you’re generally angry for a reason. and that’s good and healthy.

its keeping the anger bottled up inside and letting it rot you from the
inside out that’s unhealthy.

Yes, friends are what will get you through.

When I hear you say things like “letting go of anger,” warning
bells sounds. My experience, and that of many others, is that you usually
have to wrestle a little with the anger first. Before you can forgive your
parents you have to really let yourself hate them first. Then the loving
comes naturally – “I forgive my parents for not being perfect.” It’s easy.
But you have
to allow yourself to go into the hatred first.

Buddhists, Reiki and healing people, and affirmation or NLP fans will tell
you you can let go of anger just through a few
little exercises or meditation. It’s bullshit. It’s sounds good. It
convinces the mind (especially when the fear of really feeling is high)
but
it’s bullshit. Over the last few years I’ve been in a hundred groups with
just about every Buddhist, Reiki artist and NLP practitioner you could
imagine. And every one I’ve seen reduced to chaos
rapidly through the fact that they are each, without exception in my
experience,
holding down enough anger to kill a bull elephant. Every single one, man.
They’re terrified of feeling it and they’ve allowed their mind to seduce
them away from feeling and expression what’s actually going on inside.

You can’t rationalize feelings away. It won’t work, they resurface and
will
drag your physical body down.

As for Reiki, hands-on healing and all this stuff – very little use either
for anger. (useful for other things). All this stuff can do here is heal
on
a superficial level, like a sticking plaster. I live in a new age
centre in the UK and am surrounded by healers. I can see the energy fields
around the bodies they’re working on and all the energy usually does is
close the throat chakra – blocking expression, blocking feeling. You feel
light, you feel spiritual, you think it’s great, but actually God has just
shut
your circuits down for a while cause you were overloading, and in too many
feelings to function.

Affirmations and NLP have their place in therapy but you can’t use them
for
anger properly. Anger management, yes. But not actually to give you what
anger will give you when you express it.

The body experiences anger when it’s been invaded. It’s natural and
healing.
When that anger couldn’t be expressed, because you were too young, because
it wasn’t appropriate, or because you’d been conditioned out of allowing
it,
it goes inside the body and resurfaces when something triggers it. This is
healthy. Alan Lowen, father of bioenergetics, calls anger the healing
emotion. It restores the body on a physical level after it’s been invaded.
The feeling of anger is totally healthy, it shows that your body and your
emotions are working properly. If you just try to meditate it away,
rationalize it, chant it out, affirm it away, then you miss. You miss the
reintegration of the body that has to follow invasion. The anger comes up
again and you forgive people left, right and centre, and you miss again.
So
on and so forth until finally the body becomes host to illness because it
has never actually been allowed to heal the way it’s designed to.

So, my advice to you is, find yourself a safe, supportive environment and
SCREAM your guts out. THEN you can forgive people, affirm away, or repeat
endlessly “I am not angry” and it will work.

Nick

The thing is is that the painfull/traumatizing/anxiety
feelings are always going to be there unless they’re resolved. That’s
why
we
use alcohol/pain-killers/meds to reduce these feelings.  Whether
ibogaine
can relsove all that is another story but it will bring these thingss to
consiousness. Personnaly I found it very rewarding but it has been a
very
difficult time emotionally
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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 24, 2004 at 4:26:41 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

>
> Sounds like we have similare ‘issues’. I forgot to mention I’m on
> Effexor
> aswell-would I really have to stop it before I took the Iboga?That scares
> me.
>
In a word, absolutely. Also give yourself a little time after before going back on (if you do) and start with a lower dose. Ibogaine boosts serotonin, more isn’t better.

Brett

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 24, 2004 at 4:08:32 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

If you are going to take ibogaine while on effexor, or any other
antidepressant for that matter, definately do a small test dose of the
ibogaine before you do it for real.

Beyond this, taking a series of smaller doses and waiting for
each to take effect (an hour?) before taking more would lessen
the chances of serotonin poisoning and limit its severity if
it did occur. A small test dose will not tell you that a full
dose would be safe as far as serotonin poisoning is concerned,
since more ibogaine might mean more serotonin until the limit
of safety is reached.

Bill

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 24, 2004 at 3:15:06 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sounds like we have similare ‘issues’.  I forgot to mention I’m on
Effexor
aswell-would I really have to stop it before I took the Iboga?That scares
me.

Well, I’m not a doctor, so I don’t know that you would HAVE to stop
effexor before taking ibogaine… but it seems to me that taking ibogaine
while on a medication like that could be risky.

One of my really bad acid trips nearly killed me because I was taking
prozac and lithium at the time. Well, actually it DID kill me; I was
clinically dead for a little while, and then I was in a coma for 2 days.

I’m not too keen on repeating that experience, as you might imagine…eheh.

But anyway, there’s this thing called serotonin syndrome… when you
combine certain drugs that affect the serotonin system, you basically get
too much serotonin building up, and bad things happen. Bad things like
convulsions, loss of consciousness, and death. Presumably, that’s what
happened to me when i went into that coma..

Both effexor and ibogaine affect the serotonin system, but (as far as I
know) no studies have been done to determine how they might interact, so
it would seem sensible to me to avoid being the guinea pig for that
research.

I mean, combining effexor and ibogaine may in fact have no dangerous
interactions, but they certainly conceivable could.

If you are going to take ibogaine while on effexor, or any other
antidepressant for that matter, definately do a small test dose of the
ibogaine before you do it for real. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms of
serotonin syndrome are things that happen as a result of ibogaine alone,
so it would be difficult to tell if it’s the iboga or a drug interaction
that’s causing them.

The full list of serotonin syndrome symptoms:

euphoria, drowsiness, sustained rapid eye movement, overreaction of the
reflexes, rapid muscle contraction and relaxation in the ankle causing
abnormal movements of the foot, clumsiness, restlessness, feeling drunk
and dizzy, muscle contraction and relaxation in the jaw, sweating,
intoxication, muscle twitching, rigidity, high body temperature, mental
status changes were frequent (including confusion and hypomania – a “happy
drunk” state), shivering, diarrhea, loss of consciousness and death. (The
Serotonin Syndrome, AM J PSYCHIATRY, June 1991)

Anyway, I hope this helps you somewhat…

take care

jon

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 24, 2004 at 2:56:11 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

What I also liked about ibogaine, as opposed to acid, is that there’s
usually a happy ending. If you get torture, hey, it’s feels great
afterwards! I mean, real elation. And then you know it, you know what it
looks like to go through that doorway. You get awareness. And awareness
always diminishes fear. Horror trips on ibo always pass and afterwards I
usually just feel my connection with everything and everybody.

Thanks very much Nick (and everyone else too) for relating your experiences.

What you just said in that paragraph there makes me feel a lot better
about the idea of doing iboga.

While my experience ON acid was extremely horrific, it was really the
AFTEReffects that were so problematic. The panic attacks, the fear of
being insane, the fear that at any moment the world around me could
crumble into hell. These persisted for years after my bad trips.

I think I could deal with a grueling psychedelic experience if the fear
and and mental anguish doesn’t persist on and on after the trip. From what
you’ve said, it sounds like this isn’t likely to happen with iboga…

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] gem from the Kerry drugwar thread
Date: March 24, 2004 at 11:54:04 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“When they took the fourth amendment, I was silent because I don’t
deal drugs. When they took the sixth amendment, I kept quiet because
I know I’m innocent. When they took the Second Amendment, I said
nothing because I don’t own a gun. Now they’ve come for the first
amendment and I can’t say anything at all.”

–Tim Freeman

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From: “Hannah Clay” <hannah.clay@ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 24, 2004 at 12:01:50 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

What about Subutex and/or Effexor?  These are what I’m on.

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas

Paul,

“I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?”

Absolutely NOT. No drugs including opiates when doing ibogaine, no speed, no cocaine, no alcohol, pretty much no anything. This is pretty serious stuff, taking ibogaine and opiates together can cause an overdose. Typically wait 24 hours (more if you can) after the last methadone dose or about when withdrawal starts before taking the tester dose, then the main dose. The lower the amount of drugs in your system when doing the iboga the better the outcome. Typically there will be little or no withdrawal when taking iboga/ibogaine for addiction, mileage varies.

Please read ibogaine.org/manual.html.(serveral times) and take it very seriously.

Brett

Paul MacLennan <leisure1@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?

—– Original Message —– 
From: “Luke Christoffersen” 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas


> It maybe that cognitave/memory enhancers intensify ibogaines effects.
> Perhaps the increase blood flow to the brain does it. I don’t know if it
> would be wise to use these during the peak phase of iboga. I find the
> ibogaine intense enough. I once ate Baby Woodrose seeds. they’re similar
to
> LSD, while I was using ginko biloba and had fairly panicy time for an hour
> or so.
>
> >From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
> >Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
> >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:37:59 EST
> >
> >In a message dated 3/23/2004 12:13:01 PM Central Standard Time,
> >lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > > One guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’
> >when
> > > the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of
> >blood
> > > between the two brain hemisphers. This brought them back again with a
> > > certain clarity.
> > >
> >
> >How very interesting!
> >I do elderly and end of life care and some of my patients take piracetum
to
> >help with Alzheimers and a few that have Parkinsons take it.
> >It does not have any really outstanding effect on the patients but no
long
> >term studies have been done either. I think the feeling is that it does
not
> >hurt
> >and may help so use is continued!
>
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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 24, 2004 at 9:32:52 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?

Very, Very bad idea, stop methadone AT LEAST 24 hours before dosing iboga/ine.  Learn it as best you can before you take it.
http://ibogaine.org/manual.html

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 24, 2004 at 9:07:41 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Paul,

“I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?”

Absolutely NOT. No drugs including opiates when doing ibogaine, no speed, no cocaine, no alcohol, pretty much no anything. This is pretty serious stuff, taking ibogaine and opiates together can cause an overdose. Typically wait 24 hours (more if you can) after the last methadone dose or about when withdrawal starts before taking the tester dose, then the main dose. The lower the amount of drugs in your system when doing the iboga the better the outcome. Typically there will be little or no withdrawal when taking iboga/ibogaine for addiction, mileage varies.

Please read ibogaine.org/manual.html.(serveral times) and take it very seriously.

Brett

Paul MacLennan <leisure1@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?

—– Original Message —– 
From: “Luke Christoffersen” 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas


> It maybe that cognitave/memory enhancers intensify ibogaines effects.
> Perhaps the increase blood flow to the brain does it. I don’t know if it
> would be wise to use these during the peak phase of iboga. I find the
> ibogaine intense enough. I once ate Baby Woodrose seeds. they’re similar
to
> LSD, while I was using ginko biloba and had fairly panicy time for an hour
> or so.
>
> >From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
> >Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> >Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
> >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:37:59 EST
> >
> >In a message dated 3/23/2004 12:13:01 PM Central Standard Time,
> >lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > > One guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’
> >when
> > > the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of
> >blood
> > > between the two brain hemisphers. This brought them back again with a
> > > certain clarity.
> > >
> >
> >How very interesting!
> >I do elderly and end of life care and some of my patients take piracetum
to
> >help with Alzheimers and a few that have Parkinsons take it.
> >It does not have any really outstanding effect on the patients but no
long
> >term studies have been done either. I think the feeling is that it does
not
> >hurt
> >and may help so use is continued!
>
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From: “Paul MacLennan” <leisure1@xtra.co.nz>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 24, 2004 at 7:26:41 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I presume its ok to be on your prescribed methadone dose when taking ibo?

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas

It maybe that cognitave/memory enhancers intensify ibogaines effects.
Perhaps the increase blood flow to the brain does it. I don’t know if it
would be wise to use these during the peak phase of iboga. I find the
ibogaine intense enough.  I once ate Baby Woodrose seeds. they’re similar
to
LSD, while I was using ginko biloba and had fairly panicy time for an hour
or so.

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:37:59 EST

In a message dated 3/23/2004 12:13:01 PM Central Standard Time,
lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

One  guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’
when
the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of
blood
between the two brain hemisphers.  This brought them back again with a
certain clarity.

How very interesting!
I do elderly and end of life care and some of my patients take piracetum
to
help with Alzheimers and a  few that have Parkinsons take it.
It does not have any really outstanding effect on the patients but no
long
term studies have been done either. I think the feeling is that it does
not
hurt
and may help so use is continued!

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 24, 2004 at 6:53:04 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It maybe that cognitave/memory enhancers intensify ibogaines effects. Perhaps the increase blood flow to the brain does it. I don’t know if it would be wise to use these during the peak phase of iboga. I find the ibogaine intense enough.  I once ate Baby Woodrose seeds. they’re similar to LSD, while I was using ginko biloba and had fairly panicy time for an hour or so.

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:37:59 EST

In a message dated 3/23/2004 12:13:01 PM Central Standard Time,
lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

> One  guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’ when
> the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of blood
> between the two brain hemisphers.  This brought them back again with a
> certain clarity.
>

How very interesting!
I do elderly and end of life care and some of my patients take piracetum to
help with Alzheimers and a  few that have Parkinsons take it.
It does not have any really outstanding effect on the patients but no long
term studies have been done either. I think the feeling is that it does not hurt
and may help so use is continued!

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 24, 2004 at 4:49:14 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Nick,
I think I used the wrong words when I said I ‘let go of my anger’.  I agree with you in that you have to feel your hatred towards your parents or whoever to release it.  What I ment was that I worked through my anger.  During that particular ibogaine session i was overcome with anger and rage and as this happened I saw hundereds of scenes in which I fought with my parents particularly my mother.  The moved so fast it’s hard to remember how many there were but after this session I felt much more easy going and for some time I felt like I couldn’t even get angry if I tried and from time to time I still feel that way although I still feel that there is a deeper anger that hasn’t been addressed yet.

I find your ideas about reiki very interesting.  I’m not that familiar with it but a friend of mine was going out with a woman who was a reiki master.  She was very tempremental.  He used to say how he felt effected by her engery while he was around her.

Luke

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:23:55 -0000

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks

> Hi Jon, Sandy,
>                  I think i can relate to Sandys experiences in that
ibogaine
> can ‘break’ open your head and leting out some very painfull feelings.  I
> feel very ‘cracked’ open after several ibogaine sessions with alot of
> physicall feelings. I was under the impression through my experiences and
> what I’ve read about the nature of repressed trauma is that this is what
> psychadelics do. They can open your minds defences and allow repressed
> traumas or emotions to surface. I think this seems to cause a lot of
stress
> and anxiety.
>                 I think there’s a great difference between ibogaine and
LSD
> in that ibogaine tends to bring an understanding of issues that arrise.
> Though it can also leave you with unresolved feelings rising to
> consiousness.  I still take anti-depressants every day to keep my stress
> levels down.  Perhaps that’s why they say that multiple sessions are more
> beneficial.  It’s hard to tell as  everyone is different.  I ended up
> feeling much worse after my second ibogaine session  I came out of it with
a
> lot of anger from childhood being released and ended up falling out with
my
> girlfriend.  I was still drining heavily then and didn’t really have
enought
> awareness of the fact that I was taking out my anger towards my parents on
> other people.  I managed to let go of much of that anger in a subsequent
> session.   I think it’s would be very helpfull to have loving and
supportive
> friends and your lifes cicumstances are important.

Hi Luke,

Yes, friends are what will get you through.

When I hear you say things like “letting go of anger,” warning
bells sounds. My experience, and that of many others, is that you usually
have to wrestle a little with the anger first. Before you can forgive your
parents you have to really let yourself hate them first. Then the loving
comes naturally – “I forgive my parents for not being perfect.” It’s easy.
But you have
to allow yourself to go into the hatred first.

Buddhists, Reiki and healing people, and affirmation or NLP fans will tell
you you can let go of anger just through a few
little exercises or meditation. It’s bullshit. It’s sounds good. It
convinces the mind (especially when the fear of really feeling is high) but
it’s bullshit. Over the last few years I’ve been in a hundred groups with
just about every Buddhist, Reiki artist and NLP practitioner you could
imagine. And every one I’ve seen reduced to chaos
rapidly through the fact that they are each, without exception in my
experience,
holding down enough anger to kill a bull elephant. Every single one, man.
They’re terrified of feeling it and they’ve allowed their mind to seduce
them away from feeling and expression what’s actually going on inside.

You can’t rationalize feelings away. It won’t work, they resurface and will
drag your physical body down.

As for Reiki, hands-on healing and all this stuff – very little use either
for anger. (useful for other things). All this stuff can do here is heal on
a superficial level, like a sticking plaster. I live in a new age
centre in the UK and am surrounded by healers. I can see the energy fields
around the bodies they’re working on and all the energy usually does is
close the throat chakra – blocking expression, blocking feeling. You feel
light, you feel spiritual, you think it’s great, but actually God has just
shut
your circuits down for a while cause you were overloading, and in too many
feelings to function.

Affirmations and NLP have their place in therapy but you can’t use them for
anger properly. Anger management, yes. But not actually to give you what
anger will give you when you express it.

The body experiences anger when it’s been invaded. It’s natural and healing.
When that anger couldn’t be expressed, because you were too young, because
it wasn’t appropriate, or because you’d been conditioned out of allowing it,
it goes inside the body and resurfaces when something triggers it. This is
healthy. Alan Lowen, father of bioenergetics, calls anger the healing
emotion. It restores the body on a physical level after it’s been invaded.
The feeling of anger is totally healthy, it shows that your body and your
emotions are working properly. If you just try to meditate it away,
rationalize it, chant it out, affirm it away, then you miss. You miss the
reintegration of the body that has to follow invasion. The anger comes up
again and you forgive people left, right and centre, and you miss again. So
on and so forth until finally the body becomes host to illness because it
has never actually been allowed to heal the way it’s designed to.

So, my advice to you is, find yourself a safe, supportive environment and
SCREAM your guts out. THEN you can forgive people, affirm away, or repeat
endlessly “I am not angry” and it will work.

Nick

>               The thing is is that the painfull/traumatizing/anxiety
> feelings are always going to be there unless they’re resolved. That’s why
we
> use alcohol/pain-killers/meds to reduce these feelings.  Whether ibogaine
> can relsove all that is another story but it will bring these thingss to
> consiousness. Personnaly I found it very rewarding but it has been a very
> difficult time emotionally
> Luke
>

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From: Anbmonkee403@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] REMOVE FROM LISTanbmonkee403@aol.com
Date: March 24, 2004 at 3:51:13 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 24, 2004 at 3:46:03 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Oh yes, there is a difference,  before he was aressted smoking a bong not
passing a joint.
A Bong is made  mostly of glass and a joint of rolling papers.RIGHT?

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: Vector Vector [mailto:vector620022002@yahoo.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 24 maart 2004 3:28
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in
Saskatchewan

I don’t mean to sound insensitive which is what everyone always says
right before they are right 😉 I know sometimes I have the tendency to
think of a group of people on this list as these cool maniacs who do
crazy things, Marc is for sure in that category with Patrick, Preston,
Dave Hunter, all the rest. I forget sometimes or a lot of the time that
there are people behind all that.

Let me ask what I mean to say, is this a big deal or something? I mean
doesn’t Marc get himself arrested 5 or 10 times a year, mostly on
purpose? When he is arrested I have the idea that there are always a
army of lawyers and at least a few camera crews there too.

Is this bust somehow different?

Not being obnoxious, only curious. Is this serious in some special way
that makes it different then the last 5 times Marc got busted?

.:vector:.

— Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
HI all,
Bad news. I wish the best for Marc and the others.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Tim Meehan” <tim@ocsarc.org>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>; <cmap@mapinc.org>;
<ccc-members@yahoogroups.com>;
<maptalk@mapinc.org>; <drctalk@drcnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=pot040323

“Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

SASKATOON   – Marc Emery has been arrested and charged with
trafficking
and
possession of marijuana.
Emery, nicknamed the “Prince of Pot,” is the founder and president
of the
British Columbia Marijuana Party. He spoke Monday night at the
University
of
Saskatchewan. Saskatoon police say shortly before midnight, they
were
called to
the Vimy Memorial near the Bessborough Hotel, where they found
about 15
people
smoking up. In court Tuesday morning, the Crown dropped Emery’s
possession
charge. He is due back in court on Wednesday for a bail hearing.
Justin
McGowan
of Saskatoon was also charged with possession.

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] quote of the day
Date: March 23, 2004 at 2:36:13 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“The dark side of public floyd” by Pink Enemy
In the ’60’s, there was much talk of a soldier gone AWOL named private Floyd. Rumour had it that this soldier learned how to grow marijuana in his armpits ,distill LSD in his bladder and harvest opium in his nostrils. This resulted in a state of intoxication so intense that individual parts of his body would suddenly detach and launch themselves into orbit around the sun. One night Pink Enemy, avid astronomers that they are, noticed a new binary system consisting of two kneecaps orbiting what appeared to be an imploded human brain. Having devined that these were indeed the mortal remnants of legendary private Floyd ,they wittily decided to name the system “public floyd”, and in tribute composed this touching elegy.
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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] No pay insurance
Date: March 23, 2004 at 11:04:09 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks so much. I will do what you have said. Sounds like good advice!
I will keep you informed personally.
Callie

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer/panic attacks
Date: March 23, 2004 at 10:49:13 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“BTW, I noticed that you recommended that I don’t do the drug at home – why is that?  I can probably find a relatively ‘safe’ space, but I thought that triggers in my flat might be good for the experience.  Thoughts?”

Think of it this way. Iboga unsets you like it would unset cement. The idea is to reshape the cement (you) without those triggers and let it set a bit, you have to be away from them to do this. It isn’t like you or the iboga is likely to forget something, whatever is important will come up. The only time I missed something when doing iboga when I was afraid of it. I needed a 2nd dose and didn’t go far enough, I did that a couple times. It is a bit different when it is not addiction but you still want to break through to a certain level. You will know how much

Brett

AG <adamg@013.net.il> wrote:

Hey,

To Brooke and all, I’d recommend picking up a certain book for the 2-3 days prior to the trip–  “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle. This guy used to get panic attacks and one night woke up into a major attack which led to a breakthru of sorts…

The thing is, reading his take on ‘reality’, the NOW, our internal dialogue etc is f-ckin’ trippy as hell- I thought this was maybe just me flipping out on his words, but I’ve met others who’ve confirmed this… he pulls these zen rabbits out of his hat and lets you peak behind the veil, if ever so briefly… very empowering, lucid and in ‘plain talk’ -not like reading koans or anything….

Also, his take on things is very suited for coping with the anxiety/panic and the drama that
unfolds during an ibogaine rebirth… to recap, you’re no more your persona than you are the id card in your wallet and just observing things from a little off to the side, in the midst of it all, should help you pierce thru….

all the best,
Adam

ps I second Brett’s suggestion that you don’t do this at home.. there’s something to be said about being in another environment- it’s not just because you get to embark on a journey but you also get to journey back home.

—– Original Message —–
From: Brooke Burgess
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Thanks for the continued support, Brett (and everyone, really!)

I’ve got your contact now, so am psyching myself up for the big event.  BTW, I noticed that you recommended that I don’t do the drug at home – why is that?  I can probably find a relatively ‘safe’ space, but I thought that triggers in my flat might be good for the experience.  Thoughts?

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] No pay insurance
Date: March 23, 2004 at 10:29:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/23/04 11:19:10 PM, CallieMimosa@aol.com writes:

I was handed notice at Methadone clinic last week that my insurance has
decided I do not need Methadone Maintenance anymore. Reason given was
“According
to the records your provider sent to us, our Doctor feels Methadone
Maintenance
is no longer needed.”
I of course got angry…….then filed an appeal. My Tenncare made me an
appointment to have an assessment done which I had today.
It took grand total of 15 minutes. 10 of those minutes was the MSSW telling
me how she did not believe in Methadone Maintenance and that she could
not recommend that my treatment be continued. She said she feels 6 years is
long enough and that ‘we’ should try something else. I asked her what she had
in mind for ‘us’ to do since I have has inpatient treatment 7 times with no
success
and she said “you have not had intensive outpatient treatment”.
To make a long story short, I am fighting a losing battle I think. I will
continue my methadone no, matter if insurance pays or not but I am fortunate
enough to have a job where I can continue by paying.
There are a LOT of other folks on TennCare who will not be able to keep
their Methadone if the insurance quits paying.
We are so behind here in the South!
Do any of you west or east coast folks have any wise words to share on
how we can enlighten these ignorant folks?
When my insurance started paying they told me I had to keep my urines clean
to keep them paying. Well, I finally have for the past 9 months. Now they
say that since I have not used in 9 months I am cured, so to speak. It’s a
lose, lose situation.
Just venting helped! Thanks for listening and any suggestions will be
considered and appreciated.

Callie,

Request a written statement from TennCare as to their decision.  You might
also want to determine if your clinic doctor will indicate in writing that you
stopping methadone maintenance is against medical advice.

Once you receive the letter of explanation from TennCare send that and a
covering letter of yours to Dr., Westley Clarke and Mr. Charles Curie at SAMHSA
informing them that this is what your state is telling you to do and you know
you are not ready and may never be ready to cease methadone maintenance.  Also
copy NAMA on your letter and make sure you have a cc: NAMA at the bottom of
your letter so Clarke and Curie know that NAMA is being informed of this matter.

See if you can obtain the contact addresses for Dr. Clarke and Mr. Curie from
the SAMHSA web page, <http://www.samhsa.gov/about/contact_frame.html>.  You
may have to look around a bit or just call the office of the director and get
the addresses, full titles and contact information from that office.   Once you
have the letter of explanation from TennCare we can discuss this further. And
keep me informed of what is happening.  You can do that by personal email.

You can also vile a grievance report with NAMA.  Get a pdf for the greivance
report and a medical release from
http://www.methadone.org/grievance_report.html

Your clinic may only accept their own medical release so pick up a some of
them as you will have to authorize contact with the state, your clinic, SAMHSA
and NAMA otherwise all of the parties will not be able to communicate with each
other due to medical confidentiality issues.  Then take a deep breath and
drop a dose of ibogaine.  Just kidding…mmmmmm?

Regards and good luck.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
NAMA
Baord of Directors

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 23, 2004 at 9:27:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I don’t mean to sound insensitive which is what everyone always says
right before they are right 😉 I know sometimes I have the tendency to
think of a group of people on this list as these cool maniacs who do
crazy things, Marc is for sure in that category with Patrick, Preston,
Dave Hunter, all the rest. I forget sometimes or a lot of the time that
there are people behind all that.

Let me ask what I mean to say, is this a big deal or something? I mean
doesn’t Marc get himself arrested 5 or 10 times a year, mostly on
purpose? When he is arrested I have the idea that there are always a
army of lawyers and at least a few camera crews there too.

Is this bust somehow different?

Not being obnoxious, only curious. Is this serious in some special way
that makes it different then the last 5 times Marc got busted?

.:vector:.

— Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
HI all,
Bad news. I wish the best for Marc and the others.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Tim Meehan” <tim@ocsarc.org>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>; <cmap@mapinc.org>;
<ccc-members@yahoogroups.com>;
<maptalk@mapinc.org>; <drctalk@drcnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=pot040323

“Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

SASKATOON   – Marc Emery has been arrested and charged with
trafficking
and
possession of marijuana.
Emery, nicknamed the “Prince of Pot,” is the founder and president
of the
British Columbia Marijuana Party. He spoke Monday night at the
University
of
Saskatchewan. Saskatoon police say shortly before midnight, they
were
called to
the Vimy Memorial near the Bessborough Hotel, where they found
about 15
people
smoking up. In court Tuesday morning, the Crown dropped Emery’s
possession
charge. He is due back in court on Wednesday for a bail hearing.
Justin
McGowan
of Saskatoon was also charged with possession.

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Fwd: Free Marc Emery!!!!
Date: March 23, 2004 at 9:30:45 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com, vox@mindvox.com, drugwar@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Here is the letter I sent. Anybody else sending letters? If so, I would like to see them.
Callie
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Free Marc Emery!!!!
Date: March 23, 2004 at 9:29:17 PM EST
To: Carillon@URSU.Uregina.CA, mercury_merc1@sasktel.net (Estevan Mercury), stoneprint@sk.sympatico.ca (Grenfell Sun & Broadview Express), mcnews@sk.sympatico.ca (Maple Creek News), mlprogress_mlp@sasktel.net (Meadow Lake Progress), editor@melfortjournal.com (Melfort Journal,The), editorial@mjtimes.sk.ca (Moose Jaw Times-Herald), njournal@sk.sympatico.ca (Nipawin Journal,The), observer@sasktel.net (Observer,The), editorial@paherald.sk.ca (Prince Albert Daily Herald), mmarshall@leaderpost.canwest.com (Regina Leader-Post), sheaf.editors@usask.ca (Sheaf,The), spnews@thesp.com (StarPhoenix,The), newsroom@producer.com (Western Producer), production@weyburnreview.com (Weyburn Review), editorthisweek@sasktel.net (Weyburn This Week), herald@whitewoodherald.sk.ca (Whitewood Herald), world_spectator@sasktel.net (World-Spectator,The), w.advance@sk.sympatico.ca (Wynyard Advance Gazette), editorial@YorktonThisWeek.com (Yorkton This Week)

This is a plea to anyone who has a fair and just bone in their body.
Marc Emery is being held without bond on a marijuana charge! A marijuana offense!! Not murder, not heroin, not cocaine…..marijuana!
It is reported that there are questions about the circumstances of his arrest. No matter what these questions are it should be evident that holding this man without bond is unfair and unjust.
Also, him being charged with ‘trafficking drugs’ for passing a joint is insane! Is there no justice in the place where Marc is sitting tonight?
All Canadians, whether they support marijuana decriminalization or strongly oppose it, should be outraged that this gentle, non violent human is being treated as if he has no human rights or freedoms!

Some of you journalists and politicians should act on this! This is a serious threat to your freedom of speech rights also.

IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE????????!!!!!!!!!

Tammy Nix
calliemimosa@aol.com

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] please help regarding Marcs arrest
Date: March 23, 2004 at 9:07:51 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Call the Police and tell them “Free Marc Emery Now!”
Saskatoon police department: 306 975 8219; Department of Corrections: 306 956 8910; Saskatoon courts: 306 933 6698.

Contact the media and tell them to “Free Marc Emery!”
Carillon@URSU.Uregina.CA (Carillon)
mercury_merc1@sasktel.net (Estevan Mercury)
stoneprint@sk.sympatico.ca (Grenfell Sun & Broadview Express)
mcnews@sk.sympatico.ca (Maple Creek News)
mlprogress_mlp@sasktel.net (Meadow Lake Progress)
editor@melfortjournal.com (Melfort Journal, The)
editorial@mjtimes.sk.ca (Moose Jaw Times-Herald)
njournal@sk.sympatico.ca (Nipawin Journal, The)
observer@sasktel.net (Observer, The)
editorial@paherald.sk.ca (Prince Albert Daily Herald)
mmarshall@leaderpost.canwest.com (Regina Leader-Post)
sheaf.editors@usask.ca (Sheaf, The)
spnews@thesp.com (StarPhoenix, The)
newsroom@producer.com (Western Producer)
production@weyburnreview.com (Weyburn Review)
editorthisweek@sasktel.net (Weyburn This Week)
herald@whitewoodherald.sk.ca (Whitewood Herald)
world_spectator@sasktel.net (World-Spectator, The)
w.advance@sk.sympatico.ca (Wynyard Advance Gazette)
editorial@YorktonThisWeek.com (Yorkton This Week)

http://www.pot-tv.net/archive/shows/pottvshowse-2580.html
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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: 23 Mar 04, 4:48 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Another, longer article regarding Marcs arrest
This article explains how he is charged with trafficking. Unfuckingbelievable! And no bond! Sad, sad ,sad
. Hope he knows we are thinking of him!

PRESS RELEASE

March 23, 2004

CANADA’S ‘PRINCE OF POT’ MARC EMERY JAILED IN SASKATCHEWAN AFTER NDP RALLY
DENIED BAIL: SHOW CAUSE HEARING MARCH 24 AT 10AM, SASKATOON

TORONTO AND OTTAWA – Marc Emery, President of the British Columbia Marijuana
Party, was arrested and jailed on charges of allegedly trafficking marijuana by
passing a cannabis cigarette, or ‘joint’ late last night.  Emery was also denied
bail at a hearing this morning.  He is being held in Saskatoon pending a show
cause hearing tomorrow at 10am CST.

Emery, often referred to as the ‘Prince of Pot’, is currently in the middle of a
coast-to-coast tour of Canadian colleges and universities to encourage young
voters to become active in the political process and, more particularly,
encourage them to vote for the Federal New Democratic Party. Emery recently sat
down with New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton who in an interview with
internet-broadcaster pot-tv.net, advocated modernizing our marijuana laws and
“creating a legal environment in which people can enjoy their marijuana in peace
and quiet … without having to worry about being criminalized.” Since this
interview, Emery has been a staunch Layton backer and proud NDP supporter
wherever he goes. His current cross-country tour is inspired by the NDP’s recent
policy declaration on modernizing Canada’s marijuana laws and a recent Stats
Canada study which shows 75% of 18-24 year olds did not vote in the 2000
election.

“According to bystanders, a group of people were peacefully assembled for an
hour before Marc Emery showed up,” said Tim Meehan, of Toronto-based Ontario
Consumers for Safe Access to Recreational Cannabis.  “Many questions remain
about the circumstances of Emery’s arrest.  Among them, was he targeted because
of the political nature of his speaking tour?  Emery has not faced any legal
troubles at other speaking stops during his current tour.”  Emery was the
primary target of police action when they arrived on the scene. Along with
Emery, local supporter Justin McGowan was also searched, detained, and charged
with cannabis possession.

Also at issue is the charge of ‘trafficking marijuana’. Under current law,
simply passing or sharing a marijuana cigarette with a friend or loved one is
defined as ‘drug trafficking’. This is a serious flaw in the current legal
system, one which has been raised repeatedly by the New Democratic Party in its
opposition to the current decriminalization legislation. Emery finds himself
ironically the victim of the laws which he is currently fighting to change, in
so far as his behaviour in sharing a marijuana cigarette with other individuals
has been characterized as ‘trafficking’ and this characterization has been used
to detain Emery in jail and deprive him of his normal rights and freedoms for
over thirty-six hours. Canadians should be reminded that even if Bill C-10, the
so-called marijuana decriminalization bill, is passed, police would still retain
the criminal power to arrest people and brand them drug dealers — for simply
sharing a joint. “Currently, even simply giving marijuana for no money (“passing
a joint”) is considered trafficking. Bill [C-10] should be amended so that
non-commercial transfers of up to 30 grams of marijuana not be considered
trafficking,” according to a New Democratic Party statement.
(http://tinyurl.com/3527d)

“[Emery] doesn’t want people to come away from this thinking ‘poor Marc’. This
is about Canadians and our marijuana laws. The misapplication of these laws and
the discretionary pretext they provide to police, as evidenced through [Emery’s]
situation, should be cause for concern to all Canadians. This whole tour has
been about raising awareness of the harmful and failed nature of our
prohibition-era laws and getting young people involved in the political
process,” said Jody Pressman, coordinator of Emery’s tour across the country in
promotion of the NDP.

Emery was scheduled to speak at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on March
24, but due to his arrest, noted medical marijuana crusader Grant Krieger will
speak in his place. Emery and his team stand committed to promoting the NDP and
their policy of removing marijuana from the criminal justice system.

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] No pay insurance
Date: March 23, 2004 at 8:51:31 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Holy shit that’s fucking NUTS Callie. I feel for you. Move to NYC. YOu can
take it as long as you’d like I think- of course, you’d need different
insurance of course.
This really is nuts. Can you afford a lawyer? You really, really should get
one, fast.
Google around online and see if there is some group that focuses on this
sort of issue- I’d be willing to bet there is at least one, if not a lot
more.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:18 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] No pay insurance

I was handed notice at Methadone clinic last week that my insurance has
decided I do not need Methadone Maintenance anymore. Reason given was
“According to the records your provider sent to us, our Doctor feels
Methadone Maintenance is no longer needed.”
I of course got angry…….then filed an appeal. My Tenncare made me an
appointment to have an assessment done which I had today.
It took grand total of 15 minutes. 10 of those minutes was the MSSW telling
me how she did not believe in Methadone Maintenance and that she could not
recommend that my treatment be continued. She said she feels 6 years is long
enough and that ‘we’ should try something else. I asked her what she had in
mind for ‘us’ to do since I have has inpatient treatment 7 times with no
success and she said “you have not had intensive outpatient treatment”.
To make a long story short, I am fighting a losing battle I think. I will
continue my methadone no, matter if insurance pays or not but I am fortunate
enough to have a job where I can continue by paying.
There are a LOT of other folks on TennCare who will not be able to keep
their Methadone if the insurance quits paying.
We are so behind here in the South!
Do any of you west or east coast folks have any wise words to share on how
we can enlighten these ignorant folks?
When my insurance started paying they told me I had to keep my urines clean
to keep them paying. Well, I finally have for the past 9 months. Now they
say that since I have not used in 9 months I am cured, so to speak. It’s a
lose, lose situation.
Just venting helped! Thanks for listening and any suggestions will be
considered and appreciated.
Callie

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] No pay insurance
Date: March 23, 2004 at 8:44:33 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“Sliding scale” clinics could be the way to go, they’re a bitch to find down here, pay clinics ‘didn’t know’ about them.  Howard has posted some methadone advoc sites, I imagine they would be a good place to start if you have to start shopping around for a new clinic.  I didn’t even know methadone clinics would take insurance.  Good luck.
-Jason
—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: 23 Mar 04, 3:18 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] No pay insurance
I was handed notice at Methadone clinic last week that my insurance has decided I do not need Methadone Maintenance anymore. Reason given was “According to the records your provider sent to us, our Doctor feels Methadone Maintenance is no longer needed.”
I of course got angry…….then filed an appeal. My Tenncare made me an appointment to have an assessment done which I had today.
It took grand total of 15 minutes. 10 of those minutes was the MSSW telling me how she did not believe in Methadone Maintenance and that she could not recommend that my treatment be continued. She said she feels 6 years is long enough and that ‘we’ should try something else. I asked her what she had in mind for ‘us’ to do since I have has inpatient treatment 7 times with no success and she said “you have not had intensive outpatient treatment”.
To make a long story short, I am fighting a losing battle I think. I will continue my methadone no, matter if insurance pays or not but I am fortunate enough to have a job where I can continue by paying.
There are a LOT of other folks on TennCare who will not be able to keep their Methadone if the insurance quits paying.
We are so behind here in the South!
Do any of you west or east coast folks have any wise words to share on how we can enlighten these ignorant folks?
When my insurance started paying they told me I had to keep my urines clean to keep them paying. Well, I finally have for the past 9 months. Now they say that since I have not used in 9 months I am cured, so to speak. It’s a lose, lose situation.
Just venting helped! Thanks for listening and any suggestions will be considered and appreciated.
Callie
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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Another, longer article regarding Marcs arrest
Date: March 23, 2004 at 7:44:02 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This article explains how he is charged with trafficking. Unfuckingbelievable! And no bond! Sad, sad ,sad
. Hope he knows we are thinking of him!

PRESS RELEASE

March 23, 2004

CANADA’S ‘PRINCE OF POT’ MARC EMERY JAILED IN SASKATCHEWAN AFTER NDP RALLY
DENIED BAIL: SHOW CAUSE HEARING MARCH 24 AT 10AM, SASKATOON

TORONTO AND OTTAWA – Marc Emery, President of the British Columbia Marijuana
Party, was arrested and jailed on charges of allegedly trafficking marijuana by
passing a cannabis cigarette, or ‘joint’ late last night.  Emery was also denied
bail at a hearing this morning.  He is being held in Saskatoon pending a show
cause hearing tomorrow at 10am CST.

Emery, often referred to as the ‘Prince of Pot’, is currently in the middle of a
coast-to-coast tour of Canadian colleges and universities to encourage young
voters to become active in the political process and, more particularly,
encourage them to vote for the Federal New Democratic Party. Emery recently sat
down with New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton who in an interview with
internet-broadcaster pot-tv.net, advocated modernizing our marijuana laws and
“creating a legal environment in which people can enjoy their marijuana in peace
and quiet … without having to worry about being criminalized.” Since this
interview, Emery has been a staunch Layton backer and proud NDP supporter
wherever he goes. His current cross-country tour is inspired by the NDP’s recent
policy declaration on modernizing Canada’s marijuana laws and a recent Stats
Canada study which shows 75% of 18-24 year olds did not vote in the 2000
election.

“According to bystanders, a group of people were peacefully assembled for an
hour before Marc Emery showed up,” said Tim Meehan, of Toronto-based Ontario
Consumers for Safe Access to Recreational Cannabis.  “Many questions remain
about the circumstances of Emery’s arrest.  Among them, was he targeted because
of the political nature of his speaking tour?  Emery has not faced any legal
troubles at other speaking stops during his current tour.”  Emery was the
primary target of police action when they arrived on the scene. Along with
Emery, local supporter Justin McGowan was also searched, detained, and charged
with cannabis possession.

Also at issue is the charge of ‘trafficking marijuana’. Under current law,
simply passing or sharing a marijuana cigarette with a friend or loved one is
defined as ‘drug trafficking’. This is a serious flaw in the current legal
system, one which has been raised repeatedly by the New Democratic Party in its
opposition to the current decriminalization legislation. Emery finds himself
ironically the victim of the laws which he is currently fighting to change, in
so far as his behaviour in sharing a marijuana cigarette with other individuals
has been characterized as ‘trafficking’ and this characterization has been used
to detain Emery in jail and deprive him of his normal rights and freedoms for
over thirty-six hours. Canadians should be reminded that even if Bill C-10, the
so-called marijuana decriminalization bill, is passed, police would still retain
the criminal power to arrest people and brand them drug dealers — for simply
sharing a joint. “Currently, even simply giving marijuana for no money (“passing
a joint”) is considered trafficking. Bill [C-10] should be amended so that
non-commercial transfers of up to 30 grams of marijuana not be considered
trafficking,” according to a New Democratic Party statement.
(http://tinyurl.com/3527d)

“[Emery] doesn’t want people to come away from this thinking ‘poor Marc’. This
is about Canadians and our marijuana laws. The misapplication of these laws and
the discretionary pretext they provide to police, as evidenced through [Emery’s]
situation, should be cause for concern to all Canadians. This whole tour has
been about raising awareness of the harmful and failed nature of our
prohibition-era laws and getting young people involved in the political
process,” said Jody Pressman, coordinator of Emery’s tour across the country in
promotion of the NDP.

Emery was scheduled to speak at the University of Alberta in Edmonton on March
24, but due to his arrest, noted medical marijuana crusader Grant Krieger will
speak in his place. Emery and his team stand committed to promoting the NDP and
their policy of removing marijuana from the criminal justice system.

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] No pay insurance
Date: March 23, 2004 at 6:18:02 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I was handed notice at Methadone clinic last week that my insurance has decided I do not need Methadone Maintenance anymore. Reason given was “According to the records your provider sent to us, our Doctor feels Methadone Maintenance is no longer needed.”
I of course got angry…….then filed an appeal. My Tenncare made me an appointment to have an assessment done which I had today.
It took grand total of 15 minutes. 10 of those minutes was the MSSW telling me how she did not believe in Methadone Maintenance and that she could not recommend that my treatment be continued. She said she feels 6 years is long enough and that ‘we’ should try something else. I asked her what she had in mind for ‘us’ to do since I have has inpatient treatment 7 times with no success and she said “you have not had intensive outpatient treatment”.
To make a long story short, I am fighting a losing battle I think. I will continue my methadone no, matter if insurance pays or not but I am fortunate enough to have a job where I can continue by paying.
There are a LOT of other folks on TennCare who will not be able to keep their Methadone if the insurance quits paying.
We are so behind here in the South!
Do any of you west or east coast folks have any wise words to share on how we can enlighten these ignorant folks?
When my insurance started paying they told me I had to keep my urines clean to keep them paying. Well, I finally have for the past 9 months. Now they say that since I have not used in 9 months I am cured, so to speak. It’s a lose, lose situation.
Just venting helped! Thanks for listening and any suggestions will be considered and appreciated.
Callie

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 23, 2004 at 5:48:32 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks

Hi Jon, Sandy,
I think i can relate to Sandys experiences in that
ibogaine
can ‘break’ open your head and leting out some very painfull feelings.
I
feel very ‘cracked’ open after several ibogaine sessions with alot of
physicall feelings. I was under the impression through my experiences
and
what I’ve read about the nature of repressed trauma is that this is what
psychadelics do. They can open your minds defences and allow repressed
traumas or emotions to surface. I think this seems to cause a lot of
stress
and anxiety.
I think there’s a great difference between ibogaine and
LSD
in that ibogaine tends to bring an understanding of issues that arrise.
Though it can also leave you with unresolved feelings rising to
consiousness.  I still take anti-depressants every day to keep my stress
levels down.  Perhaps that’s why they say that multiple sessions are
more
beneficial.  It’s hard to tell as  everyone is different.  I ended up
feeling much worse after my second ibogaine session  I came out of it
with
a
lot of anger from childhood being released and ended up falling out with
my
girlfriend.  I was still drining heavily then and didn’t really have
enought
awareness of the fact that I was taking out my anger towards my parents
on
other people.  I managed to let go of much of that anger in a subsequent
session.   I think it’s would be very helpfull to have loving and
supportive
friends and your lifes cicumstances are important.

Hi Luke,

Yes, friends are what will get you through.

When I hear you say things like “letting go of anger,” warning
bells sounds. My experience, and that of many others, is that you usually
have to wrestle a little with the anger first. Before you can forgive your
parents you have to really let yourself hate them first. Then the loving
comes naturally – “I forgive my parents for not being perfect.” It’s easy.
But you have
to allow yourself to go into the hatred first.

Buddhists, Reiki and healing people, and affirmation or NLP fans will tell
you you can let go of anger just through a few
little exercises or meditation. It’s bullshit. It’s sounds good. It
convinces the mind (especially when the fear of really feeling is high)
but
it’s bullshit. Over the last few years I’ve been in a hundred groups with
just about every Buddhist, Reiki artist and NLP practitioner you could
imagine. And every one I’ve seen reduced to chaos
rapidly through the fact that they are each, without exception in my
experience,
holding down enough anger to kill a bull elephant. Every single one, man.
They’re terrified of feeling it and they’ve allowed their mind to seduce
them away from feeling and expression what’s actually going on inside.

You can’t rationalize feelings away. It won’t work, they resurface and
will
drag your physical body down.

As for Reiki, hands-on healing and all this stuff – very little use either
for anger. (useful for other things). All this stuff can do here is heal
on
a superficial level, like a sticking plaster. I live in a new age
centre in the UK and am surrounded by healers. I can see the energy fields
around the bodies they’re working on and all the energy usually does is
close the throat chakra – blocking expression, blocking feeling. You feel
light, you feel spiritual, you think it’s great, but actually God has just
shut
your circuits down for a while cause you were overloading, and in too many
feelings to function.

Affirmations and NLP have their place in therapy but you can’t use them
for
anger properly. Anger management, yes. But not actually to give you what
anger will give you when you express it.

The body experiences anger when it’s been invaded. It’s natural and
healing.

Should have put here “when its boundaries have been invaded.” I didn’t want
to imply necessarily sexual invasion

Thanks

Nick

When that anger couldn’t be expressed, because you were too young, because
it wasn’t appropriate, or because you’d been conditioned out of allowing
it,
it goes inside the body and resurfaces when something triggers it. This is
healthy. Alan Lowen, father of bioenergetics, calls anger the healing
emotion. It restores the body on a physical level after it’s been invaded.
The feeling of anger is totally healthy, it shows that your body and your
emotions are working properly. If you just try to meditate it away,
rationalize it, chant it out, affirm it away, then you miss. You miss the
reintegration of the body that has to follow invasion. The anger comes up
again and you forgive people left, right and centre, and you miss again.
So
on and so forth until finally the body becomes host to illness because it
has never actually been allowed to heal the way it’s designed to.

So, my advice to you is, find yourself a safe, supportive environment and
SCREAM your guts out. THEN you can forgive people, affirm away, or repeat
endlessly “I am not angry” and it will work.

Nick

The thing is is that the painfull/traumatizing/anxiety
feelings are always going to be there unless they’re resolved. That’s
why
we
use alcohol/pain-killers/meds to reduce these feelings.  Whether
ibogaine
can relsove all that is another story but it will bring these thingss to
consiousness. Personnaly I found it very rewarding but it has been a
very
difficult time emotionally
Luke

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 23, 2004 at 5:30:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Yes, friends are what will get you through.

If you don’t have some good friends, e.g. if your everyday friends
are tv characters or people you’ve only met online, I would consider
going with a lower dose of ibo.

Bill

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan
Date: March 23, 2004 at 5:29:19 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

HI all,
Bad news. I wish the best for Marc and the others.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Tim Meehan” <tim@ocsarc.org>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>; <cmap@mapinc.org>; <ccc-members@yahoogroups.com>;
<maptalk@mapinc.org>; <drctalk@drcnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:46 PM
Subject: [drugwar] “Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

http://sask.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=pot040323

“Prince of Pot” arrested in Saskatchewan

SASKATOON   – Marc Emery has been arrested and charged with trafficking
and
possession of marijuana.
Emery, nicknamed the “Prince of Pot,” is the founder and president of the
British Columbia Marijuana Party. He spoke Monday night at the University
of
Saskatchewan. Saskatoon police say shortly before midnight, they were
called to
the Vimy Memorial near the Bessborough Hotel, where they found about 15
people
smoking up. In court Tuesday morning, the Crown dropped Emery’s possession
charge. He is due back in court on Wednesday for a bail hearing. Justin
McGowan
of Saskatoon was also charged with possession.

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 23, 2004 at 5:23:55 PM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks

Hi Jon, Sandy,
I think i can relate to Sandys experiences in that
ibogaine
can ‘break’ open your head and leting out some very painfull feelings.  I
feel very ‘cracked’ open after several ibogaine sessions with alot of
physicall feelings. I was under the impression through my experiences and
what I’ve read about the nature of repressed trauma is that this is what
psychadelics do. They can open your minds defences and allow repressed
traumas or emotions to surface. I think this seems to cause a lot of
stress
and anxiety.
I think there’s a great difference between ibogaine and
LSD
in that ibogaine tends to bring an understanding of issues that arrise.
Though it can also leave you with unresolved feelings rising to
consiousness.  I still take anti-depressants every day to keep my stress
levels down.  Perhaps that’s why they say that multiple sessions are more
beneficial.  It’s hard to tell as  everyone is different.  I ended up
feeling much worse after my second ibogaine session  I came out of it with
a
lot of anger from childhood being released and ended up falling out with
my
girlfriend.  I was still drining heavily then and didn’t really have
enought
awareness of the fact that I was taking out my anger towards my parents on
other people.  I managed to let go of much of that anger in a subsequent
session.   I think it’s would be very helpfull to have loving and
supportive
friends and your lifes cicumstances are important.

Hi Luke,

Yes, friends are what will get you through.

When I hear you say things like “letting go of anger,” warning
bells sounds. My experience, and that of many others, is that you usually
have to wrestle a little with the anger first. Before you can forgive your
parents you have to really let yourself hate them first. Then the loving
comes naturally – “I forgive my parents for not being perfect.” It’s easy.
But you have
to allow yourself to go into the hatred first.

Buddhists, Reiki and healing people, and affirmation or NLP fans will tell
you you can let go of anger just through a few
little exercises or meditation. It’s bullshit. It’s sounds good. It
convinces the mind (especially when the fear of really feeling is high) but
it’s bullshit. Over the last few years I’ve been in a hundred groups with
just about every Buddhist, Reiki artist and NLP practitioner you could
imagine. And every one I’ve seen reduced to chaos
rapidly through the fact that they are each, without exception in my
experience,
holding down enough anger to kill a bull elephant. Every single one, man.
They’re terrified of feeling it and they’ve allowed their mind to seduce
them away from feeling and expression what’s actually going on inside.

You can’t rationalize feelings away. It won’t work, they resurface and will
drag your physical body down.

As for Reiki, hands-on healing and all this stuff – very little use either
for anger. (useful for other things). All this stuff can do here is heal on
a superficial level, like a sticking plaster. I live in a new age
centre in the UK and am surrounded by healers. I can see the energy fields
around the bodies they’re working on and all the energy usually does is
close the throat chakra – blocking expression, blocking feeling. You feel
light, you feel spiritual, you think it’s great, but actually God has just
shut
your circuits down for a while cause you were overloading, and in too many
feelings to function.

Affirmations and NLP have their place in therapy but you can’t use them for
anger properly. Anger management, yes. But not actually to give you what
anger will give you when you express it.

The body experiences anger when it’s been invaded. It’s natural and healing.
When that anger couldn’t be expressed, because you were too young, because
it wasn’t appropriate, or because you’d been conditioned out of allowing it,
it goes inside the body and resurfaces when something triggers it. This is
healthy. Alan Lowen, father of bioenergetics, calls anger the healing
emotion. It restores the body on a physical level after it’s been invaded.
The feeling of anger is totally healthy, it shows that your body and your
emotions are working properly. If you just try to meditate it away,
rationalize it, chant it out, affirm it away, then you miss. You miss the
reintegration of the body that has to follow invasion. The anger comes up
again and you forgive people left, right and centre, and you miss again. So
on and so forth until finally the body becomes host to illness because it
has never actually been allowed to heal the way it’s designed to.

So, my advice to you is, find yourself a safe, supportive environment and
SCREAM your guts out. THEN you can forgive people, affirm away, or repeat
endlessly “I am not angry” and it will work.

Nick

The thing is is that the painfull/traumatizing/anxiety
feelings are always going to be there unless they’re resolved. That’s why
we
use alcohol/pain-killers/meds to reduce these feelings.  Whether ibogaine
can relsove all that is another story but it will bring these thingss to
consiousness. Personnaly I found it very rewarding but it has been a very
difficult time emotionally
Luke

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer/panic attacks
Date: March 24, 2004 at 12:53:22 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey,

To Brooke and all, I’d recommend picking up a certain book for the 2-3 days prior to the trip–  “The Power of Now” by Eckhart Tolle. This guy used to get panic attacks and one night woke up into a major attack which led to a breakthru of sorts…

The thing is, reading his take on ‘reality’, the NOW, our internal dialogue etc is f-ckin’ trippy as hell- I thought this was maybe just me flipping out on his words, but I’ve met others who’ve confirmed this… he pulls these zen rabbits out of his hat and lets you peak behind the veil, if ever so briefly… very empowering, lucid and in ‘plain talk’ -not like reading koans or anything….

Also, his take on things is very suited for coping with the anxiety/panic and the drama that
unfolds during an ibogaine rebirth… to recap, you’re no more your persona than you are the id card in your wallet and just observing things from a little off to the side, in the midst of it all, should help you pierce thru….

all the best,
Adam

ps I second Brett’s suggestion that you don’t do this at home.. there’s something to be said about being in another environment- it’s not just because you get to embark on a journey but you also get to journey back home.

—– Original Message —–
From: Brooke Burgess
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Thanks for the continued support, Brett (and everyone, really!)

I’ve got your contact now, so am psyching myself up for the big event.  BTW, I noticed that you recommended that I don’t do the drug at home – why is that?  I can probably find a relatively ‘safe’ space, but I thought that triggers in my flat might be good for the experience.  Thoughts?
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 23, 2004 at 2:37:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/23/2004 12:13:01 PM Central Standard Time, lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

One  guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’ when
the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of blood
between the two brain hemisphers.  This brought them back again with a
certain clarity.

How very interesting!
I do elderly and end of life care and some of my patients take piracetum to help with Alzheimers and a  few that have Parkinsons take it.
It does not have any really outstanding effect on the patients but no long term studies have been done either. I think the feeling is that it does not hurt and may help so use is continued!

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 23, 2004 at 2:29:47 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/23/2004 11:33:00 AM Central Standard Time, bcalabrese@yahoo.com writes:

if someone was going to be off all unnecessary meds, eat right, got rid of the un-natural foods, sodas, coffee, cold-cuts…, be well rested, calm,  take B complex, fish/flax, you can toss in dl-phenylalanie, tryptophan, lecithin… they are going to do better than if their last meal was a ham sandwich and last thing they saw was the evening news

hahahaha! sorry to take this part of Bretts statement out of context but I couldn’t help myself! I think I would feel better if I did the above stated on a daily basis!

Seriously, we are so lucky to have Brett and all you others who offer your great ideas and information so freely.
I wish you were all my neighbors! We would have one kick ass neighborhood! No one would ever want to move!

Sorry……carry on………

Callie  ;>)

From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 23, 2004 at 1:11:53 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

One  guy I did my treatments with gave me the brain drug ‘piracetum’ when the visions began to subside. It’s supposed to increase the flow of blood between the two brain hemisphers.  This brought them back again with a certain clarity.
Luke

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:31:55 -0800 (PST)

Tomo7,

I wouldn’t mix ibogaine with anything to enhance it. Grass seems to calm it a bit/enhance it slightly, ginger tea helps with nausea, some people will take a benzo but that is about it as far as mixing anything with iboga. (harmaline has been tried). Yes, sure if the diet is right, all the nutrients are there for a full and balanced neurotransmitter system… set and setting is in place, mood is right, procedure is followed without distractions… it will have a big effect on the experience. So if someone was going to be off all unnecessary meds, eat right, got rid of the un-natural foods, sodas, coffee, cold-cuts…, be well rested, calm,  take B complex, fish/flax, you can toss in dl-phenylalanie, tryptophan, lecithin… they are going to do better than if their last meal was a ham sandwich and last thing they saw was the evening news and HARD ROCK or rushed home to do the iboga after work… Iboga time is your time, if you are not going do the iboga right you are disrespecting
yourself and the iboga – it will let you know too… Knowing how to meditate, clearing the head of thoughts, relaxing, breathing and doing the 3rd eye thingie helps to break through. Simply knowing to stay calm and not agitate (get up/move about) will change the experience. You want more colorful use a more natural flavor of iboga than ibogaine HCL, or mix the 2 – that is the only mixing I would do.

Brett

tomo7@starband.net wrote:
Brett:

Thank you for your sensible suggestions for preparation and management of
an ibo experience. These are consistent with my own experience.

If one is aiming at the psycho-spiritual benefits, rather than addiction
intervention, what would you suggest for complimentary “colorizers”? In
the ayahuasca journeys, Mao inhibitors such as Syrian Rue or local herb
sources of harmaline will accomplish this.

I know that our glorious ibo metabolites are not the same biochemicals,
but would Mao inhibitors or certain nutrients be helpful? If one could
safely build up neurotransmitter levels of Acetylcholine, Dopamin, Gaba,
Serine, or others prior to hosting Bwiti within your inner mind, would
that be a Good Thing? Would an upper strain of Sativa help early phases?

When I can next revisit that experience within lucid dream time, I will
get the most milage out of every psychic micro burst if I can prep myself
intelligently. My clients will appreciate more understanding of these
preparatory techniques as well. Thanks for your advice thus far.

“Come in She said, I’ll give ya, Shelter From the Storm” -Bob Dylan

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 23, 2004 at 1:05:06 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Jon, Sandy,
I think i can relate to Sandys experiences in that ibogaine can ‘break’ open your head and leting out some very painfull feelings.  I feel very ‘cracked’ open after several ibogaine sessions with alot of physicall feelings. I was under the impression through my experiences and what I’ve read about the nature of repressed trauma is that this is what psychadelics do. They can open your minds defences and allow repressed traumas or emotions to surface. I think this seems to cause a lot of stress and anxiety.
I think there’s a great difference between ibogaine and LSD in that ibogaine tends to bring an understanding of issues that arrise.  Though it can also leave you with unresolved feelings rising to consiousness.  I still take anti-depressants every day to keep my stress levels down.  Perhaps that’s why they say that multiple sessions are more beneficial.  It’s hard to tell as  everyone is different.  I ended up feeling much worse after my second ibogaine session  I came out of it with a lot of anger from childhood being released and ended up falling out with my girlfriend.  I was still drining heavily then and didn’t really have enought awareness of the fact that I was taking out my anger towards my parents on other people.  I managed to let go of much of that anger in a subsequent session.   I think it’s would be very helpfull to have loving and supportive friends and your lifes cicumstances are important.
The thing is is that the painfull/traumatizing/anxiety feelings are always going to be there unless they’re resolved. That’s why we use alcohol/pain-killers/meds to reduce these feelings.  Whether ibogaine can relsove all that is another story but it will bring these thingss to consiousness. Personnaly I found it very rewarding but it has been a very difficult time emotionally
Luke

From: “booker w” <swbooker@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
CC: swbooker9@yahoo.com
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 06:53:42 +0000

Hey there Jon.  Thought I’d chime in on this issue as I had panic attacks for 3-4 years in my 20’s.  They finally went completely away at about age 30 and I never really had another one until after my third ibo experience.  My first two trips were really helpful and broke my pain meds addiction (altho I gotta admit I’m a relapser again – had too many pain issues to deal with.)  Anyway, my third trip really did “crack” my head open and I began to have the panic attacks along with some other health problems.  I felt like humpty-dumpty who fell off the fucking wall, for real…

Now three years or so later, yeah I’m relapsing but at a very reduced rate, and I don’t really feel all that bad about it.  I don’t seem as controlled by the stuff, but I still look forward to a buzz every evening.  Lastly, it’s taken about that long for the panic attacks to subside again, and other meds played a big part I think (zanex, zoloft and klonopin.)  I know what you mean about finally getting stable.  I would still love to do another round of ibogaine, not necessarily to get clean, but just because it definitely changed me for the better even if still using.  However, I just have a REAL STRONG idea that my mind is just not up for it.  I envy folks who can take it repeatedly.  I really wish I could.  And I hope in the future to just try some really low doses just to see if it made the opiates less appealling again.  But I have a bit of rough ibo that I just took a taste of one night and that sent me into high anxiety…so I guess it’s still gonna have to wait.

Anyway, that’s my story.  I sure think you have to follow your intuition rather than any external advice when it comes to psychedelics, ibogaine in particular.

Best wishes to all you ibo freaks…       Sandy Watson

From: “jon” Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com To: ibogaine@mindvox.com Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:07:51 -0500 (EST)

> The ibogaine dossier treatment section > covers both positive and not > so positive patient responses.  Treatment > episode was of an early st > kitts when I believe their were dose escalating up from what were > pre-therapeutic > doses.  The patients was very angry and trying to get her money back.  I > provided some response in defense of the treatment outcome.  And, the > answer is > yes, you are always going to get some patient who is dissatisfied but, not > many.

I dunno if this is what Callie was talking about, but one of the things that has kept me from taking ibogaine thus far (apart from the cost and logistics of getting hold of it) is fear of a bad experience. Not a bad experience as in “it didn’t do what i thought/wanted it to”, but a bad experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

I’ve had a number of very traumatising experiences on LSD; one of which left me with a pretty severe anxiety disorder (panic attacks, intense fear of going insane, etc) for a number of years afterwards. I also had a moderately traumatising experience on 2CT7; not anywhere near as severe as the LSD ones, but still something I really don’t care to repeat.

I find I’m able to use mushrooms generally without any bad shit going down, but I’ve (finally..ehe) learned that I have to be VERY careful with more powerful psychedelics.

At any rate, there’s a large part of me that really would like to try ibogaine (or maybe an iboga extract), especially because I think it could help with my cigarette addiction, but also just because it sounds so fascinating; but I’m very wary of ending back up in a psychiatric hospital.

As much as I love Syd Barrett’s music, I’m not too keen on emulating his lifestyle…ehe. I’m finally at a point in my life where I’m relatively stable (don’t use hard drugs any more, haven’t attempted suicide in years, have a decent job,etc) and part of me is really afraid to risk losing this.

And, while i’m ranting about this..ehe… another thing that has me afraid of doing ibogaine/iboga is that i’d have to stop taking my meds before hand. i’m currently taking effexor and remeron, which i think have been very useful in getting me to the reasonably stable point i’m at now. and so, in addition to being afraid that the ibogaine will make me completely flip my shit, i’m afraid that going off the meds will revert me to the suicidal lump that i was years ago…

anyway, sorry for going off there, but i’ve been needing to get that out for sometime, i think….and I’d be very interested to hear what you folks think…

thanx,

jon

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From: “booker w” <swbooker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 23, 2004 at 1:53:42 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Cc: swbooker9@yahoo.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey there Jon.  Thought I’d chime in on this issue as I had panic attacks for 3-4 years in my 20’s.  They finally went completely away at about age 30 and I never really had another one until after my third ibo experience.  My first two trips were really helpful and broke my pain meds addiction (altho I gotta admit I’m a relapser again – had too many pain issues to deal with.)  Anyway, my third trip really did “crack” my head open and I began to have the panic attacks along with some other health problems.  I felt like humpty-dumpty who fell off the fucking wall, for real…
Now three years or so later, yeah I’m relapsing but at a very reduced rate, and I don’t really feel all that bad about it.  I don’t seem as controlled by the stuff, but I still look forward to a buzz every evening.  Lastly, it’s taken about that long for the panic attacks to subside again, and other meds played a big part I think (zanex, zoloft and klonopin.)  I know what you mean about finally getting stable.  I would still love to do another round of ibogaine, not necessarily to get clean, but just because it definitely changed me for the better even if still using.  However, I just have a REAL STRONG idea that my mind is just not up for it.  I envy folks who can take it repeatedly.  I really wish I could.  And I hope in the future to just try some really low doses just to see if it made the opiates less appealling again.  But I have a bit of rough ibo that I just took a taste of one night and that sent me into high anxiety…so I guess it’s still gonna have to wait.
Anyway, that’s my story.  I sure think you have to follow your intuition rather than any external advice when it comes to psychedelics, ibogaine in particular.
Best wishes to all you ibo freaks…       Sandy Watson

>From: “jon”

>Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

>To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

>Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:07:51 -0500 (EST)

>

>

> > The ibogaine dossier treatment section

> > covers both positive and not

> > so positive patient responses.  Treatment

> > episode was of an early st

> > kitts when I believe their were dose escalating up from what were

> > pre-therapeutic

> > doses.  The patients was very angry and trying to get her money back.  I

> > provided some response in defense of the treatment outcome.  And, the

> > answer is

> > yes, you are always going to get some patient who is dissatisfied but, not

> > many.

>

>

>I dunno if this is what Callie was talking about, but one of the things

>that has kept me from taking ibogaine thus far (apart from the cost and

>logistics of getting hold of it) is fear of a bad experience. Not a bad

>experience as in “it didn’t do what i thought/wanted it to”, but a bad

>experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

>

>I’ve had a number of very traumatising experiences on LSD; one of which

>left me with a pretty severe anxiety disorder (panic attacks, intense fear

>of going insane, etc) for a number of years afterwards. I also had a

>moderately traumatising experience on 2CT7; not anywhere near as severe as

>the LSD ones, but still something I really don’t care to repeat.

>

>I find I’m able to use mushrooms generally without any bad shit going

>down, but I’ve (finally..ehe) learned that I have to be VERY careful with

>more powerful psychedelics.

>

>At any rate, there’s a large part of me that really would like to try

>ibogaine (or maybe an iboga extract), especially because I think it could

>help with my cigarette addiction, but also just because it sounds so

>fascinating; but I’m very wary of ending back up in a psychiatric

>hospital.

>

>As much as I love Syd Barrett’s music, I’m not too keen on emulating his

>lifestyle…ehe. I’m finally at a point in my life where I’m relatively

>stable (don’t use hard drugs any more, haven’t attempted suicide in years,

>have a decent job,etc) and part of me is really afraid to risk losing

>this.

>

>And, while i’m ranting about this..ehe… another thing that has me afraid

>of doing ibogaine/iboga is that i’d have to stop taking my meds before

>hand. i’m currently taking effexor and remeron, which i think have been

>very useful in getting me to the reasonably stable point i’m at now. and

>so, in addition to being afraid that the ibogaine will make me completely

>flip my shit, i’m afraid that going off the meds will revert me to the

>suicidal lump that i was years ago…

>

>anyway, sorry for going off there, but i’ve been needing to get that out

>for sometime, i think….and I’d be very interested to hear what you folks

>think…

>

>

>

>

>thanx,

>

>jon

>

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 23, 2004 at 2:11:27 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for the continued support, Brett (and everyone, really!)

I’ve got your contact now, so am psyching myself up for the big event.  BTW, I noticed that you recommended that I don’t do the drug at home – why is that?  I can probably find a relatively ‘safe’ space, but I thought that triggers in my flat might be good for the experience.  Thoughts?

b
—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Brooke’

“but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is”

That is exactly what you want to do, lose it (the horrible choices and deeds).. Anyway, it isn’t like a garbage truck comes along and dumps all your shit on your head, event by event in excrutiating and painful detail – relax! Marc Emory said something abou it being the Ghost of Christmas Past, something like that, very non-judgmental, or there are parables, or any number of visions and dialogs in different ways.

“Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?”

That is the whole point of taking iboga in the first place, to be “mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact”,  that is what iboga does.

Take 3 yogic breaths, say Ohhhhmmmmmmmmm, and take the iboga. .I hate thinking about taking it also (cuz yuck), so I don’t.

Brett

Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve had
have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.

I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is.

I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’ and
giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
quickly. My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
compounded exponentially.

Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?

b

>
> In a message dated 3/22/2004 4:08:13 PM Central Standard Time,
> jfreed1@umbc.edu writes:
>
> > but a bad
> > experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.
> >
> >
>
> That is exactly what I am talking about.
> I have tripped on acid in past without ever having a ‘bad’ trip but I
have
> seen folks totally freak. I know Ibogaine is not acid but acid and
mescaline
> trips are the only ones I have personal experience with.
> I just think it would be terrible to start tripping on Ibogaine and
it be a
> scary, psychotic torture trip.
> I know that in order to face my personal demon and to look at the
ruin I made
> in my past will not be pleasant. I have much difficulty looking at it
with a
> somewhat clear head. I mean I really have a hard time.
> Sometimes when I think of my children being 4 and 8 when I was so
fucked up.
> I left them with their Dad (who was a great Dad BTW) and I can hardly
think of
> the pain and disappointment I caused them. That is just my kids….I
hurt my
> parents, my ex-husband, some close friends and on and on.
> I just am afraid I would go totally insane, permanently check out
mentally if
> I had to honestly relive this.
> Callie
>
>

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 23, 2004 at 12:29:57 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thank you so much…that is greatly encouraging.

—– Original Message —–
From: wachtel
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:38 AM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] First-timer

As someone who digested 2.5 grams of Ibogaine HCL (all at once), while “only” addicted to Nicotine, I must say that Ibogaine only did me good in many respects. Although the “trip” was unpleasant to say the least, it did me wonders In-terms of psychological maturity and enhanced the value I attributed to life/love/friendship and health. It also made me humble and my relations with people and the importance of nature strengthened dramatically.
If you consider psychological stability a positive phenomena, (and many do), I must say I was relatively stable before Ibogaine. But Ibogaine allowed me to dive into my self consciousness and see the hang-ups and the faults I have ignored. I other words, it was like pressing 10 years of psychotherapy into 24 hours. Later, I slowly digested the info for a long time thereafter.

I have treated over 5o people with Ibogaine HCL since 1988. In terms of psychological problems, I have not encountered people who complained of   flips and lost of direction. On the contrary, the vast majority, even those who had multiple conditions, said that they felt Ibogaine was constructive for their psychic.

Boaz wachtel

—–Original Message—–
From: Nick Sandberg [mailto:nicks22@onetel.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:09 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

> I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve had
> have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
> general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.
>
> I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
> sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
> torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
> horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
> supportive and clarifying my watcher is.
>
> I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
> laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’ and
> giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
> quickly.  My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
> with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
> compounded exponentially.
>
> Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
> somehow survived the experience
> mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?
>
> b
>
>

Hi Brooke,

I come from a multi-trauma’ed background – separation from birth parents,
abuse, hospitalization – pretty much a horror trip (or so therapists will
tell you). And I’ve had acutely negative experiences on acid, resulting in
me not touching it for nearly 20 years.

I took some rootbark last night and had my usual “mild horror trip” – a lot
of fear around being alone, underlying existential fears about waking up and
finding I was the only person alive, and fear of encounters with repressed
sides of my personality, wandering around my psyche like demons. But,
basically, it was a benign and learning experience. The drug just gives me
the chance to see where I’m holding myself back and how I can direct myself
in life and therapy. And, basically, I have always been attracted to the
dark side as well as the light. It’s ok to check out the torture chambers
occasionally. Like this you get to really know yourself.

Ibo’s really not like acid – acid just lays its trip on you whether you want
it or not. Ibogaine has intelligence. It shows you what you need to grow –
maybe the mind judges stuff it experiences as “bad”, maybe “good.” But
that’s just the judgments. What I would advise is that you do it with
someone you know (who’s not taking it) and hold their hand on the experience
til you feel safe. Might sound childish but any level of contact with
another human will help you feel more secure in a new environment. Also, of
course, be aware how fear can just suck you in to its little mind game and
go for directing the experience a little if it feels good. You also need to
be secure inside yourself before you start that this is something YOU
actually want to do, not something others think would be good for you, peer
pressure whatever. And, if it isn’t, don’t bother and don’t beat yourself up
for it.

What I also liked about ibogaine, as opposed to acid, is that there’s
usually a happy ending. If you get torture, hey, it’s feels great
afterwards! I mean, real elation. And then you know it, you know what it
looks like to go through that doorway. You get awareness. And awareness
always diminishes fear. Horror trips on ibo always pass and afterwards I
usually just feel my connection with everything and everybody.

All the best

Nick

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 23, 2004 at 12:31:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Tomo7,

I wouldn’t mix ibogaine with anything to enhance it. Grass seems to calm it a bit/enhance it slightly, ginger tea helps with nausea, some people will take a benzo but that is about it as far as mixing anything with iboga. (harmaline has been tried). Yes, sure if the diet is right, all the nutrients are there for a full and balanced neurotransmitter system… set and setting is in place, mood is right, procedure is followed without distractions… it will have a big effect on the experience. So if someone was going to be off all unnecessary meds, eat right, got rid of the un-natural foods, sodas, coffee, cold-cuts…, be well rested, calm,  take B complex, fish/flax, you can toss in dl-phenylalanie, tryptophan, lecithin… they are going to do better than if their last meal was a ham sandwich and last thing they saw was the evening news and HARD ROCK or rushed home to do the iboga after work… Iboga time is your time, if you are not going do the iboga right you are disrespecting yourself and the iboga – it will let you know too… Knowing how to meditate, clearing the head of thoughts, relaxing, breathing and doing the 3rd eye thingie helps to break through. Simply knowing to stay calm and not agitate (get up/move about) will change the experience. You want more colorful use a more natural flavor of iboga than ibogaine HCL, or mix the 2 – that is the only mixing I would do.

Brett

tomo7@starband.net wrote:
Brett:

Thank you for your sensible suggestions for preparation and management of
an ibo experience. These are consistent with my own experience.

If one is aiming at the psycho-spiritual benefits, rather than addiction
intervention, what would you suggest for complimentary “colorizers”? In
the ayahuasca journeys, Mao inhibitors such as Syrian Rue or local herb
sources of harmaline will accomplish this.

I know that our glorious ibo metabolites are not the same biochemicals,
but would Mao inhibitors or certain nutrients be helpful? If one could
safely build up neurotransmitter levels of Acetylcholine, Dopamin, Gaba,
Serine, or others prior to hosting Bwiti within your inner mind, would
that be a Good Thing? Would an upper strain of Sativa help early phases?

When I can next revisit that experience within lucid dream time, I will
get the most milage out of every psychic micro burst if I can prep myself
intelligently. My clients will appreciate more understanding of these
preparatory techniques as well. Thanks for your advice thus far.

“Come in She said, I’ll give ya, Shelter From the Storm” -Bob Dylan

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From: “wachtel” <wachtel@shani.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 23, 2004 at 11:38:51 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

As someone who digested 2.5 grams of Ibogaine HCL (all at once), while “only” addicted to Nicotine, I must say that Ibogaine only did me good in many respects. Although the “trip” was unpleasant to say the least, it did me wonders In-terms of psychological maturity and enhanced the value I attributed to life/love/friendship and health. It also made me humble and my relations with people and the importance of nature strengthened dramatically.
If you consider psychological stability a positive phenomena, (and many do), I must say I was relatively stable before Ibogaine. But Ibogaine allowed me to dive into my self consciousness and see the hang-ups and the faults I have ignored. I other words, it was like pressing 10 years of psychotherapy into 24 hours. Later, I slowly digested the info for a long time thereafter.

I have treated over 5o people with Ibogaine HCL since 1988. In terms of psychological problems, I have not encountered people who complained of   flips and lost of direction. On the contrary, the vast majority, even those who had multiple conditions, said that they felt Ibogaine was constructive for their psychic.

Boaz wachtel

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From: Nick Sandberg [mailto:nicks22@onetel.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 1:09 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

> I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve had
> have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
> general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.
>
> I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
> sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
> torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
> horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
> supportive and clarifying my watcher is.
>
> I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
> laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’ and
> giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
> quickly.  My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
> with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
> compounded exponentially.
>
> Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
> somehow survived the experience
> mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?
>
> b
>
>

Hi Brooke,

I come >from a multi-trauma’ed background – separation from birth parents,
abuse, hospitalization – pretty much a horror trip (or so therapists will
tell you). And I’ve had acutely negative experiences on acid, resulting in
me not touching it for nearly 20 years.

I took some rootbark last night and had my usual “mild horror trip” – a lot
of fear around being alone, underlying existential fears about waking up and
finding I was the only person alive, and fear of encounters with repressed
sides of my personality, wandering around my psyche like demons. But,
basically, it was a benign and learning experience. The drug just gives me
the chance to see where I’m holding myself back and how I can direct myself
in life and therapy. And, basically, I have always been attracted to the
dark side as well as the light. It’s ok to check out the torture chambers
occasionally. Like this you get to really know yourself.

Ibo’s really not like acid – acid just lays its trip on you whether you want
it or not. Ibogaine has intelligence. It shows you what you need to grow –
maybe the mind judges stuff it experiences as “bad”, maybe “good.” But
that’s just the judgments. What I would advise is that you do it with
someone you know (who’s not taking it) and hold their hand on the experience
til you feel safe. Might sound childish but any level of contact with
another human will help you feel more secure in a new environment. Also, of
course, be aware how fear can just suck you in to its little mind game and
go for directing the experience a little if it feels good. You also need to
be secure inside yourself before you start that this is something YOU
actually want to do, not something others think would be good for you, peer
pressure whatever. And, if it isn’t, don’t bother and don’t beat yourself up
for it.

What I also liked about ibogaine, as opposed to acid, is that there’s
usually a happy ending. If you get torture, hey, it’s feels great
afterwards! I mean, real elation. And then you know it, you know what it
looks like to go through that doorway. You get awareness. And awareness
always diminishes fear. Horror trips on ibo always pass and afterwards I
usually just feel my connection with everything and everybody.

All the best

Nick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] Check out “In Praise of Laudanum”
Date: March 23, 2004 at 7:56:52 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“Once a year I hire a crew from the landscaper because it remains the
best-run business of its kind in town. The boss always comes by to check. He
too is clean and sober but the recovery that the professor radiates is not
available to him. Not because he wouldn’t do anything to have it, but
because abstinence is not the cure for his affliction. Treatment has helped
him find ways to cope that have enabled him finally to get the correctional
people out of his life. But I see in him deep sorrow and loss, and I despise
a piece of what I do. This man remains unwell and doubly afflicted because
though he knows exactly how to get well, the means are simply not available
to him.”

Hi all,
This above quote is from the amazing article below. It’s just too
rational though I’m afraid, for it to resonate with the people who matter,
the ones who continue to support the war in one way or a bunch of others.
Peace,
Preston

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From: SherriTheWriter@aol.com
To: drugwar@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 6:08 AM
Subject: [drugwar] Check out “In Praise of Laudanum”

Click Here: Check out “In Praise of Laudanum” An odd source, an interesting
read….

http://www.amconmag.com/2004_03_29/article1.html

Exerpts follow:

March 29, 2004 issue
Copyright © 2004 The American Conservative

In Praise of Laudanum

For some, “addiction” may be the only cure.

By Jim Pittaway
One of the elements of dramatic tension in the wonderful Master and
Commander series of books is the relationship between the brilliant and
resourceful ship’s surgeon, Dr. Maturin, and the laudanum with which he
self-medicates. Author Patrick O’Brian is widely praised for the
authenticity of his rendering of the language, behaviors, and mores of
Napoleonic times, but here he projects contemporary issues onto his
characters and their circumstances. A real Dr. Maturin, like his
contemporary Capt. Meriwether Lewis—with his famous “melancholia”—would have
been perfectly free to medicate himself to his heart’s content without
enduring either social opprobrium or shame and self-doubt. If Rush Limbaugh
lived in any other era, we would not be having a national conversation about
his behavior and the state would never be pursuing his medical records for
evidence of crimes he may or may not have perpetrated upon himself.

Over the decade I have spent as a practitioner licensed by my state to
treat, among other things, addiction and addiction-related disorders, I have
become increasingly troubled by things other than my patients’ actual use.
As I have transitioned from in-patient addiction treatment and private
practice to working with head-injured and often severely disabled patients,
I have become less doctrinaire about use itself and more aware of
complexities of circumstance as they affect individuals. The cases causing
me the greatest concern have one common element: they involve pain
medication.

Until the great government power-grab of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal,
Americans were assumed competent to treat themselves for chronic or acute
pain, as well as for what we now imperfectly describe as chemical imbalances
of the brain—such as bipolar disorder—by simply stopping at a corner
apothecary and purchasing such tincture of opium as they judged appropriate
for their needs. This actually went on for centuries without generating
serious social or moral problems. Undoubtedly, many individuals became
“addicted” and the opportunity for drug “abuse” abounded, but such excesses
were the business of family and community. No tyrannical European king or
dictator even dreamed of so intruding on the private lives of individuals as
to interfere with access to pain relief and psychological equilibrium. At
least not until FDR’s Harry Anslinger, of the Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs, set about criminalizing vast tracts of human behavior in
his push to build a crime-fighting empire on behalf of the state whose power
he and his boss were so dedicated to expanding.
snip-

Check out the rest of the article at the above link.

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From: “Hannah Clay” <hannah.clay@ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 23, 2004 at 7:36:46 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey Jon

Sounds like we have similare ‘issues’.  I forgot to mention I’m on Effexor
aswell-would I really have to stop it before I took the Iboga?That scares
me.

LOL Hannah

PS Hattie-I’ve only got a mobile phone at the moment n so can’t afford to
call you really,especially on your mobile.I think I’ve got your email
address off the site so I’ll have to email you for now.Thanks though 🙂

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

The ibogaine dossier treatment section
<http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/treatment.html> covers both positive and
not
so positive patient responses.  Treatment
episode <http://ibogaine.desk.nl/experience-1297.html> was of an early
st
kitts when I believe their were dose escalating up from what were
pre-therapeutic
doses.  The patients was very angry and trying to get her money back.
I
provided some response in defense of the treatment outcome.  And, the
answer is
yes, you are always going to get some patient who is dissatisfied but,
not
many.

I dunno if this is what Callie was talking about, but one of the things
that has kept me from taking ibogaine thus far (apart from the cost and
logistics of getting hold of it) is fear of a bad experience. Not a bad
experience as in “it didn’t do what i thought/wanted it to”, but a bad
experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

I’ve had a number of very traumatising experiences on LSD; one of which
left me with a pretty severe anxiety disorder (panic attacks, intense
fear
of going insane, etc) for a number of years afterwards. I also had a
moderately traumatising experience on 2CT7; not anywhere near as severe
as
the LSD ones, but still something I really don’t care to repeat.

I find I’m able to use mushrooms generally without any bad shit going
down, but I’ve (finally..ehe) learned that I have to be VERY careful
with
more powerful psychedelics.

At any rate, there’s a large part of me that really would like to try
ibogaine (or maybe an iboga extract), especially because I think it
could
help with my cigarette addiction, but also just because it sounds so
fascinating; but I’m very wary of ending back up in a psychiatric
hospital.

As much as I love Syd Barrett’s music, I’m not too keen on emulating his
lifestyle…ehe. I’m finally at a point in my life where I’m relatively
stable (don’t use hard drugs any more, haven’t attempted suicide in
years,
have a decent job,etc) and part of me is really afraid to risk losing
this.

And, while i’m ranting about this..ehe… another thing that has me
afraid
of doing ibogaine/iboga is that i’d have to stop taking my meds before
hand. i’m currently taking effexor and remeron, which i think have been
very useful in getting me to the reasonably stable point i’m at now. and
so, in addition to being afraid that the ibogaine will make me
completely
flip my shit, i’m afraid that going off the meds will revert me to the
suicidal lump that i was years ago…

anyway, sorry for going off there, but i’ve been needing to get that out
for sometime, i think….and I’d be very interested to hear what you
folks
think…

thanx,

jon

btw… Brett, if you’re reading this, I know I’ve been a shit about
keeping in touch with you… i think what i’m talking about here is part
of the reason why. to be honest, i’m not very good at keeping in touch
with people in general… but one of my psychopathologies that i’ve yet
to
really get over completely is the whole denial thing… like, if there’s
something that’s causing me some kind of stress, i have a tendency to
just
pretend it doesn’t exist. i mean, i’m definately better about it than i
was back when i was a junky, but i’m certainly far from completely
better
about it. for what it’s worth, i’m sorry.

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 23, 2004 at 6:08:59 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve had
have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.

I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is.

I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’ and
giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
quickly.  My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
compounded exponentially.

Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?

b

Hi Brooke,

I come from a multi-trauma’ed background – separation from birth parents,
abuse, hospitalization – pretty much a horror trip (or so therapists will
tell you). And I’ve had acutely negative experiences on acid, resulting in
me not touching it for nearly 20 years.

I took some rootbark last night and had my usual “mild horror trip” – a lot
of fear around being alone, underlying existential fears about waking up and
finding I was the only person alive, and fear of encounters with repressed
sides of my personality, wandering around my psyche like demons. But,
basically, it was a benign and learning experience. The drug just gives me
the chance to see where I’m holding myself back and how I can direct myself
in life and therapy. And, basically, I have always been attracted to the
dark side as well as the light. It’s ok to check out the torture chambers
occasionally. Like this you get to really know yourself.

Ibo’s really not like acid – acid just lays its trip on you whether you want
it or not. Ibogaine has intelligence. It shows you what you need to grow –
maybe the mind judges stuff it experiences as “bad”, maybe “good.” But
that’s just the judgments. What I would advise is that you do it with
someone you know (who’s not taking it) and hold their hand on the experience
til you feel safe. Might sound childish but any level of contact with
another human will help you feel more secure in a new environment. Also, of
course, be aware how fear can just suck you in to its little mind game and
go for directing the experience a little if it feels good. You also need to
be secure inside yourself before you start that this is something YOU
actually want to do, not something others think would be good for you, peer
pressure whatever. And, if it isn’t, don’t bother and don’t beat yourself up
for it.

What I also liked about ibogaine, as opposed to acid, is that there’s
usually a happy ending. If you get torture, hey, it’s feels great
afterwards! I mean, real elation. And then you know it, you know what it
looks like to go through that doorway. You get awareness. And awareness
always diminishes fear. Horror trips on ibo always pass and afterwards I
usually just feel my connection with everything and everybody.

All the best

Nick

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From: “booker w” <swbooker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine and panic attacks
Date: March 23, 2004 at 1:53:42 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Cc: swbooker9@yahoo.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey there Jon.  Thought I’d chime in on this issue as I had panic attacks for 3-4 years in my 20’s.  They finally went completely away at about age 30 and I never really had another one until after my third ibo experience.  My first two trips were really helpful and broke my pain meds addiction (altho I gotta admit I’m a relapser again – had too many pain issues to deal with.)  Anyway, my third trip really did “crack” my head open and I began to have the panic attacks along with some other health problems.  I felt like humpty-dumpty who fell off the fucking wall, for real…
Now three years or so later, yeah I’m relapsing but at a very reduced rate, and I don’t really feel all that bad about it.  I don’t seem as controlled by the stuff, but I still look forward to a buzz every evening.  Lastly, it’s taken about that long for the panic attacks to subside again, and other meds played a big part I think (zanex, zoloft and klonopin.)  I know what you mean about finally getting stable.  I would still love to do another round of ibogaine, not necessarily to get clean, but just because it definitely changed me for the better even if still using.  However, I just have a REAL STRONG idea that my mind is just not up for it.  I envy folks who can take it repeatedly.  I really wish I could.  And I hope in the future to just try some really low doses just to see if it made the opiates less appealling again.  But I have a bit of rough ibo that I just took a taste of one night and that sent me into high anxiety…so I guess it’s still gonna have to wait.
Anyway, that’s my story.  I sure think you have to follow your intuition rather than any external advice when it comes to psychedelics, ibogaine in particular.
Best wishes to all you ibo freaks…       Sandy Watson

>From: “jon”

>Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

>To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

>Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

>Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 17:07:51 -0500 (EST)

>

>

> > The ibogaine dossier treatment section

> > covers both positive and not

> > so positive patient responses.  Treatment

> > episode was of an early st

> > kitts when I believe their were dose escalating up from what were

> > pre-therapeutic

> > doses.  The patients was very angry and trying to get her money back.  I

> > provided some response in defense of the treatment outcome.  And, the

> > answer is

> > yes, you are always going to get some patient who is dissatisfied but, not

> > many.

>

>

>I dunno if this is what Callie was talking about, but one of the things

>that has kept me from taking ibogaine thus far (apart from the cost and

>logistics of getting hold of it) is fear of a bad experience. Not a bad

>experience as in “it didn’t do what i thought/wanted it to”, but a bad

>experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

>

>I’ve had a number of very traumatising experiences on LSD; one of which

>left me with a pretty severe anxiety disorder (panic attacks, intense fear

>of going insane, etc) for a number of years afterwards. I also had a

>moderately traumatising experience on 2CT7; not anywhere near as severe as

>the LSD ones, but still something I really don’t care to repeat.

>

>I find I’m able to use mushrooms generally without any bad shit going

>down, but I’ve (finally..ehe) learned that I have to be VERY careful with

>more powerful psychedelics.

>

>At any rate, there’s a large part of me that really would like to try

>ibogaine (or maybe an iboga extract), especially because I think it could

>help with my cigarette addiction, but also just because it sounds so

>fascinating; but I’m very wary of ending back up in a psychiatric

>hospital.

>

>As much as I love Syd Barrett’s music, I’m not too keen on emulating his

>lifestyle…ehe. I’m finally at a point in my life where I’m relatively

>stable (don’t use hard drugs any more, haven’t attempted suicide in years,

>have a decent job,etc) and part of me is really afraid to risk losing

>this.

>

>And, while i’m ranting about this..ehe… another thing that has me afraid

>of doing ibogaine/iboga is that i’d have to stop taking my meds before

>hand. i’m currently taking effexor and remeron, which i think have been

>very useful in getting me to the reasonably stable point i’m at now. and

>so, in addition to being afraid that the ibogaine will make me completely

>flip my shit, i’m afraid that going off the meds will revert me to the

>suicidal lump that i was years ago…

>

>anyway, sorry for going off there, but i’ve been needing to get that out

>for sometime, i think….and I’d be very interested to hear what you folks

>think…

>

>

>

>

>thanx,

>

>jon

>

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 10:47:45 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Didn’t Tim L. talk about wondering how much information/reality the human mind can stand? How much knowledge can the human brain/mind take before it is overwhelmed?  Very serious stuff to consider I guess.
I’ve had bad/panic type experiences on LSD (the person I dropped with was convinced that his was cut with poison and a few hours later when I finally got distance from them I started thinking “I took the same thing they did” and bam, panic etc.  Yes, on LSD and X;, but never on natural ones like shrooms or mescal/peyote; iboga wasn’t like any of these, it definitely has it’s own character and personality–.  To be honest, I was scarred shitless beforehand of going through it. Sickness is bad enough by itself, sick while tripping (takes me back to my Laam cold turkey kick (4 hours of sleep in 6 weeks–beyond unspeakable pain); so yeah, iboga lasting as long as it does…disserves not fear but respect.  My biggest fear with it is biting off more then can chew then being stuck for so long in that harsh lesson; respect it, learn it, but fear it? I haven’t felt ‘out of control’ on iboga; Ego seems to be able to be present, discarded or kept at your choice…too often we  put back on our armor out of habit after the experience, i went to jail afterwards and that definitely made shit worse in that regard, more hardened, less trusting…which is the direct opposite of what iboga told me was the way……Sometimes a mind blinder is just what was needed.  I am a little biased in this but for me: lsd only scatters, iboga scatters then re-focus’s; it was very spiritual, but remember when I say this that the basics of Buddha:
1. All life is suffering
2. The cause of suffering is dukka (loosely trans. as desire)
3. The way to graduate from suffering is through compassion.
I would imagine a facilitator could give better information on how often people just loose it; i’d bet their aren’t many if everything is done in a respectful, non-arrogant, and teachable way.
I got hit with a bombshell today…Few weeks back had the roughest time I had yet and HAD to talk to someone….so not being experienced in international calls from Texas I call Sara (www.iboga.tk) and she was compassionate enough to talk to me for…lets see…(flipping through ‘war&piece’phone bill)….about 149 minutes…I felt much better afterwards and she didn稚 make a dime off of talking to me.  I had no idea…the phone bill came today…..$750   Stuff like that will make me like SdBarrett, not iboga : )  I think Marc Emery’s Christmas Past analogy is fitting, but I知 probably a little biased to that subject too.
-Jason

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To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: 22 Mar 04, 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Brooke’

“but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is”

That is exactly what you want to do, lose it (the horrible choices and deeds).. Anyway, it isn’t like a garbage truck comes along and dumps all your shit on your head, event by event in excrutiating and painful detail – relax! Marc Emory said something abou it being the Ghost of Christmas Past, something like that, very non-judgmental, or there are parables, or any number of visions and dialogs in different ways.

“Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?”

That is the whole point of taking iboga in the first place, to be “mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact”,  that is what iboga does.

Take 3 yogic breaths, say Ohhhhmmmmmmmmm, and take the iboga. .I hate thinking about taking it also (cuz yuck), so I don’t.

Brett

Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve had
have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.

I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is.

I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’ and
giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
quickly. My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
compounded exponentially.

Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?

b

>
> In a message dated 3/22/2004 4:08:13 PM Central Standard Time,
> jfreed1@umbc.edu writes:
>
> > but a bad
> > experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.
> >
> >
>
> That is exactly what I am talking about.
> I have tripped on acid in past without ever having a ‘bad’ trip but I
have
> seen folks totally freak. I know Ibogaine is not acid but acid and
mescaline
> trips are the only ones I have personal experience with.
> I just think it would be terrible to start tripping on Ibogaine and
it be a
> scary, psychotic torture trip.
> I know that in order to face my personal demon and to look at the
ruin I made
> in my past will not be pleasant. I have much difficulty looking at it
with a
> somewhat clear head. I mean I really have a hard time.
> Sometimes when I think of my children being 4 and 8 when I was so
fucked up.
> I left them with their Dad (who was a great Dad BTW) and I can hardly
think of
> the pain and disappointment I caused them. That is just my kids….I
hurt my
> parents, my ex-husband, some close friends and on and on.
> I just am afraid I would go totally insane, permanently check out
mentally if
> I had to honestly relive this.
> Callie
>
>

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 7:09:56 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke’

“but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is”

That is exactly what you want to do, lose it (the horrible choices and deeds).. Anyway, it isn’t like a garbage truck comes along and dumps all your shit on your head, event by event in excrutiating and painful detail – relax! Marc Emory said something abou it being the Ghost of Christmas Past, something like that, very non-judgmental, or there are parables, or any number of visions and dialogs in different ways.

“Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?”

That is the whole point of taking iboga in the first place, to be “mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact”,  that is what iboga does.

Take 3 yogic breaths, say Ohhhhmmmmmmmmm, and take the iboga. .I hate thinking about taking it also (cuz yuck), so I don’t.

Brett

Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve had
have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.

I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is.

I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’ and
giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
quickly. My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
compounded exponentially.

Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?

b

>
> In a message dated 3/22/2004 4:08:13 PM Central Standard Time,
> jfreed1@umbc.edu writes:
>
> > but a bad
> > experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.
> >
> >
>
> That is exactly what I am talking about.
> I have tripped on acid in past without ever having a ‘bad’ trip but I
have
> seen folks totally freak. I know Ibogaine is not acid but acid and
mescaline
> trips are the only ones I have personal experience with.
> I just think it would be terrible to start tripping on Ibogaine and
it be a
> scary, psychotic torture trip.
> I know that in order to face my personal demon and to look at the
ruin I made
> in my past will not be pleasant. I have much difficulty looking at it
with a
> somewhat clear head. I mean I really have a hard time.
> Sometimes when I think of my children being 4 and 8 when I was so
fucked up.
> I left them with their Dad (who was a great Dad BTW) and I can hardly
think of
> the pain and disappointment I caused them. That is just my kids….I
hurt my
> parents, my ex-husband, some close friends and on and on.
> I just am afraid I would go totally insane, permanently check out
mentally if
> I had to honestly relive this.
> Callie
>
>

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 6:44:37 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie

“I know Ibogaine is not acid but acid and mescaline trips are the only ones I have personal experience with.”

Good, it isn’t anything like any of those. If you can imagine 4th dimensional dreaming, that would be a good description.

“just think it would be terrible to start tripping on Ibogaine and it be a scary, psychotic torture trip.”

OH MY GOD, THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLE!!!!!

Good thing you can open your eyes at any time or blink and change the station you are tuned into. You had me worried for a second. You are still stuck with a disgusting buzz, nausea, etc.

“I just am afraid I would go totally insane, permanently check out mentally if I had to honestly relive this.”

First, if you are not already insane ibogaine isn’t going to make you insane and no, you are not going to “check out” anywhere (that’s cheating)..

Ibogaine/iboga allows someone to re-intergrate past events. This is a helpful thing when you want the shit you did to stop keeping you from who you are, and happiness.

Iboga is peace, love, understanding and knowledge, a bit like ZEN in a pill. I remember my first time, I was ready for those demons, and there I was, they were a coming, any time now, so finally I visualized some demon looking creature and started to laugh at it. Iboga is also the truth and you will be shown, but not the way you normally see things, it is somewhat detached, matter of fact, lessons in parables that are YOU pick the answers to – it is really pretty wild, but not, it is all you. Addiction and all the things we hold onto so dearly fights like a cat being stuffed in a toilet bowl (for cleaning, it was at the suggestion of the dog, dumb dog forgot to warn me about my fingers around the edge of the lid). Anway, what I am saying is that fear keeps us stuck (wherever), ain’t nothing else better at breaking through than ibogaine. You will forgive yourself, you deserve it.

The events and issues come as they come. People tend to get what they need and can handle/process, some don’t get visions – sit there in a lit room and you will likely have none, but why?

You wil be just fine. The worst part about doing ibogaine is awfulizing about it… (stop that)..  As far as you fear reliving it, perhaps that is fear of being relieved of it…

Brett

CallieMimosa@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 3/22/2004 4:08:13 PM Central Standard Time, jfreed1@umbc.edu writes:

but a bad
experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

That is exactly what I am talking about.
I have tripped on acid in past without ever having a ‘bad’ trip but I have seen folks totally freak. I know Ibogaine is not acid but acid and mescaline trips are the only ones I have personal experience with.
I just think it would be terrible to start tripping on Ibogaine and it be a scary, psychotic torture trip.
I know that in order to face my personal demon and to look at the ruin I made in my past will not be pleasant. I have much difficulty looking at it with a somewhat clear head. I mean I really have a hard time.
Sometimes when I think of my children being 4 and 8 when I was so fucked up. I left them with their Dad (who was a great Dad BTW) and I can hardly think of the pain and disappointment I caused them. That is just my kids….I hurt my parents, my ex-husband, some close friends and on and on.
I just am afraid I would go totally insane, permanently check out mentally if I had to honestly relive this.
Callie
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From: <tomo7@starband.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] Bretts Preparation Ideas
Date: March 22, 2004 at 5:57:24 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brett:

Thank you for your sensible suggestions for preparation and management of
an ibo experience. These are consistent with my own experience.

If one is aiming at the psycho-spiritual benefits, rather than addiction
intervention, what would you suggest for complimentary “colorizers”? In
the ayahuasca journeys, Mao inhibitors such as Syrian Rue or local herb
sources of harmaline will accomplish this.

I know that our glorious ibo metabolites are not the same biochemicals,
but would Mao inhibitors or certain nutrients be helpful?  If one could
safely build up neurotransmitter levels of Acetylcholine, Dopamin, Gaba,
Serine, or others prior to hosting Bwiti within your inner mind, would
that be a Good Thing? Would an upper strain of Sativa help early phases?

When I can next revisit that experience within lucid dream time, I will
get the most milage out of every psychic micro burst if I can prep myself
intelligently. My clients will appreciate more understanding of these
preparatory techniques as well.  Thanks for your advice thus far.

“Come in She said, I’ll give ya, Shelter From the Storm” -Bob Dylan

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 5:51:07 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I have tried to express similar fears…the few ‘darker’ trips I’ve had
have been incredibly terrifying, and the sensation of death of
general ‘evil’ have pushed me very close to the brink.

I know that much of this has to do with repressed guilt and a general
sense of anger with life and myself – manifesting as the demons and
torment in my visions – but I’m concerned that by reliving all of my
horrible choices and deeds at once, I may just ‘lose’ it, no matter how
supportive and clarifying my watcher is.

I’ve always been a bit of a high-strung guy…while the rest of the
laid-back west coast population can smoke a ton of weed and ‘chill’ and
giggle for hours, I have a tiny puff and things get very wonky – VERY
quickly.  My thoughts and perception of stimuli are fairly profound
with a ‘clear’ head – when I’m on a mild psychadelic, it’s only
compounded exponentially.

Can anyone here assure me that they’re of a similar mindset, and
somehow survived the experience
mentally/emotionally/psychically/spiritually intact?

b

In a message dated 3/22/2004 4:08:13 PM Central Standard Time,
jfreed1@umbc.edu writes:

but a bad
experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

That is exactly what I am talking about.
I have tripped on acid in past without ever having a ‘bad’ trip but I
have
seen folks totally freak. I know Ibogaine is not acid but acid and
mescaline
trips are the only ones I have personal experience with.
I just think it would be terrible to start tripping on Ibogaine and
it be a
scary, psychotic torture trip.
I know that in order to face my personal demon and to look at the
ruin I made
in my past will not be pleasant. I have much difficulty looking at it
with a
somewhat clear head. I mean I really have a hard time.
Sometimes when I think of my children being 4 and 8 when I was so
fucked up.
I left them with their Dad (who was a great Dad BTW) and I can hardly
think of
the pain and disappointment I caused them. That is just my kids….I
hurt my
parents, my ex-husband, some close friends and on and on.
I just am afraid I would go totally insane, permanently check out
mentally if
I had to honestly relive this.
Callie

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 5:18:51 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/22/2004 4:08:13 PM Central Standard Time, jfreed1@umbc.edu writes:

but a bad
experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

That is exactly what I am talking about.
I have tripped on acid in past without ever having a ‘bad’ trip but I have seen folks totally freak. I know Ibogaine is not acid but acid and mescaline trips are the only ones I have personal experience with.
I just think it would be terrible to start tripping on Ibogaine and it be a scary, psychotic torture trip.
I know that in order to face my personal demon and to look at the ruin I made in my past will not be pleasant. I have much difficulty looking at it with a somewhat clear head. I mean I really have a hard time.
Sometimes when I think of my children being 4 and 8 when I was so fucked up. I left them with their Dad (who was a great Dad BTW) and I can hardly think of the pain and disappointment I caused them. That is just my kids….I hurt my parents, my ex-husband, some close friends and on and on.
I just am afraid I would go totally insane, permanently check out mentally if I had to honestly relive this.
Callie

From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 5:07:51 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The ibogaine dossier treatment section
<http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/treatment.html> covers both positive and not
so positive patient responses.  Treatment
episode <http://ibogaine.desk.nl/experience-1297.html> was of an early st
kitts when I believe their were dose escalating up from what were
pre-therapeutic
doses.  The patients was very angry and trying to get her money back.  I
provided some response in defense of the treatment outcome.  And, the
answer is
yes, you are always going to get some patient who is dissatisfied but, not
many.

I dunno if this is what Callie was talking about, but one of the things
that has kept me from taking ibogaine thus far (apart from the cost and
logistics of getting hold of it) is fear of a bad experience. Not a bad
experience as in “it didn’t do what i thought/wanted it to”, but a bad
experience as in completely freaking the fuck out.

I’ve had a number of very traumatising experiences on LSD; one of which
left me with a pretty severe anxiety disorder (panic attacks, intense fear
of going insane, etc) for a number of years afterwards. I also had a
moderately traumatising experience on 2CT7; not anywhere near as severe as
the LSD ones, but still something I really don’t care to repeat.

I find I’m able to use mushrooms generally without any bad shit going
down, but I’ve (finally..ehe) learned that I have to be VERY careful with
more powerful psychedelics.

At any rate, there’s a large part of me that really would like to try
ibogaine (or maybe an iboga extract), especially because I think it could
help with my cigarette addiction, but also just because it sounds so
fascinating; but I’m very wary of ending back up in a psychiatric
hospital.

As much as I love Syd Barrett’s music, I’m not too keen on emulating his
lifestyle…ehe. I’m finally at a point in my life where I’m relatively
stable (don’t use hard drugs any more, haven’t attempted suicide in years,
have a decent job,etc) and part of me is really afraid to risk losing
this.

And, while i’m ranting about this..ehe… another thing that has me afraid
of doing ibogaine/iboga is that i’d have to stop taking my meds before
hand. i’m currently taking effexor and remeron, which i think have been
very useful in getting me to the reasonably stable point i’m at now. and
so, in addition to being afraid that the ibogaine will make me completely
flip my shit, i’m afraid that going off the meds will revert me to the
suicidal lump that i was years ago…

anyway, sorry for going off there, but i’ve been needing to get that out
for sometime, i think….and I’d be very interested to hear what you folks
think…

thanx,

jon

btw… Brett, if you’re reading this, I know I’ve been a shit about
keeping in touch with you… i think what i’m talking about here is part
of the reason why. to be honest, i’m not very good at keeping in touch
with people in general… but one of my psychopathologies that i’ve yet to
really get over completely is the whole denial thing… like, if there’s
something that’s causing me some kind of stress, i have a tendency to just
pretend it doesn’t exist. i mean, i’m definately better about it than i
was back when i was a junky, but i’m certainly far from completely better
about it. for what it’s worth, i’m sorry.

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From: Hattie <epoptica@freeuk.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 4:12:11 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hannah,

As you are in the UK – you could always give me a call if you want to chat
more about it.

You can get my number off the www.ibogaine.co.uk site.

Love Hattie

Hi everyone!

I’ve never posted here before although I’ve been following your
discussions for a couple of months.I’ve had a heroin addiction for 4 years
and have tried several different detox methods without much success.I can do
the detox but its the ‘staying off’ that I seem to have a problem with.I
started Subutex a month ago.I don’t wanna bore you all with my story but I’m
really interested in Ibogaine.I’m in the UK.Would I need to buy it over that
Net?Would rootbark be better than HCl?

My two main concerns are:
I get really depressed n my heads really messed up.I worry alot….I guess
I’m trying to say I mess my own head up thinking too much n when tripping on
K or Shrooms (I’m not comparing the experience) I have put myself in a bad
place in this way.I solved this with breathing exercises n meditation but I
need to be Reminded to do this!Will I be ok?
I feel Ibogaine could help invaluably with my self-awareness and
development.I know you’ve already mentioned ‘bad trips’.None of my friends
know anything about Iboga-they think its like LSD.I need a sitter who I can
trust n this could be the ultimate problem I have.

What was the other?…
Oh,would Subutex affect it in anyway?It is an opiate blocker but as Iboga
isn’t an opioide,will it make any difference?

Thankyou all so much for your input.I’ve amassed alot of information that
will be invaluable when it comes to ‘my time’.Although I was first attracted
to Ibogaine through H detox,now I see it as more of a spiritual experience
that could finally help me become happy to be me.

Cheers!
Hannah

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that
it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong
ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department.  I
don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to
have
a
heart attack either…

Hi Brooke,

Something that has helped me is remembering that iboga usually DOES
cause
anxiety as it comes on, typically about 30 minutes after taking it. Of
course, you don’t have the actual experience of this yet but it can
still be
helpful to know. Strange pulsings through the body, heightened hearing,
and
a general feeling that the body is being “cranked up” to a different
vibration are all pretty common. Fears that one is going to die are also
quite likely. The mind doesn’t like to let go and will often fight the
drug
as it feels its presence “trying to take over”. With all of these things
my
advice is to be aware that the stuff being experienced is normal, that
it
will pass, and to have a friend by your side, holding your hand is good.
15-20g max of rootbark is good for a first time experience, I’d say. You
never know how strong the stuff is so it’s good to keep it exciting but
safe. Once your body has done the drug once, it’ll know what it’s like
and
be more relaxed about going there a second time later.

This is a great time to do iboga, just after the Spring equinox,
traditionally a time when light overtakes dark, so all the signs are
most
auspicious. I’m going to do some myself later today. Can’t wait!

Nick

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good
and
bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or
not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in
my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after
dose…but 8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was
taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not
let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better,
exhausted
as
fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across
the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to
sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga,
as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the
house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there
eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga
seems
to
make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can
,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who
has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who
knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs
(though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to
have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of
panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always
made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They
suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to
this
lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a
opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it
dude,
you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m
not
sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are
being
filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root Bark or Ibogaine HCl?
Date: March 22, 2004 at 2:48:24 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Pink

Back to this discussion.

The short answers Yes Ethnogarden is reliable, no I have not tried their root bark or specifically now about it, the HCL is fine.

Ibogaine is the primary alkaloid in Taberhathe Iboga, the root bark being the most active part of the plant which contains a dozen ibo-like compounds, one of which is ibogaine.

Ibogaine HCL is typically extracted from tabernathe iboga, some of it is semi-sythetic or a by-product of the manufacturer of pharmacutical products (I would have to look up what) I believe Ethnogarden is natural ibogaine.

Any quality iboga product will work for addiction, the experience itself and what they are better for. Fresh root bark will have a somewhat different qualities than extracts of dried root which is a little different for HCL. They are “work” and will typically produce the most profound and lucid experences of the first order, a life changing event for sure. They are all very long, arduous and not considered fun in large doses, but well worth the effort.

If someone were using iboga for addicttion I would suggest HCL or a commercial extract, not root bark. Ibogaine HCL will come on much stronger, seems to rip into issues harder, is somewhat shorter acting (still VERY long) with shorter recovery than the Natural products. Post mood is generally better and recovery shorterr with HCL – though I have no idea how it differs from fresh root in that respect.  The extracts and I assume root bark are rounder, fuller,  more “spiritual”,  earthy softer than HCL. When I was using ibogaine for addiction HCL worked better to break through and I felt better fater than the Indra extract I used, can’t say about root bark but it should be similar in some respects. If you can deal with the taste or quantity by making and drinking an home made extract or stuffing it in pills, you could even do a quick Turkish Iboga coffee  with a coffee grinder (it is amazingly horrid stuff), then have at it.

Taking iboga/ibogaine requires a knowledge and understanding of what you are dealing with. Please read http://ibogaine.org/manual.html.

Brett
Pink Esnake <pinkesnake@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hello! Can anyone please tell me which is more
efficient, Iboga Root Bark or Ibogaine HCl? I went to
the Ethnogarden website and the HCl costs more. Does
that mean is it more pure? Has anyone ordered from
Ethnogarden? If so, how is the quality?
Thank you and have a great day!
Michelle

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From: “Hannah Clay” <hannah.clay@ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 2:48:41 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi everyone!

I’ve never posted here before although I’ve been following your
discussions for a couple of months.I’ve had a heroin addiction for 4 years
and have tried several different detox methods without much success.I can do
the detox but its the ‘staying off’ that I seem to have a problem with.I
started Subutex a month ago.I don’t wanna bore you all with my story but I’m
really interested in Ibogaine.I’m in the UK.Would I need to buy it over that
Net?Would rootbark be better than HCl?

My two main concerns are:
I get really depressed n my heads really messed up.I worry alot….I guess
I’m trying to say I mess my own head up thinking too much n when tripping on
K or Shrooms (I’m not comparing the experience) I have put myself in a bad
place in this way.I solved this with breathing exercises n meditation but I
need to be Reminded to do this!Will I be ok?
I feel Ibogaine could help invaluably with my self-awareness and
development.I know you’ve already mentioned ‘bad trips’.None of my friends
know anything about Iboga-they think its like LSD.I need a sitter who I can
trust n this could be the ultimate problem I have.

What was the other?…
Oh,would Subutex affect it in anyway?It is an opiate blocker but as Iboga
isn’t an opioide,will it make any difference?

Thankyou all so much for your input.I’ve amassed alot of information that
will be invaluable when it comes to ‘my time’.Although I was first attracted
to Ibogaine through H detox,now I see it as more of a spiritual experience
that could finally help me become happy to be me.

Cheers!
Hannah

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 11:37 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that
it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong
ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department.  I
don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to
have
a
heart attack either…

Hi Brooke,

Something that has helped me is remembering that iboga usually DOES
cause
anxiety as it comes on, typically about 30 minutes after taking it. Of
course, you don’t have the actual experience of this yet but it can
still be
helpful to know. Strange pulsings through the body, heightened hearing,
and
a general feeling that the body is being “cranked up” to a different
vibration are all pretty common. Fears that one is going to die are also
quite likely. The mind doesn’t like to let go and will often fight the
drug
as it feels its presence “trying to take over”. With all of these things
my
advice is to be aware that the stuff being experienced is normal, that
it
will pass, and to have a friend by your side, holding your hand is good.
15-20g max of rootbark is good for a first time experience, I’d say. You
never know how strong the stuff is so it’s good to keep it exciting but
safe. Once your body has done the drug once, it’ll know what it’s like
and
be more relaxed about going there a second time later.

This is a great time to do iboga, just after the Spring equinox,
traditionally a time when light overtakes dark, so all the signs are
most
auspicious. I’m going to do some myself later today. Can’t wait!

Nick

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good
and
bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or
not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in
my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after
dose…but 8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was
taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not
let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better,
exhausted
as
fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across
the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to
sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga,
as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the
house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there
eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga
seems
to
make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can
,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who
has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who
knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs
(though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to
have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of
panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always
made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They
suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to
this
lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a
opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it
dude,
you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m
not
sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are
being
filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: Pink Esnake <pinkesnake@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Iboga Root Bark or Ibogaine HCl?
Date: March 22, 2004 at 1:04:34 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello! Can anyone please tell me which is more
efficient, Iboga Root Bark or Ibogaine HCl? I went to
the Ethnogarden website and the HCl costs more. Does
that mean is it more pure? Has anyone ordered from
Ethnogarden? If so, how is the quality?
Thank you and have a great day!
Michelle

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] 10 yrs. of heroin handouts
Date: March 22, 2004 at 12:53:41 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

http://www.nzz.ch/2004/01/24/english/page-synd4661691.html

”Ten years of heroin handouts fixes drug crime”; be easier to kick then long lasting opioids?  Big moral difference to some between short and long lasting I guess.  Interesting harm reduction reading non the less.
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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Rescue Remedie
Date: March 22, 2004 at 12:40:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie,

Spell it “Rescue Remedy”, not “Rescue Remedie” when you do a search.

Go here

http://www.bachshop.com/customer/home.php

also

From;

http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/38/rescue.htm


Rescue 
Remedy…
Rock Rose
Star of Bethlehem

…is the most famous of the remedies, but in fact is not a remedy at all, but rather a mix of five different remedies (Cherry Plum, Clematis, Impatiens, Rock Rose and Star of Bethlehem) which together help deal with any emergency or stressful event. Taking a driving test, exam nerves, speaking in public, after an accident or an argument – there are countless uses for Rescue Remedy.”
Maybe they should add “when you stop your favorite drug suddenly”.
“In an emergency Rescue Remedy can be taken neat from the bottle, four drops at a time, and as frequently as required. Otherwise put four drops in a glass of water and take frequent sips until the emotions have calmed.”
There are few natural, safe, soft products that work on addicts, I have never seen RR not work on anyone or anything (cats/dogs/children). There is nothing to “feel”, except calmer and no drug interactions. I suppose someone could be allergic to a particular flower remedy, never heard of anyone having a problem with RR – and there is another one (I forget) that is very similar made by Bac
CallieMimosa@aol.com wrote:
Tell me about this Rescue Remedie in English please. lol!
I did a search and all the info I could find is in a foreign language!
Below is an example. If someone could translate I would be grateful!
Callie

Rescue Remedie

Rescue Remedie is de eerste hulp remedie van Bach, het is verkrijgbaar in een reformhuis, natuurvoedingswinkel of new-age winkel. Tegen shock en verdoving, als middel tot integreren van de persoonlijkheid. Tegen doodsangst en paniekgevoelens. Tegen mentale stress en spanningen. Tegen de angst de (zelf) beheersing te verliezen. Tegen het gevoel van ver weg zijn dat dikwijls vooraf gaat aan bewustzijnsverlies.

Kortom bij allerlei situaties waarbij je een steuntje in de rug nodig hebt, bijvoorbeeld. bij examens, tandartsbezoek, ziekenhuisopname, ongelukken, ruzies of spanningen. Ook huisdieren en planten reageren goed op de Rescue Remedie. De Rescue Remedie kan zelfs helpen bij het afkicken van verslavingen.

Neem 4 druppels uit het voorraadflesje in een beetje water en drink dit met kleine slokjes op. Je kunt de druppels ook rechtstreeks onder de tong leggen. Bij bewusteloosheid kun je de druppels op de slapen en de polsen inwrijven. Herhaal dit net zo vaak totdat er verbetering ontstaat.

Rescue Remedie werkt absoluut niet verslavend en kan daarom zonder gevaar veelvuldig gebruikt worden.

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Rescue Remedie
Date: March 22, 2004 at 12:39:22 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Tell me about this Rescue Remedie in English please.

The English spelling is “Rescue Remedy” and this will find the
correct pages on the web.

Bill

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer Rescue Remedy Preston’s cats
Date: March 22, 2004 at 12:11:58 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

You aren’t injecting it in the cats are you? <

LOL, oh yeah Brett, that’s what we’re doing.
NO, seriously Brett, we aren’t inject anything into the cats, not even
Rescuse Remedy.
We give it to them as a couple of drops in water.
V told me this morning I should be doing it just the same way, which
makes sense once I stopped to actually think.
Thanks for the reply.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer Rescue Remedy Preston’s cats

Preston

“Hmmm. How does a
human “take” Rescue Remedy, Brett?”

You aren’t injecting it in the cats are you?  Try reading the label and
following directions but the basics are drop some under the tongue or in
water. Do not take anything by mouth for an hour before or 15 minutes
after – or sumthin like that. It is pretty much like taking homeopathic
formulas.. It is about 120 proof, not a good idea to drop under the tongue
in an alcoholic, they won’t notice if it is put in water (they are tiny
drops), especially if they don’t know.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
There is a product called Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health
food store), it is wonderful for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have
no negative effect with iboga.<

LOL, just saying, this stuff works great on cats too- no matter how unruly
of “catty” this stuff calms them right out, turns them into pussycats.
I hadn’t thought of trying it myself for withdrawals. Hmmm. How does a
human “take” Rescue Remedy, Brett?
(light bulbs going off.)
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Good Trip/Bad Trip? They are all good, they often show you the bad. My last
addiction, ibo KICKED MY ASS over smoking over and over, showed me “things
to come” if I didn’t change the beha! vior. Now that was not fun at all, but
I
quit smoking. Iboga is a teacher, it will show you things you already know
but can’t see, sometimes things you don’t know, sometimes the lessons are
hard, emotions come up, things come up…

On the way up HCL tends to, well, can be like strapped to a rocket going
inward. Indra extract and I would assume dried root bark (someone help me
out here) should be a lot calmer, smoother, softer on the way up where the
anxiety is usually produced. Even that, simple deep breathing will do the
trick, 3 in and out to the count of 4 – deep slow yogic breaths. If you like
smoke something, it does go well with iboga. There is a product called
Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health food store), it is wonderful
for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have no negative effect with
iboga. I wouldn’t worry about it, it is much easier not to. There is an
element of fear to doing iboga, even after doing it.

! Mostly it isn’t that ibogaine is a bad trip, it is a rough trip. It is
very
long, takes a lot of time to recover, there is often nausea, vomiting,
ataxia, lots of feelings, perhaps hours and hours of visions and dialog…
It is simply a HUGE amount of stuff to process and it is pretty disgusting,
long and arduous. Nobody takes ibogaine for how it feels (in tripping
amounts), they take it for what it does.

Don’t fight it, just relax into it and let it take you. If you want it to
stop, open your eyes and turn on the lights (low), breath deep and slow, in
a few minuts you will shake some of it off – literally wake up. If you want
to change a vision, blink, you don’t even have to open your eyes – better
not to. As far as tripping, open eyed the most you are likely to see is some
visual distortions, strobic magnesium flare to lights or outlines of things,
they can get intense – my first time they were pretty cool, they get old,
especially when yo! u have them at night for a couple weeks after… the
lights pick them up and you can get trails. Other times I have not had much,
every iboga session is unique as to content and often side effects.

Recovery generally goes like this. You feel crappy, like sick, well till you
start to glow, then sometimes it can even be manic for a couple days, too
too much sometimes (mostly with HCL), then it settles down. The next 10
days-2 weeks ther is still an overt feeling (often) of the iboga in you, it
is a wonderful time generally speaking.

Now, want a BAD iboga trip, don’t listen do advice, don’t follow protocol,
don’t do set/setting, don’t have a good sitter, don’t follow directions,
think you are a bad-ass (after all you took acid LOL!!!!)… That will
pretty much assure you of one hellish time, In that case good for your dumb
ass, be glad you only scared the shit out of yourself or failed at your
attempt at drug treatment.

Brett

Brooke Burgess wrote:
I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department. I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have a
heart attack either…

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From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher. in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
! months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
itDidn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as
fuck, but better. “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get! there eventually
which promises be a very long yet ! exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to
make face reality? Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps? Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime. They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…y! eah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And ! he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it
dude,
you did it!!” I don’t think either one is completely correct. I’m not sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled. Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: “ann b mullikin” <think@francomm.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Rescue Remedie
Date: March 22, 2004 at 11:51:28 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi;

Here ya go:  http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/remedies.htm

If you have any problems reaching this website let me know.  I actually
have a Bach book but I can’t find it!!  Must have loaned it to someone.
Good luck

ann
think@francomm.com

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 11:10 AM
Subject: [ibogaine] Rescue Remedie

Tell me about this Rescue Remedie in English please. lol!
I did a search and all the info I could find is in a foreign language!
Below is an example. If someone could translate I would be grateful!
Callie

Rescue Remedie

Rescue Remedie is de eerste hulp remedie van Bach, het is verkrijgbaar in een reformhuis, natuurvoedingswinkel of new-age winkel. Tegen shock en verdoving, als middel tot integreren van de persoonlijkheid. Tegen doodsangst en paniekgevoelens. Tegen mentale stress en spanningen. Tegen de angst de (zelf) beheersing te verliezen. Tegen het gevoel van ver weg zijn dat dikwijls vooraf gaat aan bewustzijnsverlies.

Kortom bij allerlei situaties waarbij je een steuntje in de rug nodig hebt, bijvoorbeeld. bij examens, tandartsbezoek, ziekenhuisopname, ongelukken, ruzies of spanningen. Ook huisdieren en planten reageren goed op de Rescue Remedie. De Rescue Remedie kan zelfs helpen bij het afkicken van verslavingen.

Neem 4 druppels uit het voorraadflesje in een beetje water en drink dit met kleine slokjes op. Je kunt de druppels ook rechtstreeks onder de tong leggen. Bij bewusteloosheid kun je de druppels op de slapen en de polsen inwrijven. Herhaal dit net zo vaak totdat er verbetering ontstaat.

Rescue Remedie werkt absoluut niet verslavend en kan daarom zonder gevaar veelvuldig gebruikt worden.

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Rescue Remedie
Date: March 22, 2004 at 11:10:59 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Tell me about this Rescue Remedie in English please. lol!
I did a search and all the info I could find is in a foreign language!
Below is an example. If someone could translate I would be grateful!
Callie

Rescue Remedie

Rescue Remedie is de eerste hulp remedie van Bach, het is verkrijgbaar in een reformhuis, natuurvoedingswinkel of new-age winkel. Tegen shock en verdoving, als middel tot integreren van de persoonlijkheid. Tegen doodsangst en paniekgevoelens. Tegen mentale stress en spanningen. Tegen de angst de (zelf) beheersing te verliezen. Tegen het gevoel van ver weg zijn dat dikwijls vooraf gaat aan bewustzijnsverlies.

Kortom bij allerlei situaties waarbij je een steuntje in de rug nodig hebt, bijvoorbeeld. bij examens, tandartsbezoek, ziekenhuisopname, ongelukken, ruzies of spanningen. Ook huisdieren en planten reageren goed op de Rescue Remedie. De Rescue Remedie kan zelfs helpen bij het afkicken van verslavingen.

Neem 4 druppels uit het voorraadflesje in een beetje water en drink dit met kleine slokjes op. Je kunt de druppels ook rechtstreeks onder de tong leggen. Bij bewusteloosheid kun je de druppels op de slapen en de polsen inwrijven. Herhaal dit net zo vaak totdat er verbetering ontstaat.

Rescue Remedie werkt absoluut niet verslavend en kan daarom zonder gevaar veelvuldig gebruikt worden.

From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] time to do iboga
Date: March 22, 2004 at 10:49:57 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“This is a great time to do iboga, just after the Spring equinox,
traditionally a time when light overtakes dark, so all the signs are most
auspicious. I’m going to do some myself later today. Can’t wait!”
-Nick

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer Rescue Remedy Preston’s cats
Date: March 22, 2004 at 8:50:44 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Preston

“Hmmm. How does a
human “take” Rescue Remedy, Brett?”

You aren’t injecting it in the cats are you?  Try reading the label and following directions but the basics are drop some under the tongue or in water. Do not take anything by mouth for an hour before or 15 minutes after – or sumthin like that. It is pretty much like taking homeopathic formulas.. It is about 120 proof, not a good idea to drop under the tongue in an alcoholic, they won’t notice if it is put in water (they are tiny drops), especially if they don’t know.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>There is a product called Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health
food store), it is wonderful for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have
no negative effect with iboga.<

LOL, just saying, this stuff works great on cats too- no matter how unruly
of “catty” this stuff calms them right out, turns them into pussycats.
I hadn’t thought of trying it myself for withdrawals. Hmmm. How does a
human “take” Rescue Remedy, Brett?
(light bulbs going off.)
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Good Trip/Bad Trip? They are all good, they often show you the bad. My last
addiction, ibo KICKED MY ASS over smoking over and over, showed me “things
to come” if I didn’t change the behavior. Now that was not fun at all, but I
quit smoking. Iboga is a teacher, it will show you things you already know
but can’t see, sometimes things you don’t know, sometimes the lessons are
hard, emotions come up, things come up…

On the way up HCL tends to, well, can be like strapped to a rocket going
inward. Indra extract and I would assume dried root bark (someone help me
out here) should be a lot calmer, smoother, softer on the way up where the
anxiety is usually produced. Even that, simple deep breathing will do the
trick, 3 in and out to the count of 4 – deep slow yogic breaths. If you like
smoke something, it does go well with iboga. There is a product called
Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health food store), it is wonderful
for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have no negative effect with
iboga. I wouldn’t worry about it, it is much easier not to. There is an
element of fear to doing iboga, even after doing it.

Mostly it isn’t that ibogaine is a bad trip, it is a rough trip. It is very
long, takes a lot of time to recover, there is often nausea, vomiting,
ataxia, lots of feelings, perhaps hours and hours of visions and dialog…
It is simply a HUGE amount of stuff to process and it is pretty disgusting,
long and arduous. Nobody takes ibogaine for how it feels (in tripping
amounts), they take it for what it does.

Don’t fight it, just relax into it and let it take you. If you want it to
stop, open your eyes and turn on the lights (low), breath deep and slow, in
a few minuts you will shake some of it off – literally wake up. If you want
to change a vision, blink, you don’t even have to open your eyes – better
not to. As far as tripping, open eyed the most you are likely to see is some
visual distortions, strobic magnesium flare to lights or outlines of things,
they can get intense – my first time they were pretty cool, they get old,
especially when you have them at night for a couple weeks after… the
lights pick them up and you can get trails. Other times I have not had much,
every iboga session is unique as to content and often side effects.

Recovery generally goes like this. You feel crappy, like sick, well till you
start to glow, then sometimes it can even be manic for a couple days, too
too much sometimes (mostly with HCL), then it settles down. The next 10
days-2 weeks ther is still an overt feeling (often) of the iboga in you, it
is a wonderful time generally speaking.

Now, want a BAD iboga trip, don’t listen do advice, don’t follow protocol,
don’t do set/setting, don’t have a good sitter, don’t follow directions,
think you are a bad-ass (after all you took acid LOL!!!!)… That will
pretty much assure you of one hellish time, In that case good for your dumb
ass, be glad you only scared the shit out of yourself or failed at your
attempt at drug treatment.

Brett

Brooke Burgess wrote:
I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department. I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have a
heart attack either…

—– Original Message —–
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher. in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
! months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as
fuck, but better. “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get! there eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to
make face reality? Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps? Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime. They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…y! eah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it dude,
you did it!!” I don’t think either one is completely correct. I’m not sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled. Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 22, 2004 at 6:37:07 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that
it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department.  I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have
a
heart attack either…

Hi Brooke,

Something that has helped me is remembering that iboga usually DOES cause
anxiety as it comes on, typically about 30 minutes after taking it. Of
course, you don’t have the actual experience of this yet but it can still be
helpful to know. Strange pulsings through the body, heightened hearing, and
a general feeling that the body is being “cranked up” to a different
vibration are all pretty common. Fears that one is going to die are also
quite likely. The mind doesn’t like to let go and will often fight the drug
as it feels its presence “trying to take over”. With all of these things my
advice is to be aware that the stuff being experienced is normal, that it
will pass, and to have a friend by your side, holding your hand is good.
15-20g max of rootbark is good for a first time experience, I’d say. You
never know how strong the stuff is so it’s good to keep it exciting but
safe. Once your body has done the drug once, it’ll know what it’s like and
be more relaxed about going there a second time later.

This is a great time to do iboga, just after the Spring equinox,
traditionally a time when light overtakes dark, so all the signs are most
auspicious. I’m going to do some myself later today. Can’t wait!

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and
bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or
not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted
as
fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to
sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the
house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there
eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems
to
make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs
(though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to
have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always
made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this
lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it
dude,
you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m not
sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 10:57:45 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Know that you aren’t alone in your journey…and it sounds like it will be a productive one.  Remember we all look up at the same stars and sun and breathe the same air, and act and react from desire and fear, what are the limitations of (fill in the blank)? …i’ll puff some buddha and exhale a blessing for your journey the night of.
cheers,
Jason
—–Original Message—–
From: Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004, 7:27 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

sounds like naturally bravery to me…you’re blessed  😉

I’m a pretty fearful person, and hide behind myriad masks.  Sad thing is I
KNOW what’s lurking behind each of them, and the nature of the tangled roots
that feed the faces from my own dark soil.  I’m just hoping this helps to
make the struggle a bit more tangible in the end…like weeding the garden
in sunlight.

b
—– Original Message —–
From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

lol. just don’t focus on it and you’ll be fine, remember what’s written on
the cover of the hitchickers guide to the galaxy “DON’T PANIC”, test dose
helped me to ease into the experience; which i would prefer instead of
hitting like cold water; i didn’t feel anxious during ibo, but if i did i
imagine it would of been like some inner dialoge asking why am i feeling
anxious? and a million different question/answer dialoge about it so i would
think that even if it comes up it can be used as an opportunity to find the
root and perhaps reevaluate the situation from a different perspective…I’m
not sure how well trying to avoid something ibo’s trying to show would turn
out though, i didn’t try.
-Jason
—–Original Message—–
From: Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004, 12:10 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that
it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong
ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department.  I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to
have a
heart attack either…

—– Original Message —–
From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and
bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or
not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in
my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but
8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was
taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not
let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better,
exhausted as
fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across
the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to
sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the
house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there
eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems
to
make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who
has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who
knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs
(though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to
have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always
made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They
suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this
lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it
dude,
you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m not
sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 10:19:50 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

sounds like naturally bravery to me…you’re blessed  😉

I’m a pretty fearful person, and hide behind myriad masks.  Sad thing is I
KNOW what’s lurking behind each of them, and the nature of the tangled roots
that feed the faces from my own dark soil.  I’m just hoping this helps to
make the struggle a bit more tangible in the end…like weeding the garden
in sunlight.

b
—– Original Message —–
From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

lol. just don’t focus on it and you’ll be fine, remember what’s written on
the cover of the hitchickers guide to the galaxy “DON’T PANIC”, test dose
helped me to ease into the experience; which i would prefer instead of
hitting like cold water; i didn’t feel anxious during ibo, but if i did i
imagine it would of been like some inner dialoge asking why am i feeling
anxious? and a million different question/answer dialoge about it so i would
think that even if it comes up it can be used as an opportunity to find the
root and perhaps reevaluate the situation from a different perspective…I’m
not sure how well trying to avoid something ibo’s trying to show would turn
out though, i didn’t try.
-Jason
—–Original Message—–
From: Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004, 12:10 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that
it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong
ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department.  I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to
have a
heart attack either…

—– Original Message —–
From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and
bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or
not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in
my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but
8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was
taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not
let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better,
exhausted as
fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across
the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to
sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the
house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there
eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems
to
make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who
has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who
knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs
(though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to
have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always
made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They
suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this
lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it
dude,
you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m not
sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 10:12:03 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

lol. just don’t focus on it and you’ll be fine, remember what’s written on the cover of the hitchickers guide to the galaxy “DON’T PANIC”, test dose helped me to ease into the experience; which i would prefer instead of hitting like cold water; i didn’t feel anxious during ibo, but if i did i imagine it would of been like some inner dialoge asking why am i feeling anxious? and a million different question/answer dialoge about it so i would think that even if it comes up it can be used as an opportunity to find the root and perhaps reevaluate the situation from a different perspective…I’m not sure how well trying to avoid something ibo’s trying to show would turn out though, i didn’t try.
-Jason
—–Original Message—–
From: Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004, 12:10 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department.  I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have a
heart attack either…

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as
fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to
make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it dude,
you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m not sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 9:56:43 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Brett – suggestions noted and appreciated.  I’m trying to go in with expectations reduced, but I’m still excited and anxious…wish me luck and say a prayer if you can spare it.

b
—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Good Trip/Bad Trip?  They are all good, they often show you the bad. My last addiction, ibo KICKED MY ASS over smoking over and over, showed me “things to come” if I didn’t change the behavior. Now that was not fun at all, but I quit smoking. Iboga is a teacher, it will show you things you already know but can’t see, sometimes things you don’t know, sometimes the lessons are hard, emotions come up, things come up…

On the way up HCL tends to, well, can be like strapped to a rocket going inward. Indra extract and I would assume dried root bark (someone help me out here) should be a lot calmer, smoother, softer on the way up where the anxiety is usually produced. Even that, simple deep breathing will do the trick, 3 in and out to the count of 4 – deep slow yogic breaths. If you like smoke something, it does go well with iboga. There is a product called Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health food store), it is wonderful for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have no negative effect with iboga. I wouldn’t worry about it, it is much easier not to. There is an element of fear to doing iboga, even after doing it.

Mostly it isn’t that ibogaine is a bad trip, it is a rough trip. It is very long, takes a lot of time to recover, there is often nausea, vomiting, ataxia, lots of feelings, perhaps hours and hours of visions and dialog… It is simply a HUGE amount of stuff to process and it is pretty disgusting, long and arduous. Nobody takes ibogaine for how it feels (in tripping amounts), they take it for what it does.

Don’t fight it, just relax into it and let it take you. If you want it to stop, open your eyes and turn on the lights (low), breath deep and slow, in a few minuts you will shake some of it off – literally wake up. If you want to change a vision, blink, you don’t even have to open your eyes – better not to. As far as tripping, open eyed the most you are likely to see is some visual distortions, strobic magnesium flare to lights or outlines of things, they can get intense – my first time they were pretty cool, they get old, especially when you have them at night for a couple weeks after… the lights pick them up and you can get trails. Other times I have not had much, every iboga session is unique as to content and often side effects.

Recovery generally goes like this. You feel crappy, like sick, well till you start to glow, then sometimes it can even be manic for a couple days, too too much sometimes (mostly with HCL), then it settles down. The next 10 days-2 weeks ther is still an overt feeling (often) of the iboga in you, it is a wonderful time generally speaking.

Now, want a BAD iboga trip, don’t listen do advice, don’t follow protocol, don’t do set/setting, don’t have a good sitter, don’t follow directions, think you are a bad-ass (after all you took acid LOL!!!!)… That will pretty much assure you of one hellish time, In that case good for your dumb ass, be glad you only scared the shit out of yourself or failed at your attempt at drug treatment.

Brett

Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com> wrote:
I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department. I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have a
heart attack either…

—– Original Message —–
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher. in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as
fuck, but better. “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to
make face reality? Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps? Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime. They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it dude,
you did it!!” I don’t think either one is completely correct. I’m not sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled. Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 10:00:49 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

There is a product called Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health
food store), it is wonderful for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have
no negative effect with iboga.<

LOL, just saying, this stuff works great on cats too- no matter how unruly
of “catty” this stuff calms them right out, turns them into pussycats.
I hadn’t thought of trying it myself for withdrawals. Hmmm. How does a
human “take” Rescue Remedy, Brett?
(light bulbs going off.)
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Good Trip/Bad Trip?  They are all good, they often show you the bad. My last
addiction, ibo KICKED MY ASS over smoking over and over, showed me “things
to come” if I didn’t change the behavior. Now that was not fun at all, but I
quit smoking. Iboga is a teacher, it will show you things you already know
but can’t see, sometimes things you don’t know, sometimes the lessons are
hard, emotions come up, things come up…

On the way up HCL tends to, well, can be like strapped to a rocket going
inward. Indra extract and I would assume dried root bark (someone help me
out here) should be a lot calmer, smoother, softer on the way up where the
anxiety is usually produced. Even that, simple deep breathing will do the
trick, 3 in and out to the count of 4 – deep slow yogic breaths. If you like
smoke something, it does go well with iboga. There is a product called
Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health food store), it is wonderful
for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have no negative effect with
iboga. I wouldn’t worry about it, it is much easier not to. There is an
element of fear to doing iboga, even after doing it.

Mostly it isn’t that ibogaine is a bad trip, it is a rough trip. It is very
long, takes a lot of time to recover, there is often nausea, vomiting,
ataxia, lots of feelings, perhaps hours and hours of visions and dialog…
It is simply a HUGE amount of stuff to process and it is pretty disgusting,
long and arduous. Nobody takes ibogaine for how it feels (in tripping
amounts), they take it for what it does.

Don’t fight it, just relax into it and let it take you. If you want it to
stop, open your eyes and turn on the lights (low), breath deep and slow, in
a few minuts you will shake some of it off – literally wake up. If you want
to change a vision, blink, you don’t even have to open your eyes – better
not to. As far as tripping, open eyed the most you are likely to see is some
visual distortions, strobic magnesium flare to lights or outlines of things,
they can get intense – my first time they were pretty cool, they get old,
especially when you have them at night for a couple weeks after… the
lights pick them up and you can get trails. Other times I have not had much,
every iboga session is unique as to content and often side effects.

Recovery generally goes like this. You feel crappy, like sick, well till you
start to glow, then sometimes it can even be manic for a couple days, too
too much sometimes (mostly with HCL), then it settles down. The next 10
days-2 weeks ther is still an overt feeling (often) of the iboga in you, it
is a wonderful time generally speaking.

Now, want a BAD iboga trip, don’t listen do advice, don’t follow protocol,
don’t do set/setting, don’t have a good sitter, don’t follow directions,
think you are a bad-ass (after all you took acid LOL!!!!)… That will
pretty much assure you of one hellish time, In that case good for your dumb
ass, be glad you only scared the shit out of yourself or failed at your
attempt at drug treatment.

Brett

Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com> wrote:
I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department. I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have a
heart attack either…

—– Original Message —–
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher. in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
! months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as
fuck, but better. “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get! there eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to
make face reality? Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps? Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime. They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…y! eah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it dude,
you did it!!” I don’t think either one is completely correct. I’m not sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled. Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 6:40:12 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Good Trip/Bad Trip?  They are all good, they often show you the bad. My last addiction, ibo KICKED MY ASS over smoking over and over, showed me “things to come” if I didn’t change the behavior. Now that was not fun at all, but I quit smoking. Iboga is a teacher, it will show you things you already know but can’t see, sometimes things you don’t know, sometimes the lessons are hard, emotions come up, things come up…

On the way up HCL tends to, well, can be like strapped to a rocket going inward. Indra extract and I would assume dried root bark (someone help me out here) should be a lot calmer, smoother, softer on the way up where the anxiety is usually produced. Even that, simple deep breathing will do the trick, 3 in and out to the count of 4 – deep slow yogic breaths. If you like smoke something, it does go well with iboga. There is a product called Rescue Remedie by Bach Flower Remedies (health food store), it is wonderful for anxiety, withdrawal cravings and will have no negative effect with iboga. I wouldn’t worry about it, it is much easier not to. There is an element of fear to doing iboga, even after doing it.

Mostly it isn’t that ibogaine is a bad trip, it is a rough trip. It is very long, takes a lot of time to recover, there is often nausea, vomiting, ataxia, lots of feelings, perhaps hours and hours of visions and dialog… It is simply a HUGE amount of stuff to process and it is pretty disgusting, long and arduous. Nobody takes ibogaine for how it feels (in tripping amounts), they take it for what it does.

Don’t fight it, just relax into it and let it take you. If you want it to stop, open your eyes and turn on the lights (low), breath deep and slow, in a few minuts you will shake some of it off – literally wake up. If you want to change a vision, blink, you don’t even have to open your eyes – better not to. As far as tripping, open eyed the most you are likely to see is some visual distortions, strobic magnesium flare to lights or outlines of things, they can get intense – my first time they were pretty cool, they get old, especially when you have them at night for a couple weeks after… the lights pick them up and you can get trails. Other times I have not had much, every iboga session is unique as to content and often side effects.

Recovery generally goes like this. You feel crappy, like sick, well till you start to glow, then sometimes it can even be manic for a couple days, too too much sometimes (mostly with HCL), then it settles down. The next 10 days-2 weeks ther is still an overt feeling (often) of the iboga in you, it is a wonderful time generally speaking.

Now, want a BAD iboga trip, don’t listen do advice, don’t follow protocol, don’t do set/setting, don’t have a good sitter, don’t follow directions, think you are a bad-ass (after all you took acid LOL!!!!)… That will pretty much assure you of one hellish time, In that case good for your dumb ass, be glad you only scared the shit out of yourself or failed at your attempt at drug treatment.

Brett

Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com> wrote:
I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department. I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have a
heart attack either…

—– Original Message —–
From:
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher. in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as
fuck, but better. “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to
make face reality? Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps? Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime. They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it dude,
you did it!!” I don’t think either one is completely correct. I’m not sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled. Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 1:52:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I definitely have panic attacks on ‘herb’, especially considering that it’s
BC bud (strongest in the world) – and have often wondered how a strong ibo
trip would compare in the breathless/out-of-control department.  I don’t
want to rely on other substances to keep me calm, but I don’t want to have a
heart attack either…

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad
not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I
assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in my
own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8
months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken
away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to
what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus,
unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let
the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as
fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the
street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for
exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness
it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as
long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house
and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there eventually
which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh
teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a
sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to
make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can ,to
some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has
panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)
I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though
wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have
on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety
just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made
them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They suck
cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady
about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid
addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it dude,
you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m not sure
which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being
filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 12:46:58 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie,
I think Many shades of grey between bad/- and good/+ (defining good and bad not as did it ‘cure me’ but as was the experience a pleasant one or not)…I assume all journey’s have lessons;
I’ve heard some say on this list iboga/ine can be a harsh teacher.  in my own journey, it was a mix…stopped vomiting at 5 days after dose…but 8 months of diarrhea isn’t fun either : )tmi sorry,
it
Didn’t take away ALL of my sickness but

the miracle is the large majority of the vast unimaginable sick was taken away
and the important and most profound part was how my mental reaction to what’s left of the sick has changed; like unfocusing so I can refocus, unstablizing so I can become stable, and iboga very much helps to not let the persistence of sick get to me and it gradually gets better, exhausted as fuck, but better.  “the only way around this shit is through”
I’d say it’s like if I need to get from my house to the house across the street…I can get their by walking directly (if your not much for exploring; or if your already in the habit of surrendering will to sickness it isn’t that difficult to switch to listening to the guide of iboga, as long as trust is there) or I can walk the opposite direction from the house and walk my own path and since the world is round I’ll get there eventually which promises be a very long yet exciting journey yet perhaps harsh teacher, can anything that focus’s  reality do any thing else but be a sometimes harsh teacher, some reality just isn’t pretty, and iboga seems to make face reality?  Yage, I hear, is similar perhaps?  Even herb can ,to some, be a harsh teacher (give a high dose of herb to a non-smoker who has panic attacks and see, my money is on 1 out of 25 panic maybe, who knows.)    I’ve heard that xanex can be used with iboga unlike most other drugs (though wouldn’t recommend it of course), but I wonder if it is a good idea to have on hand by the iboga provider if a person has a history of panic/anxiety just in case; When I fed to much herb to a panic person a xanex always made them fine in 10-20 mins. With some breath work in the meantime.  They suck cock for xanex now but they don’t panic anymore : ) Was talking to this lady about iboga and my friend over heard me say “…yeah, i kicked a opioid addiction with iboga…” And he yells out angrily “iboga didn’t do it dude, you did it!!”  I don’t think either one is completely correct.  I’m not sure which is filling the other’s cracks, I’m just happy the cracks are being filled.  Not sure if either one could have done it without the other.
-Jason

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 12:18:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/21/04 4:16:27 PM, CallieMimosa@aol.com writes:

Has anyone ever had a really bad or negative trip on Ibogaine? I have heard

nothing but good and positive things. Certainly there must be someone who
had a  bad experience.
Thought I might check out the Erowid vault. They usually have some postings
both good and bad of folks experience.

The ibogaine dossier treatment section
<http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/treatment.html> covers both positive and not so positive patient responses.  Treatment
episode <http://ibogaine.desk.nl/experience-1297.html> was of an early st
kitts when I believe their were dose escalating up from what were pre-therapeutic
doses.  The patients was very angry and trying to get her money back.  I
provided some response in defense of the treatment outcome.  And, the answer is
yes, you are always going to get some patient who is dissatisfied but, not many.

Howard

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 11:15:15 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Has anyone ever had a really bad or negative trip on Ibogaine? I have heard nothing but good and positive things. Certainly there must be someone who had a bad experience.
Thought I might check out the Erowid vault. They usually have some postings both good and bad of folks experience.
Callie

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 9:33:57 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/21/04 9:28:44 AM, nicks22@onetel.com writes:

—– Original Message —–

From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Brooke,

“a week later, and I’m wondering if anyone
can counsel me on how ‘spacy’ I might be at this point?”

You should be fine after  20-30gm, 50gm might be a different story. There
may be some attention span deficit but a week out most people are at their
most colofrul and vibrant..

Yes, about a week afterwards is good. Certainly for me. I used to get
a feeling of being “connected” to everything around me come on about 30
hours after taking the ibo and it would last a week or two then drift away.
Rather like the boundaries around what is or isn’t me were dissolved –
extremely relaxing. I remember walking about 5 miles along the Regents
Canal in London right after coming off a session to go to a conference.
The whole experience was just a flowing ball of energy – amazing. Thoughts,
feelings, sights and sounds all coherently just flowing around. It’s a
great space to talk to a group from because you will feel the connection
between yourself and the audience stronger than usual, and this is what
turns people on when they listen to you. It’ll be great.

With a root bark extract, that had been prepared many years ago, I was
experiencing the light flash effect five to six days out. I am talking about the
little bursts of light that seem to appear everywhere and are seen by many
persons taking ibogaine/iboga.  Really had me worried and thought it was going to be
permanent.  Luckily it was not.  Just did not want you flipping out if that
occurred.

Howard

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 21, 2004 at 4:27:39 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Brooke,

“a week later, and I’m wondering if anyone
can counsel me on how ‘spacy’ I might be at this point?”

You should be fine after  20-30gm, 50gm might be a different story. There may be some attention span deficit but a week out most people are at their most colofrul and vibrant..

Yes, about a week afterwards is good. Certainly for me. I used to get a feeling of being “connected” to everything around me come on about 30 hours after taking the ibo and it would last a week or two then drift away. Rather like the boundaries around what is or isn’t me were dissolved – extremely relaxing. I remember walking about 5 miles along the Regents Canal in London right after coming off a session to go to a conference. The whole experience was just a flowing ball of energy – amazing. Thoughts, feelings, sights and sounds all coherently just flowing around. It’s a great space to talk to a group from because you will feel the connection between yourself and the audience stronger than usual, and this is what turns people on when they listen to you. It’ll be great.

Nick

During iboga it goes from one vision/thought to the next, yes as Howard said, just talk as the visions evaporate rather quickly and are moving on to the next one (for hours). Sometimes for a period of time after there is a minor version of this, people can be on one thing and the mind wonders to the next and the next.

I too like iboga at night and try to have full effect come on just after dark. I also find it easier on the sitter and myself/myself and the ibonaught to not do it too late.

If you have forced air heating/cooling you might want to adjust the temp of the house a couple hours before and turn off the air while you get into it. maybe shut the fridge also. The first several hours are the most sensitive with lights/sounds/discomfort. Oddly, natural sounds like rain or thunder (or bullfrogs trying to get some) during ibogaine is not that distracting, turning the page of a book 20 feet away can be.

One of the most amazing things was my first time, going outside (full-on the ibo) and watching the stars/universe over the ocean. It felt like some kind of energy flowing right through, like a galactic wind.

Remember, move slow or better don’t move, be assisted if you need to get up. Deep breath if you get any anxiety though less likely than HCL (can be rough), open your eyes or simply blink, or with a thought to change a vision.

I like a nice hot bath first,  do nothing anxiety producing, get relaxed, just a touch of incense (nag champa) and some medtation music to start.. You can drink natural fluids, tea (no caffine) ginger is a favorite, real fruit juice or water up to about 4 hours before ingesting iboga, be well hydrated but not saturated – remember, you are going to have to pee, this is typically what inspires the first vomiting, getting up to go to the bathroom. You don’t want a belly full of liquid when you take the iboga.

If you have anything special to work on, get into the iboga first, keep the mind blank, don’t try to watch for visions, they can be very subtle – if I stared at them they certainly won’t happen. Basically, make like sleeping, flat on the back is generally best than on a side or face down, sitting cross legged also works for some people.

After, vitamin B complex, eating (start easy), fluids and moving will help shake it off. Some people will be fine the next morning (I HATE THEM) or afternoon after they have eaten, others may take several days.  Just take it easy, reflect, explore, see the world again for the first time,.don’t have to do anything, you may be oozy for several days, mostly in the early morning and at dusk. Artifacts (like visual disturbances) can go on for weeks, emotional stuff can bubble-up, there can be anything >from mild depression (more common in addicts) to elation, you could be a bit strange for a couple days… it will work itself out.

Oh, and of course sex is usually amazing, if you want to be with that person . On the relationship thingie, whatever it is it will generally be seen – same with yourself, you will see. One person I know ended a marrage 2 weeks after doing ibo, good decision.

Have a wonderful journey. LAST THING, come back. If you get some kind of choice to leave or come back, don’t leave, it will disturb your sitter, get in the news and stuff. We don’t want that.

Again, my experience is with extracts and ibogaine HCL, not root bark.

Brett
Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
Thanks Nick – you’ve been helpful and supportive from the beginning (as
everyone here has been) so I’m mucho appreciative.

I have the batch ‘brewing’ as you read this – plan to partake next
Saturday night, and my watcher is reading up to prepare as well. I’ll
take your advice on the food, and include it with my liver cleanse the
day before.

My only serious concern right now is how I’ll ‘be’ after the process,
functionally speaking. I just found out that I have to fly and give a
series of new media lectures a week later, and I’m wondering if anyone
can counsel me on how ‘spacy’ I might be at this point?

Thanks in advance as always. Also, to everyone that has asked, I’ll be
providing my watcher with access to the mindvox mail for the duration
of the trip, so watch your inboxes around midnight PST next saturday!

Brooke

>
> —– Original Message —–
> From: “Brooke Burgess”
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 1:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Just to summarize, my name is Brooke Burgess, and I’ve posted
several
> times
> > in order to glean some of the intricacies of the process before I
> undertake
> > my first journey. I have 50g of rootbark from a reputable source,
and
> will
> > be taking off 5 days from work within the next two weeks to fully
immerse
> > myself in the experience.
> >
> > Here’s my current checklist – please feel free to make suggestions,
> > corrections, criticisms, and such – or contact me directly at
> > brooke@brokensaints.com.
> >
> > – with 190lb! s of bodyweight, and being a first-time ‘non-addict’
> > experiencer (don’t nicotine and emotional trenches count for
something?
> > 🙂 ), I will be using 15-20g of rootbark.
> > – I was referred to an online recipe to extract the vital
components,
> which
> > requires 700ml of vodka, a glass of red wine, and the juice of a
lemon to
> > allow the plant material to ferment over one week in a closed
container.
>
> Hi Brooke,
>
> I don’t know if you’re referring to the recipe posted at
> www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm but if so it’s actually just half a
bottle of
> vodka and two glasses of red wine + the lemon juice. Don’t know that
it
> makes so much difference but just to let you know.
>
>
> > After this, I will boil off the alcohol and test the remnants for
> bitterness
> > – I will prepare a quiet space with images and items ! that trigger
> emotional
> > memories and ties to serious blocks and blisses from my life.
> > – I’ll have a strong and considerate ‘watcher’ with basic medical
> training
> > and a spiritual understanding to veer me back onto ‘the path’ in
case
> things
> > go awry. Oh…and don’t forget the handy bucket by the bed for
sudden
> > movements.
> > – I’ve set aside the pre-requisite three days for a slow and
thoughtful
> > return to full mobility and reintegration with the ‘real’ world.
> > – I will detox the days leading up to dosing, and not eat for 8
hours
> > before use. As well, I will take a small sample and wait several
hours to
> > gauge its effects.
>
> For the food prior to cleansing, raw or steamed veggies + fresh fruit
would
> be the best, imo. This basic alkaline diet should smooth the
experience at
> an emotiona! l and physical level, again just my opinion.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nick
>
>
> > – I will write down everything I experience afterwards in order to
share
> it
> > with myself (at a more coherent time), and those who have supported
> > me…including the members of this board!
> >
> > That’s basically it. Am I missing anything crucial? Thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Brooke Burgess
> > www.brokensaints.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 20, 2004 at 6:15:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke,

“a week later, and I’m wondering if anyone
can counsel me on how ‘spacy’ I might be at this point?”

You should be fine after  20-30gm, 50gm might be a different story. There may be some attention span deficit but a week out most people are at their most colofrul and vibrant.. During iboga it goes from one vision/thought to the next, yes as Howard said, just talk as the visions evaporate rather quickly and are moving on to the next one (for hours). Sometimes for a period of time after there is a minor version of this, people can be on one thing and the mind wonders to the next and the next.

I too like iboga at night and try to have full effect come on just after dark. I also find it easier on the sitter and myself/myself and the ibonaught to not do it too late.

If you have forced air heating/cooling you might want to adjust the temp of the house a couple hours before and turn off the air while you get into it. maybe shut the fridge also. The first several hours are the most sensitive with lights/sounds/discomfort. Oddly, natural sounds like rain or thunder (or bullfrogs trying to get some) during ibogaine is not that distracting, turning the page of a book 20 feet away can be.

One of the most amazing things was my first time, going outside (full-on the ibo) and watching the stars/universe over the ocean. It felt like some kind of energy flowing right through, like a galactic wind.

Remember, move slow or better don’t move, be assisted if you need to get up. Deep breath if you get any anxiety though less likely than HCL (can be rough), open your eyes or simply blink, or with a thought to change a vision.

I like a nice hot bath first,  do nothing anxiety producing, get relaxed, just a touch of incense (nag champa) and some medtation music to start.. You can drink natural fluids, tea (no caffine) ginger is a favorite, real fruit juice or water up to about 4 hours before ingesting iboga, be well hydrated but not saturated – remember, you are going to have to pee, this is typically what inspires the first vomiting, getting up to go to the bathroom. You don’t want a belly full of liquid when you take the iboga.

If you have anything special to work on, get into the iboga first, keep the mind blank, don’t try to watch for visions, they can be very subtle – if I stared at them they certainly won’t happen. Basically, make like sleeping, flat on the back is generally best than on a side or face down, sitting cross legged also works for some people.

After, vitamin B complex, eating (start easy), fluids and moving will help shake it off. Some people will be fine the next morning (I HATE THEM) or afternoon after they have eaten, others may take several days.  Just take it easy, reflect, explore, see the world again for the first time,.don’t have to do anything, you may be oozy for several days, mostly in the early morning and at dusk. Artifacts (like visual disturbances) can go on for weeks, emotional stuff can bubble-up, there can be anything from mild depression (more common in addicts) to elation, you could be a bit strange for a couple days… it will work itself out.

Oh, and of course sex is usually amazing, if you want to be with that person . On the relationship thingie, whatever it is it will generally be seen – same with yourself, you will see. One person I know ended a marrage 2 weeks after doing ibo, good decision.

Have a wonderful journey. LAST THING, come back. If you get some kind of choice to leave or come back, don’t leave, it will disturb your sitter, get in the news and stuff. We don’t want that.

Again, my experience is with extracts and ibogaine HCL, not root bark.

Brett
Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
Thanks Nick – you’ve been helpful and supportive from the beginning (as
everyone here has been) so I’m mucho appreciative.

I have the batch ‘brewing’ as you read this – plan to partake next
Saturday night, and my watcher is reading up to prepare as well. I’ll
take your advice on the food, and include it with my liver cleanse the
day before.

My only serious concern right now is how I’ll ‘be’ after the process,
functionally speaking. I just found out that I have to fly and give a
series of new media lectures a week later, and I’m wondering if anyone
can counsel me on how ‘spacy’ I might be at this point?

Thanks in advance as always. Also, to everyone that has asked, I’ll be
providing my watcher with access to the mindvox mail for the duration
of the trip, so watch your inboxes around midnight PST next saturday!

Brooke

>
> —– Original Message —–
> From: “Brooke Burgess”
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 1:51 AM
> Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Just to summarize, my name is Brooke Burgess, and I’ve posted
several
> times
> > in order to glean some of the intricacies of the process before I
> undertake
> > my first journey. I have 50g of rootbark from a reputable source,
and
> will
> > be taking off 5 days from work within the next two weeks to fully
immerse
> > myself in the experience.
> >
> > Here’s my current checklist – please feel free to make suggestions,
> > corrections, criticisms, and such – or contact me directly at
> > brooke@brokensaints.com.
> >
> > – with 190lbs of bodyweight, and being a first-time ‘non-addict’
> > experiencer (don’t nicotine and emotional trenches count for
something?
> > 🙂 ), I will be using 15-20g of rootbark.
> > – I was referred to an online recipe to extract the vital
components,
> which
> > requires 700ml of vodka, a glass of red wine, and the juice of a
lemon to
> > allow the plant material to ferment over one week in a closed
container.
>
> Hi Brooke,
>
> I don’t know if you’re referring to the recipe posted at
> www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm but if so it’s actually just half a
bottle of
> vodka and two glasses of red wine + the lemon juice. Don’t know that
it
> makes so much difference but just to let you know.
>
>
> > After this, I will boil off the alcohol and test the remnants for
> bitterness
> > – I will prepare a quiet space with images and items that trigger
> emotional
> > memories and ties to serious blocks and blisses from my life.
> > – I’ll have a strong and considerate ‘watcher’ with basic medical
> training
> > and a spiritual understanding to veer me back onto ‘the path’ in
case
> things
> > go awry. Oh…and don’t forget the handy bucket by the bed for
sudden
> > movements.
> > – I’ve set aside the pre-requisite three days for a slow and
thoughtful
> > return to full mobility and reintegration with the ‘real’ world.
> > – I will detox the days leading up to dosing, and not eat for 8
hours
> > before use. As well, I will take a small sample and wait several
hours to
> > gauge its effects.
>
> For the food prior to cleansing, raw or steamed veggies + fresh fruit
would
> be the best, imo. This basic alkaline diet should smooth the
experience at
> an emotional and physical level, again just my opinion.
>
> Good luck
>
> Nick
>
>
> > – I will write down everything I experience afterwards in order to
share
> it
> > with myself (at a more coherent time), and those who have supported
> > me…including the members of this board!
> >
> > That’s basically it. Am I missing anything crucial? Thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Brooke Burgess
> > www.brokensaints.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From: <tomo7@starband.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE
Date: March 20, 2004 at 5:30:04 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Howard

I enjoy the interplay between different worlds of talent and experience
from almost everyone here.The article about prisons and others about
efforts efforts to decriminalize pot and ibo reveal what I think are
critical misperceptions about the role of addictions, medicines, and
health in this world.

Pleasure seekers and completely leashed junkies are uniquely valuable as
lab rats for the global fascist police state. We can sure hope for a
better world. But who could expect endorsement, funding, acceptance or
approval for a freely available powerful tool to escape addiction or
generic mind control?

The 20th century has seen an almost continuous global war against the
human spirit, or its most positive aspects. Our collective experience with
pharmaceutical and recreational drugs for the past several generations has
been about how to more completely limit, contain, and harness the human
spirit. And the opposition has been getting damn good at what they do.
Prozac is light years ahead of the early drugs IGFarben played with on
inmates in the Nazi camps. So is bathtub speed.  People even pay money to
take these! Creating Jobs and “Prosperity”!.

Ibogaine comes along and effectively puts a pie in the face of
pharmaceutical cartels, academics and professionals involved in the
co-called “health care” professions(try “Disease Management”). It even
works! In its first social introduction into NYC with the Black Panthers
in the 60’s, the purveyors were shot. These violent tactics of
assassination by police and military spooks might have hinted at their
value of addiction as a social engineering and financial tool.

I missed that then completely. Like many hippies I wanted to get high and
stop the stupid War in Viet Nam, in about that order. The social
engineering and counterinsurgency skills being developed next door in the
Black Community using addiction, ignorance,disease, and poverty just never
got through my psychedelic doors of perception.

The methadone leash has proven its worth, and by criminalizing weed,
steroids,and psychedelics, critical profits and networks can be
maintained, and the most visionary and intelligent sectors of the
population can be permanently evicted from the political process. Just
give thousands of intellectuals and conscious younger people felony rap
sheets from staged prosecutions. Never able to own guns or vote. Sweet! In
stark levels of teutonic efficiency, lets also privatise the prisons so we
can peg wage slavery to a captive population and finally become
competitive with third-world sweat shop hourly rates. This neat twist will
bring the whole show into self-funding sustainability for decades to come.

That is, unless some moron comes along and kills the golden goose. Cures
the diseases we harvest profits from managing, breaks the addiction cycle
we have invested so much into perfecting, wakes the masses to their
original equipment intelligence, love, and human rights. Stupidity like
that. Any real threat of these outcomes coming from you or your group, and
the gloves will come off right after projectiles are launched. They have
always done so ever since the Brits started to charge Chinese for the
Opium.  End of this rant.

Thanks, Howard, et al, for the manual on Ibo treatment for addiction and
the ideas for staying clean after treatment, I appreciate what I am
learning from you all for my patients. Any further tips on accessing,
processing, handling, and dosing the various forms of Ibo would be also
very welcome.

Please keep your wits about you regarding privacy, legality, and security
issues with Ibo if you live within the formerly somewhat free USA. Newly
elected Bonesman Kerry will keep the New World Order rolling, tho getting
rid of the Shrub’s peanut gallery will be a wonderful thing.  Almost worth
the insipid bipartisan charade. The whole cabal needs some kind of cosmic
pest control service to step in and recycle them into petrochemicals, but
that would let us all off the hook too easily, methinks.

Meanwhile, Happy “Change Units” as our future rolls toward us.

Dr. Tom

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE
Date: March 20, 2004 at 1:16:52 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
*****************
Newshawk: Get Active! http://www.mapinc.org/how2.htm
Pubdate: Sun, 21 Mar 2004
Source: New York Times (NY)
Section: Sunday Book Review
Copyright: 2004 The New York Times Company
Contact: letters@nytimes.com
Website: http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: Brent Staples
Note: Brent Staples writes editorials for The Times and is the author of
the memoir ”Parallel Time: Growing Up in Black and White.”
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Jennifer+Gonnerman
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/prison.htm (Incarceration)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?199 (Mandatory Minimum Sentencing)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?140 (Rockefeller Drug Laws)

‘LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE’: THE OTHER LOCKUP

LIFE ON THE OUTSIDE
The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett.
By Jennifer Gonnerman.
356 pp. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. $24.

The United States is transforming itself into a nation of ex-convicts. This
country imprisons people at 14 times the rate of Japan, eight times the
rate of France and six times the rate of Canada. The American prison system
disgorges 600,000 angry, unskilled people each year – more than the
populations of Boston, Milwaukee or Washington. “Thirteen million people
have been convicted of a felony and spent some time locked up,” Jennifer
Gonnerman writes in “Life on the Outside.” “That’s almost 7 percent of U.S.
adult residents.

If all of these people were placed on an island together, that island would
have a population larger than many countries, including Sweden, Bolivia,
Senegal, Greece or Somalia.”

Ex-cons are marooned in the poor inner-city neighborhoods where legitimate
jobs do not exist and the enterprises that led them to prison in the first
place are ever present.

These men and women are further cut off from the mainstream by sanctions
that are largely invisible to those of us who have never been to prison.

They are commonly denied the right to vote, parental rights, drivers’
licenses, student loans and residency in public housing — the only housing
that marginal, jobless people can afford.

The most severe sanctions are reserved for former drug offenders, who have
been treated worse than murderers since the start of the so-called war on
drugs.

The Welfare Reform Act of 1996, for example, imposed a lifetime ban on food
stamp and welfare eligibility for people convicted of even a single drug
felony. The states can opt out of the prohibition, but where it remains
intact it cannot be lifted even for ex-prisoners who live model, crime-free
lives.

Drug offenders, many of them former addicts, have been consigned to civic
purgatory with no clear route to redemption. Gonnerman, a staff writer for
The Village Voice, traces this disastrous policy back 30 years to the
presidential ambitions of Nelson Rockefeller, the Republican New York
governor who was denied his rightward-rushing party’s presidential
nomination because he was seen as too liberal.

Rockefeller sought to prove his “tough on crime” bona fides through a
widely emulated package of drug laws that has come to be his chief legacy.

The legislature rejected a Rockefeller proposal that would have required a
life sentence for the highest level drug felony, known as A-1, but adopted
a similar sanction that set the mandatory minimum sentence at 15 to life —
which meant that hard-core judges could go higher if they chose.

A sentencing policy that had once penalized petty street-corner peddlers
less severely than drug kingpins no longer considered the perpetrators’
level of involvement in the trade.

Now everything hinged on the weight of the drugs.

A conviction for selling at least two ounces of heroin or cocaine meant A-1
— which meant a long, long stay in jail. Under the law, two ounces were as
bad as two kilos.

The first-time offender who gave in to the siren song of an easy score and
the junkie selling watered-down smack to feed a habit were no different
under the law from the full-timer who moved serious weight.

Rockefeller reveled in the fact that he had passed the toughest drug law in
the country.

But as Gonnerman notes, he “had helped launch a new experiment in crime
control, one that would have repercussions in every corner of the country
for decades to come.” The states were soon competing to see who could lock
up the most people for the longest periods of time. The national prison
population skyrocketed, from a modest 200,000 in 1973 to an eye-popping two
million today, at a cost to the country of about $55 billion per year.
States were soon forced to choose between building roads and schools and
building prisons.

Mass imprisonment has not hindered the drug trade.

Indeed, drugs are cheaper and more plentiful today than ever. In addition,
many of the addicts who are held in jail for years at a cost of more than
$20,000 per inmate per year could be more cheaply and effectively dealt
with in treatment. What jumps out at you from “Life on the Outside” is the
extent to which imprisonment has been normalized, not just for adults from
poor communities but for children who visit their parents in prison.

Spending holidays and birthdays behind bars for years on end, these
children come to think of prison as a natural next step in the process of
growing up.

“Life on the Outside” tells this story through the family of Elaine
Bartlett, a young mother of four who received a sentence of 20 to life for
her first offense — selling cocaine to an undercover cop in a motel near
Albany. Bartlett was pardoned after 16 years and went on to speak publicly
about the evils of the Rockefeller drug laws. She rails against the
unfairness of the law, but she was hardly naive when she decided to carry a
package of cocaine from New York to Albany together with her boyfriend,
Nathan Brooks, a petty dealer with whom she shared an apartment.

Elaine had grown up in Harlem during the 60’s and 70’s, when the
neighborhood that has become newly fashionable today was a burned-out shell
and the epicenter of the heroin trade.

Elaine’s mother, Yvonne, had been arrested for selling heroin for pocket
money and Yvonne’s boyfriend had died of an overdose.

When Elaine took that train from New York to Albany, she was hoping for a
quick score of $2,500, perhaps to buy some furniture and hold a nice
Thanksgiving dinner for her family.

She and Nathan, however, were ensnared in a buy-and-bust and hauled before
one of the toughest drug judges in the state. While at trial, Elaine was
startled to see the man who had lured her to Albany take the stand as a
witness for the prosecution. The man was George Deets, a drug dealer and
addict who ran a drug-trafficking operation while working as an informant
for the state police.

Deets has since died of an overdose.

Even so, the story of how he maintained an intimate relationship with the
state police while freely selling large amounts of drugs — and fingering
other dealers elsewhere — merits further investigation. It also
underscores a problem with how the police have operated under the
Rockefeller system.

Gonnerman writes that Deets typically volunteered to serve as an informant
— which meant trawling for fresh meat in Harlem — whenever he was
arrested on a drug charge.

He waltzed down to New York and lured the mark up to Albany County, making
sure there was enough drug present for an A-1 bust. The mark sold the drugs
to the cops, who were grateful for the collar, and Deets lived to traffic
another day.

Elaine’s children were 10, 6, 3 and 1 when the judge sent her to jail. The
most heartbreaking scenes in “Life on the Outside” depict Bartlett huddled
with her four young children in prison visiting rooms.

The family gathered every weekend and posed for pictures taken by the
visiting-room photographer. The years wear on and the children grow up
before our eyes, suffering all of the problems that might be expected in
young people traumatized by the absence of a beloved parent.

The prison visiting rooms have become a bizarre lovers’ lane where
teenagers strike up relationships with people from other prison families or
with inmates themselves. With each generation, the families grow steadily
more accustomed to living their lives in captivity.

By the time Elaine is pardoned, her mother, who has cared for the children,
is dead, and the wreckage of her extended family is too much to bear. Most
of this moving and well-reported book deals with Elaine’s struggle to
create a life for herself outside the prison walls — by finding a job, a
place to live, and by reconnecting with her thoroughly damaged family.

This ground is familiar, but revelatory too, as when Elaine realizes that
she has exchanged the prison behind bars for the prison that awaits
ex-offenders who try to make it in the real world.

Her worst nightmare comes true when her teenage son, Jamel, who grew up in
the visiting room, follows in his mother’s footsteps and goes to jail
himself. Jamel is visited inside by a 15-year-old girlfriend who is too
young even to enter the gates but gets in with a fake ID. The girl becomes
pregnant by Jamel, who has left jail briefly only to return, and the cycle
begins anew.

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 20, 2004 at 12:54:46 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Nick – you’ve been helpful and supportive from the beginning (as
everyone here has been) so I’m mucho appreciative.

I have the batch ‘brewing’ as you read this – plan to partake next
Saturday night, and my watcher is reading up to prepare as well.  I’ll
take your advice on the food, and include it with my liver cleanse the
day before.

My only serious concern right now is how I’ll ‘be’ after the process,
functionally speaking.  I just found out that I have to fly and give a
series of new media lectures a week later, and I’m wondering if anyone
can counsel me on how ‘spacy’ I might be at this point?

Thanks in advance as always.  Also, to everyone that has asked, I’ll be
providing my watcher with access to the mindvox mail for the duration
of the trip, so watch your inboxes around midnight PST next saturday!

Brooke

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Hello all,

Just to summarize, my name is Brooke Burgess, and I’ve posted
several
times
in order to glean some of the intricacies of the process before I
undertake
my first journey.  I have 50g of rootbark from a reputable source,
and
will
be taking off 5 days from work within the next two weeks to fully
immerse
myself in the experience.

Here’s my current checklist – please feel free to make suggestions,
corrections, criticisms, and such – or contact me directly at
brooke@brokensaints.com.

–  with 190lbs of bodyweight, and being a first-time ‘non-addict’
experiencer (don’t nicotine and emotional trenches count for
something?
🙂 ), I will be using 15-20g of rootbark.
–  I was referred to an online recipe to extract the vital
components,
which
requires 700ml of vodka, a glass of red wine, and the juice of a
lemon to
allow the plant material to ferment over one week in a closed
container.

Hi Brooke,

I don’t know if you’re referring to the recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm but if so it’s actually just half a
bottle of
vodka and two glasses of red wine + the lemon juice. Don’t know that
it
makes so much difference but just to let you know.

After this, I will boil off the alcohol and test the remnants for
bitterness
–  I will prepare a quiet space with images and items that trigger
emotional
memories and ties to serious blocks and blisses from my life.
–  I’ll have a strong and considerate ‘watcher’ with basic medical
training
and a spiritual understanding to veer me back onto ‘the path’ in
case
things
go awry.  Oh…and don’t forget the handy bucket by the bed for
sudden
movements.
–  I’ve set aside the pre-requisite three days for a slow and
thoughtful
return to full mobility and reintegration with the ‘real’ world.
–  I will detox the days leading up to dosing, and not eat for 8
hours
before use.  As well, I will take a small sample and wait several
hours to
gauge its effects.

For the food prior to cleansing, raw or steamed veggies + fresh fruit
would
be the best, imo. This basic alkaline diet should smooth the
experience at
an emotional and physical level, again just my opinion.

Good luck

Nick

–  I will write down everything I experience afterwards in order to
share
it
with myself (at a more coherent time), and those who have supported
me…including the members of this board!

That’s basically it.  Am I missing anything crucial?  Thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Brooke Burgess
www.brokensaints.com

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] dammit!
Date: March 20, 2004 at 12:01:05 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hahaha!!! Just saying they are men, 25 and 21, not boys.
Callie

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] dammit!
Date: March 20, 2004 at 11:51:30 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie wrote >My two men sons…<

And I ask in very friendly fashion, as opposed to what? Women sons?
;-))
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:11 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] dammit!

Vector, My main account is with AOL (I know, I know! but I like AOL!) but I
have another account with hotmail. It is decent. My two men sons have
accounts with hotmail and they have no complaints either. It is free too. I
had a Yahoo account but never liked it. Give hotmail a spin!
Callie

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] oil
Date: March 20, 2004 at 11:43:52 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

There are a lot of folks who can’t understand
how we came to have an oil shortage here in America.

Well, there’s a very simple answer:
Nobody bothered to check the oil.

We just didn’t know we were getting low.

The reason for that is purely geographical.

All our oil is in Alaska, Texas, California,
and Oklahoma.

All our dipsticks are in Washington, DC.

Peace to all and have a great weekend!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] dammit!
Date: March 20, 2004 at 11:11:22 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Vector, My main account is with AOL (I know, I know! but I like AOL!) but I have another account with hotmail. It is decent. My two men sons have accounts with hotmail and they have no complaints either. It is free too. I had a Yahoo account but never liked it. Give hotmail a spin!
Callie

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 20, 2004 at 11:03:28 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 1:51 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Hello all,

Just to summarize, my name is Brooke Burgess, and I’ve posted several
times
in order to glean some of the intricacies of the process before I
undertake
my first journey.  I have 50g of rootbark from a reputable source, and
will
be taking off 5 days from work within the next two weeks to fully immerse
myself in the experience.

Here’s my current checklist – please feel free to make suggestions,
corrections, criticisms, and such – or contact me directly at
brooke@brokensaints.com.

–  with 190lbs of bodyweight, and being a first-time ‘non-addict’
experiencer (don’t nicotine and emotional trenches count for something?
🙂 ), I will be using 15-20g of rootbark.
–  I was referred to an online recipe to extract the vital components,
which
requires 700ml of vodka, a glass of red wine, and the juice of a lemon to
allow the plant material to ferment over one week in a closed container.

Hi Brooke,

I don’t know if you’re referring to the recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm but if so it’s actually just half a bottle of
vodka and two glasses of red wine + the lemon juice. Don’t know that it
makes so much difference but just to let you know.

After this, I will boil off the alcohol and test the remnants for
bitterness
–  I will prepare a quiet space with images and items that trigger
emotional
memories and ties to serious blocks and blisses from my life.
–  I’ll have a strong and considerate ‘watcher’ with basic medical
training
and a spiritual understanding to veer me back onto ‘the path’ in case
things
go awry.  Oh…and don’t forget the handy bucket by the bed for sudden
movements.
–  I’ve set aside the pre-requisite three days for a slow and thoughtful
return to full mobility and reintegration with the ‘real’ world.
–  I will detox the days leading up to dosing, and not eat for 8 hours
before use.  As well, I will take a small sample and wait several hours to
gauge its effects.

For the food prior to cleansing, raw or steamed veggies + fresh fruit would
be the best, imo. This basic alkaline diet should smooth the experience at
an emotional and physical level, again just my opinion.

Good luck

Nick

–  I will write down everything I experience afterwards in order to share
it
with myself (at a more coherent time), and those who have supported
me…including the members of this board!

That’s basically it.  Am I missing anything crucial?  Thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Brooke Burgess
www.brokensaints.com

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 20, 2004 at 6:48:00 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?

In a message dated 3/19/04 2:47:43 PM, lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

Has anyone read this article on the ibogaine dossier?

http://www.ibogaine.org/speyrer.html

Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.
What caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS
“INCREDIBLY
VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of
suggests
that all repressed trauma or emotion has been removed at this stage by
the
ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.

This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was
wondering
if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how
had that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
background would gain more from the experience due to being less blocked
by drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.

I did ibogaine 4 times in 1999 and didn’t experience many visuals. I still
consider my eyes to “hold a lot of emotion” (usually fear, anger, passion,
or just general intensity) and will probably try and focus on this area when
I get around to doing it again, maybe soon.

The idea of emotions being “held” like this is also kind of supported by
therapies like EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) where
the client is guided into accessing repressed feelings by being asked to
move his or her eyes in a certain way (upwards and to the left, etc). It’s
generally reckoned to work pretty good, from what I hear, so I’ve no doubt
there’s a lot of the truth in the theoretical side. From my experience of
being involved in month-long marathon groups, and similar processes intended
to open participants up emotionally, I remember that eye infections develop
very easily. It’s often seems related to someone “not wanting to see
something” or “not wanting to look at an issue.” (In fact, the whole body is
a mirror of the unconscious, as explored in kinesiology)

So, personally, I hope I get more desensitization in the eyes next time I do
ibo. It would be interesting to hear what Eric himself thinks about the idea
that ibogaine can remove repressed trauma from the eyes.

Nick

Luke,

I believe I may have been the first to perceive that ibogaine
visualization
ceased after x number of ibogaine treatments but, this still remains
hypothetical as there is not enough data to determine whether it is true
or not and
then, for what percentage of the patients.

It appears that some ibogaine providers believe that the effects of
ibogaine
on non-drug dependent individuals would be greater than on drug dependent
individuals but, I think that is still open to discussion also.

Too bad there is not some universally accepted criteria for what
determines
gain.  On the other hand, I believe that all providers believe that
multiple
treatments over time are generally more effective than single treatments.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] opitical illusion
Date: March 20, 2004 at 12:50:01 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

A great optical illusion.

http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/mot_mib/index.html

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] stranger than fiction
Date: March 19, 2004 at 9:48:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/19/04 9:44:50 PM, WGladstone writes:

Did you ever see the original King Kong (1933)?
If you did, you will remember the poignant final scene, with King Kong
atop the Empire State Building, fighting off the Air Corps (that was in
the days before the Air Force, obviously). He catches one plane, rips it
up, and it’s gone. The other planes, with their machine guns, wound him
fatally and he falls all the way down to 34th Street and 5th Avenue. Now,
few people know this, but “Kong”, as he was known to his friends, had drug
habit, a powerful addiction that he called “the beast”. He wanted desperately
to get the monkey off his back, so to speak.
In any event, he hits the ground very hard and creates a giant pothole
that still hasn’t  been fixed properly.
The character played by Robert Armstrong (you know, the one who captured
King Kong and makes him into a star at Radio City Music Hall, training
him on the side to become a rockette), well anyway, this character makes
his through the crowd and stands by the great, motionless body. The police
sergeant says: “Well, the airplanes got him”.
And he answers what sounds like: “Oh, no. It was beauty killed the beast”.
Now, what he actually said was: “It was Bwiti killed the beast”, meaning
that Kong had been cured of his addiction, not to Fay Wray (who was really
a low-level, well, in a sense, high-level, dealer, supplying the great
ape with lots of stuff), but to the beast.

Voilà. C`est fini.

Best regards,

William Gladstone
French/English medical and pharmaceutical translator and lexicographer.

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Stern no Loss
Date: March 19, 2004 at 9:31:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

All right Howard Stern!

.:vector:.

Two mornings ago, Howard Stern turned down our expressions of support. We’re still banned from his show. I can’t tell if it’s because of the ibogaine (diverting the focus from pot jokes to something serious), and because he’s still pissed that we removed the Pope of Pot from our stage in 1994 because the cops were about to shut us down unless we had the next  band on and off stage in 20 minutes, and Pope Mickey wanted to jump the queue and do a rant trashing us. I think it was the incident with the Pope.

He is absolutely against OUR freedom of speech, and worked hand-in-glove with Rudy G. to torpedo the Cures not Wars Parade in 1997. What goes around….comes around.

Dana/cnw

Dana/cnw

From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: [vox] Could Stern’s anti-Bush rants shock the vote?
Date: March 19, 2004 at 8:51:52 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

All right Howard Stern!

.:vector:.

— Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@pacbell.net> wrote:

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/03/18/could_sterns_anti_bush_rants_shock_the_vote/

Could Stern’s anti-Bush rants shock the vote?
By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff, 3/18/2004

American liberals have been waiting for a perch on talk radio, a
medium
dominated by conservative and right-wing voices since the 1980s. And
on
March 31, the new Air America Radio network will give them a nascent
one, as
it premieres in the New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago markets. Just
as “The
Daily Show” brings an openly lefty spin to TV news, Air America will
fly in
the face of the right wing with hosts including Al Franken, Janeane
Garofalo, and Marty Kaplan.

But wait a minute: Is “shock jock” Howard Stern — stripper
aficionado,
champion of misfits everywhere, all-purpose radio provocateur —
already
giving liberals a voice on the airwaves? And is that voice powerful
enough
to affect the upcoming presidential election?

Since the FCC crackdown on media “indecency” in the wake of Janet
Jackson’s
Nipplegate incident, Stern has transformed his morning variety show
into a
rabidly anti-Bush talk forum. Every weekday, he has been devoting
hours of
his broadcast (locally on WBCN-FM, 104.1) to impassioned criticism of
President Bush and support of Senator John Kerry. Railing tirelessly
against
the president, Stern has been attacking Bush’s yoking together of
church and
state, the legitimacy of his National Guard service, his use of Sept.
11
imagery in his campaign ads, his stances regarding First Amendment
rights,
his handling of Iraq, and his stands on gay marriage and stem-cell
research.

“Join me and friends of this show who are outraged,” Stern said on
the air
last Friday. “Vote out every Republican you can find.” He has also
been
urging his listeners to send money to Kerry’s campaign, calling him
“a good
man” and praising his record in Vietnam as well as his later
criticism of
the Vietnam War.

“With all the talk of liberal talk radio,” says Michael Harrison, the
editor
and publisher of Talkers magazine, “we’re seeing emerging from the
ranks of
‘shock jocks’ one of the most potent and articulate liberal talkers
we’ve
seen in years.”

Harrison calls Stern’s recent crusade “historic.” “Anytime you have
somebody suddenly igniting political interest with an audience who
has the
kind of loyalty factor Stern has, it could turn an election.” A large
percentage of Stern’s listeners — some 8 1/2 million a week — were
leaning
in favor of Bush, Harrison says. “If Stern could turn several million
Bush
supporters away from Bush, that has even more impact than Rush
Limbaugh,
who’s preaching to the choir. So this is pivotal to what is shaping
up to be
a close election.”

“On a national level, I don’t know how much influence Stern could
have,”
says Chuck Todd, editor of The Hotline, a Washington-based daily
briefing on
politics. “But we assume too little at our own peril when it comes to
Stern
and talk radio in general. . . . Does Bush really need to worry about
him?
If New York were a swing state, we definitely would take this more
seriously. Is Stern’s popularity as devoted outside of New York? We
only
know it is ratings-wise.”

Stern is frequently dismissed, by liberals and conservatives alike,
as a
sexist, a racist, and a narcissist. But he is one of the most
influential
entertainers in America, particularly among the much-sought-after
18-to-25-year-old male demographic. His show is a critical stop for
actors
plugging youth-market movies, and his skits serve as the blueprint
for many
reality TV concepts. Last month, in an effort to borrow some of
Stern’s
mojo, Jay Leno hired Stern sidekick “Stuttering John” Melendez to be
an
announcer and correspondent on “The Tonight Show.”

Harrison says that Stern’s audience is broader than most people
realize.
“They’re not just 18-year-old, beer-drinking yahoos. They’re 20- and
30- and
40-something professionals. They’re mainstream American citizens who
are
well-educated and affluent and socially active and politically
interested,
though not politically active. But they’re being motivated. Wouldn’t
that be
amazing if millions of people vote who otherwise wouldn’t, because of
this
issue?”

“Some people will dismiss Stern not because they don’t believe he has
a
following, but because they believe his listeners don’t vote,” Todd
says. “I
would argue that a swing voter is just that; they swing between not
voting
and voting, not between the two parties. So if he brings some
nonvoters to
the polls, then that’s a big impact.”

Over the years, Stern has occasionally taken political positions. In
the
1994 New York gubernatorial election, he briefly ran as the
Libertarian
Party candidate, before withdrawing and endorsing Republican George
Pataki.
“One could argue that he had an effect on that New York governor’s
race,
that he was an impact player,” Todd says. And until recently, Stern
was
supportive of Bush and the decision to go to war in Iraq. But Stern
has
never come out so relentlessly for or against a politician, and he is
best
known as someone who would just as soon joke about flatulence and
prostitution as take on the government. His anti-Bush push began in
earnest
after the FCC crackdown on “indecency” inspired Clear Channel —
which he
calls “Fear Channel” — to remove his show from six cities the week
of Feb.
23. While those markets form a relatively small portion of his
audience, the
punitive action threw Stern for a loop. And his outrage has boiled to
a head
with news that Congress is currently considering a radical increase
in the
amount of FCC indecency fines (from a maximum of $27,500 to
$500,000).

“It’s over,” Stern said on the air Tuesday. “When the Senate passes
that
bill, it’s over. The show is over. . . . We can’t do a radio program
that’s
cutting edge . . . if the government keeps second-guessing everything
we
do.”

Stern is also maintaining that Clear Channel dropped him last month
not
because of indecency but because of some of his Bush criticism
earlier in
the year. “There’s a real good argument to be made that I stopped
backing
Bush and that’s when I got kicked off Clear Channel,” he said on the
air
earlier this month.

“When he takes that FCC persecution mantle and wraps it around his
political
views,” says Mark Walsh, CEO of Air America, “and when he implies
that it
wasn’t until he started to criticize this president that he really
started
getting nailed for ‘immorality’ and ‘obscenity,’ he throws gasoline
on the
fire.

“If he says, ‘I’m being stifled because I have the temerity to
challenge
this president,’ and ‘Remember a year and a half ago when
entertainers were
chastised for questioning the war and now I’m getting nailed for the
same
thing,’ if he starts pounding that drum, I would contend that a
significant
portion of his listenership will take that as gospel truth.”

“He is self-aggrandizing if he thinks he’s being singled out here,”
says
Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital
Democracy, a
Washington-based advocacy organization. “Congress is engaging in this
kind
of witch hunt generally. I don’t think they’re singling out Stern for
his
alleged critical comments against the Bush administration.”

Whether or not he is being censored for putting down Bush, the First
Amendment issues at stake in his case remain incendiary. How much is
America
willing to let politicians determine what is “decent” and “indecent”?

“It has been this bubbling issue that unites liberals and
conservatives,
this free speech stuff,” says Todd. “And it could pop under the right
circumstances. It probably needs a linchpin, the way gay marriage got
its
linchpin thanks to the mayor of San Francisco suddenly issuing
marriage
licenses. It will need a seminal moment. Is Stern getting thrown off
the air
that moment for this FCC issue? I don’t know.”

“I’m no fan of Howard Stern or Rush Limbaugh and what I think is the
tabloid-esque domination of radio and a great deal of television,”
says
Chester. “But Congress is stampeding to censor a whole range of
speech.”
Chester says it is unclear whether Kerry will indeed be Stern’s
“savior,”
and that “what Stern really should be doing is trying to get Kerry to
be
public and accountable on this.”

One thing does seem clear, however. If Stern loses this battle, his
cause
will take on added vigor. “Take Stern off the air because of the
government?” says Harrison. “Take a guy that’s a beloved icon and
turn him
into a beloved martyr.”

Matthew Gilbert can be reached at gilbert@globe.com.

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: [vox] Fw: Act Now To Oppose Dangerous Drugged Driving Legislation
Date: March 19, 2004 at 8:52:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Great, smoke a joint and be guilty up to a month later 🙁

.:vector:.

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Subject: Act Now To Oppose Dangerous Drugged Driving Legislation

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Friends:

NORML needs your help convincing Congress to reject a pair of bills
that
would criminally punish marijuana smokers for “drugged driving”
simply if
inactive marijuana metabolites are detected in their bodily fluids
– even
if the individual is neither under the influence nor impaired to
drive.

H.R. 3907, sponsored by Rep. Jon Porter (R-NV), demands that state
legislatures amend their DUID (driving under the influence of
drugs) to
enact mandatory minimum penalties for anyone convicted of driving
under
the influence of illegal drugs.  Under the proposal, states have
until
2006 to pass and enforce DUID laws “approved by the Administrator
of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,” or lose portions
of their
federal highway funding.

H.R. 3922, sponsored by a bipartisan coalition of legislators
including
Reps. Robert Portman (R-OH), Sander Levin (D-MI), Steven LaTourette
(R-OH), Mark Souder (R-IN) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN), seeks to impose
so-called “model” DUID legislation upon all 50 states – demanding
they
enact statutes sanctioning anyone who operates a motor vehicle
“while any
detectable amount of a controlled substance is present in the
person’s
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bodily
substance.”

These bills represent an all out federal assault on the marijuana
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indicative of past drug use) remain detectable in the blood, and
particularly urine, for days and sometimes weeks after past use,
this
legislation seeks to define sober drivers as if they were
intoxicated.
Someone who smokes marijuana is impaired as a driver at most for a
few
hours; certainly not for days or weeks. To treat all marijuana
smokers as
if they are impaired, even when the drug’s effects have long worn
off, is
illogical and unfair.

At a minimum, laws targeting drug drivers should identify “parent
drugs”
(i.e., THC), not simply inactive drug metabolites, and have
scientifically
sound cut-off levels similar to those that exist for drunk driving.
“Zero
tolerance” laws are neither a safe nor sensible way to identify
impaired
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order to
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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: [vox] PKD, the Unicorn, and Soviet Psychotronics
Date: March 19, 2004 at 8:53:39 PM EST
To: ibogaine@Mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

— Vigilius Haufniensis <nerdmann@new.rr.com> wrote:
http://www.alphane.com/moon/PalmTree/unicorn.htm

PKD, the Unicorn, and Soviet Psychotronics

Adam Gorightly

I tried to tell all this to the checkers at Trader Joe’s, the food
store where we shop, and they cancelled my check-cashing privilege.

PKD, Selected Letters 1977-1979

Philip K. Dick and Ira “the Unicorn” Einhorn, sixties radical
activist turned seventies New Age networker cum fugitive ax murderer,
began a correspondence in early February of 1978 centered around
Dick’s firmly held belief that the Russians were beaming psychotronic
(RF signal) transmissions via satellite into his already
somewhat-disturbed mind.

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] dammit!
Date: March 19, 2004 at 8:55:45 PM EST
To: ibogaine@Mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

If anyone wrote me personal email in the last week please resend it!
Sorry sorry sorry. I hate yahoo!!! It is throwing everything into bulk
and then I hit delete when I notice some names from this list and click
back and it’s gone.

How is hushmail? A lot of people look like they’ve moved to it, is it
decent?

Getting sick enough of yahoo to go buy a real account on hush or
mindvox? 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 19, 2004 at 12:56:04 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/19/04 2:47:43 PM, lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

Has anyone read this article on the ibogaine dossier?

http://www.ibogaine.org/speyrer.html

Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.
What caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS
“INCREDIBLY
VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological
effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of suggests
that all repressed trauma or emotion has been removed at this stage by the
ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.

This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was wondering
if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how
had that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict
background would gain more from the experience due to being less blocked
by drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.

Luke,

I believe I may have been the first to perceive that ibogaine visualization
ceased after x number of ibogaine treatments but, this still remains
hypothetical as there is not enough data to determine whether it is true or not and
then, for what percentage of the patients.

It appears that some ibogaine providers believe that the effects of ibogaine
on non-drug dependent individuals would be greater than on drug dependent
individuals but, I think that is still open to discussion also.

Too bad there is not some universally accepted criteria for what determines
gain.  On the other hand, I believe that all providers believe that multiple
treatments over time are generally more effective than single treatments.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
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Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Fw: What’s in a name? ‘Patient’ or ‘client’? View from the consumer.
Date: March 19, 2004 at 11:22:09 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Does Anyone Care about Names? How Attendees at Substance Misuse Services
Like to Be Addressed by Health Professionals. Keaney F, Strang J et al.
European Addiction Research (2004) 10;2:75-79

I always kinda thought “client” was a bit ridiculously PC….

I definately prefer “patient” myself…

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Do Ibo visuals cease after a number of sessions?
Date: March 19, 2004 at 9:13:42 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi,
Has anyone read this article on the ibogaine dossier?

http://www.ibogaine.org/speyrer.html

Eric Taub talks about ibogaines ability to release repressed memories.  What caught my eye was in the paragraph titled ‘THE EXPERIENCE IS “INCREDIBLY VISUAL”.  Here he states that ibogaine ceases it’s visual/psychological effects after it’s been taken a 4th, 5th or 6th time.  It kind of suggests that all repressed truma or emotion has been removed at this stage by the ibogaine or that somehow there is a deffence against the ibogaine.

This seems very impressive and would be truly amazing but I was wondering if anyone has had experience of this.  I haven’t read about anyone how had that many ibo experiences.  Perhaps a person coming from a non-adict background would gain more from the experience due to being less blocked by drugs or alcohol? It’s an interesting thought all the same.

Luke

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 19, 2004 at 6:24:50 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi All,
I’d like to say thanks to everyone for their advice and encouragment.  It’s nice to talk to people who understand the whole experience of ibogaine.  It’s been about 2 years since my first ibogaine treatment and it’s been rewarding and at the same time very difficult. I feel changed radicaly inside and it’s been very confusing to let go of my old self.  I’ve gone from seriously abusing alcohol and varius stimulants and now feel like I’m in a stage of limbo were I’m starting to feel stong desires to do something fullfilling with my life but have yet to figure out what I want.
For me it feels like having to relearn who I really am and now that my feelings and values about life are changing.  At times this has been a bit disconcerting as I feel extremly open emotionaly and felt alienated at times. There are times now that I feel fantastic though and most of my body feels much lighter and supple i think.  I find that much of my memories are coming back as the months go by and seems so amazing but also sad to be able to remember my childhood.  I’d been to psychotherapy many times but when asked about my childhood I could remember very little.
I’m trying to find a therapy bassed on emotional expression but I live in Ireland and I’m having a lot of difficulty finding such a therapy. I found a guy who does Rolfing in Dubling so I’m thinking of doing that.  I also found a site that deals with breathwork in Ireland.  I’m not familiar with breathwork though, so I’ll have to look into it more.  I might also do another ibogaine session a year after the last.  I find ibogaine very tough though.
Thanks
Luke

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:08:48 -0000

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine

> Hi Howard,
>
> It’s been about 8 months since I last took ibogaine.
>
> I wasn’t aware of tension in my neck before ibogaine, although a
> chiropracter had once commented on how tense my neck was before ibogine.
I
> didn’t notice it myself.
>
> As for anger, I mostly only feel that way when I’m in a situation I feel
> stressed, or under pressure like at work.  It seems more extreem than
> before.
>
> In my last ibogaine experience I had visions of birth and felt the
sensation
> of my head being squashed and it felt like very deep tension was being
> released.  I had an incredible anger in me as a child and I remember that
I
> always supressed my emotions.   it feels like there are alot of feelings
> pushing to be resolved.
>
> Luke
>

Hi Luke,

The drug is opening your body up. This is GOOD! Previously you weren’t aware
of the tension now you are. This is GOOD! Previously you were suppressing
your anger, now you feel it. This is GOOD! Basically, you’re doing great!
Now you need to get yourself into some regular therapy groups where you can
talk about issues and feelings and also resolve them physically – ie.
through emotional expression, breathwork, bioenergetics, or similar. Primal
groups or rebirthing are great for womb and childhood stuff. Check out the
net and media for what is available to you locally.

Like Bill says, cleansing is also good. A liver cleanse would be great,
energetically a lot of anger can be held in the liver. With the one he
suggests it’s good to drink a litre of apple juice a day (organic and
pressed if you can afford it) for at least ten days before actually taking
the epson salts and the oil/juice/black walnut tincture mix. It’ll will help
all the liver stones get out. A good strong colon cleanse will also help a
lot, such as the Arise and Shine 28 day one – check www.ariseandshine.com
(cleanse guide pdf) for details. And, whilst were on the subject, an
alkaline diet will probably help your body also with moving away from anger.
Acid food (ie normal western diet) drags down blood pH, raising stress and
the leaves us very open to experiencing primal feelings in low level stress
situations – the woman in the grocers short changes you and you have a
strong urge to kill her. If you move to a more alkaline diet the body will
be able to comfortably deal with daily stress without it starting to react
as if threatened.

Frankly, what I’d do is as much of the above as I could afford. It’ll be
great. Plenty of people in groups take years to even feel anger! You’re
blessed!

Nick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] Legal Drugs Pose Greatest Health Threat, WHO Says
Date: March 19, 2004 at 6:19:37 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Joshua Tinnin” <krinklyfig@myrealbox.com>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:15 PM
Subject: [drugwar] Legal Drugs Pose Greatest Health Threat, WHO Says

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=594&ncid=594&e=6&u=/nm/20040318/hl_nm/health_drugs_dc

Legal Drugs Pose Greatest Health Threat, WHO Says
Thu Mar 18, 3:33 PM ET
By Axel Bugge

BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) – The health threat from legal drugs like
alcohol
and tobacco is much greater than that from illegal narcotics, the World
Health Organization (news – web sites) said on Thursday.

The first report of its kind by the global body found that dependence on
alcohol and cigarettes has a much greater cost for societies than illegal
drugs like cocaine and crack.

The Neuroscience of Psychoactive Substance Use and Dependence report said
that drug addiction is a growing problem, especially in poor countries
which
have rising rates of alcohol consumption and smoking.

There are about 200 million illegal drugs users worldwide, or 3.4 percent
of
the world population, it said. Illegal drugs contributed 0.8 percent to
global ill health in 2000, while alcohol accounted for 4.1 percent and
cigarettes 4 percent.

The percentages are based on a measurement used by WHO which gauges the
burden that premature deaths and years lived with disability impose on
society.

The “main global health burden is due to licit rather than illicit
substances,” the report said.

Men in rich countries are especially vulnerable to suffer from alcohol-
and
cigarette-related bad health.

“Health and social problems associated with use and dependence on tobacco,
alcohol and illicit substances require greater attention by the public
health community,” WHO Director-General Dr. Lee Jong-Wook said in a
statement.

The report also found that it may not be possible to fully cure drug
dependence because of long-term changes to the way the brain works.

Health experts need to consider a range of factors in treating drug
dependence because it is a disorder caused by genetic disposition, as well
as psychological and cultural factors, it said.

“Like major psychiatric disorders, substance dependence may not be curable
but improved effectiveness of available treatment has contributed
significantly to recovery,” said Dr. Catherine Le Gales-Camus,
assistant-director general of noncommunicable diseases and mental health
at
WHO.

The global launch of the report took place in Brazil, a country with
spiraling drug-related violence, which has in the past led to rough
treatment of drug users.

Any person can become a drug addict and that dependence is a disorder,
making it crucial to eradicate the stigma suffered by drug users that can
make treatment more difficult, the report said.

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Subject: [ibogaine] qu(Gl)ick mind blender h-i.q.
Date: March 19, 2004 at 2:42:48 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I & IBOGA
“For lack of a better word
The rats look bizarre”

On the subject of high dose(200+) methadone cold turkey (nothing at all) kicks: a few questions if anyone knows….

How long did your ‘sickness’ last?
When answering this, how are you defining sickness?…
is the subsiding of some physical symptoms (both medically measurable and non-medically measurable) while other physical symptoms persist still considered sickness? does sickness end when opioid is no longer present in the system?, or does ‘sickness’ last until all endorphin, etc. levels are back to normal?  does physical normal feel like the physical normal on methadone? does physical normal feel like physical normal before opioids?
I’m a bit curious to see so I can compare my experience.   Oh and does anyone know if higher doses of long lasting opioids  make the sickness last longer then lower doses or do they stay about the same regardless of dose size?

-Jason

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From: ethnoelf@ziplip.com <ethnoelf@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Ethnogarden
Date: March 19, 2004 at 1:06:15 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello all,

Yes we are still around and in business as usual.
We had to send all mailing lists to a new e-mail account for viewing when we have time as 300 e-mails a day on top of customer e-mails is a little much to handle.

Hope you all are well,
Brett please drop us a line @ admin@ethnogarden.com when you have a chance.

—–Original Message—–
From: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004, 4:29 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ethnogarden

In a message dated 3/12/04 1:03:57 AM, brooke@blue.netnation.com writes:

Does anyone know if Ethnogarden is still in business ??

http://www.ethnogarden.com/ibogabark.htm

Their web page is up.  Other than that I cannot say.

H.

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: What’s in a name? ‘Patient’ or ‘client’? View from the consumer.
Date: March 18, 2004 at 10:51:15 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
To: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:54 PM
Subject: What’s in a name? ‘Patient’ or ‘client’? View from the consumer.

Does Anyone Care about Names? How Attendees at Substance Misuse Services
Like to Be Addressed by Health Professionals. Keaney F, Strang J et al.
European Addiction Research (2004) 10;2:75-79

Dear Colleagues,

At last somebody has asked drug addicts/users in treatment what they
would like to be called. “Patients” is the consensus, at least in
London. According to these authors, the use of ‘client’ to refer to a
patient dates back to at least 1970, when the nursing faculty at Wichita
State University considered the term ‘patient’ inappropriate for the
healthy seeking health-maintenance advice or going for an annual
physical examination. The authors quote Wing: “The recent trend to refer
to people seeking health care as “clients” implies to me a component of
human interaction that I would expect in the business world rather than
in a trusting helping relationship”. ‘Patients’ also have a status and
traditional rights which pre-date modern consumer laws.

In a survey of 150 mixed dependency patients, ‘service user’ was the
least popular term, identified as the preferred term by only 5% of
subjects. “Patient” was preferred by 66% of alcoholics, 52% of opioid
users but only 47% of smokers in treatment. “Client” was only preferred
by 24% of alcoholics, 46% of illicit drug users and 41% of smokers in
treatment.

While only a minority considered that they personally had a ‘mental
illness’ (38%), most considered that ‘substance misuse problems’ formed
a category of mental health illness (59%). The authors state: ‘Commonly
used pejorative terms such as ‘alki’ or ‘junkie’ prejudice appropriate
care and add to stigmatisation’.

Thus the majority here preferred the term ‘patient’, going against
current trends in dependency treatment services for the wider use of the
term ‘client’.

They conclude: “In a culture of ‘user involvement’ in substance misuse,
the results of this study should prompt reconsideration and revision of
our verbal and written communications with patients”.

Comments by Andrew Byrne ..

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr Andrew Byrne,
Medical Practitioner, Dependency Medicine,
75 Redfern Street, Redfern,
New South Wales, 2016, Australia
Email – ajbyrneATozemail.com.au
Tel (61 – 2) 9319 5524 Fax 9318 0631
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My grandfather Harry Gracie’s letters from 1924 trip to Mayo Clinic:
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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine Manual thanks to Patrick
Date: March 18, 2004 at 7:59:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Nice addition, printing it out now. Thanks 🙂

Destroying all the green ink in the printer but that’s what it’s there
for I think 😉

Peace out,
Curtis

On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:47:46 -0800 HSLotsof@aol.com wrote:
Patrick suggested the Manual for Ibogaine Therapy be available as
a pdf
document.  Thanks to his suggestion and the cooperation of the National
Alliance of
Methadone Advocate’s Vice President Walter Ginter, the PDF file
is now
available for download.  It has active links and feel free to copy
it to a CD for
convenient carrying.

It is available from the What’s new section of the Ibogaine Dossier
(self
promotion).

http://www.ibogaine.org/whatsnew.html

or

http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/whatsnew.html

Thanks and enjoy.

Howard

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Dora Weiner Foundation
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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Curtis
Date: March 18, 2004 at 7:58:24 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Callie, always gladly accepted 🙂

Not sure what msg you’re talking about, the only rant I’ve had lately
was about the Dana Beal messages a while ago, Patrick switched from ‘Darth
Vader on acid’ to Buddha somewhere around message 2 and before I read
it I posted a rant, felt stupid and got over it!

Peace out,
Curtis

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((((((((((Curtis)))))))))))))
You seemed so angry, I thought a hug might soothe you out some!
Peace, Callie

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From: Hattie <epoptica@freeuk.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] FW: Mirror Article
Date: March 18, 2004 at 5:40:29 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—–Another article from the UK.

If you can get the attachment great, if not the url is
http://stars.metawire.com/markwinter/markwinter.html

The daily mirror is a major tabloid over here with huge readership. And on the astrology page which is a sure read for many mirror readers.
Bit exaggerated but quite a good plug definitely.

More coming out in Observer soon I think too……

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From: Ph1ll1ps45@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 18, 2004 at 3:34:45 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hi callie,u up 4 a chat

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] a new article at last
Date: March 18, 2004 at 2:33:47 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/18/04 6:47:54 PM, ross@cgl.ucsf.edu writes:

You might contact the author and suggest the avenue of research you
mention.

Done; added suggestion about 18-mc and noribogaine.

Exciting!  Hope the work gets done and look forward to publication 18 months
or so from now.

Howard

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] a new article at last
Date: March 18, 2004 at 1:47:37 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

You might contact the author and suggest the avenue of research you mention.

Done; added sggestion about 18-mc and noribogaine.

Bill

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ann Ardolino (or clone) Shows up on Kerry Thread
Date: March 18, 2004 at 1:20:44 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 01:18:53PM -0500], [Dana Beal] wrote:

| Voletear wrote:

| >He is entitled to press any cause or venture he likes but he always
| >throws in copious condescending comments about addicts. He once
| >wrote me that he was ripped-off by a “junkie” (we resent the slight)
| >and developed animus from that. I replied that there are good

Hmmmm.  I can see the problem right here.  If being ripped off by a junkie
caused someone to develop Animus; well … perhaps being ripped off by a
basehead would cause them to develop Anima, thus, PERFECTLY BALANCING
everything, and realigning the whole entire universe.

There ya go.  Problem solved.  That’ll be $350 dollars please.

Dr. Kroupa

p.s., Anne is on MindVox.  She’s been on the DrugWar list for years.  I
don’t think she’s ever figured out how to actually sign up for the
ibogaine list … probably, there is a PLOT and/or CONSPIRACY to keep her
off it.

These things happen all the time.

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ann Ardolino (or clone) Shows up on Kerry Thread
Date: March 18, 2004 at 1:18:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 01:18:53PM -0500], [Dana Beal] wrote:

| Voletear wrote:

| >He is entitled to press any cause or venture he likes but he always
| >throws in copious condescending comments about addicts. He once
| >wrote me that he was ripped-off by a “junkie” (we resent the slight)
| >and developed animus from that. I replied that there are good

Hmmmm.  I can see the problem right here.  If being ripped off by a junkie
caused someone to develop Animus; well … perhaps being ripped off by a
basehead would cause them to develop Anima, thus, PERFECTLY BALANCING
everything, and realigning the whole entire universe.

There ya go.  Problem solved.  That’ll be $350 dollars please.

Dr. Kroupa

From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Ann Ardolino (or clone) Shows up on Kerry Thread
Date: March 18, 2004 at 1:18:53 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Somebody should respond to this point-by-point. I don’t know if Antelope posted it, Maia Szalavitz or her boyfriend Peter, but repeats the old slander from ACT UP, that I want to throw addicts in jail so pot people can go free. All I ever did was advocate Dutch market separation, in a situation where methadone is prescribed, and pot is totally banned.

[I think I once said something like “If you take the pot cohort out of the equation (20 milllion people)–leaving hard drugs–you’re chances of getting busted for DEALING coke and heroin would go up way up”–hardly a non sequitur, that’s why Holland changed their laws in 1977.]

Where are the countless horror stories of folk whose ibogaine treatment failed? Antelope has spammed countless lists creating that impression, but there’s a lot of people on ibogaine@mindvox for whom it has worked, and no comparable list anywhere for the people who failed. And I never said I was ripped off by a junkie. The real story is more interested. I was harassed and physically assaulted for years by a junkie who claimed I OWED him money because he was smacked out and forgot to log in a payment for weed. Not only that, he got other people to denounce me as a rip-off (it was over a lousy thousand dollars) who were NOT junkies, but influential in the Yippie and HIGH TIMES scenes. AND he blew up my door with an M-80 just as Alice was answering it (she could have been blinded.) And when I responded in kind, they had me indicted on a seven year felony.

You can read about it in THE IBOGAINE STORY.

Voletear wrote:
I’m getting tired of checking out a new forum only to see Dana’s already there, trying to overpower it with his wild claims for Ibogaine. I have been on methadone for over thirty years and never once encountered someone who’s tried it. I *have* read countless horror stories of people who have tried the stuff and been ripped-off, !@%$ed over, and the damn ‘treatment’ did nothing.

He is entitled to press any cause or venture he likes but he always throws in copious condescending comments about addicts. He once wrote me that he was ripped-off by a “junkie” (we resent the slight) and developed animus from that. I replied that there are good addicts and bad addicts (just as there are good drinkers and bad drinkers) and that the good ones have survived by staying in the closet. Unfortunately that leaves the jerks and/or severely addicted (co-occuring mental disorder figures largely in the cohort) to put a face to addiction.

It’s one thing for a Bob Bennett or a Mark Souder to malign us; know us by who our enemies are. But when I see MediMar and cannabis supporters hot to throw addicts to the mob just to make their cause look one iota more palatable to the Right, it really disheartens me. We are supposed to be more progressive and charitable!
Furthermore, if you think the “lock up all the junkies but free all cannabis prisoners” tact is going to get legal cannabis one second sooner you are wrong. I think it is counter-productive. After all, you cannot say that legalizing marijuana makes sense for getting it out of the hands of gangster dealers and then deny the same connection for the other drugs – it makes your argument a non sequiter. It also has the effect of making you look like you’d do anything, say anything, to get your pot – it confirms suspicions our enemies use.

Addressing addiction progressively does not have to be an albatross around pot’s neck. The provisions for sweeping change already exist in laws written to regulate treatment with methadone and buprenorphine. The successful examples of it’s use exist and are spreading because it’s been such a success. I’m talking about lifting restrictions somewhat on which drugs can legally be used to treat and maintain an addict. The Swiss heroin trials of the late Nineties were an overwhelming success ( No, I’m not refering to the infamous Needle Park which was unregulated laissez faire and drew legions of drug tourists) and were adopted permanently in a plebiscite. The treatment is spreading across Europe, being greatly expanded in Great Britain, and soon will be trialed in three Canadian cities. It was only incredible US threats (Louie Freeh) not to purchase any of the Tasmanian poppy crop for pharmaceuticals (and a misanthropic PM), that kept Australia from moving ahead as well. We can do that here as well. There are excellent drugs for all the various addictions. We can use Ibogaine where a person wants to try it and fund more research into noribogaine – a derivative with far less side effects and potentially better outcome. The idea is to free patients from government-mandated monopolies. Currently addicts are being gouged ruthlessly by methadone clinics where there is no feasible competition. And some addicts just don’t respond well-enough to methadone.

As for the soft drugs I would suggest we legalize anything Nature has given us (because it was given to us all equally) in the form of a plant. Thus, pot, coca leaf, opium, mushrooms, etc would be legal. We could use this to save the family farm by limiting the size of plots on which these products could be grown. Tax could be levied to pay for drug treatment.

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] a new article at last
Date: March 18, 2004 at 1:14:12 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Bill,

You might contact the author and suggest the avenue of research you mention.
Throwing 18-mc and noribogaine into the research may also provide interesting
results.

Howard

In a message dated 3/17/04 7:23:05 PM, ross@cgl.ucsf.edu writes:

Great study!

In this study, the effects of ibogaine on local cerebral glucose
utilization (LCGU) were determined in freely moving, drug-naive,
or morphine-dependent adult, male, Sprague-Dawley rats …
The rate of LCGU was determined by quantitative autoradiography
in 46 brain regions. In drug-naive animals, ibogaine produced
significant increases in LCGU in the parietal, cingulate, and
occipital cortices and cerebellum compared to controls consistent
with its activity as a hallucinogen and a tremorogen. Morphine-
dependent rats had only minor alterations in LCGU …
These findings indicate that ibogaine produces distinctly different
effects on LCGU in drug-naive and morphine-dependent rats. This
suggests that different mechanisms may underlie ibogaine’s
hallucinogenic and anti-addictive effects.

I wonder if a second dose of ibogaine were administered some weeks
after the first, if there would have then been normal LCGU effects
(assuming morphine was discontinued after the first ibogaine dose).
I.e. maybe the rats would have tripped once they had cleaned up, as
humans report doing. If so, and if there are indeed different mechanisms

(binding sites?) involved, why does it seem as if people often need to

get over the addiction before the more ‘psychedelic’ effects can occur?

It may be that there are two mechanisms but that one inhibits the other,

perhaps by absorbing the ibogaine more readily. But then that mechanism

disappears with the addiction. In any case, it would be interesting to
compare binding site activity in these two cases of ibo administration.

… However, in morphine-dependent animals, ibogaine produced a
global decrease in LCGU that was greatest in brain regions such
as the lateral and medial preoptic areas, nucleus of the diagonal
band, nucleus accumbens shell, inferior colliculus, locus coeruleus,

and flocculus compared to morphine-dependent animals treated with saline.

I wonder if a search for the ibo/addict LCGU profile could turn up
a drug that might shed some light on the putative separate anti-
addictive receptor(s).

Also, it would be interesting to compare the ibo/drug-naive LCGU with
those of similarly drug-naive rats on LSD, DMT, mescaline, etc.

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From: Aktionman22@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] CSI on CD and D.A.R.E.
Date: March 17, 2004 at 11:32:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

dana
thanx for the cd. but it wont play on my mac. i have osx.2.  it says quicktime doesnt have the software to play it.
any ideas?
marcus

From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 18, 2004 at 8:13:10 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke,

1.) …kiss your noggin good-bye..?

2.) I’d be preparing at least 40 grms and taking at least 15gms on the
outset with
the rest on the rebounds, ie, after the first wave of vomiting and then
again after the second
and so on… Of course, this is all in equivalency, since you’re preparing
an extract…
You might be under the impression that one is to take the ibo all at once
and be done with it.
I don’t recommend that approach, I’d say go easy but psyche yourself up to
drinking the
whole thing over, say, 6 hrs.
Once you’re under the effect, be sure to fight the urge to down alot of it
at once- this is really important- it will come back up within a minute, no
more than 2-3 gulps at any one time.. (This is really based on the african
brew, however, while the extract ought to be easier, I doubt it’s less
volatile)
If you do this correctly, you’re gonna trip harder but much, much more
comfortable than on
the outset. So don’t go by first impression… If this is the highest-grade
rootbark, you’re
looking at 2.4 gms of ibogaine (40gms x 6%) If it’s average, maybe as low as
1.2gms which
just barely accomodates a full trip… I don’t think you ought to risk not
having enough by preparing
only 20gms and you’re pretty much in the safe-zone even if you did the
entire batch… Besides, I
promise you, you’ll hear this voice that’ll tell ya to ‘take more’ and it
also told me ‘no more’.. so when
all is said and done, you’re going to be playing this by ear… uh, no pun
intended….

3.) Consider borrowing a mini-tape recorder, it is about the one thing that
one can do at almost any point in the trip… you’re otherwise not going to
hold a pen,
imo, not even the following day….

4.) Be sure to remove wristwatch and the batteries from those annoying wall
units- if I were
your watcher, you’d have no indication to the time, I would even lie to
you…  As well, disconnect
the phone’s ringer, including having your watcher put his cell phone on
silent-mode….

5.) And yet another reminder- do this at night, start at night, after 10pm,
I can’t stress
this point enough and I recall Laurent Sazy and maybe Planteur mentioning
this as well…
Remember – this is your dark night of the soul….

Adam Gur

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer

Hello all,

Just to summarize, my name is Brooke Burgess, and I’ve posted several
times
in order to glean some of the intricacies of the process before I
undertake
my first journey.  I have 50g of rootbark from a reputable source, and
will
be taking off 5 days from work within the next two weeks to fully immerse
myself in the experience.

Here’s my current checklist – please feel free to make suggestions,
corrections, criticisms, and such – or contact me directly at
brooke@brokensaints.com.

–  with 190lbs of bodyweight, and being a first-time ‘non-addict’
experiencer (don’t nicotine and emotional trenches count for something?
🙂 ), I will be using 15-20g of rootbark.
–  I was referred to an online recipe to extract the vital components,
which
requires 700ml of vodka, a glass of red wine, and the juice of a lemon to
allow the plant material to ferment over one week in a closed container.
After this, I will boil off the alcohol and test the remnants for
bitterness
–  I will prepare a quiet space with images and items that trigger
emotional
memories and ties to serious blocks and blisses from my life.
–  I’ll have a strong and considerate ‘watcher’ with basic medical
training
and a spiritual understanding to veer me back onto ‘the path’ in case
things
go awry.  Oh…and don’t forget the handy bucket by the bed for sudden
movements.
–  I’ve set aside the pre-requisite three days for a slow and thoughtful
return to full mobility and reintegration with the ‘real’ world.
–  I will detox the days leading up to dosing, and not eat for 8 hours
before use.  As well, I will take a small sample and wait several hours to
gauge its effects.
–  I will write down everything I experience afterwards in order to share
it
with myself (at a more coherent time), and those who have supported
me…including the members of this board!

That’s basically it.  Am I missing anything crucial?  Thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Brooke Burgess
www.brokensaints.com

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From: <gboy@hush.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] important info
Date: March 17, 2004 at 9:28:05 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

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Hash: SHA1

Warning, Site Contains: Undead, Starving, Rabid, Electrified Attack
Dogs on Speed wid Gatz

Photo please!

.g

On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:34:22 -0800 Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I think I’m bored. Here are the results of clicking the mindvox logo
400 times. I have been nice and removed the duplicate results. How
many
of these are there? I have the feeling I could click it for days.

.:vector:.

“Alone in the Superunknown”
This is NOT the Summer of Love

‘Scuse me, gotta go … I have my Parole Officer hanging on a Meathook
in the Basement

“. . . I’m searchin’ for my mainline … I couldn’t hit it sideways
. .
.”

Made Wif Crack!
Kill For Peace
Nothing’s Shocking
” . . How Much does one Have to Pay . To Fry a Peak and Melt Away
. . ”
” … I Wonder is This Work or Play? . I’m Never Really Sure …

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Segmentation Fault (core dumped)
Erase Me Debase Me Freebase Me
You Are Exactly Where God Wants You To Be
Why do you have to be Such a Bitch?
My, what a Lovely Shooting Gallery you Live In
Are you a Junkie too?
Your Enemies are Plotting Against You
Post-human, Fully Deconstructed and Completely Incoherent
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Today’s vocabulary word: Pedohomonecropyrobestiality
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The Dope Show
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Facts only Get in The Way of Things
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[NOW = Won] / [Not Now = Wonton (Soup at WO Hops)]
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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 17, 2004 at 9:15:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/18/04 1:53:01 AM, brooke@brokensaints.com writes:

–  I will write down everything I experience afterwards in order to share
it with myself (at a more coherent time), and those who have supported
me…including the members of this board!

If the dose of iboga is significant I doubt you will be able to write.  I
suggest your companion/guide have a tape recorder.  I doubt you will want to say
anything after a while so you might come to an agreement in advance that
during the peak period of visualization, if such occurs, that you are asked to
state what you are seeing every five minutes or so.  Don’t think about it, just
state what you are seeing.  Otherwise, the images will move so fast you will be
in the next image rather than indicating what you saw in the immediate image.
Once the peak passes you will be more able to speak without prompting but, a
voice actuated recorder may make it easier for everyone. Test the recorder to
make sure it is functioning as per expectations.  Ibogaine and dreaming are
very similar and you tend to forget a lot of what you experience so the
recording should prove quite interesting to you.  As Planteur said, and I agree
completely, have no expectations though I think there are others with significant
experience who believe in a very directed experience.  And, that is OK too.

Howard

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 17, 2004 at 8:58:54 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Brooke, My thoughts are………
I am so fucking jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kidding sort of!
I have not done Ibogaine yet. I will probably have to go to treatment center somewhere as I have no one I trust enough as a watcher.
Please keep posted after the fact. I am very excited and curious as to how this will go.
Sounds like you have given this the thought required.
I feel sure you will get great support and feedback from the wonderful people on the list!’
Happy trip! I will be thinking of you!
Callie

From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] First-timer
Date: March 17, 2004 at 8:51:37 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello all,

Just to summarize, my name is Brooke Burgess, and I’ve posted several times
in order to glean some of the intricacies of the process before I undertake
my first journey.  I have 50g of rootbark from a reputable source, and will
be taking off 5 days from work within the next two weeks to fully immerse
myself in the experience.

Here’s my current checklist – please feel free to make suggestions,
corrections, criticisms, and such – or contact me directly at
brooke@brokensaints.com.

–  with 190lbs of bodyweight, and being a first-time ‘non-addict’
experiencer (don’t nicotine and emotional trenches count for something?
🙂 ), I will be using 15-20g of rootbark.
–  I was referred to an online recipe to extract the vital components, which
requires 700ml of vodka, a glass of red wine, and the juice of a lemon to
allow the plant material to ferment over one week in a closed container.
After this, I will boil off the alcohol and test the remnants for bitterness
–  I will prepare a quiet space with images and items that trigger emotional
memories and ties to serious blocks and blisses from my life.
–  I’ll have a strong and considerate ‘watcher’ with basic medical training
and a spiritual understanding to veer me back onto ‘the path’ in case things
go awry.  Oh…and don’t forget the handy bucket by the bed for sudden
movements.
–  I’ve set aside the pre-requisite three days for a slow and thoughtful
return to full mobility and reintegration with the ‘real’ world.
–  I will detox the days leading up to dosing, and not eat for 8 hours
before use.  As well, I will take a small sample and wait several hours to
gauge its effects.
–  I will write down everything I experience afterwards in order to share it
with myself (at a more coherent time), and those who have supported
me…including the members of this board!

That’s basically it.  Am I missing anything crucial?  Thoughts?

Thanks in advance

Brooke Burgess
www.brokensaints.com

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] (Sorta ot) Fw: [drugwar] DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Drug czar critic…
Date: March 17, 2004 at 8:30:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/12/2004 6:57:16 PM Central Standard Time, ptpeet@nyc.rr.com writes:

Oh yeah, I remember it well, the day pot took me by the hand and lead me
>down that treacherous slippery slope to methamphetamines, which were
waiting
>at the bottom of the hill by the bus stop, wearing galoshes and skipping
>around in the puddles on a warm and rainy day…errr. wait a minute, I
think
>that was Mary Poppins actually, not methamphetamines. Sorry, nope, I only
>spent a week or two playing around with methamphetamines, while living in
>London, and it sure weren’t pot that had a single thing to do with my
>experimentation. (And it was shooting methamphetamines there in London
that
>introduced me to the phenomenon of the “dirty hit,” where one shoots a
teeny
>tiny morsel of dust, or lint, or cotton, or cut in the drugs into one’s
>vein, whereby the foreign substance enters and ends up causing migraines,
>nausea, and the wish that god would simply come and take one away as the
>pain and misery of a dirty hit is the worst feeling (one that goes on and
>on, all night long in my own case, right through til the next afternoon
when
>I was finally able to walk upright, sorta, down the street to a dealer’s
>place and cop a bag of dope- which is the surefire cure for a dirty hit by
>the way- simply do a shot of heroin and voila- not more
>headaches/crawlingskin/wish to die sensations.
>   But anyway, the point is that pot never, not while smoking it, eating
>it, looking at it, thinking about it, wanting it, looking for it, etc,
never
>ever never not once made me think, “Hey, methamphetamines would sure be
fun
>now, let’s get some.”

hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! This shit is cracking me up today!!!!!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nixon in China
Date: March 17, 2004 at 8:28:06 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/12/2004 9:43:46 AM Central Standard Time, stevenanker@hotmail.com writes:

I’ve always had a dream about those wild Bush twins… “That’s a cute name,
Bush.” Perhaps their addictions will get a little out of hand. They seem
perfect for St. Kitts. I think it would be fun to have hot sex with them
after ibo… and then meet the dad with that knowing look in my eye of I
fucked your daughter, sir. “May I call you dad?” Patrick, please help me
out.

hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahhaahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fucking hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Curtis
Date: March 17, 2004 at 8:17:19 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

((((((((((Curtis)))))))))))))
You seemed so angry, I thought a hug might soothe you out some!
Peace, Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] CSI on CD and D.A.R.E.
Date: March 17, 2004 at 8:15:25 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey Dana! Got my CD today! Thanks! I am going to sit down and watch it again and probably again!
Thanks again! Very cool of you to offer it and even cooler that you sent it so fast!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….
Date: March 17, 2004 at 8:11:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Tor, I am not real sure but I don’t think a video, per say, is available. The clip was online at one point, I think, but I could never get it to play. I figured it was because I was not broadband.
Someone else more in the know may be able to point you in a better direction. If they do, I will follow too cause I really have wanted to ‘see’ the kron piece.
Peace, Callie

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine pdfs
Date: March 17, 2004 at 7:28:30 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

As there are so many ibogaine hits on the www these days I just decided to
see what would come up with a google.com search for “ibogaine pdf”.  Among the
hits were,

Subject: USA Patriot Act Select Agent Security Requirements Date …
www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~jsmith/safety/ Biosafety/PatriotActResearch.pdf

And Joyce Woods’s report to the Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute on
the Invitational Conference on Drug User Activism.  This was the most fun
conference I have ever attended.
www.methadone.org/downloads/namadocuments/ woods_2003_denmark_report.pdf

There was also Review of herbal ingredients for use in unlicensed herbal …

www.mca.gov.uk/ourwork/licensingmeds/ herbalmeds/herbingredientreview.pdf

That was a real laugh.  Hong Kong, the home of heroin restricts ibogaine.  To
Quote Callie, hahahahaha! hahahahaha! hahahahaha!

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ethnogarden
Date: March 17, 2004 at 7:28:31 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/12/04 1:03:57 AM, brooke@blue.netnation.com writes:

Does anyone know if Ethnogarden is still in business ??

http://www.ethnogarden.com/ibogabark.htm

Their web page is up.  Other than that I cannot say.

H.

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….
Date: March 17, 2004 at 7:13:01 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Torsten, in the future if you could please write
out what you want to say using one message instead of
5, all of which quote either huge messages or people
quoting people quoting people quoting…… until
what’s left is one really big message to which you
added a sentence! 😉

The video isn’t online anymore, I think they took it
off some days ago. Patrick are you putting it up on
Mindvox soon?

Hi to all the new people and hello david. How is life
after ibogaine did you stay clean after only the first
dose?

Carla B

— torsten2@hushmail.com wrote:
Same question, I find the kron page where it has the
whole transcript,
but no video. Is it online somewhere right now
still?

It’s not here anymore

http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?s=%20%201652207

Thanks

-Tor

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:53:39 -0800
axisone@hushmail.com wrote:
Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com>

—-
Advocacy and y’all,

Be united. Lay low on the crazy. For now… t’s
‘medicine’ and
a
‘disease.’

Be vigilant about press and media coverage. Sue
their fucking ass
if
they
are wrong. Companies understand money. Who are the
best spokespeople
for
ibo? I like Howard, Patrick and Mash. How about
you? Let the ego
go,
what is
best for the cause? Do not become right wing
zealots protesting
a work
of
art unseen. Not all publicity is good.

For the record I hate Patrick and Mash and Howard
hasn’t really
accomplished
any thing with ibogaine in who gave that figure
before, 30 years?

Howard is at least sane, unlike Dana and the whole
pot movement who
I
think nobody in legit medicine is listening to.
Great scam if your
a
drug dealer but I havent seen the whole medical
marijuana anything
manage
to even get pot a drug that has never killed
anyone, legal in the
US.
Constant mentions of ibogaine by them is not
helping anyone.

The pro-pot movement has not managed to make pot
legal, a drug which
is harmless  and never killed anyone. They are
going to do something
with ibogaine???????? Never happen.

Nader is a asshole and its too bad but youre right.
Patrick and
Mash
on their own are really effective, together is more
then effective,
the
two of them in the same room are suddenly so human
and you can relate.
Its the darth vader and evil witch lovefest. When
the two of you
get
it on, do you do mother theresa and jesus or the
mom and son trip,
which
is hotter? Ignoreing what anyone else has ever
said, the two of
you have
some serious energy on camera and it’s not
scientist
and junkie.

Steve you work in hollywood and maybe are better at
seeing what
others
see when they look at the screen, but what all the
peace and love,
democratics
missed is that the person who gave the Deborah and
Patrick show
all that
exposure by putting on the front page of the drudge
report was matt
drudge.
A conservative republican who liked it so much he
has hallucinogen
that
cures addiction on page one of his site.

Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry.
A Conservative
Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.

Howard, Patrick, Mash. or Mash, Patrick, Howard. As
long as Patrick
is
in the middle to keep Mash and Howard away from
each other 😉

No pro pot idiocy which is only going to make
everyone ignore it.
No
weird rituals in africa, no discussions about
sticking root bark
up your
ass. Medicine that cures a disease is right.

Best, Steve Anker

PS: Patrick, stop being such a hippie pussy.

Don’t encourage him. Patrick has either been
blowing his brains
out with
LSD again or having a lot of sex, he’s been calm
and zen like for
at
least two weeks. When that wears off, we get Darth
Vader on acid.

Patrick the next message you’re going to write when
you read this,
don’t.
I’m sure it will move me, sweep me away, make me
relate, make me
believe
and up your genius ante another level. But you’ve
pulled Dana’s
neck
off the chopping block a few times already, he is
making peace by
being
nutso again and burning pirated copies of CSI’s
program and offering
to give them away. I don’t want to hear it.

He may be the kooky uncle, he’s lucky to have you
on his side, but
he
is not a effective spokesperson for anything, not
even pot. He should
move to hollywood and just be himself, forget pot
and ibogaine,
Dana
is enough material all in one person he doesn’t
even need the weird
causes.

No matter what you write, it won’t change that. I’m
sure you can
write
a believable message about why black is white and
make people relate
to it, but all it proves is that you’re a great
communicator. It’s
been
proven. Shut up now and let Dana suffer some of his
own consequences
because I am so sick of the bullshit. You’re as
nuts as he is but
as
you yourself said, he has no off switch. You do. I
don’t hear deranged
rants about tripping on LSD and lights and colors
inside your head,
when
you have the camera in your face. You forget all
about that. Because
you turn it off. This is exactly what you said.
Dana can’t turn
it off.

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] OT Bush Haiku
Date: March 18, 2004 at 5:07:37 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It’ll be a little bit less of a rainbow if we couldn’t…

Adam

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From: Reynaldo Gonzalez
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] OT Bush Haiku

Please don’t do that, remembered this forum is a big rainbow.

Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com> wrote:
This is a short poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W.
Bush. These have been arranged, only for aesthetic purposes, by  Washington
Post writer, Richard Thompson. A wonderful Haiku poem like this is too good
not to share.

MAKE THE PIE HIGHER

I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty
And potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet
Become more few?

How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.

I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.

Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!

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From: Reynaldo Gonzalez <pacopaco44@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] OT Bush Haiku
Date: March 17, 2004 at 5:28:40 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Please don’t do that, remembered this forum is a big rainbow.

Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com> wrote:
This is a short poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W.
Bush. These have been arranged, only for aesthetic purposes, by  Washington
Post writer, Richard Thompson. A wonderful Haiku poem like this is too good
not to share.

MAKE THE PIE HIGHER

I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty
And potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet
Become more few?

How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.

I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.

Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!

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From: <torsten2@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….
Date: March 17, 2004 at 4:50:25 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Same question, I find the kron page where it has the whole transcript,
but no video. Is it online somewhere right now still?

It’s not here anymore

http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?s=%20%201652207

Thanks

-Tor

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 14:53:39 -0800 axisone@hushmail.com wrote:
Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com>

—-
Advocacy and y&#146;all,

Be united. Lay low on the crazy. For now… t’s ‘medicine’ and
a
‘disease.’

Be vigilant about press and media coverage. Sue their fucking ass
if
they
are wrong. Companies understand money. Who are the best spokespeople
for
ibo? I like Howard, Patrick and Mash. How about you? Let the ego
go,
what is
best for the cause? Do not become right wing zealots protesting
a work
of
art unseen. Not all publicity is good.

For the record I hate Patrick and Mash and Howard hasn’t really
accomplished
any thing with ibogaine in who gave that figure before, 30 years?

Howard is at least sane, unlike Dana and the whole pot movement who
I
think nobody in legit medicine is listening to. Great scam if your
a
drug dealer but I havent seen the whole medical marijuana anything
manage
to even get pot a drug that has never killed anyone, legal in the
US.
Constant mentions of ibogaine by them is not helping anyone.

The pro-pot movement has not managed to make pot legal, a drug which
is harmless  and never killed anyone. They are going to do something
with ibogaine???????? Never happen.

Nader is a asshole and its too bad but youre right. Patrick and
Mash
on their own are really effective, together is more then effective,
the
two of them in the same room are suddenly so human and you can relate.
Its the darth vader and evil witch lovefest. When the two of you
get
it on, do you do mother theresa and jesus or the mom and son trip,
which
is hotter? Ignoreing what anyone else has ever said, the two of
you have
some serious energy on camera and it’s not scientist
and junkie.

Steve you work in hollywood and maybe are better at seeing what
others
see when they look at the screen, but what all the peace and love,
democratics
missed is that the person who gave the Deborah and Patrick show
all that
exposure by putting on the front page of the drudge report was matt
drudge.
A conservative republican who liked it so much he has hallucinogen
that
cures addiction on page one of his site.

Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry. A Conservative
Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.

Howard, Patrick, Mash. or Mash, Patrick, Howard. As long as Patrick
is
in the middle to keep Mash and Howard away from each other 😉

No pro pot idiocy which is only going to make everyone ignore it.
No
weird rituals in africa, no discussions about sticking root bark
up your
ass. Medicine that cures a disease is right.

Best, Steve Anker

PS: Patrick, stop being such a hippie pussy.

Don’t encourage him. Patrick has either been blowing his brains
out with
LSD again or having a lot of sex, he’s been calm and zen like for
at
least two weeks. When that wears off, we get Darth Vader on acid.

Patrick the next message you’re going to write when you read this,
don’t.
I’m sure it will move me, sweep me away, make me relate, make me
believe
and up your genius ante another level. But you’ve pulled Dana’s
neck
off the chopping block a few times already, he is making peace by
being
nutso again and burning pirated copies of CSI’s program and offering
to give them away. I don’t want to hear it.

He may be the kooky uncle, he’s lucky to have you on his side, but
he
is not a effective spokesperson for anything, not even pot. He should
move to hollywood and just be himself, forget pot and ibogaine,
Dana
is enough material all in one person he doesn’t even need the weird
causes.

No matter what you write, it won’t change that. I’m sure you can
write
a believable message about why black is white and make people relate
to it, but all it proves is that you’re a great communicator. It’s
been
proven. Shut up now and let Dana suffer some of his own consequences
because I am so sick of the bullshit. You’re as nuts as he is but
as
you yourself said, he has no off switch. You do. I don’t hear deranged
rants about tripping on LSD and lights and colors inside your head,
when
you have the camera in your face. You forget all about that. Because
you turn it off. This is exactly what you said. Dana can’t turn
it off.

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From: <torsten2@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Fuck you Deborah and Patrick show
Date: March 17, 2004 at 4:49:00 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sounds fun, where is the video available online though I can’t find?

-Tor

zeke@hush.com wrote:
I’m putting this on the list after sending private email
to both
mash and patric. Mash writes me a self righteous reply and Patric
ignores
his email and doesn’t say anything no news there right.
It would be easier to write if there was a right or wrong
but
looking at the people on this list and the way they act and I do
not
mean the addicts, I’m talking about the treatment people, the most
pathetic
thing is the two of you did the best ibogaine story that’s come
out in
years. Besides this and JAMA what has been in the media about ibogaine
in the last two years is at the level of the national enquirer and
nobody
pays attention to it. I’m looking online and I see that ibogaine.net
went from being dead and having a hit rate of below 1 million to
where
it’s gone in two days, it’s at 30,000 because that ‘journalist’
who broke
the Monica Lewinsky story put ‘Hallucinogen that cures addiction’
on
the front page of his site.
Both of you are assholes. Patric you know the real story
behind
ibogaine instead of Mash’s self promotional hype but you keep on
protecting
her and lying for her. You make her look like mother Theresa. I
watch
this and I don’t believe it, instead of the ibogaine is dangerous
lady,
the two of you make each other look human and you lay on the shit
so
thick you have the reporter giving the warnings for you. I hope
both
of you end up with what you deserve and she’s using you. Go on Patric
flash your arm to the whole world and make the cash registers ring
all
over her over priced treatment. I love the links on the site, you’ve
removed any content that had any value and thrown it off the site
and
link to this
http://www.ibogaine.net/links.html
Laser hair removal, work at home businesses and treatment pimps.
When
is the used car lot coming?
It’s so funny how the man who invented the term ‘Treatment
Pimp’
is promoting it right now. Everything changes when you get paid
right?
I’ve kept almost everything I said in email out of this
message
my purpose isn’t to put even more dirt out there I think Steven
Anker
and Jerry Stahl with CSI are about to all sue each other over libel
and
slander so there’s no need. Sara maybe they need some shrooms and
to
smoke cannabis instead.
Patric I have less disappointment over you because you’ve
done
all of it, you represent who you are and the saddest thing is you
are
a incredible communicator. Writing, talking, your experience. People
are listening, especially when you flash your arm, you should have
it
framed. It’s too bad that instead of saying the truth you and Mash
have
your mutual admiration society and I won’t follow that up with everything
else I hear about the two of you but it is too bad that both of
you aren’t
more like the people you play on TV.
Patric you’re lucky that you can communicate because if
you couldn’t,
then Mash wouldn’t care about you either. Nobody who has ever had
anything
to do with her has ended up with anything except lawsuits and broken
promises, except for you. Because you never shut up and people listen
to you. Lucky you.
You’re both so full of shit, you can go exploit each other
and
ibogaine forever. Great gift to the whole world. I wish I could
find
more anger but at least she knows the science and you know the experience.
I wish I could find a better answer but there isn’t one with anyone
involved
with ibogaine, you’re all interested in the same thing, your own
egos,
Patrick and Debrah are only better at pimping themselves.
Sara it’s too bad that you’re right about so many people
and
things.
I pray Stan Glick comes through with something, because
there
is no other scientist working on anything, only a group of self
promoting
entertainers.

bye
zeke

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From: <torsten2@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 17, 2004 at 4:51:37 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Great intro to ibo. Love it!

-Tor

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 14:13:50 -0800 “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:
Kids, KidZ, ChildrenS … I step out of the room for 5 minutes and
alla
youz are beating each other over the heyd with sledgehammers.

All I’m gonna do, is step back a few paces and take a look at the
Bigger
Picture.  Have Dana’s recent actions been particularly helpful in
furthering the cause of ibogaine…?  Well, prolly not.  Would it
be a
good idea to occasionally roll the dice, and try to get a sanity
check…?
You bet!  Is anything that is being said here going to change anything?
Fuck no.  <Shrug>

Judging Dana within the context of nothing else besides his actions
in the
near-past, is not going to paint a very positive picture.  Whoopsie,

shit
happens.

<Taking a few steps back — I said I was gonna do that, remember?>
… all
of ibogaine really is this very weird, sweeping, psychedelic soap
opera;
with very strange connections where the most unlikely people intersect
at
certain points in time, and synchronicity takes over.

My VERY FIRST exposure to ever hearing about this thing called “ibogaine,


came in 1992 or early ’93, when some person from Cures Not Wars/ACT-

UP,
who was on MindVox, splattered the ICASH Treatment thing all over
half the
conferences (most of which had absolutely nothing to do with the
subject
matter … ‘course, if they had not done this, it wouldn’t have
caught my
attention, and I never would have read it, “Why the fuck, is this
stupid
bullshit, plastered all over the 3l33t h4x0R conference!?!??!”).
And, I
read it, thought it was really interesting, and then forgot about
it;
because, I mean, who the hell would want to stop doing heroin?

A few years later, around ’94/’95 I was hanging out in shooting
galleries
on the Lower East Side with Fred Gotbetter.  And Fred was basically
cool
people, and someone who had a really good heart.  He was also an
absolute
fucking disaster area, “I’m rich and I have a trust fund!”  Then
… why
are you a homeless person who sleeps in a cardboard box in an alley?
“By
choice man!  Say, can I borrow $20 bucks!?!?!?!”

And, oddly enough, that was pretty much the truth.  He had a trust
fund
which got shut down as soon as he was sprung again; he would clean
up,
stay clean just long enough for his executor to release some cash,
and get
resprung almost instantly.  Fred was actually IDEAL St. Kitts material,

and really would have thrived there!

But anyway, so there’s this guy who I see sitting next to me, bangin’
up a
bundle in one shot … and then, every so often, he vanishes for
a coupla
days, and returns … without a habit.

By 94/95 my heroin use was well on it’s way to being a PROBLEM,
which I
was trying to cut loose, without much success.  I hadn’t done URODs
yet,
but I’d been through pretty much every other treatment modality
that was
available.  And it just didn’t make any sense.  Because NOTHING
THAT
EXISTS — which I knew about — could accomplish what I was sitting
there
and seeing right in front of me … on a regular fucking basis.

I mean, it didn’t do shit for Fred in the long-term.  I think the
longest
I ever saw him stay clean was about 3 weeks; but what made a TREMENDOUS
fucking impact was seeing someone strung-out as fuck, going from
that
state, into a TOTAL reset, in ’bout 72 hours.

THAT caught my attention.  Everything else was like, well, whatever.
“Ibogaine is an absolute miracle!  I’ve done it 27 times now and
I JUST
KNOW it’ll KEEP WORKING right around ibogaine 30 or 35, and
furthermore…” <ClunK!>  Uhm … anybody got sum coke?  I think
Fred OD’d
again … if nobody is holding, he may, in fact, stay dead…  Eightball
anyone?

To compress what is an entire chapter, into a few paragraphs: Fred
would
do ibogaine, and then … NOTHING at all.  He wouldn’t change his
clothes,
take a shower, or actually do ANYTHING to move away from drug-dependence.
I mean, sorta obviously, ‘cuz he was back in the shooting galleries
three
days later.  Except he was only going to smoke pot and do nothing
else…
Which — to give him many props — lasted a few days, sometimes
a week or
two; but inevitably, he’d always get sprung again.

Was Fred Gotbetter — who had a GREAT name! — an effective spokesperson
for ibogaine…?  Well, in my case the answer is: fuck yeah.  If
I hadn’t
sat there and watched this surreal comedy routine happening right
in front
of me, I dunno if I would have ever paid much attention to ibogaine,

or
remembered it again.  And the only reason I knew what it was, is
because
some fucking annoying lunatic splattered it all over our system.

I exited NYC, didn’t follow through and pursue any of it, because
I
realized I didn’t actually have a drug problem — I just had CASHFLOW
ISSUES, which I solved — wandered the Earth, and landed back in
NYC, with
a killer habit on top of 200mg of methadone.  I tried to find Fred,
and
could not locate him.  Using hindsight, this was due to the fact
that I
was searching in 1998, while he OD’d and stayed dead — in Pieman’s
house
in fact!!! — in 1997.  @#*$&@#$ Time Machine!  WRONG YEAR!

While I knew who Howard was, I didn’t KNOW him back then; called
up,
nothing much was happening, there was Panama if I wanted to wait;
I didn’t
think to ask Dana; and … I wound up talking to Bob Sisko … about
25
times.  Who talked to me, and kept talking to me, and kept talking
to me,
and … didn’t have anything to sell me, yet kept talking to me,
and in
fact gave me Deborah’s phone number, and made me aware of her existence,

‘cuz in 1998, I had never heard of her.

Which is, eventually, how I landed at St. Kitts in 1999.

So, my introduction to ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite
possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset
in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.

It’s a strange world n’ shit.  I’ve adapted to my environment and
become a
strange person.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

So anywaze … Dana … is, a Complete Fucking Lunatic.  So are
most of my
friends.  This is okay.  The PROBLEM is, Dana lacks an [OFF] switch,

and
usually has no outer awareness of the fact that he’s being completely
fucking crazy.  But, if someone else is present, who Dana trusts,
that
just says, “Dana, you’re acting crazy again.  Just chill out.”
HE DOES.

Dana HAS done a tremendous amount of good for a variety of causes.
At the
same time, he has also effectively had himself edited out of history,

because he CANNOT SHUT UP and lacks that [OFF] switch.  This is a
bummer
and all.

Why does Iboga Therapy House exist…?  Because Dana never shuts
up about
ibogaine, and Marc eventually listened to him, and followed through.
Why
have a large variety of events related to ibogaine seen the light
of day.
Because of Dana.

Did Dana IRREPARABLY HARM and CAUSE DAMAGE TO “The Ibogaine Movement,

Mahn!”  Uhm … I don’t think such a thing is possible.  Look!  We
have a
HALLUCINOGEN that CURES DRUG ADDICTION!@#!@#!!!!  And … many of
its
loudest proponents are Complete Fucking Lunatics.  No!  What’re
the
odds!?!?!?

Anywaze, when people call me up and dump all the, “Dana is RUINING
ibogaine!!!!” material into my headspace; they are sometimes disappointed
that I don’t respond with a lotta fervor and passionately agree
with ’em.
I mention I’ve already had all these conversations years ago, and
I’m not
sure anyone listens to me, or believes it.  However, everything
sticks to
something on that wunnerful InterneT thing.  This is ONE message
— that
survived — in a thread containing roughly 50 of ’em, where I had
the same
reaction to Dana, that people are having RIGHT NOW:

<Setting the Wayback Machine to 2000>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ibogaine/message/5152

Dana is less than perfect; he does a lotta damage, he does a lotta
good.
There is a balance within all that.  At the end of the day, has
he done
more good than harm…?  In my own opinion, that answer is: YES.
Which, I
think, is pretty much all you can ask for.  So, yeah, I guess he
is the
koOky UnclE!  Why not.

And, uhm, Dana … <Removing Armor, Ego, and Testosterone> … dude.
C’mon.  You’ve been talking about the Bwiti for approximately 300
years
now.  Isn’t it time to meet ’em…?  Philip K. Dick is hanging out,
and
discussing philosophy with Fred Gotbetter.  Well, some of the time.
Fred
is sorta busy; this is Kali Yuga and he made it to minor Sainthood.
St.
Jude always needed an assistant.

Patrick

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From: <torsten2@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Everything all at Once (A Philosophical Approach to Life)
Date: March 17, 2004 at 4:55:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke, you do Broken Saints right? Did you dose yet or are you planning
to soon?

In the same section of msgs, sorry folks for writing all at once new
here and downloaded archive from last 200 it is a little jumbled for
me to pull them out one by one.

What happened to ethnogarden? There is another msg saying the owner’s
name is Jason and he posts to this list. Where is he? Was he arrested
or did he shut it down and pack up and leave, because ethnogarden looks
like it is gone since at least some weeks now.

Has anyone been in contact with him please?

Love your msgs patrick, take your medication and pass go, collect a lot
of money, get published. You’re insane in a interesting way.

-Tor

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 15:49:40 -0800 “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:
On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 06:14:46PM -0500], [ann b mullikin] wrote:

| Sorry for not making myself clearer.  I was asking a general
| question.  On the average, for any givenTreatment House or Clinic,

is
| there usually a waiting list?  We’re just trying to get a hint
of
| what is involved especially with regard to timing.
|
| Thanks
|
| ann

Ann … not to talk crazy or anythin’ but this list here (which
Howard
originally posted):

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Has flown by, at least 5 times in the last week.  If you’re interested
in
obtaining treatment I would posit it’d be a super idea to CONTACT
the
TREATMENT PROVIDERS in question, and, well, perhaps ASK THEM.

While all of ’em are present on this list, it really isn’t their
job to
rush out and arrange everything around you.  You need to contact
THEM and
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.  Unless, I mean, you just wanna chat about things
and
contemplate the possibility of doing sumthin’ about it later.  Which
is
all-good too.  Just sayin’

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:45:01PM -0800], [Vector Vector] wrote:

| I half think that most on this list feel the same way, because
I
| haven’t seen one person from here join in, including the conspicious
| absence of the man of golden words who has said nothing. You there

| Patrick, of course you are, but you’re not adding to the Kerry
mess
| either.

Uhm, everybody needs a hobby …?  This ain’t mine.  There doesn’t
seem to
be much of a point in tagging up Things and Stuff onto sum forum
which is
there to give the illusion that somebody is Deeply Concerned with
your
opinions.  Uhm, yeah … otay, whatever.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:33:53PM -0800], [Vector Vector] wrote:

| Do it!
|
| Erowid and MindVox are guilty of hate crimes and propaganda by
the way,
| making sure everyone here knows it 😉

Say whut …?  Hate crimes against whom…?  I don’t get it, and
there is
no URL to that thing you posted.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 07:52:39PM -0500], [CallieMimosa@aol.com]
wrote:

| C’mon folks! Isn’t there anyone else home on Friday night?! I
knew it!!
| I am the loser I always thought!!!
| boo hoo!
| Some strange hot sex sure would be nice…..then a nice hot shower…….
|
| Guess I will have to settle on the hot shower.
|
| toodles!

Callie, Aron will be more than happy to help you with your problem.

Aron, this is Callie … Callie, meet Pieman!

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 05:11:09PM -0500], [Schmoolyboy@aol.com]
wrote:

| Here is one more that agrees with Nick and Randy. Personally,
I hate the
| thought of aftercare or treatment per se. Yet, anecdotally, it
seems to
| me that chronic relapsers who go to some level of  organized after

| care, post Ibo, do better.

Uhm … please kill me; but … I hafta agree with this statement
too.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:02:28PM -0500], [tomo7@starband.net]
wrote:

| Hi
|
| Please change my address to :
| tomo7@starband.net  (new address)
|
| and remove from
| dr.lee@starband.net  (old address)
|
| Sorry for the bouncing around, but trying to stay a jump ahead
of the
| spaminators while keeping access to all y’awl requires it.
|
| Tomo

Tomo,

You said please, sorry, and were polite.  So, okay, I just rearranged
you
for the second time in a week.  Please note: there is NO customer
support,
I am not the secretary, and the instructions for how to SIGN ON,
SIGN OFF,
or MAKES CHANGES, now appear — cleverly hidden — at the bottom
of EVERY
SINGLE MESSAGE on this list.

A kloO:

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On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 03:53:28PM -0800], [crownofthorns@hushmail.com]
wrote:

| Bro you have had a amazing life and what you’ve done is inspirational.
| Without being a fan or kissing up, you are a major role model.
What separates
| you from everyone else isn’t only that you’ve done it and can
communicate
| but what Jon said hit home.
|
| What if Kurt Vonnegut was a junkie, or something between Hunter
Thompson
| and Thomas Pynchon. You are mad talented bro. You not only communicate

| you pull people into it and make them listen.

Thanks Curtis.  You’re doing Just Super yourself.  You haven’t mentioned

MotherLoveBone *once* in over a year.  You’re getting better Every
Day, in
Every Way.  <Handing you a SHINY GOLD STAR>

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On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 01:56:34PM -0500], [jon] wrote:

| Patrick,
|
| I know many people have said this sort of thing before in various
| permutations, but i just wanted to say that your writing is really
quite
| amazing… very inspirational, without all the cheezy typical
self-help
| connotations…

Jon,

Thank you.  Coming frum you, I appreciate that.  I just write …
my
truth, using my words.  After listening to Fluffy Vapid Recovery
Drivel
for … way too many years; all of it sorta takes on the droning,

meaningless, white-noise kinda vibe, usually reserved for elevator
music.

By which I mean ta say: nobody is listening to any of this shit.
I
certainly wasn’t.  The message is — nearly always — at least half-

right.
But the delivery blows dead goats.

Why talk, if nobody hears <Shrug>.

| There aren’t many people out there who can sound so eloquent while
still
| sounding so sincere and real, and devoid of bullshit. Maybe if
kurt
| vonnegut had been a junky…

Thank you, I try not to suck.  Sometimes I succeed.

| anyway, so i just wanted to say thanks..

You’re welcome.  And, thanks for hangin’ out; it’s cool to have
you here.

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On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 12:21:24PM +0100], [Sara Glatt] wrote:

| A.    Thank you Patrick for being tolerant. psycho or not psycho.

No worries Sara.  You’re pretty tolerant yourself … ‘cept when
you’re
freaking out and acting Totally Fucking Psychotic.  I *understand*
completely!

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On [Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 08:37:21PM -0800], [gboy@hush.com] wrote:

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| Hash: SHA1
|
| i’m going to puke.
|
| if someone doesn’t start ranting soon i’m changing channels.

I’m sure the harmonic convergence is only temporary.  I think one
arrives
here ’bout once a year or so.  Check back in 2005.

| patrick run for office already, you should win in about 5 minutes
dog.

Whut will I win?!?!?!?!?!

| and do something to fix dana already. i would have said its impossible
| but do something. you’re responsible for him now. he doesn’t know
any
| better.

Look … I can work miracles sum of the time; but I have my limitations.
Dana just needs a few minor adjustments from Bwiti-LanD, and everything
will be EVEN BETTER than fine.

| elections are coming you know.

So … run for office.

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Zeke: it’s all-good, thanks for calming down.

Jason: Rock out do0d!  Just keep going, Take II is just over yonder
event
horizon.

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On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 02:22:29PM -0800], [Carla Barnes] wrote:

| I love these, my only problem with using any part of
| the Mindvox site is that everything is hidden all over
| the place. It’s like playing a video game for
| schizophrenics or people who’s minds are melting 😉

I don’t understand the problem…  Your point wuz?

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On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 07:56:27PM -0500], [Schmoolyboy@aol.com]
wrote:

| To the group, Please excuse my poor spelling. Not knowing how
to type ( I
| took basket weaving instead of typing in High School) and being
OCD, I frequent
| send stuff off w/ spelling errors.

Spelling is for the uncreative, and that fucking underwater basket-
weaving
class is a bitch mahn.  But I kept at it, and after retaking it
for the
third time, I sleazed through!  And that, is what being an American
is ALL
ABOUT!!@#

I think most of the people on this list under the age of 35 or so,
prolly
just learned how to type, because … COMPUTER!  It has ButTonZ!!!!
It
*does things* and stuff … INSTANTLY!  Provides ImMeDiaTe
GraTifiCaysHun!@#!@#!#  MMmmmmmmmm.  Computer GOOD!

I dunno how to type either … or, so it has been explained to me.
“No!
You don’t use the PROPER ‘home position’ that’s COMPLETELY WRONG!”
Yeah,
but … I type twice as fast as you.  “It DOESN’T MATTER.  It’s
STILL
*completely wrong*!!!!”

Oh, otay.

Just keep going, before ya know it, you’ll be using all 13 fingers.

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On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 10:30:39AM -0800], [Brooke] wrote:

| Thanks for the kind words, v…to be in the company of Sandman
and
| Akira is daunting indeed.
|
| I didn’t want to pimp BS here…but it looks like you’ve done
my work
| for me. 😉  Here’s hoping that the Iboga rootbark journey stirs
up the
| strength to fuel my next creative path.
|
| B

Do0d … (artoOnZ!@#(*!@#!@!!!!!!!!

Nobody has ever arrived here before, with a whole entire Epic Fantasy
in
Flash in tow…  This is a first.

Totally fucking cool.  Welcome to tha machine.

S’cuse me, gotta go leech your whole entire site now.

CartoOnS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Happy, hAPPy, HappY

Patrick

p.s., Rock ouT mahn.  Broken Saints is highly neato.

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From: <torsten2@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] origins of the word fuck
Date: March 17, 2004 at 4:57:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This may be said as a joke, but you are very nonthreatening to the biggest
drug pushers in the world. Cigarette and coffee companies!

Ibo, gets you off heroin and crack, light a ciggy and drink starbucks.

Nice porn site too.

-Tor
On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:22:42 -0800 crownofthorns@hushmail.com wrote:
Patrick, bro! Great idea, get Phillip Morris and Starbucks to underwrite
ibogaine research! You’re a loyal user of both their drugs!

There could be a catchy slogan like ‘ibogaine, it gets you off heroin
and crack, which support terrorism and lets you keep chain smoking
cigarettes
and drinking coffee like a good American!’

I bet the Republicans would even get behind that one! Think big!

Maybe Phillip Morris, Starbucks and Apple, you’re a loyal user of
their
computers. ‘Ibogaine, Think Way Different!’

Here’s to you Superfreak! 🙂

Peace out,
Curtis

http://www.apple.com/thinkdifferent/

Here&#146;s to the crazy ones.

The misfits.

The rebels.

The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square holes.

The ones who see things differently.

They&#146;re not fond of rules.

And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,

disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can&#146;t do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They invent.    They imagine.    They heal.

They explore.    They create.    They inspire.

They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be crazy.

How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that&#146;s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

We make tools for these kinds of people.

While some see them as the crazy ones,
we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:58:04 -0800 Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Even funnier hit from google, results page 1. Patrick talking at
a
computer security conference in Europe. 3 cups of coffee lined
up
in
front of him and chain smoking during his talk 😉

http://www.mobisux.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=18136&papass=&sort=1&thecat=502

What did you do in the old days, throw your syringes on the table
and
chop up lines? 😉 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Go Superfreak!

I want a MindVox sticker for my laptop! 🙁

.:vector:.

— “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com> wrote:
On [Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 03:08:21PM -0800], [gboy@hush.com] wrote:

| Patrick!!!!!!!!!!!
|
| You’ve really made the big time. No more ads for ibogaine when
you
enter
| your name into a search engine, porno sites are using YOUR
NAME
to
promote
| themselves!
|
| Congratulations! I always knew you were going places!
|
| “Origins of the word FUCK” Patrick, did you invent it?????
|
|

http://www.google.com/search?q=patrick+kroupa&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-
8&oe=UTF-

| 8&safe=off&start=50&sa=N
|
| “FUCK origin word index”

I’m deeply touched, extremely honored, and completely overwhelmed.

I would like to take this moment to individually thank everyone
on
planet
Earth.

What a wonderful site.  Perhaps they’ll give me a fr33
account!#!@#!@!!!!

Rock the fuck ouT!

Patrick

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] check4rain hiqu
Date: March 17, 2004 at 4:07:22 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Like a bartender
Giving drinks for AA chips
Sound of toilet flush.

Wake meditation.
Focus memories of dreams.
Is anything true?

Electronic hug
4 N someone’s listening
Good people birth hope….

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From: nruhtra@dsskcorp.com [mailto:nruhtra@dsskcorp.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004, 10:52 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] check4rain hiqu

black tar heroin
running down the tin foil
like cum on her face

love n.

Tar bait black hole land
Parallel Oneiromancy
Shout in a vacuum

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board
Date: March 17, 2004 at 3:50:36 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I think Sandy is not an addict and has NO understanding of addiction or
the
different phases of recovery.
Her statement that “heroin addicts seem to be pretty well aware they’re
addicts and motivated to get off it”, is an observation a child could
make.
If desire and awareness were all that was needed to end addiction there
would
be no relapses!

ehe… that’s an excellent point.

It’s easy to rattle off a sentence or two “explaining” what “causes”
addiction, but the fact of the matter is that what causes and maintains an
addiction in an individual is a complex and subtle web of motives,
experiences, emotions, and behaviours.

Awareness is certainly an integral part of addressing an addiction, but
just being aware of a problem and motivated to fix it is only a small part
of the puzzle…

The term dual diagnosis is very over used and misunderstood.
It is like the old ‘which came first, the chicken or the egg’ saying.
Personally, when I began using I wasn’t depressed. I was young and looking
for a good time. Things just progressively got worse.
Of course I am speaking of depression as the other diagnosis in my
personal
case.
There are many schizophrenics and manic depressives that are addicts but I
feel instead of labeling them as having dual diagnosis the condition of
addiction should be separated and treated independently.

Well, in the case of dual diagnosis, I’m not sure the diagnoses should
really be treated independently, as they are often interrelated. Substance
abuse and the addiction that follows are often precipitated by an
underlying psychopathology. In my case, my heroin addiction (and drug use
in general) was largely an attempt to self-medicate my depression and
panic attacks. Until I really began addressing my emotional problems,
there was no way I was getting off dope. And until I began addressing my
dope problem, there was no way I could really approach my emotional
problems with any clarity.

I think the term dual diagnosis is used so frequently because it is quite
a common occurance. People with various psychological problems often
attempt to self-medicate, and that often leads to addiction.

While the converse is also true (that addiction leads to psychological
problems), I don’t think cases of this nature ought really be considered
dual diagnosis. If someone say, starts exhibiting symptoms of depression
after becoming addicted to heroin, I would question whether the person
should be diagnosed with a depressive disorder.

In any case, I think it is vital to determine what the order of causality
is . Otherwise, it’s very difficult, if not impossible to resolve things.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] check4rain hiqu
Date: March 17, 2004 at 3:47:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

David,

When do we get to see  your film??

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

In a message dated 3/17/04 8:01:15 PM, reeldeathfilms@yahoo.com writes:

Heard it’s a great film but never seen the Black Tar film. Any more info
then please forward.

Cheers

David

David Graham Scott
Glasgow G20 6DF

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From: David G Scott <reeldeathfilms@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] check4rain hiqu
Date: March 17, 2004 at 3:00:08 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Heard it’s a great film but never seen the Black Tar film. Any more info then please forward.
Cheers
David

David Graham Scott
Basement Flat
203 Wilton Street
Glasgow G20 6DF
Tel; 0141 945 1899
Mob; 07919 918 358
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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] a new article at last
Date: March 17, 2004 at 2:22:13 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Great study!

In this study, the effects of ibogaine on local cerebral glucose
utilization (LCGU) were determined in freely moving, drug-naive,
or morphine-dependent adult, male, Sprague-Dawley rats …
The rate of LCGU was determined by quantitative autoradiography
in 46 brain regions. In drug-naive animals, ibogaine produced
significant increases in LCGU in the parietal, cingulate, and
occipital cortices and cerebellum compared to controls consistent
with its activity as a hallucinogen and a tremorogen. Morphine-
dependent rats had only minor alterations in LCGU …
These findings indicate that ibogaine produces distinctly different
effects on LCGU in drug-naive and morphine-dependent rats. This
suggests that different mechanisms may underlie ibogaine’s
hallucinogenic and anti-addictive effects.

I wonder if a second dose of ibogaine were administered some weeks
after the first, if there would have then been normal LCGU effects
(assuming morphine was discontinued after the first ibogaine dose).
I.e. maybe the rats would have tripped once they had cleaned up, as
humans report doing. If so, and if there are indeed different mechanisms
(binding sites?) involved, why does it seem as if people often need to
get over the addiction before the more ‘psychedelic’ effects can occur?

It may be that there are two mechanisms but that one inhibits the other,
perhaps by absorbing the ibogaine more readily. But then that mechanism
disappears with the addiction. In any case, it would be interesting to
compare binding site activity in these two cases of ibo administration.

… However, in morphine-dependent animals, ibogaine produced a
global decrease in LCGU that was greatest in brain regions such
as the lateral and medial preoptic areas, nucleus of the diagonal
band, nucleus accumbens shell, inferior colliculus, locus coeruleus,
and flocculus compared to morphine-dependent animals treated with saline.

I wonder if a search for the ibo/addict LCGU profile could turn up
a drug that might shed some light on the putative separate anti-
addictive receptor(s).

Also, it would be interesting to compare the ibo/drug-naive LCGU with
those of similarly drug-naive rats on LSD, DMT, mescaline, etc.

Bill

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From: nruhtra@dsskcorp.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] check4rain hiqu
Date: March 17, 2004 at 1:52:15 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

black tar heroin
running down the tin foil
like cum on her face

love n.

Tar bait black hole land
Parallel Oneiromancy
Shout in a vacuum

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board
Date: March 17, 2004 at 12:46:57 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I think Sandy is not an addict and has NO understanding of addiction or the different phases of recovery.
Her statement that “heroin addicts seem to be pretty well aware they’re addicts and motivated to get off it”, is an observation a child could make.
If desire and awareness were all that was needed to end addiction there would be no relapses!

The term dual diagnosis is very over used and misunderstood.
It is like the old ‘which came first, the chicken or the egg’ saying.
Personally, when I began using I wasn’t depressed. I was young and looking for a good time. Things just progressively got worse.
Of course I am speaking of depression as the other diagnosis in my personal case.
There are many schizophrenics and manic depressives that are addicts but I feel instead of labeling them as having dual diagnosis the condition of addiction should be separated and treated independently.

Sandy says ”
Maybe you do an intervention and get them to do the Ibogaine treatment instead of a treatment program. But then when I read Dr. Mash’s reports, they specifically say the effects only last 30 days – 6 months. Then what? You can’t give somebody the emotional tools to deal with sobriety if their mental/emotional state is altered by Ibogaine. So like I’ve said before, what happens when the Ibogaine wears off and the person opts for their drug of choice instead of Ibogaine because it’s easier or cheaper.

This entire statement is so ridiculous! My mental/emotional state is so altered after detox I have done well to just get up and get dressed for 30 to 90 days after the last use of opiates.
You can’t ‘give’ anyone the emotional tools to deal with sobriety. Dealing with sobriety is a learned behavior.
Folks ‘opting for their drug of choice’ as she puts it is the entire problem of addiction!!!!

I just don’t think Sandy understands addiction and/or recovery at all!

Sandy says

You quoted a 70% recovery figure, that’s the same figure any decent treatment program has and is usually a monitored 1-3 year recovery figure. I don’t see any similar data on Ibogaine for a substance that has supposedly been used since the 80’s or before.

hahahahaha! I don’t know of any treatment centers that say they have a 70% recovery rate! Maybe 10 or 20 per cent!

So, Sandy…don’t know where you have got your information but I encourage you to go out and shoot drugs for a few years so you understand what is going on.

Callie

From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board
Date: March 17, 2004 at 10:44:18 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Ke>Perhaps heroin
addiction because that’s the toughest one to break.<

Actually, tobacco beats heroin hands down, to my own experiences.

that’s my experience as well…

i kicked junk 5 and a half years ago… don’t know if i’ll ever manage to
kick cigarettes…

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] a new article at last
Date: March 17, 2004 at 10:33:04 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

After a month and a half of no new ibogaine publications on medline, we now
have #239, and from Kansas.  Howard

Brain Res. 2004 Apr 2;1003(1-2):159-67.

Differential effects of ibogaine on local cerebral glucose utilization in
drug-naive and morphine-dependent rats.
Levant B, Pazdernik TL.

Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, University of
Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-7417, USA.

Ibogaine, a hallucinogenic indole alkaloid, has been proposed as a treatment
for addiction to opioids and other drugs of abuse. The mechanism for its
putative anti-addictive effects is unknown. In this study, the effects of ibogaine
on local cerebral glucose utilization (LCGU) were determined in freely moving,
drug-naive, or morphine-dependent adult, male, Sprague-Dawley rats using the
[(14)C]2-deoxyglucose (2-DG) method. Morphine-dependent rats were treated with
increasing doses of morphine (5-25 mg/kg, s.c., b.i.d.) and then maintained
at 25 mg/kg (bid) for 4-7 days. For the 2-DG procedure, rats were injected with
saline or ibogaine (40 mg/kg, i.p.). 2-DG was administered 1 h after
administration of ibogaine. The rate of LCGU was determined by quantitative
autoradiography in 46 brain regions. In drug-naive animals, ibogaine produced
significant increases in LCGU in the parietal, cingulate, and occipital cortices and
cerebellum compared to controls consistent with its activity as a hallucinogen
and a tremorogen. Morphine-dependent rats had only minor alterations in LCGU at
the time assessed in this experiment. However, in morphine-dependent animals,
ibogaine produced a global decrease in LCGU that was greatest in brain regions
such as the lateral and medial preoptic areas, nucleus of the diagonal band,
nucleus accumbens shell, inferior colliculus, locus coeruleus, and flocculus
compared to morphine-dependent animals treated with saline. These findings
indicate that ibogaine produces distinctly different effects on LCGU in drug-naive
and morphine-dependent rats. This suggests that different mechanisms may
underlie ibogaine’s hallucinogenic and anti-addictive effects.

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board
Date: March 17, 2004 at 7:09:21 AM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 2:54 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board

Anybody care to dissect this? I mean, it’s not illegal where it’s legal.

Hi Dana,

OK, I’ll have a try. My comments in blue

sandy
Posted: Mar 15 2004, 02:42 AM
Okay, try to get back in here a little bit.

Dana, I think you don’t understand my position on Ibogaine completely. As a moderator, it was my job to enforce the rules of the board. This forum cannot allow links directly to sites that promote illegal activity. The gun people cannot link to sites that explain how to illegally modify a gun, for example. They can discuss the Constitutionality of not being able to modify weapons and they can link to sites that discuss that, as long as there are no instructions or selling of the actual parts, stuff like that. That’s the line I was drawing with Ibogaine links.

Yes, all sounds pretty fair to me.

As to Ibogaine itself, you seem to be saying the Netherlands program works because of Ibogaine. At least at one point. That is not true, Ibogaine is not a routine treatment in the Netherlands. I posted an article that outlined their treatment program. Addiction treatment is too important to too many people to distort. There are some experimental programs and that’s the best you can honestly say about Ibogaine treatment.
Absolutely, couldn’t disagree with this.
Now, as to my own personal view of Ibogaine, I do not see it as a magical cure. That’s not to say it might not have a place in treatment, although I’m really having a tough time figuring out what that would truly be.

What!?!

Dear Sandy, are you truly trying to say that you are incapable of conceiving a role for a multi-dependence interrupter, that has not only been empirically demonstrated to remove the symptoms of drug withdrawal, but has further been seen to allieviate drug craving for a period of time after use, and open the user up to meaningful introspection of their drug-using behaviour? Is this really what you are trying to say? I wonder…can you see a need for umbrellas when it’s raining?

Perhaps heroin addiction because that’s the toughest one to break. And for whatever reason, heroin addicts seem to be pretty well aware that they’re addicts and motivated to get off of it.

In about one paragraph’s time you are going to write “Addicts who are fully aware of their situation That is the minority of addicts.” Whilst you don’t specify heroin use for latter, it still concerns me that, from a position of responsibility, you can write such apparently contradictory statements back to back.

In addition, as to the statement “heroin addicts seem to be pretty well aware that they’re addicts and motivated to get off of it” itself, I doubt many drug workers would agree with this. In fact, I’d say they’d shake their heads in bemusement.

Moreso than other addicts, but it’s just tough to kick. It also might be just the thing for dual diagnosis, it seems for those people the medication is sometimes worse than the illness. It might even be good for cigarette addiction for the same reason. Most smokers really don’t want to smoke, it’s just a tough addiction to break. So there could be specific scenarios where Ibogaine could be essential.

Look, I’m sorry, but you are just waffling here and seemingly attempting to “please” the ibogaine crowd by accepting some use for the drug. I put it to you that you have NO meaningful knowledge or understanding of the issues surrounding drug use and treatment. What do you say?

But, as I’m sure you know, the key to most other addictions is denial. Which is where I have a hard time understanding how Ibogaine would be the broad panacea you describe. As I’ve said before, breaking through the denial is still going to be required to get someone to agree to Ibogaine in the first place.

That’s true of any treatment. If you’re going to criticize the drug in this way you need to isolate things ibogaine is not useful for that other treatment options are. Frankly, I think you’re the one in denial – denying your complete lack of knowledge of the issues. This is not a put-down, just an observation.

Maybe you do an intervention and get them to do the Ibogaine treatment instead of a treatment program. But then when I read Dr. Mash’s reports, they specifically say the effects only last 30 days – 6 months. Then what? You can’t give somebody the emotional tools to deal with sobriety if their mental/emotional state is altered by Ibogaine. So like I’ve said before, what happens when the Ibogaine wears off and the person opts for their drug of choice instead of Ibogaine because it’s easier or cheaper.

However you get people off drugs long term abstinence is going to be difficult.

I very much doubt that ibogaine is chemically active in the body to a meaningful level much after a few weeks (meaningful as in at an agonist-antagonist level, or via subsidiary psychological effects). What keeps you off is the learning, if it’s taken place. And it won’t always. No one is responsibly suggesting that ibogaine is a “magic bullet” or a “cure,” but it would revolutionize drug treatment were it adopted more widely. I have no doubt of this.

You quoted a 70% recovery figure, that’s the same figure any decent treatment program has and is usually a monitored 1-3 year recovery figure. I don’t see any similar data on Ibogaine for a substance that has supposedly been used since the 80’s or before.

For programmes claiming 70% – I’d check out how they’re creating data. What are the in-check criteria? How many follow-ups, over how many years, and what happens to the guys they can’t find? I doubt ibogaine gets 70%. I very much doubt anyone else is getting 70%. Data on ibogaine is inevitably limited because the stuff isn’t easily legally available. This will likely continue until it is. This isn’t a meaningful argument for not developing it. What we do know is that it most definitely is effective short term and that’s it’s likely safe to use in clinical setting – native tribespeople have been using the plant form for millenia.

Ibogaine may be useful for those who have been through the treatment process numerous times and continue to use. Addicts who are fully aware of their situation That is the minority of addicts. If Ibogaine became legal tomorrow, the vast majority of users in this country wouldn’t run to get it because they don’t see themselves as addicts in the first place.

Sandy, I don’t know if you’re a guy or a girl but you really need to check out how your mind is functioning here. One minute you’re running the stuff down in so meaningless a fashion it just makes you look stupid; the next you’re making contradictory statements; and the next you try and please people by magnaminously allowing some creedence to their view in your own disfunctional perspective.

In earnest hope of some clarity

Nick

From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] check4rain hiqu
Date: March 17, 2004 at 4:46:48 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Tar bait black hole land
Parallel Oneiromancy
Shout in a vacuum

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From: “wachtel” <wachtel@shani.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] ibogaine tours
Date: March 17, 2004 at 2:33:21 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey howard
Nice work on the DPF and the site.
I am sending the pics from Holland to get copy into a disc. I will send u the disc soon. I want credit for the photography. I do not think the guy should have access to all the pics. We should keep some for future films and uses. If u want to put it on the web its ok by me just the question of privacy for those who are identified there.
Any news about the book?
All the best
Boaz

P.O.Box 2983 E.ven Yehuda 40500
Israel
Tel:  972-54-573679
Fax: 972-9-8996639

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 1:37 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine tours
The Ibogaine Dossier has adopted to offering Ibogaine Tours.  The library has‏
reached a point of, of well, it is just too large to find anything if you are‏
only moderately interested so now you can go on a guided tour of the‏
wonderful world of ibogaine.  More tours will be added on a regular basis.  We will‏
continue to place new material on the Dossier as well.  More on that later‏.
Author’s whose writing or art does not appear in the current series of tours‏
should anticipate that your work will appear in additional tours as they are‏
offered and they will be offered on a regular basis‏.
http://www.ibogaine.org/tours.html
http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/tours.html

Howard
Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org
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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] OT Bush Haiku
Date: March 17, 2004 at 1:15:56 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

very clever!

From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] OT Bush Haiku
Date: March 17, 2004 at 10:52:06 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brett,

…Hilarious… funniest haiku ever..

-Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 8:32 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] OT Bush Haiku

This is a short poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W.
Bush. These have been arranged, only for aesthetic purposes, by  Washington
Post writer, Richard Thompson. A wonderful Haiku poem like this is too good
not to share.

MAKE THE PIE HIGHER

I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty
And potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet
Become more few?

How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.

I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.

Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!

(Pass this on. Help cure mad Cowboy disease in the next election!)
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail – More reliable, more storage, less spam

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] OT Bush Haiku
Date: March 16, 2004 at 11:32:21 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This is a short poem made up entirely of actual quotations from George W.
Bush. These have been arranged, only for aesthetic purposes, by  Washington
Post writer, Richard Thompson. A wonderful Haiku poem like this is too good
not to share.

MAKE THE PIE HIGHER

I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It’s a world of madmen and uncertainty
And potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet
Become more few?

How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.

I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.

Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!

(Pass this on. Help cure mad Cowboy disease in the next election!)
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail – More reliable, more storage, less spam

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine Manual thanks to Patrick
Date: March 16, 2004 at 10:31:48 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/17/04 2:51:00 AM, CallieMimosa@aol.com writes:

In a message dated 3/16/2004 6:48:30 PM Central Standard Time,
HSLotsof@aol.com writes:

http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/whatsnew.html

very, very cool!!!!!
I have made copies for my friends!
Is that okay?

Sure,

That is what it is there for.

Howard

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine Manual thanks to Patrick
Date: March 16, 2004 at 9:49:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/16/2004 6:48:30 PM Central Standard Time, HSLotsof@aol.com writes:

http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/whatsnew.html

very, very cool!!!!!
I have made copies for my friends!
Is that okay?
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] respond to methadonian orthodoxy
Date: March 16, 2004 at 9:07:03 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Howard! You have really given some good sites to me and the others on the list and I just want you to know that I appreciate it.
I think I may be living in the wrong country though! hahahahaha!
Callie

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Ibogaine Manual thanks to Patrick
Date: March 16, 2004 at 7:47:46 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Patrick suggested the Manual for Ibogaine Therapy be available as a pdf
document.  Thanks to his suggestion and the cooperation of the National Alliance of
Methadone Advocate’s Vice President Walter Ginter, the PDF file is now
available for download.  It has active links and feel free to copy it to a CD for
convenient carrying.

It is available from the What’s new section of the Ibogaine Dossier (self
promotion).

http://www.ibogaine.org/whatsnew.html

or

http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/whatsnew.html

Thanks and enjoy.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Callie’s postulation about addiction and pain
Date: March 16, 2004 at 7:45:17 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

HI all and Callie,
I remembered something recently, when thinking about Callie’s idea that
I was an addict before I became a pain patient. This is wrong.
I was first introduced to morphine, intravenously given for months,
after a car accident when I was 16 years old. I got very strung out, but had
only been using it for pain, and didn’t know I was strung out, and didn’t
figure it out for years. The only addiction I had experience with at that
point was tobacco, but when, years later, I first experienced kicking heroin
when deciding not to buy a bag one night in Rotterdam, I lay there trying to
figure out what was going on and where I’d felt the feelings I was feeling
before when I realized – I had felt this kicking shit when I was released
from the hospital with a bottle of darvocet and sent home, kicking cold
turkey from morphine shots given every 4 hours for the preceding 2 and a
half months given intramuscularly, after having gotten them every 2 hours
right into the IV drip for the 2 months prior to that.
So, I became addicted to morphine/opiates directly due to being a pain
patient, and tried to find that high again for years and years without
really realizing that was what I was doing for ages.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 16, 2004 at 5:05:34 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Excuse me AG, but you are false. Rootbark is what the bwitis use for
inititiations, Most of the Ibogaine is present in the root bark. As
Laurent
Sazy already said, the bwitis use the root only by boiling them and
prepare
a mixture called “pied de cochon” they drink it before inititation as a
body
cleanser.

i wonder why they called it “pig’s feet”….eheh

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine filmed
Date: March 16, 2004 at 8:44:02 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hoping to get a copy of the article from David. Don’t know if it’s online.
He told me that BBC1 are pretty much confirmed to pick up his proposed
documentary. So this will be a biggie for ibogaine if it does go ahead.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:18 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine filmed

Received the following email.

Howard

An interesting article in Saturday’s Glasgow Herald on filmaker David
Scott
who apparently filmed his own recovery using ibogaine for a forthcoming
television documentary:

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/11679.html

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board
Date: March 15, 2004 at 7:36:37 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

How many medications do you have for the treatment of depression available
on the market legally?why?And then?

For the same reason you can have different ways of treating withdrawals from
Hard drugs.

Each person has the freedom of choice of, what kind of medication or
treatment is the most acceptable for them?

Do I want a drill ? Methadone? coma for three days? acupuncture? Heroine/or
synthetic opiate for free ?Or maybe Ibogaine? Or nothing ? Or Homeopathic
remedies? TAI medicine?or change blood every year?

But if you like to come off a high dose of Methadone and you are above 45
years old who is going to help you to come off?
No one methadone clinic will help,no here in Holland.
They rather make an addict believe that there is no way out and keep them
coming for the daily dose.

Sara.

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: Preston Peet [mailto:ptpeet@nyc.rr.com]
Verzonden: maandag 15 maart 2004 21:45
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites
from Kerry board

Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Ke>Perhaps heroin
addiction because that’s the toughest one to break.<

Actually, tobacco beats heroin hands down, to my own experiences.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from
Kerry board

Anybody care to dissect this? I mean, it’s not illegal where it’s legal.

sandy
Posted: Mar 15 2004, 02:42 AM

Okay, try to get back in here a little bit.

Dana, I think you don’t understand my position on Ibogaine completely. As a
moderator, it was my job to enforce the rules of the board. This forum
cannot allow links directly to sites that promote illegal activity. The gun
people cannot link to sites that explain how to illegally modify a gun, for
example. They can discuss the Constitutionality of not being able to modify
weapons and they can link to sites that discuss that, as long as there are
no instructions or selling of the actual parts, stuff like that. That’s the
line I was drawing with Ibogaine links.

As to Ibogaine itself, you seem to be saying the Netherlands program works
because of Ibogaine. At least at one point. That is not true, Ibogaine is
not a routine treatment in the Netherlands. I posted an article that
outlined their treatment program. Addiction treatment is too important to
too many people to distort. There are some experimental programs and that’s
the best you can honestly say about Ibogaine treatment.

Now, as to my own personal view of Ibogaine, I do not see it as a magical
cure. That’s not to say it might not have a place in treatment, although I’m
really having a tough time figuring out what that would truly be. Perhaps
heroin addiction because that’s the toughest one to break. And for whatever
reason, heroin addicts seem to be pretty well aware that they’re addicts and
motivated to get off of it. Moreso than other addicts, but it’s just tough
to kick. It also might be just the thing for dual diagnosis, it seems for
those people the medication is sometimes worse than the illness. It might
even be good for cigarette addiction for the same reason. Most smokers
really don’t want to smoke, it’s just a tough addiction to break. So there
could be specific scenarios where Ibogaine could be essential.

But, as I’m sure you know, the key to most other addictions is denial. Which
is where I have a hard time understanding how Ibogaine would be the broad
panacea you describe. As I’ve said before, breaking through the denial is
still going to be required to get someone to agree to Ibogaine in the first
place. Maybe you do an intervention and get them to do the Ibogaine
treatment instead of a treatment program. But then when I read Dr. Mash’s
reports, they specifically say the effects only last 30 days – 6 months.
Then what? You can’t give somebody the emotional tools to deal with sobriety
if their mental/emotional state is altered by Ibogaine. So like I’ve said
before, what happens when the Ibogaine wears off and the person opts for
their drug of choice instead of Ibogaine because it’s easier or cheaper. You
quoted a 70% recovery figure, that’s the same figure any decent treatment
program has and is usually a monitored 1-3 year recovery figure. I don’t see
any similar data on Ibogaine for a substance that has supposedly been used
since the 80’s or before.

Ibogaine may be useful for those who have been through the treatment process
numerous times and continue to use. Addicts who are fully aware of their
situation That is the minority of addicts. If Ibogaine became legal
tomorrow, the vast majority of users in this country wouldn’t run to get it
because they don’t see themselves as addicts in the first place.

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] The post that set off Sandy’s Response
Date: March 15, 2004 at 4:18:11 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This was an omnibus response to several posts on the thread. Frenchy is a law enforcement officer in a small town. Broomer is a prohibitionist. Spookk is the husband of a mmj patient in Cali. Sandy is the moderator.

Frenchy wrote:

I work in a small, rural, and mostly conservative county that has some of the largest Methamphetamine production in the country. I’m not exactly surrounded by like-minded individuals!! I believe in the decriminalization of Marijuana use, and hopefully the legalization down the road. I still have concerns as to what to do about the other drugs.

I know that you may have difficulty processing this, but what would you do if you found out the government already knows about a medical cure for addiction to methamphetamine (i.e, an addiction interrupter, not a maintenance drug), as well as crack, heroin, cigarettes and alcohol; and had even developed their own, safer variant of this cure, but were not releasing it because there was no great public outcry for it–and therefore no money to do it? What if I told you the advocates of more established treatment modalities were engaged in a little concerted effort to keep this information from the American people? What if I told you that this quantum leap in treatment could tip the balance in favor of treatment vs imprisonment for real “problem” drug abusers.

Most folks in this country are not aware that Ibogaine, an alkaloid from the African rain forest has been reported to act as an addiction interrupter across a wide spectrum of abused substances, legal and illegal, in more than 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers. The unique effect of Ibogaine is the simultaneous loss of multiple addictions after as little as a single treatment. Ibogaine is the first drug used to treat addiction that eliminates both physical withdrawal and psychological cravings.

If you have doubts, check out http://www.kron.com/Global/story.asp?s=%20%201652207

In the a recent episode of the CBS crimeshow CSI, Ibogaine was portrayed primarily as a treatment for heroin addiction, and it is easy to come away with that impression, because whereas opioid maintenance (methadone) or blockers (naltexone) fail to address the underlying dopaminergic disorder (craving), Ibogaine is the first medication where, when its effects wear off, addicts are free of their addiction. But dramatic recoveries have also been seen with stimulants, and the government version of Ibogaine, 18-MC, is twice as effective for nicotine addiction.
Treatment (or re-treatment, in the event the craving for drugs re-occurs) is safe and easy, requiring no more than 2 to 4 days as an inpatient. I know I’ve gotten in trouble for pointing this out, but Ibogaine is legal in Canada and Mexico. I’m not allowed to tell you here where to send people for treatment. You have to contact me off-thread. The function of this office is to do intake and preliminary screening before we send patients on to clinics outside of the country.
Broomer wrote:

Tell me what you think is an answer to what is called the drug problem. How do we stop kids trying to get high? How do we stop people OD’ing? How do we stop guys >from burgling to get drug money? How do we stop the production of designer drugs that fry the brain?

All we can do is make more advanced medical treatments available to people who know they have a problem, and who are currently on a waiting list. Understand: they know they have a problem because they’re having brushes with the law, OD’s, lost their job (not due to a pee test, but because they couldn’t show up and do their job), etc. And while they’re waiting, they’re getting in more trouble, and turning on new users.
What we don’t need to do is put every single pothead in rehab because they’re the easiest to catch, or get rid of more benign psychedelics like acid and mescaline leaving a niche that’s inevitably going to be filled by speed and coke. In Holland, besides the coffee shops, there are also “smart shops” that purvey a variety of legal highs.

Sandy wrote:

And in this entire treatment overview, I don’t see the word Ibogaine listed once. This is not to say there is no value to Ibogaine, but it is wrong to imply Ibogaine is solving drug problems in Amsterdam. Or that Amsterdam is some sort of proof that decriminalizing all drugs is a solution.
Ibogaine has been in Amsterdam since Bob Sisko treated Nico Adriaans, founder of the Dutch Junkie Union, in 1989. You took down the website for Sara, so that people on this thread have no way of independently verifying this without doing their own research, but she has the complete authorization of Dutch authorities to do what she is doing, and she is not the only one, just the best in the Netherlands. That being said, the very attitudes working for decriminalization there have perversely worked against it’s wider acceptance, with Peter Cohen, for instance, saying he was against people HAVING to get off drugs–so that he’s much more into heroin maintenance.
Sandy wrote:

He said there are 14 detox beds in the city with a maximum stay of five days used primarily to stabilize addicts. There are very few beds for inpatient abstinence oriented treatment. He said it is a very expensive approach that can handle very few people at a time. Their experience is only 5% are clean and sober two years after discharge. Many of their addict population have been repeatedly through this type of treatment without success. For the younger addict who has been using for under one year he believes it can work with an intense, highly individualized program but for the older or long-term addict he believes drug use is part of a lifestyle that must be changed before abstinence based treatment will work.

We can now take 14 beds and use them three times a week for total detox, with the person moving immediately into some kind of after-group outpatient status. Cost would be LESS than maintenance, and our success-rate, with easy access to re-treatment in cases of relapse, would be more like 70% than the 5% cited here. While younger addicts tolerate Ibogaine better, some of our best successes have been older addicts who’ve tried and failed all other modalities.

I know that you’re against promoting Ibogaine, because it’s illegal and not cannabis, for which you would make an exception. My question, Sandy, is would you advocate that Kerry bring the kind of pressure Bush and Walters are bringing against marijuana decrim, and force Canada and Mexico to criminalize Ibogaine so that you could cut off ready access for Americans to Ibogaine treatment just across the border? Would you ban it everywhere around the world (it’s only illegal in Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands) to bring them into compliance with U.S. law?

Spookk rote:

Recently, a cop showed up at the door, decided she had “too many” plants for her medical needs (8, 4′ tall ones, two of which were males for breeding) and that her medical recommendation was “expired” because it was over a year old (it wasn’t, and the law does NOT require yearly renewals). He then proceeded to throw her to the ground and cuff her hands behind her back, charging her with “resisting arrest” due to her inability to rise from this position upon his command. In spite of Prop 215 and SB420, the DA (an ex cop who was fired/convicted for shooting a man in the face during a traffic stop and then conspiring with his cop buddies to cover it up) keeps adding more charges against her to try and get her to plead guilty to something in order to prevent the inevitable lawsuit.

Now do any of you think any longer that I’m joking when I say that there are some cases of official abuse so egregious that we, (the public that has voted for medical marijuana in 9 states and Washington, D.C.), deserve swift enforcement of California statutes regarding misconduct under color of authority, and appropriate federal civil rights prosecutions?

So what is it going to be, crack down on Marc Emery’s free Ibogaine Clinic in Vancouver, or sadistic killer cops in California?
Dana/cnw

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board
Date: March 15, 2004 at 3:45:21 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Ke>Perhaps heroin
addiction because that’s the toughest one to break.<

Actually, tobacco beats heroin hands down, to my own experiences.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 9:54 AM
Subject: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from
Kerry board

Anybody care to dissect this? I mean, it’s not illegal where it’s legal.

sandy
Posted: Mar 15 2004, 02:42 AM

Okay, try to get back in here a little bit.

Dana, I think you don’t understand my position on Ibogaine completely. As a
moderator, it was my job to enforce the rules of the board. This forum
cannot allow links directly to sites that promote illegal activity. The gun
people cannot link to sites that explain how to illegally modify a gun, for
example. They can discuss the Constitutionality of not being able to modify
weapons and they can link to sites that discuss that, as long as there are
no instructions or selling of the actual parts, stuff like that. That’s the
line I was drawing with Ibogaine links.

As to Ibogaine itself, you seem to be saying the Netherlands program works
because of Ibogaine. At least at one point. That is not true, Ibogaine is
not a routine treatment in the Netherlands. I posted an article that
outlined their treatment program. Addiction treatment is too important to
too many people to distort. There are some experimental programs and that’s
the best you can honestly say about Ibogaine treatment.

Now, as to my own personal view of Ibogaine, I do not see it as a magical
cure. That’s not to say it might not have a place in treatment, although I’m
really having a tough time figuring out what that would truly be. Perhaps
heroin addiction because that’s the toughest one to break. And for whatever
reason, heroin addicts seem to be pretty well aware that they’re addicts and
motivated to get off of it. Moreso than other addicts, but it’s just tough
to kick. It also might be just the thing for dual diagnosis, it seems for
those people the medication is sometimes worse than the illness. It might
even be good for cigarette addiction for the same reason. Most smokers
really don’t want to smoke, it’s just a tough addiction to break. So there
could be specific scenarios where Ibogaine could be essential.

But, as I’m sure you know, the key to most other addictions is denial. Which
is where I have a hard time understanding how Ibogaine would be the broad
panacea you describe. As I’ve said before, breaking through the denial is
still going to be required to get someone to agree to Ibogaine in the first
place. Maybe you do an intervention and get them to do the Ibogaine
treatment instead of a treatment program. But then when I read Dr. Mash’s
reports, they specifically say the effects only last 30 days – 6 months.
Then what? You can’t give somebody the emotional tools to deal with sobriety
if their mental/emotional state is altered by Ibogaine. So like I’ve said
before, what happens when the Ibogaine wears off and the person opts for
their drug of choice instead of Ibogaine because it’s easier or cheaper. You
quoted a 70% recovery figure, that’s the same figure any decent treatment
program has and is usually a monitored 1-3 year recovery figure. I don’t see
any similar data on Ibogaine for a substance that has supposedly been used
since the 80’s or before.

Ibogaine may be useful for those who have been through the treatment process
numerous times and continue to use. Addicts who are fully aware of their
situation That is the minority of addicts. If Ibogaine became legal
tomorrow, the vast majority of users in this country wouldn’t run to get it
because they don’t see themselves as addicts in the first place.

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] [digital@phantom.com: [digital@phantom.com: Re: Ibogaine film]
Date: March 15, 2004 at 1:37:48 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 01:18:10PM -0500], [HSLotsof@aol.com] wrote:

| Received the following email.
|
| Howard
|
| >An interesting article in Saturday’s Glasgow Herald on filmaker David Scott
| >who apparently filmed his own recovery using ibogaine for a forthcoming
| >television documentary:
|
| >http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/11679.html

Yeah, David is a nice guy … just crazy.  Who isn’t.  He’s on the list.
Yoo Hoo, David, didja get the holes drilled in yo’ heyd…?

Patrick

From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [digital@phantom.com: Re: Ibogaine film]
Date: October 24, 2003 at 4:59:41 AM EDT
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Wed, Oct 22, 2003 at 02:24:43PM -0700], [David G Scott] wrote:

| PS do you know anything about trepanning, anybody that does it and
| where it can be done?

Okay, I admit defeat.  Someone is pondering an aftercare modality even
more unique than mine.  David, I strongly encourage you to film the event
when you follow through on your idea — no doubt this is already your
plan.  It’s an absolutely fucking brilliant idea … or sumthin’

Ibogaine list, this is my friend David.  He is THIS guy:

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n1071/a07.html?183

Apparently David didn’t manage to kill himself with ibogaine and got
unsprung instead — who would believe such a thing!  What’re the
odds?!?!!? — so he’s gone right ahead and is pursuing interesting new
possibilities.  That’s the spirit!

David, this is the ibogaine list.  It’s sorta like a combination of group
therapy and theatre of the absurd, performed in front of an audience.

Occasionally BURSTS of information will sail across the event horizon.
Sometimes it’s even accurate.

You’re gonna feel right at home.

Patrick

p.s., Yo, anybody here drilled holes in their head lately…?  <Just
checking.  Figure it couldn’t hurt to ask.  There doesn’t seem to be a
listing for this service in the Yellow Pages.>

In conclusion:  David, please remember to donate your brain to science.
Not just science in general, I mean ME in particular.  I really want it.
I’m sure it’s a beautiful disaster inside there.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine filmed
Date: March 15, 2004 at 1:18:10 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Received the following email.

Howard

An interesting article in Saturday’s Glasgow Herald on filmaker David Scott
who apparently filmed his own recovery using ibogaine for a forthcoming
television documentary:

http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/11679.html

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] respond to methadonian orthodoxy
Date: March 15, 2004 at 12:30:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/14/04 11:58:53 PM, dana@cures-not-wars.org writes:

I was hoping you guys might respond to the various misstatements in
the post. I could do it, but I’ve never been on methadone, number
one, and I’m not living in Holland and able to give an inside view of
it like Sara would.

The approach to treatment is one primarily of low threshold
substitution rather than abstinence-oriented programs. Van Santen
said, “effective treatment is not detox and inpatient treatment but
is long-term pharmacotherapy … [to] reduce criminal behaviour,
public nuisance and disorder.” Methadone is the first choice for
substitution and is available on demand. He said it shows good
results for heroin users with a rate of 60% remission after one
year. This statistic means that users are not cut off methadone if
they test positive for continuing use of heroin or cocaine. The goal
is to find a sufficient dose over a length of time that will reduce
at first and ultimately eliminate the need for illegal narcotic use.
The health department believes this approach reduces the harm to the
community as the need to steal to finance the drug habit is reduced
and reduces the harm to the addict from the threat of disease and
overdose associated with illegal narcotic use.

Dana,

Access to methadone by heroin users in the Netherlands is as stated
available, via a low threshold, meaning that it is easily accessible.  Methadone is
available through both clinics and via methadone buses with regular stops where
patients/users are provided with methadone.  The National Alliance of Methadone
Advocates (NAMA) an international methadone advocacy group does however find
that the Dutch system fails to provide adequate doses of methadone and/or “low
doses” their patients.  This is a patient satisfaction issue.

As to Dutch drug policy in general, let me quote a number of sections from
official Dutch government web pages.  The pages themselves provide more
information.

http://www.minbuza.nl/default.asp?CMS_ITEM=MBZ454534

A. Main Points

1 What are the main features of Dutch policy on drugs?
2 Are drugs legal in the Netherlands?
3 What is the difference between hard and soft drugs?
4 Why is it not an offence to use drugs?
5 Is it true that soft drugs are a stepping stone to hard drugs?
6 What are the current trends regarding ecstasy and amphetamines?
7 Does Dutch law comply with international agreements?

1 What are the main features of Dutch policy on drugs?

Both policy and legislation make a distinction between hard drugs and soft
drugs, based on health risks to users. Possession of soft drugs (up to 30 grams)
is a minor offence. Observe strict rules (see Section C). The aim is to
protect soft-drug users from exposure to more harmful drugs and prevent them from
becoming marginalised. For instance, a client seeking to buy cannabis from an
illegal dealer may be persuaded to buy hard drugs. Providing outlets where only
soft drugs may be sold keeps people away from more harmful drugs. The law
prohibiting their possession or sale is strictly enforced.

The main aim of Dutch policy is to reduce both the demand for and supply of
drugs, and to minimise any harm to users, the people with whom they associate,
and the public in general. The authorities therefore take different approaches
to soft drugs and hard drugs. Many countries do the same in practice but
without making a formal distinction between the two categories. Section B
describes the Netherlands’ policy on law enforcement.

2 Are drugs legal in the Netherlands?

No. It is an offence to:
produce
possess
sell
import or export
either hard or soft drugs.
It is not an offence to use drugs (see A4).
See B9 for a list of drug-related offences and the maximum penalty for each.

Preventive strategies help to reduce the demand for drugs, while professional
care limits the harm they cause to users and the people they associate with.
To cut off supplies the authorities are cracking down on organised crime.
Other aims are to maintain public order and prevent drug-related nuisance.

ON MARIJUANA

http://www.minbuza.nl/default.asp?CMS_ITEM=MBZ454536#P28_362

C. Coffee Shops

1 What is a coffee shop?
2 What are the rules governing coffee shops, and how are they enforced?
3 Why are coffee shops allowed?
4 Are people who supply drugs to coffee shops prosecuted?
5 Why are fewer coffee shops operating?

1 What is a coffee shop?

A coffee shop is an establishment where soft drugs may be sold subject to
certain conditions, but no alcoholic drinks may be sold or consumed. Although the
sale of soft drugs is an offence, coffee shops are not prosecuted provided
they sell small quantities only and comply with the rules listed in C2.

Policy on law enforcement is set out in Section B. Coffee shops have been
subject to stricter controls and their number has declined over the past few
years (see C5).

2 What are the rules governing coffee shops, and how are they enforced?

Under the guidelines issued by the Public Prosecution Service on 1 January
2001, coffee shops are not prosecuted for selling soft drugs providing they
observe the following rules:
* they may not sell more than 5 grams to any one person at any one time
* they may not sell ecstasy or other hard drugs
* they may not advertise drugs
* they must ensure that there is no nuisance in their vicinity
* they may not sell drugs to persons aged under 18 or even allow them on the
premises.

The sale of soft drugs will continue to be an offence. If the rules set out
above are not observed, the premises are closed down and the owners or
management may be prosecuted. Under the official drug guidelines, coffee shops may
stock up to 500 grams of soft drugs without facing prosecution.

3 Why are coffee shops allowed?

The aim is to keep soft drugs separate from hard drugs in order to protect
soft-drug users, especially youngsters who want to try them out, from exposure
to hard drugs and the criminal elements who traffic in them.

Although the possession and sale of small quantities of soft drugs in coffee
shops are offences under the Opium Act, soft drugs do not constitute a serious
risk to health and are therefore low enforcement priorities.

4 Are people who supply drugs to coffee shops prosecuted?

Yes. The Public Prosecution Service and the police act in accordance with the
Opium Act, the official drug guidelines and the Service’s discretionary
powers. The traffic in both soft and hard drugs, which is often in the hands of
organised crime, is given the highest enforcement priority. The same applies to
the supply of soft drugs to coffee shops. All the provisions of international
agreements are observed (see A7).

5 Why are fewer coffee shops operating?

The rules can be enforced more easily (see C2). Coffee shops in certain
neighbourhoods, and in border areas where foreigners come to buy drugs, are often a
source of nuisance. Targeted action over the past few years has helped to
reduce the problem (see B7). The mayor may close down a coffee shop, whether or
not there is a nuisance problem. Closures must be consistent with the local
drug policy agreed by the mayor, the chief public prosecutor and the chief of
police (see B8).

The aim is to allow only as many coffee shops as are needed to meet local
demand. Their number has declined as a result of policy amendments in 1995/1996.
According to the most recent figures (2000), no coffee shops were operating in
435 of the country’s 538 municipalities (81 percent), representing a 31
percent decline since 1997 (see E7).

Targeted action is taken to curb the problems associated with coffee shops,
such as nuisance, the sale of all hard drugs or of export quantities of soft
drugs. [end citation]

Hope that helps.

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

Board of Directors
National Alliance of Methadone Advocates
http://www.methadone.org

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Sandy’s excuses for blocking Ibogaine websites from Kerry board
Date: March 15, 2004 at 9:54:54 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Anybody care to dissect this? I mean, it’s not illegal where it’s legal.

sandy
Posted: Mar 15 2004, 02:42 AM
Okay, try to get back in here a little bit.

Dana, I think you don’t understand my position on Ibogaine completely. As a moderator, it was my job to enforce the rules of the board. This forum cannot allow links directly to sites that promote illegal activity. The gun people cannot link to sites that explain how to illegally modify a gun, for example. They can discuss the Constitutionality of not being able to modify weapons and they can link to sites that discuss that, as long as there are no instructions or selling of the actual parts, stuff like that. That’s the line I was drawing with Ibogaine links.

As to Ibogaine itself, you seem to be saying the Netherlands program works because of Ibogaine. At least at one point. That is not true, Ibogaine is not a routine treatment in the Netherlands. I posted an article that outlined their treatment program. Addiction treatment is too important to too many people to distort. There are some experimental programs and that’s the best you can honestly say about Ibogaine treatment.

Now, as to my own personal view of Ibogaine, I do not see it as a magical cure. That’s not to say it might not have a place in treatment, although I’m really having a tough time figuring out what that would truly be. Perhaps heroin addiction because that’s the toughest one to break. And for whatever reason, heroin addicts seem to be pretty well aware that they’re addicts and motivated to get off of it. Moreso than other addicts, but it’s just tough to kick. It also might be just the thing for dual diagnosis, it seems for those people the medication is sometimes worse than the illness. It might even be good for cigarette addiction for the same reason. Most smokers really don’t want to smoke, it’s just a tough addiction to break. So there could be specific scenarios where Ibogaine could be essential.

But, as I’m sure you know, the key to most other addictions is denial. Which is where I have a hard time understanding how Ibogaine would be the broad panacea you describe. As I’ve said before, breaking through the denial is still going to be required to get someone to agree to Ibogaine in the first place. Maybe you do an intervention and get them to do the Ibogaine treatment instead of a treatment program. But then when I read Dr. Mash’s reports, they specifically say the effects only last 30 days – 6 months. Then what? You can’t give somebody the emotional tools to deal with sobriety if their mental/emotional state is altered by Ibogaine. So like I’ve said before, what happens when the Ibogaine wears off and the person opts for their drug of choice instead of Ibogaine because it’s easier or cheaper. You quoted a 70% recovery figure, that’s the same figure any decent treatment program has and is usually a monitored 1-3 year recovery figure. I don’t see any similar data on Ibogaine for a substance that has supposedly been used since the 80’s or before.

Ibogaine may be useful for those who have been through the treatment process numerous times and continue to use. Addicts who are fully aware of their situation That is the minority of addicts. If Ibogaine became legal tomorrow, the vast majority of users in this country wouldn’t run to get it because they don’t see themselves as addicts in the first place.

From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: [ibogaine] Liver Cleanser and Master Cleanser
Date: March 15, 2004 at 5:57:23 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Bill and all,

A big thank you for the liver cleansing link… those pics are amazing
(especially
on my fridge)..I’m planning on trying it out myself in the next little
while…

I also thought I’d take this opportunity and share something I did a few
years ago,
it is an incredibly powerful cleansing- called the Master Cleanser by
Stanley
Burroughs, also known as the Lemonade Diet…..

How powerful? A doctor reported how an elderly patient of his had an old
operation scar open up and pus came out along with a ‘suture’ thread that
was
forgotten from an operation that took place years prior to the
cleansing…..

the following link is the entire book in a single html page (really worth
reading)

http://www.schoolofoptimumhealth.com/body/master_cleanse/master_cleanse.htm

and for those who missed Bill’s  liver cleansing link-

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/

Adam

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 15, 2004 at 4:48:28 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Planteur,

Yes, that makes alot of sense and corresponds with what
actually took place…

So what you’re saying is that there’s a stem that runs down the
root, similar to the one in a carrot… and that this part is not used
at all- or perhaps used in very large quantities in the preperation of
the drink….?

Btw, this is very similar to san pedro (cactus) where the ‘skin’
is peeled off, the flesh is scraped off and the stem is discarded-
except san pedro is so neutral in taste you’d think it was Swiss….

This, btw, is not very good news… because, frankly, I think alot
of people have been under the impression that one need only
consume 20-40 grams of rootbark and that this would equate
with the much greater quantities of ‘root’ that westerners
supposedly were served in Bwiti initiations… as I said, a big bowl
of diced up root corresponds more to 400gms than to 20-40, not
to mention all the glasses that were also consumed… now I find out
that all this time this was rootbark, which means, no wonder Nick
disappeared for a whole week- if you read what he wrote, you’ll see
how he was disappointed by the ‘barkless’ root and by having to
consume so much more…..

Another point worth bringing up is that websites and vendors that
sell root are misleading potential buyers… There’s no point in buying
‘root-stems’- or am I missing something here…?

thanks,
Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 1:18 AM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

Hello AG, I now understand where is the confusion. What the bwitis might
discard is the first skin of the root, a very thin skin directly in
contact
with the soil. they will scrap the root very lightly to remove this skin
and
then they will scrap the root stronger to get what they call ‘flesh’. This
is still the rootbark though. And you can do that only when the root are
very fresh, when you just pulled them from the ground. They do that just
for
hygiene reason.

Best

Planteur

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 15, 2004 at 6:40:17 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Maybe I can help a little. I hung out with the old woman who was preparing
the rootbark from a big fertizer sackful of roots the family had just
bought. I asked her why she was lightly scraping off the top layer of the
rootbark and she said it was unhygenic. I seem to recall she later brewed
these scrapings up and made a tea. So I figure they use the rootbark but
scrape away the very outer layer.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: “laurent sazy” <laurentsazy@free.fr>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

On 15/03/04 0:16, “AG” <adamg@013.net.il> wrote:

Planteur,

You mean ‘mistaken’ not false, and Laurent mentioned “tête de cochon”(
head
of pig), not
‘feet of pig’… And I assure you, the Besala tribe/family, discard the
bark, as Nick can
attest, and eat a big bowl, I’d say some 400gms easy, of chopped-up,
barkless, root…

As for the ‘automatique’, as they called it, I would ask you and Laurent
the
following-
is the drink very black in color- not brownish black, but ink-black?
Because, maybe
our hosts just have their own tradition in this manner, the way they don’t
use either honey
or plantain in the consumption of the root…

And I consumed at least 4 full glasses of this drink…. this was the same
drink that the
congregation would pass a glass around, on previous nights, and each
member
would
take the tiniest sip and upon swallowing every one would react quite
physically to the taste.

And Laurent, for the record, our bowls did contain green, chopped-up,
leaves
of some
kind or other, not alot though, I’d say sprinkled.. at the time I wrote
about this, there was
some confirmation on the calyx list in this regard, apparently, this is
common in certain areas
while non-existent in others,

all the best,
Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>

Excuse me AG, but you are false. Rootbark is what the bwitis use for
inititiations, Most of the Ibogaine is present in the root bark. As
Laurent
Sazy already said, the bwitis use the root only by boiling them and
prepare
a mixture called “pied de cochon” they drink it before inititation as a
body
cleanser.

Planteur

—–Message d’origine—–
De : AG [mailto:adamg@013.net.il]
Envoyé : dimanche 14 mars 2004 20:13
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

Howard,

I’m kinda surprised by your statement ‘no one eats the roots’. That’s
exactly what the bwiti
eat- they discard the bark, as they deem it ‘filthy’ or something along
those lines… And that’s what Nick, a heroin addict from Belgium and
myself
were served.

Fresh root is ‘active’ unlike the rootbark that’s dried and then shipped
overseas… you put it in your mouth and it starts gnawing away like
microscopic tazmanian devils. Dried ‘rootbark’ becomes pretty nasty if
you
chew a small piece for a little while- and you’ll realize that the
bitterness clings on way after you rinsed your mouth a few times- but
fresh
root is so much more than that and I would say that within 3 or 4
‘swallows’, maybe 15-20 mins, you start feeling the oncoming onslaught of
psychedelic effects… And you know that this stuff is serious, because
on
one hand, it is the most vilest-tasting substance on the planet but a few
minutes after downing a spoonful or so you’re in complete awe as to how
clean your mouth is… Another thing, I cleaned out my colon in a 30
second
session- I’m not going to ever forget the time I went to the bathroom and
came out quite a bit thinner around the mid-section…. it also releases
a
lot of fumes that rise up and makes breathing extremely unpleasant.. it
felt
like Drano- stuff that unplugs the sink…

But for what its worth, I believe that even if fresh root was readily
available, it would not be appreciated- this is where journeying to
Africa
makes the difference and then, just barely…

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>

The roots are mostly wood. No one eats the roots.  Rootbark, yes.
Rootbark
extract, yes. ibogaine, yes.  But, it is like everything else you have
to
know
your product and what you are doing with it.

Howard

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Dear friend,

What can I say, the “tête or pieds de cochon” was brown, just iboga roots
after the iboga bark was take off  and  boiled in water.(that was the
morning tea during an 4 days initiations).
In Nord-gabon,the Fang mostly, drink iboga with palm wine.Probably some
Nganga put another bark or leaves in their préparation.
I don’t no about congregation!

The tradition I can talk is from south Gabon, mostly in Missoko-gonde or
Ngenza rituals.(directly coming from pygmés). They use plantain and honey
and iboga during initiation, and plantain with an another bark to purge the
body. Also they eat plantain all time in civil life also in Bwiti rituals.

(Mitsogho, puvi, simba, okande, massango, bapunu etnies….etc do
approximatly the same.
Cameroun, guinée-equato,Fang and congregations do an another Bwiti.

If dried iboga looks old, put it on the sun( some hours) to be charged and
press it in your hand.

Laurent

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 15, 2004 at 4:18:39 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello AG, I now understand where is the confusion. What the bwitis might
discard is the first skin of the root, a very thin skin directly in contact
with the soil. they will scrap the root very lightly to remove this skin and
then they will scrap the root stronger to get what they call ‘flesh’. This
is still the rootbark though. And you can do that only when the root are
very fresh, when you just pulled them from the ground. They do that just for
hygiene reason.

Best

Planteur

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Subject: [ibogaine] important info
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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 14, 2004 at 6:23:38 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey Dana ,

Few of my Dutch initiates  were interviewed by mainline which is an addicts magazine, few were back to the methadone clinic after ibo. Treatment
To ask why wouldn’t the clinic help with ibo. Detox. They were sent out , no one wants to listen.
Sander the Dutch guy on the Cd/R  from 2 years ago is still clean, he talked to many people about his success to bit his years of addictions , but
No ear that’s want to listen.  there is a good reason for Dana to keep on talking about Ibogaine.
I have to thanks Dana giving me his trust and support.Which helped me help others.

Sara

Van: Dana Beal [mailto:dana@cures-not-wars.org] 
Verzonden: zaterdag 13 maart 2004 23:42
Aan: Ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy

Hey Patrick, so Someone:

Could you write some kind of point-by-point response to the following. Now I see what’s wrong with these people–it’s like Peter Cohen at the DPA. “I’m against having them quit.” (BTW, the person who wrote the following cut off access to Sara’s website, so there’s no way for anyone else on the thread to check it out for themselves. May Sara wants to respond as well.

Dana/cnw

At 11:35 PM Mar 12 2004,, Sandy wrote:
Amsterdam does have separate laws for marijuana, which is not illegal; and other drugs which are illegal to possess or consume in public, and illegal to sell. And in this entire treatment overview, I don’t see the word Ibogaine listed once. This is not to say there is no value to Ibogaine, but it is wrong to imply Ibogaine is solving drug problems in Amsterdam. Or that Amsterdam is some sort of proof that decriminalizing all drugs is a solution.

PROGRAMS

Dr. Gerritt van Santen, chief physician for the mental health branch of the city’s health department, says his department’s specialty is “offering care for care avoiding people.” He believes that it is essential to understand addiction as a “mental disorder characterized by aninability to put intention into action. This is a consensus you need before you can develop any policy.” He said in the 1980’s the city first tried to refer addicts to traditional psychiatrists who did not want to get involved. Eventually the city gave up on this approach and set up its own system of shared care with the local general practitioners (physicians) who see the more stable addicts while the public system of integrated care sees the more difficult clients that can’t be handled by the G.P.s. Only classic dual diagnosis patients are referred to psychiatrists (i.e. schizophrenia and drug addiction). A high proportion of addicts are mental patients or have multiple illness.

Today, three units of the city’s mental health department deal with various aspects of the addict’s behaviour and care. The Ambulant Medical Team under the direction of Theo Sluijs does outreach, acts as an intermediary between drug users and hospitals, runs boarding houses and shelter beds for homeless addicts, and provides medical service and methadone in the jails for addicts at the daily request of the police. It also runs projects to provide care for addicts illegally in the country and to respond to addicts who create a noise or disturbance on the streets. The Care Coordination Unit deals with hard to handle addicts who cause problems in the community such as those who are mentally ill, refuse treatment or have multiple medical problems. This unit is “responsible to neighbours not just the patient,” according to Theo Sluijs. When neighbours call the police, for example, this unit’s responsibility is to coordinate with the police and treatment providers to develop a program to deal with the individual’s problem within three months. The third unit includes the five outpatient clinics, needle exchange program, seven safe consumption rooms and the scientific medical heroin trial program.

TREATMENT

The approach to treatment is one primarily of low threshold substitution rather than abstinence-oriented programs. Van Santen said, “effective treatment is not detox and inpatient treatment but is long-term pharmacotherapy … [to] reduce criminal behaviour, public nuisance and disorder.” Methadone is the first choice for substitution and is available on demand. He said it shows good results for heroin users with a rate of 60% remission after one year. This statistic means that users are not cut off methadone if they test positive for continuing use of heroin or cocaine. The goal is to find a sufficient dose over a length of time that will reduce at first and ultimately eliminate the need for illegal narcotic use. The health department believes this approach reduces the harm to the community as the need to steal to finance the drug habit is reduced and reduces the harm to the addict from the threat of disease and overdose associated with illegal narcotic use. About 2700 addicts are annually treated with pharmacotherapy by the department. Most receive methadone while others, particularly cocaine addicts receive another substitution drug such as benzodiazepine, librium , valium or ritalin for cocaine use.
He said there are 14 detox beds in the city with a maximum stay of five days used primarily to stabilize addicts. There are very few beds for inpatient abstinence oriented treatment. He said it is a very expensive approach that can handle very few people at a time. Their experience isonly 5% are clean and sober two years after discharge. Many of their addict population have been repeatedly through this type of treatment without success. For the younger addict who has been using for under one year he believes it can work with an intense, highly individualized program but for the older or long-term addict he believes drug use is part of a lifestyle that must be changed before abstinence based treatment will work. He said substitution deals with the craving for the drug but then you still have to deal with “the patient’s lifestyle and retarded development” and social de-integration. It is the lifestyle that the coordinated response seeks to build up so that through the combination of substitution and support the patient is less harm to himself and the surrounding community in terms of his public behaviour and criminal activity.(Further details and statistics on Amsterdam’s approach in Attachment 1)
Van Santen said most of the addicts seen in Amsterdam are heroin users with most cocaine users also using heroin so the treatment approach focuses on heroin addiction. He said many of their heroin users began as cocaine addicts and he is not sure that cocaine use is really a separate type of serious addiction. He said the average age of the city’s addicts is 40 years old and that they are not attracting new young addicts into the scene because of their highly medicalized approach and the image promoted through their education and prevention school programs that drugs are for losers. There is much greater concern about the alarming rise in alcohol use by young people. Sluijs contradicted this somewhat by saying he is alarmed at the skyrocketing trend to crack cocaine which their present treatment methods aren’t set up to deal with…”

”For some years judges have been allowed to offer addicts convicted of crimes related to their addiction drug treatment instead of jail. Many choose jail. Police Commissioner Jules Somers said that although the drug helping system and the harm reduction approach has succeeded for many addicts there is still an intractable group who cause the most trouble. He said, “The harm reduction policy is working for the addict but not working to solve crime. The health condition of these people is good but they still commit crime… . For a certain group the methadone and health approach doesn’t work. For those that it does work, that’s O.K. for me.”

He said that a recent survey of crime in Amsterdam showed that 36,000 people committed 267,000 crimes over the past three years but 1200 of those people were responsible for 42,000 crimes in the inner city where the drug addicts are concentrated. In other words, less than two tenths of one percent (.15%) of the city population is responsible for 16% of all crime. He said because of the problems associated with this group of intractable addicts the Dutch Parliament recently passed a law to be proclaimed this fall called “SOV” (Skufrechterlijhe Ofrang Verslaufden) which means “Penal Addiction Treatment Centre”. It will force addicts who have been convicted of five or more offences in a year related to their addiction and who refuse voluntary drug treatment to go to a special prison for mandatory abstinence oriented drug treatment for two years. Somers said SOV will apply to about 5% of addicts. The police, he said, wanted it to apply to a bigger group but that it was contrary to the Dutch harm reduction policy so the criteria of five convictions and refusal of treatment was established. He said, “The way to this decision has taken a long time.” He said despite their problems he does not believe their policies have increased the number of addicts or attracted them from elsewhere.

Somers said the police concentrate their efforts on the drug dealers and there are strict penalties for dealing with sentences ranging from several months to several years in jail. Addicts found in possession of more than a small amount also get convictions and sentences, he said…”
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/c…00926/drugs.htm
From: laurent sazy <laurentsazy@free.fr>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 14, 2003 at 2:47:51 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On 15/03/04 0:16, “AG” <adamg@013.net.il> wrote:

Planteur,

You mean ‘mistaken’ not false, and Laurent mentioned “tête de cochon”( head
of pig), not
‘feet of pig’… And I assure you, the Besala tribe/family, discard the
bark, as Nick can
attest, and eat a big bowl, I’d say some 400gms easy, of chopped-up,
barkless, root…

As for the ‘automatique’, as they called it, I would ask you and Laurent the
following-
is the drink very black in color- not brownish black, but ink-black?
Because, maybe
our hosts just have their own tradition in this manner, the way they don’t
use either honey
or plantain in the consumption of the root…

And I consumed at least 4 full glasses of this drink…. this was the same
drink that the
congregation would pass a glass around, on previous nights, and each member
would
take the tiniest sip and upon swallowing every one would react quite
physically to the taste.

And Laurent, for the record, our bowls did contain green, chopped-up, leaves
of some
kind or other, not alot though, I’d say sprinkled.. at the time I wrote
about this, there was
some confirmation on the calyx list in this regard, apparently, this is
common in certain areas
while non-existent in others,

all the best,
Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>

Excuse me AG, but you are false. Rootbark is what the bwitis use for
inititiations, Most of the Ibogaine is present in the root bark. As
Laurent
Sazy already said, the bwitis use the root only by boiling them and
prepare
a mixture called “pied de cochon” they drink it before inititation as a
body
cleanser.

Planteur

—–Message d’origine—–
De : AG [mailto:adamg@013.net.il]
Envoyé : dimanche 14 mars 2004 20:13
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

Howard,

I’m kinda surprised by your statement ‘no one eats the roots’. That’s
exactly what the bwiti
eat- they discard the bark, as they deem it ‘filthy’ or something along
those lines… And that’s what Nick, a heroin addict from Belgium and
myself
were served.

Fresh root is ‘active’ unlike the rootbark that’s dried and then shipped
overseas… you put it in your mouth and it starts gnawing away like
microscopic tazmanian devils. Dried ‘rootbark’ becomes pretty nasty if you
chew a small piece for a little while- and you’ll realize that the
bitterness clings on way after you rinsed your mouth a few times- but
fresh
root is so much more than that and I would say that within 3 or 4
‘swallows’, maybe 15-20 mins, you start feeling the oncoming onslaught of
psychedelic effects… And you know that this stuff is serious, because on
one hand, it is the most vilest-tasting substance on the planet but a few
minutes after downing a spoonful or so you’re in complete awe as to how
clean your mouth is… Another thing, I cleaned out my colon in a 30
second
session- I’m not going to ever forget the time I went to the bathroom and
came out quite a bit thinner around the mid-section…. it also releases a
lot of fumes that rise up and makes breathing extremely unpleasant.. it
felt
like Drano- stuff that unplugs the sink…

But for what its worth, I believe that even if fresh root was readily
available, it would not be appreciated- this is where journeying to Africa
makes the difference and then, just barely…

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>

The roots are mostly wood. No one eats the roots.  Rootbark, yes.
Rootbark
extract, yes. ibogaine, yes.  But, it is like everything else you have
to
know
your product and what you are doing with it.

Howard

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Dear friend,

What can I say, the “tête or pieds de cochon” was brown, just iboga roots
after the iboga bark was take off  and  boiled in water.(that was the
morning tea during an 4 days initiations).
In Nord-gabon,the Fang mostly, drink iboga with palm wine.Probably some
Nganga put another bark or leaves in their préparation.
I don’t no about congregation!

The tradition I can talk is from south Gabon, mostly in Missoko-gonde or
Ngenza rituals.(directly coming from pygmés). They use plantain and honey
and iboga during initiation, and plantain with an another bark to purge the
body. Also they eat plantain all time in civil life also in Bwiti rituals.

(Mitsogho, puvi, simba, okande, massango, bapunu etnies….etc do
approximatly the same.
Cameroun, guinée-equato,Fang and congregations do an another Bwiti.

If dried iboga looks old, put it on the sun( some hours) to be charged and
press it in your hand.

Laurent

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 14, 2004 at 2:21:31 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/14/04 9:13:34 AM, adamg@013.net.il writes:

<< Howard,

I’m kinda surprised by your statement ‘no one eats the roots’. That’s

exactly what the bwiti

eat- they discard the bark, as they deem it ‘filthy’ or something along

those lines… And that’s what Nick, a heroin addict from Belgium and myself

were served.

Fresh root is ‘active’ unlike the rootbark that’s dried and then shipped

overseas… you put it in your mouth and it starts gnawing away like

microscopic tazmanian devils. Dried ‘rootbark’ becomes pretty nasty if you

chew a small piece for a little while- and you’ll realize that the

bitterness clings on way after you rinsed your mouth a few times- but fresh

root is so much more than that and I would say that within 3 or 4

‘swallows’, maybe 15-20 mins, you start feeling the oncoming onslaught of

psychedelic effects… And you know that this stuff is serious, because on

one hand, it is the most vilest-tasting substance on the planet but a few

minutes after downing a spoonful or so you’re in complete awe as to how

clean your mouth is… Another thing, I cleaned out my colon in a 30 second

session- I’m not going to ever forget the time I went to the bathroom and

came out quite a bit thinner around the mid-section…. it also releases a

lot of fumes that rise up and makes breathing extremely unpleasant.. it felt

like Drano- stuff that unplugs the sink…

But for what its worth, I believe that even if fresh root was readily

available, it would not be appreciated- this is where journeying to Africa

makes the difference and then, just barely…

Adam >>

Adam,

I certainly cannot deny your experience but, it is distinct from my own
understanding.  Don’t know what else to say but, would particularly appreciate any
comments from those with knowledge of the Bwiti rites and practices.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] respond to methadonian orthodoxy
Date: March 14, 2004 at 10:40:00 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/13/04 10:42:19 PM, dana@cures-not-wars.org writes:

>>Could you write some kind of point-by-point response to the
>>following. Now I see what’s wrong with these people–it’s like Peter
>>Cohen at the DPA. “I’m against having them quit.” (BTW, the person
>>who wrote the following cut off access to Sara’s website, so there’s
>>no way for anyone else on the thread to check it out for themselves.
>>Maybe Sara wants to respond as well.
>>
They cut off access >from their site, obviously.

I was hoping you guys might respond to the various misstatements in the post. I could do it, but I’ve never been on methadone, number one, and I’m not living in Holland and able to give an inside view of it like Sara would.

Dana/cnw

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 14, 2004 at 12:31:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dear Dana,

Ibogaine is not an official medicine in the Netherlands nor is it widely
available. But, let me provide you with some background.  Charles Kaplan, provides
some insight in his article, Reaching a Stage of Wellness: Multistage
Explorations in Social Neuroscience (Kaplan, Ketzer, de Jong, de Vries) Social
Neuroscience Bulletin 6(1) 1993 <http://ibogaine.org/wellness.html>.

“Some suggestions emerge in the consideration of the results of the focus
groups with the Dutch heroin addicts. The focus groups of addicts revealed that
ibogaine was able to induce the experience of collective consciousness and a
clearing up of the mind for members of the focus group. J., one of the members,
reported a common experience, namely, that ibogaine had made her aware that
“All the information I ever got through reading or experience was registered in
my brain.” This demonstration of the brain’s capacities, which formerly was
only theoretically known, became a lived experience. Common to all members was
the production of an intense state of wakefullness. For three to four weeks
after taking the ibogaine, they slept for only three to four hours per day. After
a month they gradually returned to eight hours of sleep per day. The ibogaine
was not comfortable for the members; all had highly anxious episodes. The
state of ibogaine was described by all as a dream with full consciousness. All
felt themselves to be physically heavy, i.e. in a somnolent stage like a body in
sleep. All reported an interruption of heroin-seeking behavior for relatively
long periods of time, a state that they never thought they would reach given
their former nihilistic, depressed view of life.

From these focus groups some intriguing hypotheses have been clarified,
highlighting both exogenous and endogenous processes. The ibogaine experience
succeeded in providing a common sense of belonging to a distinct community oriented
to wellness – a European variety of the African iboga medicine society. Thus,
even, the one member who used heroin again rather shortly after the treatment
did so out of a clear decision and reported that he did not feel himself
addicted anymore. The focus group undermined a preconceived notion that, because
of its extraordinary psychopharmacological effects. Ibogaine produces a
singular, common experience. However, the members discovered in the group that each
experienced the ibogaine in a unique and different way. Does ibogaine, like the
Dalai Lama’s medicine, work to create a sense of belonging to a medicine
community that is dedicated towards reaching a state of wellness? Is this special
consensus an important exogenous mechanism culturally reframing pathological
endogenous processes?”

From the late 1980’s through the early 1990s Dutch user activists began
self-administering and providing ibogaine to other users via an organization they
established, Dutch Addict Self-Help (DASH). DASH was principally established by
the founder of the Dutch Junkies Union, the late Nico Adriaans and his
associates. There is very little available current information on the drug user use
of ibogaine in the Netherlands and a good epidemiological study would really
be in order.  What is trackable is the availability of ibogaine and iboga root
products through shamanic practitioners such as Sara Glatt at Sara’s House
where drugs users are provided with ibogaine and other herbal therapies and
independently, the apparent sales of some iboga products via the internet.  For the
most part both heroin users and the government of the Netherlands, as other
governments, prefers heroin and/or methadone to ibogaine.  On one part, as
these are opioid substances and provide the central effects desired by opiate
dependent individuals and on the other hand, in that persons on methadone and
heroin programs are easy to track and control.  Something governments like to do.
In many ways I agree with Peter Cohen that the concept of a drug problem is a
fabrication and a mechanism of societal control and if we did not view it as a
problem it would not be a problem.  However, whether viewed as a problem or
not, ibogaine offers a mechanism whereby a dependent drug user has the ability
to reverse that dependence fiscally and mentally and to experience a return to
what is perceived as a preaddictive state.  Whether that be for a day or a
year, the experience of returning to a non-addicted state is invaluable as it is
a state that most dependent drug users would not be able to conceive of or
experience. The knowledge of that experience offers the possibility of
recognizing once again that a non-addicted state of mind/body exists and that there is
unique opportunity to return to a that state that Kaplan describes as
“Wellness”.

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

In a message dated 3/13/04 10:42:19 PM, dana@cures-not-wars.org writes:

<< At 11:35 PM Mar 12 2004,, Sandy wrote:
Amsterdam does have separate laws for marijuana, which is not
illegal; and other drugs which are illegal to possess or consume in
public, and illegal to sell. And in this entire treatment overview,
I don’t see the word Ibogaine listed once. This is not to say there
is no value to Ibogaine, but it is wrong to imply Ibogaine is
solving drug problems in Amsterdam. Or that Amsterdam is some sort
of proof that decriminalizing all drugs is a solution.

PROGRAMS

Dr. Gerritt van Santen, chief physician for the mental health branch
of the city’s health department, says his department’s specialty is
“offering care for care avoiding people.” He believes that it is
essential to understand addiction as a “mental disorder
characterized by aninability to put intention into action. This is a
consensus you need before you can develop any policy.” He said in
the 1980’s the city first tried to refer addicts to traditional
psychiatrists who did not want to get involved. Eventually the city
gave up on this approach and set up its own system of shared care
with the local general practitioners (physicians) who see the more
stable addicts while the public system of integrated care sees the
more difficult clients that can’t be handled by the G.P.s. Only
classic dual diagnosis patients are referred to psychiatrists (i.e.
schizophrenia and drug addiction). A high proportion of addicts are
mental patients or have multiple illness.

Today, three units of the city’s mental health department deal with
various aspects of the addict’s behaviour and care. The Ambulant
Medical Team under the direction of Theo Sluijs does outreach, acts
as an intermediary between drug users and hospitals, runs boarding
houses and shelter beds for homeless addicts, and provides medical
service and methadone in the jails for addicts at the daily request
of the police. It also runs projects to provide care for addicts
illegally in the country and to respond to addicts who create a
noise or disturbance on the streets. The Care Coordination Unit
deals with hard to handle addicts who cause problems in the
community such as those who are mentally ill, refuse treatment or
have multiple medical problems. This unit is “responsible to
neighbours not just the patient,” according to Theo Sluijs. When
neighbours call the police, for example, this unit’s responsibility
is to coordinate with the police and treatment providers to develop
a program to deal with the individual’s problem within three months.
The third unit includes the five outpatient clinics, needle exchange
program, seven safe consumption rooms and the scientific medical
heroin trial program.

TREATMENT

The approach to treatment is one primarily of low threshold
substitution rather than abstinence-oriented programs. Van Santen
said, “effective treatment is not detox and inpatient treatment but
is long-term pharmacotherapy … [to] reduce criminal behaviour,
public nuisance and disorder.” Methadone is the first choice for
substitution and is available on demand. He said it shows good
results for heroin users with a rate of 60% remission after one
year. This statistic means that users are not cut off methadone if
they test positive for continuing use of heroin or cocaine. The goal
is to find a sufficient dose over a length of time that will reduce
at first and ultimately eliminate the need for illegal narcotic use.
The health department believes this approach reduces the harm to the
community as the need to steal to finance the drug habit is reduced
and reduces the harm to the addict from the threat of disease and
overdose associated with illegal narcotic use. About 2700 addicts
are annually treated with pharmacotherapy by the department. Most
receive methadone while others, particularly cocaine addicts receive
another substitution drug such as benzodiazepine, librium , valium
or ritalin for cocaine use.

He said there are 14 detox beds in the city with a maximum stay of
five days used primarily to stabilize addicts. There are very few
beds for inpatient abstinence oriented treatment. He said it is a
very expensive approach that can handle very few people at a time.
Their experience isonly 5% are clean and sober two years after
discharge. Many of their addict population have been repeatedly
through this type of treatment without success. For the younger
addict who has been using for under one year he believes it can work
with an intense, highly individualized program but for the older or
long-term addict he believes drug use is part of a lifestyle that
must be changed before abstinence based treatment will work. He said
substitution deals with the craving for the drug but then you still
have to deal with “the patient’s lifestyle and retarded development”
and social de-integration. It is the lifestyle that the coordinated
response seeks to build up so that through the combination of
substitution and support the patient is less harm to himself and the
surrounding community in terms of his public behaviour and criminal
activity.(Further details and statistics on Amsterdam’s approach in
Attachment 1)

Van Santen said most of the addicts seen in Amsterdam are heroin
users with most cocaine users also using heroin so the treatment
approach focuses on heroin addiction. He said many of their heroin
users began as cocaine addicts and he is not sure that cocaine use
is really a separate type of serious addiction. He said the average
age of the city’s addicts is 40 years old and that they are not
attracting new young addicts into the scene because of their highly
medicalized approach and the image promoted through their education
and prevention school programs that drugs are for losers. There is
much greater concern about the alarming rise in alcohol use by young
people. Sluijs contradicted this somewhat by saying he is alarmed at
the skyrocketing trend to crack cocaine which their present
treatment methods aren’t set up to deal with…”

“For some years judges have been allowed to offer addicts convicted
of crimes related to their addiction drug treatment instead of jail.
Many choose jail. Police Commissioner Jules Somers said that
although the drug helping system and the harm reduction approach has
succeeded for many addicts there is still an intractable group who
cause the most trouble. He said, “The harm reduction policy is
working for the addict but not working to solve crime. The health
condition of these people is good but they still commit crime… .
For a certain group the methadone and health approach doesn’t work.
For those that it does work, that’s O.K. for me.”

He said that a recent survey of crime in Amsterdam showed that
36,000 people committed 267,000 crimes over the past three years but
1200 of those people were responsible for 42,000 crimes in the inner
city where the drug addicts are concentrated. In other words, less
than two tenths of one percent (.15%) of the city population is
responsible for 16% of all crime. He said because of the problems
associated with this group of intractable addicts the Dutch
Parliament recently passed a law to be proclaimed this fall called
“SOV” (Skufrechterlijhe Ofrang Verslaufden) which means “Penal
Addiction Treatment Centre”. It will force addicts who have been
convicted of five or more offences in a year related to their
addiction and who refuse voluntary drug treatment to go to a special
prison for mandatory abstinence oriented drug treatment for two
years. Somers said SOV will apply to about 5% of addicts. The
police, he said, wanted it to apply to a bigger group but that it
was contrary to the Dutch harm reduction policy so the criteria of
five convictions and refusal of treatment was established. He said,
“The way to this decision has taken a long time.” He said despite
their problems he does not believe their policies have increased the
number of addicts or attracted them from elsewhere.

Somers said the police concentrate their efforts on the drug dealers
and there are strict penalties for dealing with sentences ranging
from several months to several years in jail. Addicts found in
possession of more than a small amount also get convictions and
sentences, he said…”

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/c…00926/drugs.htm

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 14, 2004 at 2:21:35 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dear Dana,

Ibogaine is not an official medicine in the Netherlands nor is it widely
available. But, let me provide you with some background.  Charles Kaplan, provides
some insight in his article, Reaching a Stage of Wellness: Multistage
Explorations in Social Neuroscience (Kaplan, Ketzer, de Jong, de Vries) Social
Neuroscience Bulletin 6(1) 1993 <http://ibogaine.org/wellness.html>.

“Some suggestions emerge in the consideration of the results of the focus
groups with the Dutch heroin addicts. The focus groups of addicts revealed that
ibogaine was able to induce the experience of collective consciousness and a
clearing up of the mind for members of the focus group. J., one of the members,
reported a common experience, namely, that ibogaine had made her aware that
“All the information I ever got through reading or experience was registered in
my brain.” This demonstration of the brain’s capacities, which formerly was
only theoretically known, became a lived experience. Common to all members was
the production of an intense state of wakefullness. For three to four weeks
after taking the ibogaine, they slept for only three to four hours per day. After
a month they gradually returned to eight hours of sleep per day. The ibogaine
was not comfortable for the members; all had highly anxious episodes. The
state of ibogaine was described by all as a dream with full consciousness. All
felt themselves to be physically heavy, i.e. in a somnolent stage like a body in
sleep. All reported an interruption of heroin-seeking behavior for relatively
long periods of time, a state that they never thought they would reach given
their former nihilistic, depressed view of life.

From these focus groups some intriguing hypotheses have been clarified,
highlighting both exogenous and endogenous processes. The ibogaine experience
succeeded in providing a common sense of belonging to a distinct community oriented
to wellness – a European variety of the African iboga medicine society. Thus,
even, the one member who used heroin again rather shortly after the treatment
did so out of a clear decision and reported that he did not feel himself
addicted anymore. The focus group undermined a preconceived notion that, because
of its extraordinary psychopharmacological effects, ibogaine produces a
singular, common experience. However, the members discovered in the group that each
experienced the ibogaine in a unique and different way. Does ibogaine, like the
Dalai Lama’s medicine, work to create a sense of belonging to a medicine
community that is dedicated towards reaching a state of wellness? Is this special
consensus an important exogenous mechanism culturally reframing pathological
endogenous processes?” [end selection]

From the late 1980’s through the early 1990s Dutch user activists began
self-administering and providing ibogaine to other users via an organization they
established, Dutch Addict Self-Help (DASH). DASH was principally established by
the founder of the Dutch Junkies Union, the late Nico Adriaans and his
associates. There is very little available current information on the drug user use
of ibogaine in the Netherlands and a good epidemiological study would really
be in order.  What is trackable is the availability of ibogaine and iboga root
products through shamanic practitioners such as Sara Glatt at Sara’s House
where drugs users are provided with ibogaine and other herbal therapies and
independently, the apparent sales of some iboga products via the internet.  For the
most part both heroin users and the government of the Netherlands, as other
governments, prefers heroin and/or methadone to ibogaine.  On one part, as
these are opioid substances and provide the central effects desired by opiate
dependent individuals and on the other hand, in that persons on methadone and
heroin programs are easy to track and control.  Something governments like to do.
In many ways I agree with Peter Cohen that the concept of a drug problem is a
fabrication and a mechanism of societal control and if we did not view it as a
problem it would not be a problem.  However, whether viewed as a problem or
not, ibogaine offers a mechanism whereby a dependent drug user has the ability
to reverse that dependence fiscally and mentally and to experience a return to
what is perceived as a preaddictive state.  Whether that be for a day or a
year, the experience of returning to a non-addicted state is invaluable as it is
a state that most dependent drug users would not be able to conceive of or
experience. The knowledge of that experience offers the possibility of
recognizing once again that a non-addicted state of mind/body exists and that offers a
unique opportunity to return to the state that Kaplan describes as “Wellness”.

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

In a message dated 3/13/04 10:42:19 PM, dana@cures-not-wars.org writes:

<< At 11:35 PM Mar 12 2004,, Sandy wrote:
Amsterdam does have separate laws for marijuana, which is not
illegal; and other drugs which are illegal to possess or consume in
public, and illegal to sell. And in this entire treatment overview,
I don’t see the word Ibogaine listed once. This is not to say there
is no value to Ibogaine, but it is wrong to imply Ibogaine is
solving drug problems in Amsterdam. Or that Amsterdam is some sort
of proof that decriminalizing all drugs is a solution.

PROGRAMS

Dr. Gerritt van Santen, chief physician for the mental health branch
of the city’s health department, says his department’s specialty is
“offering care for care avoiding people.” He believes that it is
essential to understand addiction as a “mental disorder
characterized by aninability to put intention into action. This is a
consensus you need before you can develop any policy.” He said in
the 1980’s the city first tried to refer addicts to traditional
psychiatrists who did not want to get involved. Eventually the city
gave up on this approach and set up its own system of shared care
with the local general practitioners (physicians) who see the more
stable addicts while the public system of integrated care sees the
more difficult clients that can’t be handled by the G.P.s. Only
classic dual diagnosis patients are referred to psychiatrists (i.e.
schizophrenia and drug addiction). A high proportion of addicts are
mental patients or have multiple illness.

Today, three units of the city’s mental health department deal with
various aspects of the addict’s behaviour and care. The Ambulant
Medical Team under the direction of Theo Sluijs does outreach, acts
as an intermediary between drug users and hospitals, runs boarding
houses and shelter beds for homeless addicts, and provides medical
service and methadone in the jails for addicts at the daily request
of the police. It also runs projects to provide care for addicts
illegally in the country and to respond to addicts who create a
noise or disturbance on the streets. The Care Coordination Unit
deals with hard to handle addicts who cause problems in the
community such as those who are mentally ill, refuse treatment or
have multiple medical problems. This unit is “responsible to
neighbours not just the patient,” according to Theo Sluijs. When
neighbours call the police, for example, this unit’s responsibility
is to coordinate with the police and treatment providers to develop
a program to deal with the individual’s problem within three months.
The third unit includes the five outpatient clinics, needle exchange
program, seven safe consumption rooms and the scientific medical
heroin trial program.

TREATMENT

The approach to treatment is one primarily of low threshold
substitution rather than abstinence-oriented programs. Van Santen
said, “effective treatment is not detox and inpatient treatment but
is long-term pharmacotherapy … [to] reduce criminal behaviour,
public nuisance and disorder.” Methadone is the first choice for
substitution and is available on demand. He said it shows good
results for heroin users with a rate of 60% remission after one
year. This statistic means that users are not cut off methadone if
they test positive for continuing use of heroin or cocaine. The goal
is to find a sufficient dose over a length of time that will reduce
at first and ultimately eliminate the need for illegal narcotic use.
The health department believes this approach reduces the harm to the
community as the need to steal to finance the drug habit is reduced
and reduces the harm to the addict from the threat of disease and
overdose associated with illegal narcotic use. About 2700 addicts
are annually treated with pharmacotherapy by the department. Most
receive methadone while others, particularly cocaine addicts receive
another substitution drug such as benzodiazepine, librium , valium
or ritalin for cocaine use.

He said there are 14 detox beds in the city with a maximum stay of
five days used primarily to stabilize addicts. There are very few
beds for inpatient abstinence oriented treatment. He said it is a
very expensive approach that can handle very few people at a time.
Their experience isonly 5% are clean and sober two years after
discharge. Many of their addict population have been repeatedly
through this type of treatment without success. For the younger
addict who has been using for under one year he believes it can work
with an intense, highly individualized program but for the older or
long-term addict he believes drug use is part of a lifestyle that
must be changed before abstinence based treatment will work. He said
substitution deals with the craving for the drug but then you still
have to deal with “the patient’s lifestyle and retarded development”
and social de-integration. It is the lifestyle that the coordinated
response seeks to build up so that through the combination of
substitution and support the patient is less harm to himself and the
surrounding community in terms of his public behaviour and criminal
activity.(Further details and statistics on Amsterdam’s approach in
Attachment 1)

Van Santen said most of the addicts seen in Amsterdam are heroin
users with most cocaine users also using heroin so the treatment
approach focuses on heroin addiction. He said many of their heroin
users began as cocaine addicts and he is not sure that cocaine use
is really a separate type of serious addiction. He said the average
age of the city’s addicts is 40 years old and that they are not
attracting new young addicts into the scene because of their highly
medicalized approach and the image promoted through their education
and prevention school programs that drugs are for losers. There is
much greater concern about the alarming rise in alcohol use by young
people. Sluijs contradicted this somewhat by saying he is alarmed at
the skyrocketing trend to crack cocaine which their present
treatment methods aren’t set up to deal with…”

“For some years judges have been allowed to offer addicts convicted
of crimes related to their addiction drug treatment instead of jail.
Many choose jail. Police Commissioner Jules Somers said that
although the drug helping system and the harm reduction approach has
succeeded for many addicts there is still an intractable group who
cause the most trouble. He said, “The harm reduction policy is
working for the addict but not working to solve crime. The health
condition of these people is good but they still commit crime… .
For a certain group the methadone and health approach doesn’t work.
For those that it does work, that’s O.K. for me.”

He said that a recent survey of crime in Amsterdam showed that
36,000 people committed 267,000 crimes over the past three years but
1200 of those people were responsible for 42,000 crimes in the inner
city where the drug addicts are concentrated. In other words, less
than two tenths of one percent (.15%) of the city population is
responsible for 16% of all crime. He said because of the problems
associated with this group of intractable addicts the Dutch
Parliament recently passed a law to be proclaimed this fall called
“SOV” (Skufrechterlijhe Ofrang Verslaufden) which means “Penal
Addiction Treatment Centre”. It will force addicts who have been
convicted of five or more offences in a year related to their
addiction and who refuse voluntary drug treatment to go to a special
prison for mandatory abstinence oriented drug treatment for two
years. Somers said SOV will apply to about 5% of addicts. The
police, he said, wanted it to apply to a bigger group but that it
was contrary to the Dutch harm reduction policy so the criteria of
five convictions and refusal of treatment was established. He said,
“The way to this decision has taken a long time.” He said despite
their problems he does not believe their policies have increased the
number of addicts or attracted them from elsewhere.

Somers said the police concentrate their efforts on the drug dealers
and there are strict penalties for dealing with sentences ranging
from several months to several years in jail. Addicts found in
possession of more than a small amount also get convictions and
sentences, he said…”

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/c…00926/drugs.htm

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Is this a for real e-mail from Ibogaine list?
Date: March 14, 2004 at 8:35:11 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello! I received this e-mail and wondered if it was sent out from list or from somewhere else.
Did anyone else get this?

My boyfriend is in hospital so I have not had time to respond.
Some great discussions going on though!
Hopefully he will come home Tuesday and our home will be back to normal…….well it was never normal but………

toodles!
Callie
From: ibogaine-help@mindvox.com
Subject: ezmlm warning
Date: March 10, 2004 at 12:04:04 PM EST
To: CallieMimosa@aol.com

Hi! This is the ezmlm program. I’m managing the
ibogaine@mindvox.com mailing list.

I’m working for my owner, who can be reached
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Messages to you from the ibogaine mailing list seem to
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If this message bounces too, I will send you a probe. If the probe bounces,
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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 14, 2004 at 6:16:21 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Planteur,

You mean ‘mistaken’ not false, and Laurent mentioned “tête de cochon”( head
of pig), not
‘feet of pig’… And I assure you, the Besala tribe/family, discard the
bark, as Nick can
attest, and eat a big bowl, I’d say some 400gms easy, of chopped-up,
barkless, root…

As for the ‘automatique’, as they called it, I would ask you and Laurent the
following-
is the drink very black in color- not brownish black, but ink-black?
Because, maybe
our hosts just have their own tradition in this manner, the way they don’t
use either honey
or plantain in the consumption of the root…

And I consumed at least 4 full glasses of this drink…. this was the same
drink that the
congregation would pass a glass around, on previous nights, and each member
would
take the tiniest sip and upon swallowing every one would react quite
physically to the taste.

And Laurent, for the record, our bowls did contain green, chopped-up, leaves
of some
kind or other, not alot though, I’d say sprinkled.. at the time I wrote
about this, there was
some confirmation on the calyx list in this regard, apparently, this is
common in certain areas
while non-existent in others,

all the best,
Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>

Excuse me AG, but you are false. Rootbark is what the bwitis use for
inititiations, Most of the Ibogaine is present in the root bark. As
Laurent
Sazy already said, the bwitis use the root only by boiling them and
prepare
a mixture called “pied de cochon” they drink it before inititation as a
body
cleanser.

Planteur

—–Message d’origine—–
De : AG [mailto:adamg@013.net.il]
Envoyé : dimanche 14 mars 2004 20:13
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

Howard,

I’m kinda surprised by your statement ‘no one eats the roots’. That’s
exactly what the bwiti
eat- they discard the bark, as they deem it ‘filthy’ or something along
those lines… And that’s what Nick, a heroin addict from Belgium and
myself
were served.

Fresh root is ‘active’ unlike the rootbark that’s dried and then shipped
overseas… you put it in your mouth and it starts gnawing away like
microscopic tazmanian devils. Dried ‘rootbark’ becomes pretty nasty if you
chew a small piece for a little while- and you’ll realize that the
bitterness clings on way after you rinsed your mouth a few times- but
fresh
root is so much more than that and I would say that within 3 or 4
‘swallows’, maybe 15-20 mins, you start feeling the oncoming onslaught of
psychedelic effects… And you know that this stuff is serious, because on
one hand, it is the most vilest-tasting substance on the planet but a few
minutes after downing a spoonful or so you’re in complete awe as to how
clean your mouth is… Another thing, I cleaned out my colon in a 30
second
session- I’m not going to ever forget the time I went to the bathroom and
came out quite a bit thinner around the mid-section…. it also releases a
lot of fumes that rise up and makes breathing extremely unpleasant.. it
felt
like Drano- stuff that unplugs the sink…

But for what its worth, I believe that even if fresh root was readily
available, it would not be appreciated- this is where journeying to Africa
makes the difference and then, just barely…

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>

The roots are mostly wood. No one eats the roots.  Rootbark, yes.
Rootbark
extract, yes. ibogaine, yes.  But, it is like everything else you have
to
know
your product and what you are doing with it.

Howard

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 14, 2004 at 6:38:55 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Excuse me AG, but you are false. Rootbark is what the bwitis use for
inititiations, Most of the Ibogaine is present in the root bark. As Laurent
Sazy already said, the bwitis use the root only by boiling them and prepare
a mixture called “pied de cochon” they drink it before inititation as a body
cleanser.

Planteur

—–Message d’origine—–
De : AG [mailto:adamg@013.net.il]
Envoyé : dimanche 14 mars 2004 20:13
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

Howard,

I’m kinda surprised by your statement ‘no one eats the roots’. That’s
exactly what the bwiti
eat- they discard the bark, as they deem it ‘filthy’ or something along
those lines… And that’s what Nick, a heroin addict from Belgium and myself
were served.

Fresh root is ‘active’ unlike the rootbark that’s dried and then shipped
overseas… you put it in your mouth and it starts gnawing away like
microscopic tazmanian devils. Dried ‘rootbark’ becomes pretty nasty if you
chew a small piece for a little while- and you’ll realize that the
bitterness clings on way after you rinsed your mouth a few times- but fresh
root is so much more than that and I would say that within 3 or 4
‘swallows’, maybe 15-20 mins, you start feeling the oncoming onslaught of
psychedelic effects… And you know that this stuff is serious, because on
one hand, it is the most vilest-tasting substance on the planet but a few
minutes after downing a spoonful or so you’re in complete awe as to how
clean your mouth is… Another thing, I cleaned out my colon in a 30 second
session- I’m not going to ever forget the time I went to the bathroom and
came out quite a bit thinner around the mid-section…. it also releases a
lot of fumes that rise up and makes breathing extremely unpleasant.. it felt
like Drano- stuff that unplugs the sink…

But for what its worth, I believe that even if fresh root was readily
available, it would not be appreciated- this is where journeying to Africa
makes the difference and then, just barely…

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>

The roots are mostly wood. No one eats the roots.  Rootbark, yes.
Rootbark
extract, yes. ibogaine, yes.  But, it is like everything else you have to
know
your product and what you are doing with it.

Howard

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 14, 2004 at 2:13:02 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Howard,

I’m kinda surprised by your statement ‘no one eats the roots’. That’s
exactly what the bwiti
eat- they discard the bark, as they deem it ‘filthy’ or something along
those lines… And that’s what Nick, a heroin addict from Belgium and myself
were served.

Fresh root is ‘active’ unlike the rootbark that’s dried and then shipped
overseas… you put it in your mouth and it starts gnawing away like
microscopic tazmanian devils. Dried ‘rootbark’ becomes pretty nasty if you
chew a small piece for a little while- and you’ll realize that the
bitterness clings on way after you rinsed your mouth a few times- but fresh
root is so much more than that and I would say that within 3 or 4
‘swallows’, maybe 15-20 mins, you start feeling the oncoming onslaught of
psychedelic effects… And you know that this stuff is serious, because on
one hand, it is the most vilest-tasting substance on the planet but a few
minutes after downing a spoonful or so you’re in complete awe as to how
clean your mouth is… Another thing, I cleaned out my colon in a 30 second
session- I’m not going to ever forget the time I went to the bathroom and
came out quite a bit thinner around the mid-section…. it also releases a
lot of fumes that rise up and makes breathing extremely unpleasant.. it felt
like Drano- stuff that unplugs the sink…

But for what its worth, I believe that even if fresh root was readily
available, it would not be appreciated- this is where journeying to Africa
makes the difference and then, just barely…

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>

The roots are mostly wood. No one eats the roots.  Rootbark, yes.
Rootbark
extract, yes. ibogaine, yes.  But, it is like everything else you have to
know
your product and what you are doing with it.

Howard

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 14, 2004 at 1:54:48 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Bro, no idea what you’re talking about or what that message means, or
where it is from?

All of the web pages you listed of Sara’s load with no trouble.

Peace out,
Curtis

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:28:56 -0800 Sara Glatt <sara119@xs4all.nl> wrote:
I have no idea,

Sara

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Verzonden: zondag 14 maart 2004 1:08
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy

In a message dated 3/13/04 10:42:19 PM, dana@cures-not-wars.org
writes:

Could you write some kind of point-by-point response to the
following. Now I see what’s wrong with these people–it’s like
Peter
Cohen at the DPA. “I’m against having them quit.” (BTW, the person

who wrote the following cut off access to Sara’s website, so there’s

no way for anyone else on the thread to check it out for themselves.

May Sara wants to respond as well.

Who cut off access to Sara’s website?

http://www.iboga.tk/

http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/latest_info.htm

They seem to be up.  What page is down?

Howard

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 13, 2004 at 7:28:56 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I have no idea,

Sara

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Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: zondag 14 maart 2004 1:08
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy

In a message dated 3/13/04 10:42:19 PM, dana@cures-not-wars.org writes:

Could you write some kind of point-by-point response to the
following. Now I see what’s wrong with these people–it’s like Peter
Cohen at the DPA. “I’m against having them quit.” (BTW, the person
who wrote the following cut off access to Sara’s website, so there’s
no way for anyone else on the thread to check it out for themselves.
May Sara wants to respond as well.

Who cut off access to Sara’s website?

http://www.iboga.tk/

http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/latest_info.htm

They seem to be up.  What page is down?

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 13, 2004 at 7:08:22 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/13/04 10:42:19 PM, dana@cures-not-wars.org writes:

Could you write some kind of point-by-point response to the
following. Now I see what’s wrong with these people–it’s like Peter
Cohen at the DPA. “I’m against having them quit.” (BTW, the person
who wrote the following cut off access to Sara’s website, so there’s
no way for anyone else on the thread to check it out for themselves.
May Sara wants to respond as well.

Who cut off access to Sara’s website?

http://www.iboga.tk/

http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/latest_info.htm

They seem to be up.  What page is down?

Howard

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 13, 2004 at 5:41:49 PM EST
To: Ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey Patrick, so Someone:

Could you write some kind of point-by-point response to the following. Now I see what’s wrong with these people–it’s like Peter Cohen at the DPA. “I’m against having them quit.” (BTW, the person who wrote the following cut off access to Sara’s website, so there’s no way for anyone else on the thread to check it out for themselves. May Sara wants to respond as well.

Dana/cnw

At 11:35 PM Mar 12 2004,, Sandy wrote:
Amsterdam does have separate laws for marijuana, which is not illegal; and other drugs which are illegal to possess or consume in public, and illegal to sell. And in this entire treatment overview, I don’t see the word Ibogaine listed once. This is not to say there is no value to Ibogaine, but it is wrong to imply Ibogaine is solving drug problems in Amsterdam. Or that Amsterdam is some sort of proof that decriminalizing all drugs is a solution.

PROGRAMS

Dr. Gerritt van Santen, chief physician for the mental health branch of the city’s health department, says his department’s specialty is “offering care for care avoiding people.” He believes that it is essential to understand addiction as a “mental disorder characterized by aninability to put intention into action. This is a consensus you need before you can develop any policy.” He said in the 1980’s the city first tried to refer addicts to traditional psychiatrists who did not want to get involved. Eventually the city gave up on this approach and set up its own system of shared care with the local general practitioners (physicians) who see the more stable addicts while the public system of integrated care sees the more difficult clients that can’t be handled by the G.P.s. Only classic dual diagnosis patients are referred to psychiatrists (i.e. schizophrenia and drug addiction). A high proportion of addicts are mental patients or have multiple illness.

Today, three units of the city’s mental health department deal with various aspects of the addict’s behaviour and care. The Ambulant Medical Team under the direction of Theo Sluijs does outreach, acts as an intermediary between drug users and hospitals, runs boarding houses and shelter beds for homeless addicts, and provides medical service and methadone in the jails for addicts at the daily request of the police. It also runs projects to provide care for addicts illegally in the country and to respond to addicts who create a noise or disturbance on the streets. The Care Coordination Unit deals with hard to handle addicts who cause problems in the community such as those who are mentally ill, refuse treatment or have multiple medical problems. This unit is “responsible to neighbours not just the patient,” according to Theo Sluijs. When neighbours call the police, for example, this unit’s responsibility is to coordinate with the police and treatment providers to develop a program to deal with the individual’s problem within three months. The third unit includes the five outpatient clinics, needle exchange program, seven safe consumption rooms and the scientific medical heroin trial program.

TREATMENT

The approach to treatment is one primarily of low threshold substitution rather than abstinence-oriented programs. Van Santen said, “effective treatment is not detox and inpatient treatment but is long-term pharmacotherapy … [to] reduce criminal behaviour, public nuisance and disorder.” Methadone is the first choice for substitution and is available on demand. He said it shows good results for heroin users with a rate of 60% remission after one year. This statistic means that users are not cut off methadone if they test positive for continuing use of heroin or cocaine. The goal is to find a sufficient dose over a length of time that will reduce at first and ultimately eliminate the need for illegal narcotic use. The health department believes this approach reduces the harm to the community as the need to steal to finance the drug habit is reduced and reduces the harm to the addict from the threat of disease and overdose associated with illegal narcotic use. About 2700 addicts are annually treated with pharmacotherapy by the department. Most receive methadone while others, particularly cocaine addicts receive another substitution drug such as benzodiazepine, librium , valium or ritalin for cocaine use.

He said there are 14 detox beds in the city with a maximum stay of five days used primarily to stabilize addicts. There are very few beds for inpatient abstinence oriented treatment. He said it is a very expensive approach that can handle very few people at a time. Their experience isonly 5% are clean and sober two years after discharge. Many of their addict population have been repeatedly through this type of treatment without success. For the younger addict who has been using for under one year he believes it can work with an intense, highly individualized program but for the older or long-term addict he believes drug use is part of a lifestyle that must be changed before abstinence based treatment will work. He said substitution deals with the craving for the drug but then you still have to deal with “the patient’s lifestyle and retarded development” and social de-integration. It is the lifestyle that the coordinated response seeks to build up so that through the combination of substitution and support the patient is less harm to himself and the surrounding community in terms of his public behaviour and criminal activity.(Further details and statistics on Amsterdam’s approach in Attachment 1)

Van Santen said most of the addicts seen in Amsterdam are heroin users with most cocaine users also using heroin so the treatment approach focuses on heroin addiction. He said many of their heroin users began as cocaine addicts and he is not sure that cocaine use is really a separate type of serious addiction. He said the average age of the city’s addicts is 40 years old and that they are not attracting new young addicts into the scene because of their highly medicalized approach and the image promoted through their education and prevention school programs that drugs are for losers. There is much greater concern about the alarming rise in alcohol use by young people. Sluijs contradicted this somewhat by saying he is alarmed at the skyrocketing trend to crack cocaine which their present treatment methods aren’t set up to deal with…”

“For some years judges have been allowed to offer addicts convicted of crimes related to their addiction drug treatment instead of jail. Many choose jail. Police Commissioner Jules Somers said that although the drug helping system and the harm reduction approach has succeeded for many addicts there is still an intractable group who cause the most trouble. He said, “The harm reduction policy is working for the addict but not working to solve crime. The health condition of these people is good but they still commit crime… . For a certain group the methadone and health approach doesn’t work. For those that it does work, that’s O.K. for me.”

He said that a recent survey of crime in Amsterdam showed that 36,000 people committed 267,000 crimes over the past three years but 1200 of those people were responsible for 42,000 crimes in the inner city where the drug addicts are concentrated. In other words, less than two tenths of one percent (.15%) of the city population is responsible for 16% of all crime. He said because of the problems associated with this group of intractable addicts the Dutch Parliament recently passed a law to be proclaimed this fall called “SOV” (Skufrechterlijhe Ofrang Verslaufden) which means “Penal Addiction Treatment Centre”. It will force addicts who have been convicted of five or more offences in a year related to their addiction and who refuse voluntary drug treatment to go to a special prison for mandatory abstinence oriented drug treatment for two years. Somers said SOV will apply to about 5% of addicts. The police, he said, wanted it to apply to a bigger group but that it was contrary to the Dutch harm reduction policy so the criteria of five convictions and refusal of treatment was established. He said, “The way to this decision has taken a long time.” He said despite their problems he does not believe their policies have increased the number of addicts or attracted them from elsewhere.

Somers said the police concentrate their efforts on the drug dealers and there are strict penalties for dealing with sentences ranging from several months to several years in jail. Addicts found in possession of more than a small amount also get convictions and sentences, he said…”

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/ctyclerk/c…00926/drugs.htm

From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Enlightened Drug Policy
Date: March 13, 2004 at 2:48:47 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 07:42:48AM -0800], [Steven Anker] wrote:

| I’ve always had a dream about those wild Bush twins… “That’s a cute name,
| Bush.” Perhaps their addictions will get a little out of hand. They seem
| perfect for St. Kitts. I think it would be fun to have hot sex with them
| after ibo… and then meet the dad with that knowing look in my eye of I
| fucked your daughter, sir. “May I call you dad?” Patrick, please help me
| out.

Steven, I’d love to.  We are, after all, only here to HELP people.

Now then, just get one of your psychiatrists to do some creative writing
and submit a short story — no longer than 12 single-spaced pages —
explaining your URGENT MEDICAL NEED for this procedure.  And follow it up
with a short note from your probation occifer.

Something cheerful and upbeat, like, “Steven is doing real good.  He
hasn’t been arrested in months.  We are all very proud of him.  Steven is
allowed to travel as long as he is under the supervision of a grown-up at
all times.  I want my money now.”  Whoopsie, no, wait, that last sentence
goes OUTSIDE the quotes!  My bad.

I must commend you on giving ample thought to your aftercare, but point
out that perhaps you haven’t thought it through COMPLETELY.  It might be
EXTREMELY CATHARTIC is you also provide an urgent and immediate, medical
need for Britney Spears.  I don’t think she’s a dopefiend or crackhead,
but she is obviously completely fucking crazy, and really hot too.  The
only part I can’t understand is that awful noise which is always playing
in the background when she appears on teleBizshuN.  But you hit the [MUTE]
button, and everything is all-good.

| PS: Patrick, stop being such a hippie pussy.

Okay … I’m confused.  That’s alright because I’ve spent most of my life
living in a state of shock, in the country of confusion … but how do I
react…?  Am I Extremely Honored, or Deeply Insulted…?  I mean, I know
that this gets filed under, “Male Bonding,” but…

None of this is my programming.  I didn’t grow up listening to Hendrix and
The Beatles mahn … I grew up in Spanish Harlem, with the whole entire
NWA Music to Kill Cops to, collection pumping down the block at volume
30…

What’s happening to me?  Make it stop!  Whitelight molecules seem to
ReSeT, things … and stuff.  All the boundaries keep getting changed and
rearranged.  Who am I?  What am I?  Where am I?

Asking to be lynched if I ever said any of this in my neighborhood.

Peace, love, whitelight molecules mahn!  At least half the time I actually
believe this too.

Please kill me.

Pardon me, gotta go have a nervous breakdown … no worries, it happens at
least three times a week.

Patrick

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] A Student Aid Ban For Past Drug Use Is Creating A Furor
Date: March 13, 2004 at 2:37:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04/n419/a09.html

Pubdate: Sat, 13 Mar 2004
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2004 The New York Times Company
Contact: letters@nytimes.com
Website: http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: Greg Winter
See: http://www.ssdp.org/  http://efsdp.org/hea/
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/hea.htm (Higher Education Act)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Mark+Souder

A STUDENT AID BAN FOR PAST DRUG USE IS CREATING A FUROR

Given that she had been thrown out of the house by 13 for declaring herself
a lesbian, spent her teenage years sleeping on subway trains and rotting
piers and yet still managed to get her G.E.D., Laura Melendez figured she
had kept her nose pretty clean.

Sure, there had been a few arrests for smoking marijuana, but after an
entire adolescence spent on the streets, with far more visits by the police
than by her parents, what did those offenses really amount to?

“It means I’ll be denied an education,” said Ms. Melendez, who is from the
Bronx, now 22 and applying to college.

If Ms. Melendez had been an armed robber, a rapist, even a murderer, she
would not be in the same predicament. Once out of prison, she would have
been entitled to government grants and loans, no questions asked.

But under a contentious provision of federal law, tens of thousands of
would-be college students have been denied financial aid because of drug
offenses, even though the crimes may have been committed long ago and the
sentences already served.

“It is absurd on the face of it,” said Representative Mark Souder,
Republican of Indiana.

Mr. Souder, who wrote the law, says the Clinton and Bush administrations
have both turned it on its head, taking a penalty meant to discourage
current students from experimenting with drugs and using it to punish
people trying to get their lives back on track.

“I am an evangelic Christian who believes in repentance, so why would I
have supported that?” he said. “Why would any of us in Congress?”

The aid prohibition has been a sore point since its enactment in 1998,
inciting debate and recriminations all around. Members of Congress have
accused the Clinton and Bush administrations of distorting the law’s
intent. The Education Department has fired back, saying Congress handed it
a vague and sloppy law – one referring simply to “a student who has been
convicted” of a drug offense – that the department is faithfully enforcing.

Students are equally perplexed. After serving almost 10 years in prison for
attempted murder, Jason Bell went straight to college on federal grants and
loans. Now a senior at San Francisco State University, he helps other
ex-convicts enroll in the university but often has the hardest time
assisting drug offenders whose crimes were minor, certainly a lot less
serious than his.

“It’s a form of double jeopardy,” said Mr. Bell, 32. “They do the time, but
then there are still roadblocks when they finish. I don’t believe people
should be punished twice.”

Some members of Congress say they are pushing to rewrite the law for
precisely that reason. And, for the first time since the prohibition took
effect, the president’s budget includes a commitment to revise it – not to
throw it out, but to narrow its scope so that students like Ms. Melendez
get a second chance.

“It would really take a lot off my mind,” she said. “I need to go to
school. I can’t just leave it like this.”

Yet the changes would perpetuate what some members of Congress see as the
law’s contradictions. Under President Bush’s language, anyone who violated
drug laws before going to college could get financial aid, regardless of
the offense. That would be in keeping with Mr. Bush’s philosophy, as laid
out in his State of the Union address, that “when the gates of the prison
open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.”

But those already in college when they commit a drug offense, however
small, would still be stripped of aid, for at least a year. The idea,
supporters say, is to continue trying to dissuade students from using
drugs, especially since they are being educated with taxpayer money.

The problem, detractors say, is that the law would still impose stiffer
penalties on drug use than on any other crime.

“We should abolish the whole rule,” said Representative Barney Frank,
Democrat of Massachusetts. “Not that we should encourage drug use, but you
shouldn’t single that out as being worse than rape or arson or armed robbery.”

Representative Souder doubts that the prospect of losing financial aid
would deter a murderer or a rapist, but says the same threat does a lot
when it comes to drug use. Some student counselors agree, arguing that at
times, students wrestling with substance abuse need an extra incentive to
stay clean.

Critics, however, have an additional complaint: that the proposed changes
would have the odd effect of barring some first-time, minor offenders from
getting financial aid while restoring it for more serious drug lawbreakers.

By his own count, Donald Miller, a 53-year-old freshman at York College in
Queens, was arrested 17 times for abusing drugs and occasionally selling
them, a result of what he describes as a fruitless effort to quiet his
schizophrenia. It left him homeless and addicted.

Now that Mr. Miller is sober and taking his medications regularly, he has
been confronted by the discouraging news that he is not eligible for
financial aid despite living on less than $600 a month. But under the new
rules, he almost certainly would be.

“It would mean that I could continue all the way through school,” he said.

On the other hand, there is the case of Marisa Garcia, a junior at
California State University, Fullerton. A few weeks before her freshman
year began, Ms. Garcia received a ticket for having a small marijuana pipe
in her car. (It had some ashes in it, she admits.)

That was her first and only offense. Accordingly, she paid a $415 fine. But
she also lost her federal grants and loans for a year, amounting to
thousands of dollars. Under the revised rules, her penalty would be no
different.

“It doesn’t make sense,” Ms. Garcia said. “To punish someone by taking away
their education? It’s counterproductive.”

The law does allow students to win back their aid by going through drug
treatment. But when Ms. Garcia looked into that option, all she could find
was residential counseling that cost as much as her tuition.

“If I couldn’t afford to pay for school,” she said, “then how was I
supposed to pay for these programs?”

Congressional supporters of the drug prohibition argue that students should
obey the law or surrender the privilege of financial aid. But they also
contend that the aid prohibition was never meant to punish people for bad
choices they made long ago. Given the way the law has been applied, Mr.
Souder says, students who have been denied aid because of offenses
committed before they were in college should consider suing the government.

“I know as a conservative I’m not supposed to say this, but there are
lawsuits to be had here,” he said.

The Education Department strongly disagrees, contending that the statute
Congress passed does nothing to distinguish between past and current
offenses. By clarifying it, lawmakers hope to eliminate the confusion that
has surrounded it since its inception. But others worry that as long as
financial aid forms continue to ask whether students have had a drug
conviction, many will simply assume that they are ineligible.

“There’s so much confusion about this law, and it ends up discouraging
people from moving forward with their lives,” said Michael Dean, a
substance abuse counselor in Denver. “At what point in our society do we
say that a person has paid their debt?”
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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] absinthe and ibogaine
Date: March 13, 2004 at 11:12:37 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

If only ibogaine were being sold by the ton, in 75 years or so the Swiss
government might reverse its decision and allow ibogaine to be imported.  Don’t
hold you breath.

Howard

ORIGINAL MESSAGE

Swiss government supports end to absinthe ban

GENEVA (AFP) – The Swiss government approved draft
legislation to end a ban on absinthe, the mythical
herbal liqueur beloved of turn-of-the-century artists
and blamed for driving some of them mad.

Political debate has been ongoing in the Alpine
country since last year over the green spirit, which
is thought to be bootlegged in moderate quantities
here but was outlawed in 1908, after a factory worker
killed his wife and two children in a bout of madness
blamed on the drink.

Absinthe was allowed back into shops in much of
western Europe in 1981 after the European Union (news
– web sites) passed a directive which overturned bans
in many countries.

Although the law was later eased in non-EU member
Switzerland, the drink nicknamed the “green fairy” has
remained outlawed in its high-proof form recognized as
real absinthe.

The federal Swiss government said in a report that the
1908 ban no longer was justified, since the quantities
of thuyone — the substance in absinthe considered
dangerous — were now clearly regulated in the drink.

Legalizing it would actually enable authorities to
control the production of the alcohol and tax its
sales, it said.

The fabled aura surrounding absinthe, immortalized in
poems by Charles Baudelaire and paintings by Edgar
Degas and Pablo Picasso, could also be dispelled if it
were no longer illegal, the government concluded.

Pro-legalization camps in Switzerland have touted the
economic benefits of the drink for the isolated Val de
Travers in the western canton of Neufchatel, which
claims to be the birthplace of the alcohol made from
wormwood.

About 15,000 litres of absinthe are thought to be
distilled illegally in the Val de Travers every year.
Most of the locals drink it diluted with water, when
it turns into a milky-white colour.

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] LollapoJohnWaltersCircusTour
Date: March 12, 2004 at 9:24:29 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The dates and locations of the meetings are:

Chicago, IL, March 16, 2004. 9am-5pm
(Radisson Hotel Schaumburg, 1725 Algonquin Road)

Fresno, CA, March 18, 2004. 9am-5pm
(Fresno Convention Center, 848 M Street)

Atlanta, GA, March 25, 2004. 9am-5pm
(Holiday Inn, 450 Capitol Avenue)

Denver, CO, April 8, 2004. 9am-5pm
(Executive Tower Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street)

You can RSVP for the summits at http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp?u=23625&l=21663 .

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] drudge
Date: March 12, 2004 at 8:18:10 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dana, the reason Matt Drudge linked the deborah and
patrick story was because it was a great story, it was
emotional and personal, but sane and did the best job
of explaining ibogaine I have seen since JAMA. Except
JAMA is something most people don’t know about and
they have to read it instead of watching TV. It was a
great story even if you don’t know what ibogaine is,
now you do. No matter what you think of Patrick and
Mash and I know Patrick is your friend so you can’t be
that upset by it, it was the best ibogaine piece I
have seen aired.

If you start harassing Matt Drudge with all the things
you do, I am sure the only result will be that he will
never, ever show any interest in ibogaine again. It’s
not going to make him put your name on the front page
of his site.

I don’t think that all you do is cause problems, I
think Patrick’s message was true and you do a lot of
good but hassling someone who has already done
something for ibogaine and making them associate
ibogaine with crazies is not helping anyone! Not even
you, because he’s not going to do a story on you or
put it on his site! Please leave him alone!

Carla B

— Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org> wrote:
Preston wrote:
Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not
Kerry. A Conservative
Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.<

Putting aside my own belief that there really isn’t
any dif between the
Republicrats and Democans, the above is really
rather depressing, pointed
out in such blunt fashion too. But oh so true too.
Wonder what promted that
in Drudge- the titillating factor about a
hallucinoggen for addiction?
Peace,
Preston

Is there a way to ask him?

Dana/cnw

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] (Sorta ot) Fw: [drugwar] DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Drug czar critical of marijuana initiative
Date: March 12, 2004 at 7:57:00 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

HI all,
A bit of a rant for a Friday evening. Then a bit of a laugh at Walters’
expense, although he is the one with the “power” one might say, which kinda
sucks, but hey, I must take our laughs where I can get ’em.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [drugwar] DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Drug czar critical of marijuana
initiative

(the article below has this quote >”I believe drug pushers would think
it’s a free-for-all if they legalize
marijuana,” Brymer said. “It’s the drug teens focus on, and it’s the drug
that leads to meth.”<

Oh yeah, I remember it well, the day pot took me by the hand and lead me
down that treacherous slippery slope to methamphetamines, which were
waiting
at the bottom of the hill by the bus stop, wearing galoshes and skipping
around in the puddles on a warm and rainy day…errr. wait a minute, I
think
that was Mary Poppins actually, not methamphetamines. Sorry, nope, I only
spent a week or two playing around with methamphetamines, while living in
London, and it sure weren’t pot that had a single thing to do with my
experimentation. (And it was shooting methamphetamines there in London
that
introduced me to the phenomenon of the “dirty hit,” where one shoots a
teeny
tiny morsel of dust, or lint, or cotton, or cut in the drugs into one’s
vein, whereby the foreign substance enters and ends up causing migraines,
nausea, and the wish that god would simply come and take one away as the
pain and misery of a dirty hit is the worst feeling (one that goes on and
on, all night long in my own case, right through til the next afternoon
when
I was finally able to walk upright, sorta, down the street to a dealer’s
place and cop a bag of dope- which is the surefire cure for a dirty hit by
the way- simply do a shot of heroin and voila- not more
headaches/crawlingskin/wish to die sensations.
But anyway, the point is that pot never, not while smoking it, eating
it, looking at it, thinking about it, wanting it, looking for it, etc,
never
ever never not once made me think, “Hey, methamphetamines would sure be
fun
now, let’s get some.”
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Tami Halphen
To: radio-free-america ; Houston NORML ; drugwar@mindvox.com ; DPFT
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 3:02 PM
Subject: [drugwar] DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Drug czar critical of marijuana
initiative

Friday, March 12, 2004
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal
DRUG CONTROL POLICY: Drug czar critical of marijuana initiative
John Walters calls measure foolhardy
By JULIET V. CASEY
REVIEW-JOURNAL

(Picture – John Walters, director of the White House National Office on
Drug
Control Policy, speaks Thursday at the WestCare Nevada Center for Women
and
Children, where he criticized Nevada’s latest initiative to legalize
possession of marijuana. Photo by Clint Karlsen.)

The nation’s drug czar described as foolhardy Thursday the latest Nevada
initiative to legalize marijuana.
John Walters, in Las Vegas to push for a crackdown on the abuse of
prescriptions drugs, said legalizing marijuana is “not an area for
legitimate debate.”
Walters, who oversees all federal anti-drug programs and spending, said
studies have shown that 60 percent of the 7 million Americans who need
treatment for addiction are dependent on marijuana. Walters also said
people
are killing each other by driving under the influence of the drug, which
is
smoked or chewed for its euphoric effect.
“Legalizing any marijuana possession for consumption is fundamentally
detrimental,” he said. The Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana,
established in Nevada this year by the national Marijuana Policy Project,
will try to make Nevada the first state in the nation to legalize
possession
of marijuana.
Bruce Mirken, a spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project, contended
people
seeking treatment for marijuana addiction were forced into it.
“They were arrested for possession and offered treatment or jail,” he
said.
“It’s Orwellian to the point of being creepy, and it’s misleading to the
public.”
The 2002 campaign, called Nevadans for Responsible Law Enforcement,
qualified a petition with 110,000 signatures seeking to legalize
possession
of up to 3 ounces of marijuana. But a coalition of law enforcement and
citizens groups blocked its passage, with 61 percent of voters opposing
the
measure and only 39 percent supporting it.
The new proposal calls for legalizing possession of 1 ounce of marijuana
and
would increase penalties for vehicular manslaughter and delivery of
marijuana to a minor.
The initiative would impose penalties of up to 10 years in prison for
first-time offenders and life in prison for second-time offenders
convicted
of delivering marijuana to a minor. It also would impose a minimum penalty
of five years to life in prison for anyone convicted of vehicular
manslaughter while driving under the influence of alcohol or any
controlled
substance.
But even with the increased penalties, Clark County Sheriff Bill Young
would
oppose the measure. “Sixty to 70 percent of the crimes committed in the
county emanates from drug use or abuse,” he said.
If the initiative qualifies for the November ballot and passes, it would
have to pass again in 2006 to become part of the constitution.
Jennifer Knight, a spokeswoman for the Committee to Regulate and Control
Marijuana, said the country’s drug czar is defending a system that is
keeping marijuana use high among teens.
“Walters represents what is wrong with our current system,” she said. “He
keeps supporting current marijuana laws that don’t work. Now, he is coming
here to Nevada to tell us how to vote on a state initiative while ignoring
his own report that shows that 67 percent of teens in Nevada have tried
marijuana. Where is his solution?”
Walters, during his speech to a small gathering at the WestCare Nevada
Center for Women and Children, a nonprofit treatment facility for
substance
abusers, said his administration is working closely with the Drug
Enforcement Agency to eradicate domestic production of marijuana, much of
which is grown on public land.
He said he also is working with Mexico to stem the flow of opium, poppies
and marijuana into the country, and with Canada, where more potent
marijuana
is being grown.
But Candice Kidd, director of the WestCare women’s campus, said a greater
problem in Nevada is methamphetamine, a stimulant that increases energy
and
decreases appetite.
“Methamphetamine seems the be the drug of choice for a lot of women,” she
said, adding 90 percent of the women in her programs are addicted to the
drug.
Walters said his administration is teaming up with law enforcement
organizations to target methamphetamine mass producers, which often are
run
by organized crime, motorcycle gangs and operations in Mexico.
“We’re not so much going after people who just cook it for themselves,” he
said.
Walters said his war on drugs is about public health and safety and is
balancing measures to eradicate drugs with treatment for people addicted
to
them.
Tamara Brymer, a 26-year-old recovering methamphetamine addict at WestCare
who heard Walters speak, said she was pleased to hear he is focusing on
treatment.
As a teen she experimented with marijuana before discovering her drug of
choice.
“I believe drug pushers would think it’s a free-for-all if they legalize
marijuana,” Brymer said. “It’s the drug teens focus on, and it’s the drug
that leads to meth.”
Knight said the 2004 Marijuana Initiative will reduce teen use by taking
marijuana off the streets and regulating it. The initiative also would tax
the sale of marijuana, dedicating revenue to drug and alcohol treatment
and
education.

Tammera Halphen
http://www.radio-free-america.org
Cannabis friendly music, free speech, comedy

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 12, 2004 at 3:58:19 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Has anyone tried that type of liver cleans? It looks pretty nasty.

I did, as reported in later mail:

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/default.asp

I could be mistaken (it’s been only 2 days), but the liver cleanse
seems to have helped me with some old unresolved anger. And as a
side attraction, it compares somewhat to the external aspects of
the iboga experience (1-2 weeks prep, then drinking epsom salts
and olive oil and still processing it the next day :-).

It went pretty smoothly, the epsom salts in apple juice required
a small effort but no major force of will to drink, and I was
afraid that the olive oil would be hard to drink, but it was easy
and I almost wanted more. I plan to repeat every 2 weeks until
there are no more stones (or until I conclude that the stones are
really congealed olive oil :-). My skin feels softer, and my attitude
toward life seems more flexible. I still have the sore spot in my
mid/upper spine that led a healer to suggest the cleanse (“your liver is
supported by that vertebra”), but am hopeful it will go when the
stones stop coming.

Nick wrote:
it’s good to drink a litre of apple juice a day (organic and
pressed if you can afford it) for at least ten days before actually taking
the epson salts and the oil/juice/black walnut tincture mix.

Good point about the apple juice (the pectin in it is supposed to soften
the stones for passage out of the body). Minor correction: the tincture
is taken as prep during the week or two before the cleanse, so the apple
juice would be taken during the same period. I used the ‘clarkia’ product
for the tincture after an initial period of the self-assembled version
(got tired of cleaning ground cloves from coffee grinder). Thanks for the
pointer to the intestinal cleanse (www.ariseandshine.com) – checking it
out now.

Bill

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 12, 2004 at 4:08:48 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine

Hi Howard,

It’s been about 8 months since I last took ibogaine.

I wasn’t aware of tension in my neck before ibogaine, although a
chiropracter had once commented on how tense my neck was before ibogine.
I
didn’t notice it myself.

As for anger, I mostly only feel that way when I’m in a situation I feel
stressed, or under pressure like at work.  It seems more extreem than
before.

In my last ibogaine experience I had visions of birth and felt the
sensation
of my head being squashed and it felt like very deep tension was being
released.  I had an incredible anger in me as a child and I remember that
I
always supressed my emotions.   it feels like there are alot of feelings
pushing to be resolved.

Luke

Hi Luke,

The drug is opening your body up. This is GOOD! Previously you weren’t aware
of the tension now you are. This is GOOD! Previously you were suppressing
your anger, now you feel it. This is GOOD! Basically, you’re doing great!
Now you need to get yourself into some regular therapy groups where you can
talk about issues and feelings and also resolve them physically – ie.
through emotional expression, breathwork, bioenergetics, or similar. Primal
groups or rebirthing are great for womb and childhood stuff. Check out the
net and media for what is available to you locally.

Like Bill says, cleansing is also good. A liver cleanse would be great,
energetically a lot of anger can be held in the liver. With the one he
suggests it’s good to drink a litre of apple juice a day (organic and
pressed if you can afford it) for at least ten days before actually taking
the epson salts and the oil/juice/black walnut tincture mix. It’ll will help
all the liver stones get out. A good strong colon cleanse will also help a
lot, such as the Arise and Shine 28 day one – check www.ariseandshine.com
(cleanse guide pdf) for details. And, whilst were on the subject, an
alkaline diet will probably help your body also with moving away from anger.
Acid food (ie normal western diet) drags down blood pH, raising stress and
the leaves us very open to experiencing primal feelings in low level stress
situations – the woman in the grocers short changes you and you have a
strong urge to kill her. If you move to a more alkaline diet the body will
be able to comfortably deal with daily stress without it starting to react
as if threatened.

Frankly, what I’d do is as much of the above as I could afford. It’ll be
great. Plenty of people in groups take years to even feel anger! You’re
blessed!

Nick

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 12, 2004 at 12:10:13 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Has anyone tried that type of liver cleans? It looks pretty nasty.

Luke

From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:53:30 -0800 (PST)

> It is my feeling that you need another dose of Ibogaine
>
> It would get that anger , which manifest in the liver organ, to be released.
>  magnesium sulphate cleansing can help that too.

Here’s a liver cleanse involving timed doses of epsom salts and olive
oil and a dramatic outcome (pictures included):

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/default.asp

Bill

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 12, 2004 at 12:02:24 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Don’t forget their metabolites as per what the liver will do to them.
Both
ibogaine and 18-mc have desmethylated metabolites.  Most likely so do all
of
the iboga alkaloids.  That gives us 24 drug profiles just as a beginning.

Oh yeah, good point…

and, as far as i know, there hasn’t been much study done on the
non-ibogaine iboga alkaloids, so some of them could conceivably be
metabolised into more than 1 active metabolite…

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] speaking of health care,
Date: March 12, 2004 at 11:46:58 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dear Howard,

It’s good to know that in some places  people do have good health care.

You can change England and Wales , to Holland and Sweden, Or Israel and
Egypt.

Good Luck,

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: HSLotsof@aol.com [mailto:HSLotsof@aol.com]
Verzonden: vrijdag 12 maart 2004 4:57
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] speaking of health care,

Dear Sara,

I am poor (no money that is) and very thankful I live in NYC where I
received
fantastic medical care for leukemia.  I am in remission approaching four
years at this time.  I have always had luck with good doctors.  I guess if
you are
going to get good medical care NYC is as good a place as any.

Howard

In a message dated 3/11/04 9:46:29 PM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:

Wednesday March 10, 2004
The Guardian

Rich people are more likely to survive cancer than poor people in England
and Wales, and the gulf in their life chances has been steadily widening,
according to research released yesterday.

The prognosis for most cancers has been improving but an international
team
of researchers backed by Cancer Research UK revealed yesterday that it
is
the affluent who are profiting the most from today’s faster diagnosis and
better treatment, while the prospects for the poor lag years behind. If
all
cancer patients were equal, an extra 3,000 lives could be saved every five
years, they estimate.

Their analysis of data from the English and Welsh cancer registries,
published yesterday in the British Journal of Cancer, reveals the
seriousness of the health divide. While the government pointed out that
its
national cancer plan was published just after the period for which we have
survival figures, the widening of the socio-economic gulf over the previous
15 years, in spite of initiatives to address health inequalities, bodes
ill.

Most shocking was the disparity in the survival rates of men five years
after a diagnosis at some point between 1996 and 1999 of cancer of the
larynx. The gap between rich and poor was 17.2%. For men diagnosed with
cancer of the rectum, the gap was 9.4% and for women 8.3%, for women with
cancer of the colon it was 7.3% and for women with myeloma it was 7.7%.

“We have evidence of trends in survival which are, generally speaking,
very
good news,” said Michel Coleman, professor of epidem
iology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and leader
of
the team, “but for 28 of those 33 cancers [16 were studied in men and 17
in
women] there is a substantial difference between rich and poor and it has
been getting worse.”

It appeared from their data on 2.2 million adult patients that trends in
deprivation were linked to trends in survival. “Where survival is
increasing, deprivation is also increasing,” said Professor Coleman. In
men,
he said, “a 5% gain in survival is on average associated with a 1.5%
worsening in the deprivation gap”. In women, the gap appeared to increase
at
the slightly slower rate of 1% for every 5% improvement in survival
overall.

The reason for the lower survival rates of poorer people are not to do
with
less access to newer, more expensive drugs, say the researchers. Nor is
it
to do with access to a particular hospital, since all see a mixture of
classes. They do not know exactly what is happening, but speculate that
the
worst off are not getting diagnosed as fast or treated as well as the
affluent.

Rich people are quicker to go to the doctor when they suspect something
is
wrong and know how to demand attention.

“We don’t have hard evidence that the issue of stridency, or if you like
communication and demanding approaches to doctors, underpins differences
in
survival, but there is evidence the rich and poor do get diagnosed at
slightly different stages of disease,” Professor Coleman said.

“Maybe the firmness with which patients address the healthcare system does
have an impact.”

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 12, 2004 at 11:43:44 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sara said it but from what I know: the liver produces bile, which
classically is associated with anger (it’s an old synonym for it).
Bile is stored in the gall bladder (gall being a synonym for
aggression/chutzpah) and is supposedly released to neutralize
stomach acid for digestion of oils and proteins. This according
to:

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/default.asp

I could be mistaken (it’s been only 2 days), but the liver cleanse
seems to have helped me with some old unresolved anger. And as a
side attraction, it compares somewhat to the external aspects of
the iboga experience (1-2 weeks prep, then drinking epsom salts
and olive oil and still processing it the next day :-).

thanks very much =)

i never made that association before…

another thing that’s very good for liver cleansing, and perhaps then for
dealing with pent up anger as well, is beetroot juice. it’s pretty tasty
too.. very sweet.. =)

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Nixon in China
Date: March 12, 2004 at 10:42:48 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Preston wrote:
Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry. A Conservative Republican. I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.

Nor will they.

The most enlighted drug policy was under Nixon as he was under enormous strain to bring crime rates down. He was practical. Treatment on demand and methadone were all part of his policy. The irony is also that he started the drug war. Howard was on the O’Reiley Factor and Bill the fascist seemed very receptive to both Howard and ibo. The dems are scared and will probablly never be behind a powerful psychedelic for treating addiction. At least not at first. I have often felt that if change is going to happen, it’ll be from the right. Those guys care about money and some of them still believe in personal freedom. McCain anyone? Nancy Reagan could be a powerful voice, she supports stem-cell. Only because of Ronnie needing it, but still. Didn’t some of her kids have a sex and drugs and rock ‘n roll side? Yeah of course they did.

I’ve always had a dream about those wild Bush twins… “That’s a cute name, Bush.” Perhaps their addictions will get a little out of hand. They seem perfect for St. Kitts. I think it would be fun to have hot sex with them after ibo… and then meet the dad with that knowing look in my eye of I fucked your daughter, sir. “May I call you dad?” Patrick, please help me out.

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] drudge
Date: March 12, 2004 at 6:12:52 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

drudgeI’m not in contact with him, but I think someone here might be.
Perhaps they can ask him?
I can’t remember who, but I could swear someone here noted being in contact
with Drudge. It wasn’t me, I’m sure of that, but who is was I do not recall.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 10:50 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] drudge

Preston wrote:
Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry. A Conservative
Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.<

Putting aside my own belief that there really isn’t any dif between the
Republicrats and Democans, the above is really rather depressing, pointed
out in such blunt fashion too. But oh so true too. Wonder what promted that
in Drudge- the titillating factor about a hallucinoggen for addiction?
Peace,
Preston

Is there a way to ask him?

Dana/cnw

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From: laurent sazy <laurentsazy@free.fr>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 12, 2004 at 3:46:31 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On 11/03/04 7:33, “AG” <adamg@013.net.il> wrote:

Hi Nick,

The tea was called ‘automatique’ and I tried twice to replicate it…
boiling a whole bunch of rootbark over a low flame for a couple of hours did
not produce anything close to the pitch-black drink we were served.. my
guess is that the bwiti used some of the plant’s leaves and/or other
ingredients because rootbark on it’s own will only produce a light-tan, very
transparent tea…  of course taste-wise, again, extremely unpleasant…

Maybe Laurent Sazy or Planteur can shed some light on the topic…

I’m sorry to hear that the extract is ‘moderately horrific’… I’m also up
for another ‘Operation Clean Up Your Act/Room’… but while I don’t mind the
vomiting that ensues, I can’t stomache anymore ibo directly… so I might
opt for combining the two, ie, create the extract and use the salami-wrapper
to make little, uh, ‘water-baloons’…

I’ll be sure to post the recipe along with some pics….

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
It’s moderately horrific, but nothing compared to the bark itself or the
tea. Which, by the way, does anyone out there have instructions for? I
seem
to remember you can just boil the rootbark up for a couple of hours then
strain and drink. Can anyone confirm, I’m thinking of doing some like this
soon.

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I never saw gaboneses using iboga leaves.
After taking the fresh iboga from the roots , they boiled in water iboga
roots, they call it ” tête de cochon”( head of pigs), and they drink it.
Fruits are used against sterility .

Laurent/KA

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….
Date: March 11, 2004 at 11:45:44 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/11/04 11:32:33 PM, axisone@hushmail.com writes:

For the record I hate Patrick and Mash and Howard hasn’t really accomplished
any thing with ibogaine in who gave that figure before, 30 years?

You mean 1981 through 1997, doesn’t count.  Without those years, no mash, no
glick, no noribogaine except by its original discoverer (do your own research)
and no 18-mc.  I must have don’t something right.

http://www.ibogaine.org/history.html

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 11:38:10 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/12/04 12:12:53 AM, vector620022002@yahoo.com writes:

The bitterness of life and all that is interesting, but have any of you
having this conversation about doing iboga roots used it for a heroin
or methadone habit? Does it still work like the hydrochloride and
extract?

The roots are mostly wood. No one eats the roots.  Rootbark, yes.  Rootbark
extract, yes. ibogaine, yes.  But, it is like everything else you have to know
your product and what you are doing with it.

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: Ibogaine.orG Organization
Date: March 11, 2004 at 11:05:45 PM EST
To: digital@phantom.com

In a message dated 3/11/04 11:15:37 PM, digital@phantom.com writes:

I will generate a .pdf of the manual.  Are you running OS/X or still on
OS
9 for the Mac?  I ask because I am gonna suck it into Word, and need to
know which year’s version of .doc you can deal with.

Hi Patrick.  OS 9.2

Can you include the internal and external links within the html document in
the pdf.  I have seen pdfs with links so I guess it is possible.

I’ll email Bill Ross on the mail everyone project.

Howard

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 11, 2004 at 11:01:07 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/11/04 9:57:18 PM, jfreed1@umbc.edu writes:

I believe 12 alkaloids have been identified in Tabernanthe iboga…
ibogaine being one of them….

Jon,

Don’t forget their metabolites as per what the liver will do to them.  Both
ibogaine and 18-mc have desmethylated metabolites.  Most likely so do all of
the iboga alkaloids.  That gives us 24 drug profiles just as a beginning.

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] speaking of health care,
Date: March 11, 2004 at 10:56:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dear Sara,

I am poor (no money that is) and very thankful I live in NYC where I received
fantastic medical care for leukemia.  I am in remission approaching four
years at this time.  I have always had luck with good doctors.  I guess if you are
going to get good medical care NYC is as good a place as any.

Howard

In a message dated 3/11/04 9:46:29 PM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:

Wednesday March 10, 2004
The Guardian

Rich people are more likely to survive cancer than poor people in England
and Wales, and the gulf in their life chances has been steadily widening,
according to research released yesterday.

The prognosis for most cancers has been improving but an international
team
of researchers backed by Cancer Research UK revealed yesterday that it
is
the affluent who are profiting the most from today’s faster diagnosis and
better treatment, while the prospects for the poor lag years behind. If
all
cancer patients were equal, an extra 3,000 lives could be saved every five
years, they estimate.

Their analysis of data from the English and Welsh cancer registries,
published yesterday in the British Journal of Cancer, reveals the
seriousness of the health divide. While the government pointed out that
its
national cancer plan was published just after the period for which we have
survival figures, the widening of the socio-economic gulf over the previous
15 years, in spite of initiatives to address health inequalities, bodes
ill.

Most shocking was the disparity in the survival rates of men five years
after a diagnosis at some point between 1996 and 1999 of cancer of the
larynx. The gap between rich and poor was 17.2%. For men diagnosed with
cancer of the rectum, the gap was 9.4% and for women 8.3%, for women with
cancer of the colon it was 7.3% and for women with myeloma it was 7.7%.

“We have evidence of trends in survival which are, generally speaking,
very
good news,” said Michel Coleman, professor of epidem
iology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and leader
of
the team, “but for 28 of those 33 cancers [16 were studied in men and 17
in
women] there is a substantial difference between rich and poor and it has
been getting worse.”

It appeared from their data on 2.2 million adult patients that trends in
deprivation were linked to trends in survival. “Where survival is
increasing, deprivation is also increasing,” said Professor Coleman. In
men,
he said, “a 5% gain in survival is on average associated with a 1.5%
worsening in the deprivation gap”. In women, the gap appeared to increase
at
the slightly slower rate of 1% for every 5% improvement in survival overall.

The reason for the lower survival rates of poorer people are not to do
with
less access to newer, more expensive drugs, say the researchers. Nor is
it
to do with access to a particular hospital, since all see a mixture of
classes. They do not know exactly what is happening, but speculate that
the
worst off are not getting diagnosed as fast or treated as well as the
affluent.

Rich people are quicker to go to the doctor when they suspect something
is
wrong and know how to demand attention.

“We don’t have hard evidence that the issue of stridency, or if you like
communication and demanding approaches to doctors, underpins differences
in
survival, but there is evidence the rich and poor do get diagnosed at
slightly different stages of disease,” Professor Coleman said.

“Maybe the firmness with which patients address the healthcare system does
have an impact.”

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 10:52:32 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/11/04 9:45:41 PM, lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

It’s been about 8 months since I last took ibogaine.

I wasn’t aware of tension in my neck before ibogaine, although a
chiropracter had once commented on how tense my neck was before ibogine.
I
didn’t notice it myself.

As for anger, I mostly only feel that way when I’m in a situation I feel

stressed, or under pressure like at work.  It seems more extreem than
before.

In my last ibogaine experience I had visions of birth and felt the sensation

of my head being squashed and it felt like very deep tension was being

released.  I had an incredible anger in me as a child and I remember that
I
always supressed my emotions.   it feels like there are alot of feelings
pushing to be resolved.

Dear Luke,

Based on what you are saying ibogaine did not cause either the anger or the
tension.  That was an original concern of mine as anyone working with
drugs/medications/sacraments has to be aware of what is going on.  Do you think another
treatment with ibogaine would be beneficial in moderating the tension and
anger? I am not going to review email to quote Nick Sandberg, among others, but
he is an advocate of bodywork and meditation, massage, etc. that are routinely
used to relieve anger and tension.  I guess those may be considered by some to
be more mundane aspects of post-ibogaine therapy but, there are civilizations
built on such practices.

As you state that a chiropractor noticed the tension but, you did not,
possibly the ibogaine is now allowing you to also notice it at this time.

Wishing you well and relief from both the anger and tension.

Howard

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] drudge
Date: March 11, 2004 at 10:50:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Preston wrote:
>Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry. A Conservative Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.<

Putting aside my own belief that there really isn’t any dif between the
Republicrats and Democans, the above is really rather depressing, pointed
out in such blunt fashion too. But oh so true too. Wonder what promted that
in Drudge- the titillating factor about a hallucinoggen for addiction?
Peace,
Preston

Is there a way to ask him?

Dana/cnw

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….
Date: March 11, 2004 at 9:31:59 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry. A Conservative
Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.<

Putting aside my own belief that there really isn’t any dif between the
Republicrats and Democans, the above is really rather depressing, pointed
out in such blunt fashion too. But oh so true too. Wonder what promted that
in Drudge- the titillating factor about a hallucinoggen for addiction?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: <axisone@hushmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:53 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….

Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com>

—-
Advocacy and y&#146;all,

Be united. Lay low on the crazy. For now… t’s ‘medicine’ and a
‘disease.’

Be vigilant about press and media coverage. Sue their fucking ass
if
they
are wrong. Companies understand money. Who are the best spokespeople
for
ibo? I like Howard, Patrick and Mash. How about you? Let the ego
go,
what is
best for the cause? Do not become right wing zealots protesting
a work
of
art unseen. Not all publicity is good.

For the record I hate Patrick and Mash and Howard hasn’t really
accomplished
any thing with ibogaine in who gave that figure before, 30 years?

Howard is at least sane, unlike Dana and the whole pot movement who I
think nobody in legit medicine is listening to. Great scam if your a
drug dealer but I havent seen the whole medical marijuana anything manage
to even get pot a drug that has never killed anyone, legal in the US.
Constant mentions of ibogaine by them is not helping anyone.

The pro-pot movement has not managed to make pot legal, a drug which
is harmless  and never killed anyone. They are going to do something
with ibogaine???????? Never happen.

Nader is a asshole and its too bad but youre right. Patrick and Mash
on their own are really effective, together is more then effective, the
two of them in the same room are suddenly so human and you can relate.
Its the darth vader and evil witch lovefest. When the two of you get
it on, do you do mother theresa and jesus or the mom and son trip, which
is hotter? Ignoreing what anyone else has ever said, the two of you have
some serious energy on camera and it’s not scientist
and junkie.

Steve you work in hollywood and maybe are better at seeing what others
see when they look at the screen, but what all the peace and love,
democratics
missed is that the person who gave the Deborah and Patrick show all that
exposure by putting on the front page of the drudge report was matt
drudge.
A conservative republican who liked it so much he has hallucinogen that
cures addiction on page one of his site.

Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry. A Conservative
Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.

Howard, Patrick, Mash. or Mash, Patrick, Howard. As long as Patrick is
in the middle to keep Mash and Howard away from each other 😉

No pro pot idiocy which is only going to make everyone ignore it. No
weird rituals in africa, no discussions about sticking root bark up your
ass. Medicine that cures a disease is right.

Best, Steve Anker

PS: Patrick, stop being such a hippie pussy.

Don’t encourage him. Patrick has either been blowing his brains out with
LSD again or having a lot of sex, he’s been calm and zen like for at
least two weeks. When that wears off, we get Darth Vader on acid.

Patrick the next message you’re going to write when you read this, don’t.
I’m sure it will move me, sweep me away, make me relate, make me believe
and up your genius ante another level. But you’ve pulled Dana’s neck
off the chopping block a few times already, he is making peace by being
nutso again and burning pirated copies of CSI’s program and offering
to give them away. I don’t want to hear it.

He may be the kooky uncle, he’s lucky to have you on his side, but he
is not a effective spokesperson for anything, not even pot. He should
move to hollywood and just be himself, forget pot and ibogaine, Dana
is enough material all in one person he doesn’t even need the weird
causes.

No matter what you write, it won’t change that. I’m sure you can write
a believable message about why black is white and make people relate
to it, but all it proves is that you’re a great communicator. It’s been
proven. Shut up now and let Dana suffer some of his own consequences
because I am so sick of the bullshit. You’re as nuts as he is but as
you yourself said, he has no off switch. You do. I don’t hear deranged
rants about tripping on LSD and lights and colors inside your head, when
you have the camera in your face. You forget all about that. Because
you turn it off. This is exactly what you said. Dana can’t turn it off.

Axis

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Peace now. Now, peace.
Date: March 11, 2004 at 8:56:06 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Steve Anker wrote:
I understand that media misquotes, but in the big picture, away from that cold and miserable city, how did protesting help the cause of ibogaine? You got an old yippie to watch the show? Preaching to the choir dude

Ex-Black Panther. Charles Barron is ex-BPP, and he’s running for Mayor–and I’m talking to him about preserving some kind of location for our work here.

Last time some one got ibogaine in the Daily News was when Giuliani tried to ban methadone–and that was only a mention, misspelled  “Obogaine” in 1998. The only way anybody could get it in was in a gossip column — about entertainment. But a lot of people saw it.

You guys can diss medical marijuana, but they have a much bigger movement than your’s–got it legal in 9 states, where I’m barely getting started with the New York State Assembly. And I just talked to the MMJ coordinators for Florida, who were blown away by the CSI episode, since I’ve spent years prepping everyone in the drug reform movement to be watching for it–and I put in my email newsletter, which goes to 236 cities (some on continents where there is no CBS).

The X-Files idea was not important. What I wanted Stahl to know is that I thought he did a pretty cool job. Better than Pinchbeck, who seemed to recoil at the very idea of doing any coverage of the political dimensions of our problem of getting it approved as medicine. Stahl at least has an appreciation for the dramatic impact it could have with police and prosecutors and politicians.

So far exactly three people on the list have asked for copies of the CD, so I don’t think there’s much of an issue about that. I’ll have to really work to get anyone interested. The woman in Florida will take a tape. But she also wants an Ibogaine video. They talk to advocates of treatment of addiction “across the fence”, and she has some one who’s big in mid-Florida cause his daughter’s on crack. Republican ex-CEO who believes there is no alternative to longterm therapeutic communities.The CSI episode could change his mind. I gave her Patrick’s number. Patrick, her name is Jody James, from Melbourne, and she’s tight with Ethan and Keith and all those suits– gets them to give her grants even though she dresses and sounds like me.

Did you ever see the X-Files Ibogine episode, BTW? CSI was much more scientific. But the astral projection aspect is in the literature, and in the experiences of people I’ve talked to about it.

Dana/ncw

From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll
Date: March 11, 2004 at 8:13:22 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Aron, going through your site again 😉

Love the David Peel video. Your whole site looks like
a really awful flashback. In a good way 😉

http://www.pieman.org/pageb.html

Carla B

— ARON KAY <pieman@pieman.org> wrote:
Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Polldoes anyone
think nader should be pied
ARON KAY-http://www.pieman.org
BONGS NOT BOMBS!
NO TO DUMBYA’S RAW DEAL!
BUSH OUT THE DOOR!!! ON OR BEFORE 2004!!!
<http://www.pieman.org/>
bush and ayatollah asscroft are promoting the latest
version of
kristallnacht..we culture freex must rise to defend
our diverse cultures of race, rap, rock, rainbow
and reggae music, art and dance from the jaws of the
fascist machine-which is attempting to perpetrate a
a nation of blind obedience.
we must make sure they get the glitches in their
machine so the people will prevail

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:41 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose,
Sez Poll

Just posted this to

http://forum.johnkerry.com//index.php?showtopic=8035&hl=drug+war+thread

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: [ibogaine] pinchbeck & santo daime
Date: March 11, 2004 at 8:11:23 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Pinchbeck fans and folks interested in ayahuasca churches may
enjoy this account of his visit to some Santo Daime churches
in Brazil:

http://www.santodaime.org/community/jyoti_jurua.htm

Bill

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ethnogarden
Date: March 11, 2004 at 8:09:25 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Brooke,

The owner of Ethnogarden is on this list, I think his
name is Jason? He posted really pretty photos of some
of his plants a few months ago.

Carla B

— Brooke <brooke@blue.netnation.com> wrote:
That’s where I ordered my 50g of root from.

Still haven’t used it yet…a little nervous.  Has
anyone heard about
the quality levels of Ethnogarden’s traditional
supply?

Thanks in advance, dear friends

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Does anyone know if Ethnogarden is still in
business ??

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 8:05:13 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

what exactly do you mean by anger manifesting in the liver?

Sara said it but from what I know: the liver produces bile, which
classically is associated with anger (it’s an old synonym for it).
Bile is stored in the gall bladder (gall being a synonym for
aggression/chutzpah) and is supposedly released to neutralize
stomach acid for digestion of oils and proteins. This according
to:

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/default.asp

I could be mistaken (it’s been only 2 days), but the liver cleanse
seems to have helped me with some old unresolved anger. And as a
side attraction, it compares somewhat to the external aspects of
the iboga experience (1-2 weeks prep, then drinking epsom salts
and olive oil and still processing it the next day :-).

Bill

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ethnogarden
Date: March 11, 2004 at 7:57:01 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

That’s where I ordered my 50g of root from.

Still haven’t used it yet…a little nervous.  Has anyone heard about
the quality levels of Ethnogarden’s traditional supply?

Thanks in advance, dear friends

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

Does anyone know if Ethnogarden is still in business ??

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] CSI on CD and D.A.R.E.
Date: March 11, 2004 at 7:28:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dana, bro is there some invisible army of yours that read this list but
never say anything? How dare anyone disagree with what Dana did!

I’m not signing off with peace out, I’m getting sick of the endless Dana
thing and Patrick please don’t add to it, yes you’re a genius yes you’ll
make it all look good and then less then a day later Dana or some lackey
of his will post something else and it will not go anywhere. Dana should
move to hollywood because everything is all about Dana, so there he would
be normal. Don’t need the pot or the ibogaine. No excuses needed at all.

Its a very good pr move to pirate copyrighted television episodes and
start sending them out?

Curtis

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:03:50 -0800 karen_tuominen@juno.com wrote:

hi dana,
what a very good pr move, especially for those that dare insult
your advocacy efforts!!!

i am still with fever and chills/aches, it FUCKING sucks – see you
as soon as i feel ok.  going to bed now (again), let me know if i
get any calls, ill call them from here and im still trying to get
your reference package together

k

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] origins of the word fuck
Date: March 11, 2004 at 7:22:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Patrick, bro! Great idea, get Phillip Morris and Starbucks to underwrite
ibogaine research! You’re a loyal user of both their drugs!

There could be a catchy slogan like ‘ibogaine, it gets you off heroin
and crack, which support terrorism and lets you keep chain smoking cigarettes
and drinking coffee like a good American!’

I bet the Republicans would even get behind that one! Think big!

Maybe Phillip Morris, Starbucks and Apple, you’re a loyal user of their
computers. ‘Ibogaine, Think Way Different!’

Here’s to you Superfreak! 🙂

Peace out,
Curtis

http://www.apple.com/thinkdifferent/

Here’s to the crazy ones.

The misfits.

The rebels.

The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square holes.

The ones who see things differently.

They’re not fond of rules.

And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,

disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They invent.    They imagine.    They heal.

They explore.    They create.    They inspire.

They push the human race forward.

Maybe they have to be crazy.

How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?
Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?

We make tools for these kinds of people.

While some see them as the crazy ones,
we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world, are the ones who do.

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:58:04 -0800 Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Even funnier hit from google, results page 1. Patrick talking at
a
computer security conference in Europe. 3 cups of coffee lined up
in
front of him and chain smoking during his talk 😉

http://www.mobisux.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=18136&papass=&sort=1&thecat=502

What did you do in the old days, throw your syringes on the table
and
chop up lines? 😉 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Go Superfreak!

I want a MindVox sticker for my laptop! 🙁

.:vector:.

— “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com> wrote:
On [Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 03:08:21PM -0800], [gboy@hush.com] wrote:

| Patrick!!!!!!!!!!!
|
| You’ve really made the big time. No more ads for ibogaine when
you
enter
| your name into a search engine, porno sites are using YOUR NAME
to
promote
| themselves!
|
| Congratulations! I always knew you were going places!
|
| “Origins of the word FUCK” Patrick, did you invent it?????
|
|

http://www.google.com/search?q=patrick+kroupa&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-

| 8&safe=off&start=50&sa=N
|
| “FUCK origin word index”

I’m deeply touched, extremely honored, and completely overwhelmed.

I would like to take this moment to individually thank everyone
on
planet
Earth.

What a wonderful site.  Perhaps they’ll give me a fr33
account!#!@#!@!!!!

Rock the fuck ouT!

Patrick

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 6:55:44 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks but nobody has answered my question. I am trying to be
respectfull of different cultures and people, some on this list from
other countries are very polite and some are very rude, like we are 😉

The bitterness of life and all that is interesting, but have any of you
having this conversation about doing iboga roots used it for a heroin
or methadone habit? Does it still work like the hydrochloride and
extract?

Thank you

.:vector:.

— Nick Sandberg <nicks22@onetel.com> wrote:
For me, from personal experience and listening to those of others,
I’d say
ibogaine is a bit more cerebral and iboga more earthy, hardly
surprising
really. Ibogaine can really spin you out there. There used to be a
guy on
the old list from France, Xavier, who went on some amazing wild trips
with
it. Disappeared online one day, and never heard from him again (if
anyone
knows if Xavier lives please let me know). Iboga will hold you more
on the
Earth. I had my most powerful Ibo experience with an iboga rootbark
extract
which is why I’m more inclined to use them now. About the bitterness,
I
agree with planteur, though I don’t think you necessarily need to
torture
yourself with the drug, which is again why I go for the extract – a
short
blast of horribleness as opposed to a long drawn out ritual. If you
feel you
need to really EXPERIENCE the bitterness of life then by all means
fill
yourself with raw rootbark. After you’ve done this you can then
decide if
you want to impart this experience to others based around what it did
for
you.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:37 AM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

Planteur, I do agree, my experience with iboga extract was very
natural
feeling indeed, and I was very aware of this, helped me see the
synthetic
opioids as some mad scientist venom.  So I am wondering, those on
this list
who have done both iboga and ibogaine, does ibogaine feel synthetic
or does
that goodness from nature feeling still there?  It’s my understanding
that
the ibogaine is a bit more hard core in the experience, is that true?
Is it
easier to overdose on ibogaine then it is with iboga?  How different
are the
experiences of the two? Has anyone tried a main dose with one
followed by a
booster of the other? How did that work out?  Thanks everyone in
advance for
any input.
Jason
—–Original Message—–
From: iboga_planteur [mailto:iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 4:19 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Do you think ibogaine is the only active product in Iboga? Do you
think
this
plant has those properties with no meaning? Iboga is the tree of
life,
every
single part of the plant as specific function in the body, it’s
an
holistic
therapy. As it is said in Africa, every bitter medecine is a good
medecine,
every sweet medecine is a poison. Scientist think you can extract
a
single
molecule and get the active principle, and be more
efficient…Eating
Iboga
as it is in a natural way is a proof of courage, if you have this
courage
you’ve done half the way to overcome your problems. In symbolic a
way,
you
have to accept bitterness of life to really enjoy it.

Planteur

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] origins of the word fuck
Date: March 11, 2004 at 6:58:04 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Even funnier hit from google, results page 1. Patrick talking at a
computer security conference in Europe. 3 cups of coffee lined up in
front of him and chain smoking during his talk 😉

http://www.mobisux.com/album/showphoto.php?photo=18136&papass=&sort=1&thecat=502

What did you do in the old days, throw your syringes on the table and
chop up lines? 😉 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Go Superfreak!

I want a MindVox sticker for my laptop! 🙁

.:vector:.

— “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com> wrote:
On [Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 03:08:21PM -0800], [gboy@hush.com] wrote:

| Patrick!!!!!!!!!!!
|
| You’ve really made the big time. No more ads for ibogaine when you
enter
| your name into a search engine, porno sites are using YOUR NAME to
promote
| themselves!
|
| Congratulations! I always knew you were going places!
|
| “Origins of the word FUCK” Patrick, did you invent it?????
|
|

http://www.google.com/search?q=patrick+kroupa&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-
| 8&safe=off&start=50&sa=N
|
| “FUCK origin word index”

I’m deeply touched, extremely honored, and completely overwhelmed.

I would like to take this moment to individually thank everyone on
planet
Earth.

What a wonderful site.  Perhaps they’ll give me a fr33
account!#!@#!@!!!!

Rock the fuck ouT!

Patrick

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] origins of the word fuck
Date: March 11, 2004 at 6:01:41 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 03:08:21PM -0800], [gboy@hush.com] wrote:

| Patrick!!!!!!!!!!!
|
| You’ve really made the big time. No more ads for ibogaine when you enter
| your name into a search engine, porno sites are using YOUR NAME to promote
| themselves!
|
| Congratulations! I always knew you were going places!
|
| “Origins of the word FUCK” Patrick, did you invent it?????
|
| http://www.google.com/search?q=patrick+kroupa&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-
| 8&safe=off&start=50&sa=N
|
| “FUCK origin word index”

I’m deeply touched, extremely honored, and completely overwhelmed.

I would like to take this moment to individually thank everyone on planet
Earth.

What a wonderful site.  Perhaps they’ll give me a fr33 account!#!@#!@!!!!

Rock the fuck ouT!

Patrick

p.s., aXis and gBoy … here:

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Thanks
Date: March 11, 2004 at 6:18:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

Belle journéeMerci beaucoup = Thanks a lot for the informations about Voacanga Africana.

Good travel on the earth today !

de rien =)

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Subject: [ibogaine] origins of the word fuck
Date: March 11, 2004 at 6:08:21 PM EST
To: ibogaine@MindVox.com
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You’ve really made the big time. No more ads for ibogaine when you enter
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“Origins of the word FUCK” Patrick, did you invent it?????

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“FUCK origin word index”

PS: Love the collegepussy site it links to, very hot.

axis get off hush you punk!

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From: <axisone@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….
Date: March 11, 2004 at 5:53:39 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com>

—-
Advocacy and y&#146;all,

Be united. Lay low on the crazy. For now… t’s ‘medicine’ and a
‘disease.’

Be vigilant about press and media coverage. Sue their fucking ass
if
they
are wrong. Companies understand money. Who are the best spokespeople
for
ibo? I like Howard, Patrick and Mash. How about you? Let the ego
go,
what is
best for the cause? Do not become right wing zealots protesting
a work
of
art unseen. Not all publicity is good.

For the record I hate Patrick and Mash and Howard hasn’t really accomplished
any thing with ibogaine in who gave that figure before, 30 years?

Howard is at least sane, unlike Dana and the whole pot movement who I
think nobody in legit medicine is listening to. Great scam if your a
drug dealer but I havent seen the whole medical marijuana anything manage
to even get pot a drug that has never killed anyone, legal in the US.
Constant mentions of ibogaine by them is not helping anyone.

The pro-pot movement has not managed to make pot legal, a drug which
is harmless  and never killed anyone. They are going to do something
with ibogaine???????? Never happen.

Nader is a asshole and its too bad but youre right. Patrick and Mash
on their own are really effective, together is more then effective, the
two of them in the same room are suddenly so human and you can relate.
Its the darth vader and evil witch lovefest. When the two of you get
it on, do you do mother theresa and jesus or the mom and son trip, which
is hotter? Ignoreing what anyone else has ever said, the two of you have
some serious energy on camera and it’s not scientist
and junkie.

Steve you work in hollywood and maybe are better at seeing what others
see when they look at the screen, but what all the peace and love, democratics
missed is that the person who gave the Deborah and Patrick show all that
exposure by putting on the front page of the drudge report was matt drudge.
A conservative republican who liked it so much he has hallucinogen that
cures addiction on page one of his site.

Conservative Republican. Not the Greens, not Kerry. A Conservative Republican.
I haven’t seen the Dems do anything for ibogaine.

Howard, Patrick, Mash. or Mash, Patrick, Howard. As long as Patrick is
in the middle to keep Mash and Howard away from each other 😉

No pro pot idiocy which is only going to make everyone ignore it. No
weird rituals in africa, no discussions about sticking root bark up your
ass. Medicine that cures a disease is right.

Best, Steve Anker

PS: Patrick, stop being such a hippie pussy.

Don’t encourage him. Patrick has either been blowing his brains out with
LSD again or having a lot of sex, he’s been calm and zen like for at
least two weeks. When that wears off, we get Darth Vader on acid.

Patrick the next message you’re going to write when you read this, don’t.
I’m sure it will move me, sweep me away, make me relate, make me believe
and up your genius ante another level. But you’ve pulled Dana’s neck
off the chopping block a few times already, he is making peace by being
nutso again and burning pirated copies of CSI’s program and offering
to give them away. I don’t want to hear it.

He may be the kooky uncle, he’s lucky to have you on his side, but he
is not a effective spokesperson for anything, not even pot. He should
move to hollywood and just be himself, forget pot and ibogaine, Dana
is enough material all in one person he doesn’t even need the weird causes.

No matter what you write, it won’t change that. I’m sure you can write
a believable message about why black is white and make people relate
to it, but all it proves is that you’re a great communicator. It’s been
proven. Shut up now and let Dana suffer some of his own consequences
because I am so sick of the bullshit. You’re as nuts as he is but as
you yourself said, he has no off switch. You do. I don’t hear deranged
rants about tripping on LSD and lights and colors inside your head, when
you have the camera in your face. You forget all about that. Because
you turn it off. This is exactly what you said. Dana can’t turn it off.

Axis

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From: “Allison Senepart” <paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] CSI on CD
Date: March 11, 2004 at 3:57:21 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I tried to access the video from the link provided but it kept stopping & wouldn’t play properly.  I would really like to view it if poss.  Am on Windows.  Can anyone help me.  Sorry if I sound thick but my computer skills are somewhat more limited than most of you guys on this site.  PS Not to bring up the Hep C thingy again but would just like to say Thanks to everyone who gave advice.  Have taken it all on board and am working on things.  Bit late replying on that one but have been struggling to keep up with things lately & there have been so many posts to read and absorb.
Allison

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Thursday, 11 March 2004 1:30:47 p.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] CSI on CD

Just to show that we support the artistic endeavor involved, we are
willing to send a limited number of MAC-ready CDs with the HDTV
version of the CSI episode with videoland client program to play it.
Some of you may have missed it. And even if you saw it once, you get
more out of it the second and third times.

Plus, you can use it to indoctrinate young drug reform activists,
clergy, doctors, lawyers, politicians…. With the careful
qualification that no one is doing what the guy is doing in the
episode–actually giving it out in the U.S. Of course, we NEVER,
ever, ever would do that.

Email me offlist with name and address.

Dana/cnw

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: Ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 3:26:07 PM EST
To: Diop Anouchka <anouchkadiop@yahoo.fr>
Cc: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 09:13:43PM +0100], [Diop Anouchka] wrote:

| Hello Mr Kroupa,
|
| I am a young gabonese student, at present student in the Louis Pasteur
| university of Strasbourg. I’m very  interesting about all research
| concerning Iboga ( the plant) and Ibogane. I fell so on your site and I
| will like having the possibility of asking you some question in that
| case. If it is possible thank you to contact me.
|
| I thank you in advance for the interest that you will grant  me.
|
| Melle Diop Awore Anouchka

Hullo,

I just added you to the ibogaine list; feel free to ask anything you want.
The address to send to is: ibogaine@mindvox.com

If you want to get off the list, the instructions are at the bottom.

Regards,

Patrick

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 3:58:05 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

For me, from personal experience and listening to those of others, I’d say
ibogaine is a bit more cerebral and iboga more earthy, hardly surprising
really. Ibogaine can really spin you out there. There used to be a guy on
the old list from France, Xavier, who went on some amazing wild trips with
it. Disappeared online one day, and never heard from him again (if anyone
knows if Xavier lives please let me know). Iboga will hold you more on the
Earth. I had my most powerful Ibo experience with an iboga rootbark extract
which is why I’m more inclined to use them now. About the bitterness, I
agree with planteur, though I don’t think you necessarily need to torture
yourself with the drug, which is again why I go for the extract – a short
blast of horribleness as opposed to a long drawn out ritual. If you feel you
need to really EXPERIENCE the bitterness of life then by all means fill
yourself with raw rootbark. After you’ve done this you can then decide if
you want to impart this experience to others based around what it did for
you.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 1:37 AM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine

Planteur, I do agree, my experience with iboga extract was very natural
feeling indeed, and I was very aware of this, helped me see the synthetic
opioids as some mad scientist venom.  So I am wondering, those on this list
who have done both iboga and ibogaine, does ibogaine feel synthetic or does
that goodness from nature feeling still there?  It’s my understanding that
the ibogaine is a bit more hard core in the experience, is that true?  Is it
easier to overdose on ibogaine then it is with iboga?  How different are the
experiences of the two? Has anyone tried a main dose with one followed by a
booster of the other? How did that work out?  Thanks everyone in advance for
any input.
Jason
—–Original Message—–
From: iboga_planteur [mailto:iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 4:19 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Do you think ibogaine is the only active product in Iboga? Do you think
this
plant has those properties with no meaning? Iboga is the tree of life,
every
single part of the plant as specific function in the body, it’s an
holistic
therapy. As it is said in Africa, every bitter medecine is a good
medecine,
every sweet medecine is a poison. Scientist think you can extract a
single
molecule and get the active principle, and be more efficient…Eating
Iboga
as it is in a natural way is a proof of courage, if you have this
courage
you’ve done half the way to overcome your problems. In symbolic a way,
you
have to accept bitterness of life to really enjoy it.

Planteur

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Email
Date: March 11, 2004 at 12:33:03 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Two notes regarding email:

[01]: Due to SOMEONE changing shit around at 4AM (EST), the mail system
was down from roughly then, until 11:30AM.  Mail that was sent in or out
of here, during that time period, should just queue up, and arrive.

If for some reason your email service gives up after only 4 to 6 hours —
which is often the case with AOL — just resend it.

[02]: People who are using Yahoo mail, and saying, “I’m not getting any
mail!@#!!!!  It’s BROKEN!” <– Noap, it ain’t.  Yahoo appears to be in the
perpetual process of adjusting their spam filters.

If you have set your account to paranoid mode; and you are NOT receiving
email from the lists, or personal mail.  Go to the folder on the left hand
side called BULK, click on it.  And <Presto!>  There it all is … unless
it has been automagically deleted — which Yahoo also does, I dunno how
often, or how many times you must access your account prior to this event;
I don’t use Yahoo, and have only cruised through it to test this shit.

Anywaze, when in the folder called BULK, just click the button that sez,
[This is NOT Spam] and everything will be all-good.

Or … adjust your preferences and kick the spam filtering down from
EXTREMELY PARANOID mode, to merely being aggressive.

Laters,

Patrick

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From: “Martine Docin-Julien” <jardin.dj@free.fr>
Subject: [ibogaine] Thanks
Date: March 11, 2004 at 3:43:22 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Merci beaucoup = Thanks a lot for the informations about Voacanga Africana.

Good travel on the earth today !

Martine
From: GermánDC <gcaldelas@fibertel.com.ar>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine]To Know Iboga
Date: March 11, 2004 at 8:44:43 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I´m not german, my name is,
I´m in Argentina.
I would like to know iboga first hand in Africa.
Anybody knows some hints?

gcaldelas@fibertel.com.ar

gdc

—– Original Message —–
From: Martine Docin-Julien
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:13 PM
Subject: [ibogaine]To Know Iboga

Hello, I guess you may contact the webmaster of this site, Uwe Maas, he is german too, living in Germany and has experienced Iboga in Africa.
And he is a friendly guy 😉

http://www.musictherapyworld.de/modules/mmmagazine/showarticle.php?articletoshow=63&language=en

Martine

To know Iboga in Africa, where to go ?
countrys, citys, seasons, airports, communities, etc.
my french is sort of rusted.
thanks
germán dc
From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 11, 2004 at 1:00:39 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Do you think ibogaine is the only active product in Iboga? Do you think
this
plant has those properties with no meaning? Iboga is the tree of life,
every
single part of the plant as specific function in the body, it’s an
holistic
therapy. As it is said in Africa, every bitter medecine is a good
medecine,
every sweet medecine is a poison. Scientist think you can extract a single
molecule and get the active principle, and be more efficient…Eating
Iboga
as it is in a natural way is a proof of courage, if you have this courage
you’ve done half the way to overcome your problems. In symbolic a way, you
have to accept bitterness of life to really enjoy it.

I believe 12 alkaloids have been identified in Tabernathe iboga…
ibogaine being one of them….

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 12:55:15 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It would get that anger , which manifest in the liver organ, to be
released.
magnesium sulphate cleansing can help that too.

what exactly do you mean by anger manifesting in the liver?

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 12:54:00 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi there,
There seems to be a lot of talk about root bark vs ibogaine.  I just wanted to say that before having the full ibogaine experience  I purchase some rootbark and some powdered root from the internet to test.  Only a small amount.  I think I took maybe 10grams of rootbark with mild effects.
When I tried the powdered root thought the effects were not pleasant.  I think I swallowed between 20 and 30 grams and I felt that my blood pressure shot up and my face became visibly
red when I looked  in the mirror.
I don’t know if this was the real stuff but it frightened me to think what would have happened if I had taken enough for a proper dose.

Luke

From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:37:49 -0800 (PST)

Planteur, I do agree, my experience with iboga extract was very natural feeling indeed, and I was very aware of this, helped me see the synthetic opioids as some mad scientist venom.  So I am wondering, those on this list who have done both iboga and ibogaine, does ibogaine feel synthetic or does that goodness from nature feeling still there?  It’s my understanding that the ibogaine is a bit more hard core in the experience, is that true?  Is it easier to overdose on ibogaine then it is with iboga?  How different are the experiences of the two? Has anyone tried a main dose with one followed by a booster of the other? How did that work out?  Thanks everyone in advance for any input.
Jason
> —–Original Message—–
> From: iboga_planteur [mailto:iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 4:19 PM
> To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
> Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
>
> Do you think ibogaine is the only active product in Iboga? Do you think this
> plant has those properties with no meaning? Iboga is the tree of life, every
> single part of the plant as specific function in the body, it’s an holistic
> therapy. As it is said in Africa, every bitter medecine is a good medecine,
> every sweet medecine is a poison. Scientist think you can extract a single
> molecule and get the active principle, and be more efficient…Eating Iboga
> as it is in a natural way is a proof of courage, if you have this courage
> you’ve done half the way to overcome your problems. In symbolic a way, you
> have to accept bitterness of life to really enjoy it.
>
> Planteur
>
>
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From: <thomaspi@cox.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] Ethnogarden
Date: March 11, 2004 at 10:07:14 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Does anyone know if Ethnogarden is still in business ??

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] D.A.R.E.
Date: March 11, 2004 at 12:16:07 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

How dare anyone question your advocacy Dana?

Why yes, Stalin.

Dissent is healthy in a democracy.

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: [ibogaine] speaking of health care,
Date: March 11, 2004 at 4:54:22 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Wednesday March 10, 2004
The Guardian

Rich people are more likely to survive cancer than poor people in England and Wales, and the gulf in their life chances has been steadily widening, according to research released yesterday.

The prognosis for most cancers has been improving but an international team of researchers backed by Cancer Research UK revealed yesterday that it is the affluent who are profiting the most from today’s faster diagnosis and better treatment, while the prospects for the poor lag years behind. If all cancer patients were equal, an extra 3,000 lives could be saved every five years, they estimate.

Their analysis of data from the English and Welsh cancer registries, published yesterday in the British Journal of Cancer, reveals the seriousness of the health divide. While the government pointed out that its national cancer plan was published just after the period for which we have survival figures, the widening of the socio-economic gulf over the previous 15 years, in spite of initiatives to address health inequalities, bodes ill.

Most shocking was the disparity in the survival rates of men five years after a diagnosis at some point between 1996 and 1999 of cancer of the larynx. The gap between rich and poor was 17.2%. For men diagnosed with cancer of the rectum, the gap was 9.4% and for women 8.3%, for women with cancer of the colon it was 7.3% and for women with myeloma it was 7.7%.

”We have evidence of trends in survival which are, generally speaking, very good news,” said Michel Coleman, professor of epidem
iology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and leader of the team, “but for 28 of those 33 cancers [16 were studied in men and 17 in women] there is a substantial difference between rich and poor and it has been getting worse.”

It appeared from their data on 2.2 million adult patients that trends in deprivation were linked to trends in survival. “Where survival is increasing, deprivation is also increasing,” said Professor Coleman. In men, he said, “a 5% gain in survival is on average associated with a 1.5% worsening in the deprivation gap”. In women, the gap appeared to increase at the slightly slower rate of 1% for every 5% improvement in survival overall.

The reason for the lower survival rates of poorer people are not to do with less access to newer, more expensive drugs, say the researchers. Nor is it to do with access to a particular hospital, since all see a mixture of classes. They do not know exactly what is happening, but speculate that the worst off are not getting diagnosed as fast or treated as well as the affluent.

Rich people are quicker to go to the doctor when they suspect something is wrong and know how to demand attention.

”We don’t have hard evidence that the issue of stridency, or if you like communication and demanding approaches to doctors, underpins differences in survival, but there is evidence the rich and poor do get diagnosed at slightly different stages of disease,” Professor Coleman said.

”Maybe the firmness with which patients address the healthcare system does have an impact.”

Don’t give up,

Take care,

Sara

From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 12:39:26 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Howard,

It’s been about 8 months since I last took ibogaine.

I wasn’t aware of tension in my neck before ibogaine, although a chiropracter had once commented on how tense my neck was before ibogine.  I didn’t notice it myself.

As for anger, I mostly only feel that way when I’m in a situation I feel stressed, or under pressure like at work.  It seems more extreem than before.

In my last ibogaine experience I had visions of birth and felt the sensation of my head being squashed and it felt like very deep tension was being released.  I had an incredible anger in me as a child and I remember that I always supressed my emotions.   it feels like there are alot of feelings
pushing to be resolved.

Luke

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 14:44:56 EST

In a message dated 3/10/04 7:10:29 PM, lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

>Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after
>
>ibogaine.  I found that
>I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or
>when
>I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of tension
>
>in my neck and head.  I also find myself
>very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as
>
>there’s so many things going through my mind.
>Thanks
>Luke

Luke,

1) How long ago did you take ibogaine?
2) Did you have any of these problems before taking ibogaine?

Thanks

Howard

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: [ibogaine] Howard – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 11, 2004 at 7:39:44 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

>> to make little, uh, ‘water-baloons’… >>

> Whatever happened to rectal infusions or is that what you are writing of?
> Howard

Hi Howard,

Not really…

I’m going to add a few really small photos, sort of ‘show & tell’…

We got this acordion-like roll of synthetic sausage-casing, made (mostly) from
collagen, I believe, and in a sense it does what gel-caps do while accommodating a
bigger load…when wet, the casing is very smooth and it’s completely tasteless…

However, in our first experiment, we regrettably made ibo-gumballs, see pics, which
were very slow going down and somewhat painful as well (had the urge to shove a stick
and push them down) Next time ’round, we would use more length and a little less quantity,
thus make them flacid and easier to swallow…

So the water-balloons was a suggestion to using the casing with the liquid/extract, which,
like Nick said, is moderately horrific….

Adam

 

 

 

 

From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] what the world needs now….
Date: March 11, 2004 at 1:53:22 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Advocacy and y’all,

Dana, I’m sorry I didn’t take your peace branch. Understand that the amount of times I’ve had someone want to describe a script or pitch an idea is way too many. I’m at a party and someone says “I just wrote a script!” – it just doesn’t make me excited.

I do want peace and love and all that shit. You have helped people. The Buddhist’s say you shouldn’t interfere with another’s path. You did mine. It is not cool.

You called me to get Jerry Stahl’s number to pitch a story as a peace offering? Dude, let me explain
since caveman time no man likes it if someone fucks with his ability to feed his family. You smeared a private email around to get your picture in paper and then you want to call Jerry to work on a film? You hurt my friendship with a man who helped keep me off dope and you want his phone number to be a movie star? Please understand that I work in a small world and personal relations mean much. I was promised by the CSI guys that they would be honest to the root
and they were.  I will say your chutzpah is admirable, and I’m not joking
you should pursue a career in show-biz.

You pissed me off. I posted a letter to you regarding your advocacy I wasn’t going to post. I got angry.

I understand that media misquotes, but in the big picture, away from that cold and miserable city, how did protesting help the cause of ibogaine? You got an old yippie to watch the show? Preaching to the choir dude!

Anyway

I’ve noticed conservatives never fight among themselves. None of this “I’m going to vote my conscious.”  No Nader fucking things up.

When I was arrested and had to face the judge, I cleaned up ‘n wore a spiffy suite and thanked the judge for the wise and kind justice handed down. No “Fuck you! Tool of the drug war.”  I ate shit.

We need to do the same. The ibogaine advocacy movement needs to do the following to succeed:

Be united. Lay low on the crazy. For now… t’s ‘medicine’ and a ‘disease.’

Be vigilant about press and media coverage. Sue their fucking ass if they are wrong. Companies understand money. Who are the best spokespeople for ibo? I like Howard, Patrick and Mash. How about you? Let the ego go, what is best for the cause? Do not become right wing zealots protesting a work of art unseen. Not all publicity is good.

The War on Drugs is expensive, ibo is cheaper. DPA does good work, why fight them? Money is easier to understand than morals.

Work to change ibo from schedule 1 to 2.

We need double blind studies.

Get as many addicts as possible to take ibogaine and tell their friends it works.

Prevent criminalization anywhere else in the world. Sara and Nick, do have any idea how jealous we in the States are of European drug policy?

Encourage Mash to publish.

Pray for 18-mc and nor-ibogaine to be on the pharmacist shelf.

But then again, what do I fucking know?

I’m a busy guy about to go to Gabon to hang with the pygmies and then get married
What about everyone else? I know I ain’t the only one to think this. Let’s do this!

This is important.

Best, Steve Anker

PS: Patrick, stop being such a hippie pussy.

“When you got ‘em by their ball’s, the hearts and minds will follow.” – HST.

Aha! A manifesto!

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 4:53:30 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It is my feeling that you need another dose of Ibogaine

It would get that anger , which manifest in the liver organ, to be released.
magnesium sulphate cleansing can help that too.

Here’s a liver cleanse involving timed doses of epsom salts and olive
oil and a dramatic outcome (pictures included):

http://www.curezone.com/cleanse/liver/default.asp

Bill

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 11:37:10 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after
ibogaine.  I found that
I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or when
I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of tension
in my neck and head.  I also find myself
very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as
there’s so many things going through my mind.

Here’s a post in an ayahuasca forum that might be of interest – the
common theme seems to be “more stuff to process”:

From: “June Collier” <june@wiredog.com>
To: <ayahuasca@yage.net>
Subject: Re: [ayahuasca] Fwd: Hello everyone!
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:07:54 -0500

My first experience with ayahuasca was with a shaman in a private group =
setting and I had a wonderful experience during the ritual.  But after =
words I had a week of emotional trauma where I went back to being 4 =
years old when my brother died and my mother went thru a very depressed =
period.  I cried and emoted and screamed at my mother, who is now dead.
A month later I went to a Daime healing ritual and the first vision I =
had was of my mother who turned into the Virgin Mary and then to me and =
back again and again.  I had many visions that 3 days and insights after =
that have changed me.  From the first drink I felt this being/entity =
going thru my body, blood, and cells working and throwing out all the =
negative patterns.  I have not drank coffee since that first drink of =
Daime and the Daime has forever changed my eating patterns for the =
better as I was out of control in this area of my life.
love light june

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] great collection of stories
Date: March 11, 2004 at 11:47:11 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Visiting ibogaine web pages can be interesting.  Eric Taub has an interesting
collection of published articles on his site. They give a good understanding
of ibogaine history and development, or lack thereof.

http://www.ibeginagain.org/articles/index.shtml

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
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From: karen_tuominen@juno.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] CSI on CD
Date: March 10, 2004 at 10:05:36 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

sorry all, that last note was obviously only intended for dana ;).

pax,
karen

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From: karen_tuominen@juno.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] CSI on CD
Date: March 10, 2004 at 10:03:50 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hi dana,
what a very good pr move, especially for those that dare insult your advocacy efforts!!!

i am still with fever and chills/aches, it FUCKING sucks – see you as soon as i feel ok.  going to bed now (again), let me know if i get any calls, ill call them from here and im still trying to get your reference package together

k

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root vs. ibogaine
Date: March 10, 2004 at 8:37:49 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Planteur, I do agree, my experience with iboga extract was very natural feeling indeed, and I was very aware of this, helped me see the synthetic opioids as some mad scientist venom.  So I am wondering, those on this list who have done both iboga and ibogaine, does ibogaine feel synthetic or does that goodness from nature feeling still there?  It’s my understanding that the ibogaine is a bit more hard core in the experience, is that true?  Is it easier to overdose on ibogaine then it is with iboga?  How different are the experiences of the two? Has anyone tried a main dose with one followed by a booster of the other? How did that work out?  Thanks everyone in advance for any input.
Jason
—–Original Message—–
From: iboga_planteur [mailto:iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr]
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004, 4:19 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Do you think ibogaine is the only active product in Iboga? Do you think this
plant has those properties with no meaning? Iboga is the tree of life, every
single part of the plant as specific function in the body, it’s an holistic
therapy. As it is said in Africa, every bitter medecine is a good medecine,
every sweet medecine is a poison. Scientist think you can extract a single
molecule and get the active principle, and be more efficient…Eating Iboga
as it is in a natural way is a proof of courage, if you have this courage
you’ve done half the way to overcome your problems. In symbolic a way, you
have to accept bitterness of life to really enjoy it.

Planteur

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: [ibogaine] Brett – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 11, 2004 at 6:38:07 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hiya Brett,

Yeah, I have the goods on that form of administration, I thought of mentioning it as well…

But I swear by the ‘real’ vomiting that takes place with the fresh root and until I exhaust all my oral options I won’t be going, eh, behind my own back.. maybe someday…

Here I have to agree with Planteur, if you put yourself thru the real ‘raw deal’, you come away feeling that consecutive hcl or indra sessions are not all that wholesome… Althoughy I never tried the latter, I suspect it might compare to the difference between smoking good weed and dropping a THC pill….

And yes, I have it on record that people do rectal infusion with rootbark… you gotta grind it up real fine, add just enough water to make it soup-like and warm it up to body temp.. and there are various instruments that one can use for means of delivery…

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice

Adam,

There is one other route of administration though I am not suggeting it, only that you won’t taste it.

Ibogaine is bio-active rectally, it should work.

Brett

AG <adamg@013.net.il> wrote:
Hi Nick,

The tea was called ‘automatique’ and I tried twice to replicate it…
boiling a whole bunch of rootbark over a low flame for a couple of hours did
not produce anything close to the pitch-black drink we were served.. my
guess is that the bwiti used some of the plant’s leaves and/or other
ingredients because rootbark on it’s own will only produce a light-tan, very
transparent tea… of course taste-wise, again, extremely unpleasant…

Maybe Laurent Sazy or Planteur can shed some light on the topic…

I’m sorry to hear that the extract is ‘moderately horrific’… I’m also up
for another ‘Operation Clean Up Your Act/Room’… but while I don’t mind the
vomiting that ensues, I can’t stomache anymore ibo directly… so I might
opt for combining the two, ie, create the extract and use the salami-wrapper
to make little, uh, ‘water-baloons’…

I’ll be sure to post the recipe along with some pics….

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg”
> It’s moderately horrific, but nothing compared to the bark itself or the
> tea. Which, by the way, does anyone out there have instructions for? I
seem
> to remember you can just boil the rootbark up for a couple of hours then
> strain and drink. Can anyone confirm, I’m thinking of doing some like this
> soon.

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From: Aktionman22@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] CSI on CD
Date: March 10, 2004 at 8:20:07 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

dana………
please send me a copy.
thanx
Marcus David
2506 N. Clark #134
Chicago, IL 60614

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 7:57:53 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Planteur,

No, I am quite certain there is more to iboga than a molecule. While I was talking a little “tongue-in-cheek” to Adam the option of rectal administration for some people is a valid point, the fact that it is  being used makes it valid. In drug addiction treatment sometimes people can’t hold the ibogaine/iboga down, when supplies are VERY limited and the stomach very weak (or if there is a bleeding ulcer) rectal is sometimes considered.. I know people who have lost doses orally, that may be all the iboga they have. Sometimes it is difficult to deal with addicts – they think healthy stuff is disgusting and unhealthy stuff (like squirting things in their arms) is natural. Sometimes one has to be a little “creative”, if the addict (or other)  barfs up his dose, that is all he has, refuses to re-drink it or can’t hold a 2nd dose down, well,  there is another option… it does come up but not with root-bark that I have encountered.

I deeply respect Iboga and have no fear of it any longer, but it is still wreched stuff. Yeah, builds character, that  is for sure.

Brett

iboga_planteur <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr> wrote:
Do you think ibogaine is the only active product in Iboga? Do you think this
plant has those properties with no meaning? Iboga is the tree of life, every
single part of the plant as specific function in the body, it’s an holistic
therapy. As it is said in Africa, every bitter medecine is a good medecine,
every sweet medecine is a poison. Scientist think you can extract a single
molecule and get the active principle, and be more efficient…Eating Iboga
as it is in a natural way is a proof of courage, if you have this courage
you’ve done half the way to overcome your problems. In symbolic a way, you
have to accept bitterness of life to really enjoy it.

Planteur

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] CSI on CD
Date: March 10, 2004 at 7:30:32 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Just to show that we support the artistic endeavor involved, we are
willing to send a limited number of MAC-ready CDs with the HDTV
version of the CSI episode with videoland client program to play it.
Some of you may have missed it. And even if you saw it once, you get
more out of it the second and third times.

Plus, you can use it to indoctrinate young drug reform activists,
clergy, doctors, lawyers, politicians….  With the careful
qualification that no one is doing what the guy is doing in the
episode–actually giving it out in the U.S. Of course, we NEVER,
ever, ever would do that.

Email me offlist with name and address.

Dana/cnw

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 7:23:04 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/10/04 9:40:14 PM, adamg@013.net.il writes:

<< I’m sorry to hear that the extract is ‘moderately horrific’… I’m also up

for another ‘Operation Clean Up Your Act/Room’… but while I don’t mind the

vomiting that ensues, I can’t stomache anymore ibo directly… so I might

opt for combining the two, ie, create the extract and use the salami-wrapper

to make little, uh, ‘water-baloons’… >>

Whatever happened to rectal infusions or is that what you are writing of?

Howard

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 7:24:44 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Do you think ibogaine is the only active product in Iboga? Do you think this
plant has those properties with no meaning? Iboga is the tree of life, every
single part of the plant as specific function in the body, it’s an holistic
therapy. As it is said in Africa, every bitter medecine is a good medecine,
every sweet medecine is a poison. Scientist think you can extract a single
molecule and get the active principle, and be more efficient…Eating Iboga
as it is in a natural way is a proof of courage, if you have this courage
you’ve done half the way to overcome your problems. In symbolic a way, you
have to accept bitterness of life to really enjoy it.

Planteur

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 6:52:37 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Adam,

There is one other route of administration though I am not suggeting it, only that you won’t taste it.

Ibogaine is bio-active rectally, it should work.

Brett

AG <adamg@013.net.il> wrote:
Hi Nick,

The tea was called ‘automatique’ and I tried twice to replicate it…
boiling a whole bunch of rootbark over a low flame for a couple of hours did
not produce anything close to the pitch-black drink we were served.. my
guess is that the bwiti used some of the plant’s leaves and/or other
ingredients because rootbark on it’s own will only produce a light-tan, very
transparent tea… of course taste-wise, again, extremely unpleasant…

Maybe Laurent Sazy or Planteur can shed some light on the topic…

I’m sorry to hear that the extract is ‘moderately horrific’… I’m also up
for another ‘Operation Clean Up Your Act/Room’… but while I don’t mind the
vomiting that ensues, I can’t stomache anymore ibo directly… so I might
opt for combining the two, ie, create the extract and use the salami-wrapper
to make little, uh, ‘water-baloons’…

I’ll be sure to post the recipe along with some pics….

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg”
> It’s moderately horrific, but nothing compared to the bark itself or the
> tea. Which, by the way, does anyone out there have instructions for? I
seem
> to remember you can just boil the rootbark up for a couple of hours then
> strain and drink. Can anyone confirm, I’m thinking of doing some like this
> soon.

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 10, 2004 at 6:49:53 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey Luke

It is my feeling that you need another dose of Ibogaine

It would get that anger , which manifest in the liver organ, to be released.
magnesium sulphate cleansing can help that too.

Take care

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: Luke Christoffersen [mailto:lchristoffersen@hotmail.com]
Verzonden: woensdag 10 maart 2004 18:46
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine

Hi,
Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after
ibogaine.  I found that
I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or when

I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of tension
in my neck and head.  I also find myself
very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as
there’s so many things going through my mind.
Thanks
Luke

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From: <mentat@hush.ai>
Subject: [ibogaine] updated information
Date: March 10, 2004 at 6:46:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Genesis 1

The Creation

1   (1) In the beginning (2) God (3) created the heavens and the earth.
2   The earth was [1] (4) formless and void, and (5) darkness was over
the surface of the deep, and (6) the Spirit of God (7) was [2] moving
over the surface of the waters.
3   Then (8) God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.
4   God saw that the light was (9) good; and God (10) separated the light
from the darkness.
5   (11) God called the light day, and the darkness He called night.
And (12) there was evening and there was morning, one day.
6   Then God said, “Let there be an (13) expanse in the midst of the
waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.”
7   God made the [3] expanse, and separated (14) the waters which were
below the expanse from the waters (15) which were above the expanse;
and it was so.
8   God called the expanse heaven. And there was evening and there was
morning, a second day.
9   Then God said, “(16) Let the waters below the heavens be gathered
into one place, and let (17) the dry land appear”; and it was so.
10   God called the dry land earth, and the (18) gathering of the waters
He called seas; and God saw that it was good.
11   Then God said, “Let the earth sprout (19) vegetation, plants yielding
seed, and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit after their kind with
seed in them”; and it was so.
12   The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed after their
kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, after their kind; and
God saw that it was good.
13   There was evening and there was morning, a third day.
14   Then God said, “Let there be (20) lights in the (21) expanse of
the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be for (22)
signs and for (23) seasons and for days and years;
15   and let them be for lights in the expanse of the heavens to give
light on the earth”; and it was so.
16   God made the two great lights, the (24) greater light to govern
the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made (25) the stars
also.
17   (26) God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to give light
on the earth,
18   and to (27) govern the day and the night, and to separate the light
from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
19   There was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.
20   Then God said, “Let the waters teem with swarms of living creatures,
and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the heavens.”
21   God created (28) the great sea monsters and every living creature
that moves, with which the waters swarmed after their kind, and every
winged bird after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
22   God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the
waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
23   There was evening and there was morning, a fifth day.
24   (29) Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures
after their kind: cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth
after their kind”; and it was so.
25   God made the (30) beasts of the earth after their kind, and the
cattle after their kind, and everything that creeps on the ground after
its kind; and God saw that it was good.
26   Then God said, “Let (31) Us make (32) man in Our image, according
to Our likeness; and let them (33) rule over the fish of the sea and
over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth,
and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27   God created man (34) in His own image, in the image of God He created
him; (35) male and female He created them.
28   God blessed them; and God said to them, “(36) Be fruitful and
multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of
the sea.
29   Then God said, “Behold, (37) I have given you every plant yielding
seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has
fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you;
30 and (38) to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the sky
and to every thing that moves on the earth which has life, I have given
every green plant for food”; and it was so.
31   God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very (39) good.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 6:22:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I don’t mean to sound really dumb even if I do 😉 But why do any of you
want to do all this with the iboga roots? Don’t you get a much stronger
experience from the extract or hydrochloride? I guess it would depend
on the dose but why go through all this trouble playing around with the
roots, or is it something you enjoy doing and are doing it for its own
sake?

I take it none of you are doing this for addiction?

.:vector:.

— Nick Sandberg <nicks22@onetel.com> wrote:
HI Brooke,

Sent this through before but don’t think it came.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Thanks Nick – but a quick couple of questions…

1)  Do you throw away the root pulp/residue after you boil and
strain it?

Hi Brooke,

Yes! You can check it’s not too bitter first, (a sign that iboga
alkaloids
may still be present) but after a week it shouldn’t be. Alternately,
you
could keep it as some kind of souvenir but it shouldn’t have any more
iboga
in it anyway.

2)  how much liquid do you end up with – as most of that recipe is
alcohol,
therefore most of it should burn away?

I often do multiple strainings through cloth. My feeling is that the
more
residue you can get out the less the chances of nausea, (though
vomiting is
felt my many to be part of the process, so it’s not an exact science
here).
At the end I generally have about one half pint glassful, something
like
this. Not so much of it is alcohol as wine is only about 13% and
vodka 40.
Alcohol boils about 22 degrees lower than water so you will see it
boiling
off as you heat the liquid, usually with small rapid bubbles. When
these
stop, the alcohol has gone and it’s time to let it cool.

3)  out of that remaining liquid, how much do you think I should
consume
if
it was based from 50 g of Ibogaine?  (remember, I’m 190lbs and
33years old
with a tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances)

This is difficult without knowing the strength of the rootbark.
Assuming you
don’t have access to HPLC, you will have to rely on instinct and the
experience of yourself and the provider. Good Gabonese rootbark is
quite
consistently dark brown  in colour and contains around 4% ibogaine
base +
other iboga alkaloids. For me, the colour is important. The bark of
the
plant root is darker than the root substance, and contains a lot more
of the
active ingredients, so generally darker brown is good. But there are
people
on the list with a lot more experience than me. Anyway, back to your
question and I’d probably go for about 20g of it, assuming it’s good
quality. I wouldn’t make it all up at once as my experience is that
it
starts to smell funny about 2 weeks after the extraction. Keep in a
fridge
after the boiling bit, with sealed lid. Anyway, I’d say about 20g
assuming
it’s good and your body, esp heart and liver function, are healthy.

Good luck and watch out for the Kombo (head woman), as they say in
the
Cameroun

Nick

ps – Also worth remembering that iboga itself is a very intuitive
substance.
You may find you already kind of know how much you need and which
preparation method to use. Always worth “tuning in” to it a bit when
in
doubt. It knows who you are, it knows what you need, it knows where
you
live, etc !

Thanks in advance for your reply,

B
—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

It’s rootbark.  I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if
you have
any advice on this, that would be wonderful.

Thanks again for your support,

B

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for
myself
and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you
have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep
nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep
experience.
If it is
just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active
night-time
as
the
brain functions in a different way at night. If there are
specific
topics
you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos
for
example. If
the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid
honey. Iboga
itself
knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the
experience
without
too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot
(Bwiti
say
you
even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that
it’s a
cleansing.
Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your
reaction if
an hour
later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the
process you
might be
able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.

Good Work

Planteur
—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to
search
out
and
acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and
effectively
process and
use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing
to
share.

Brooke

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 10, 2004 at 6:04:02 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Luke,

Sounds like you need to SCREAM, man. Find somewhere where you can do this,
get into the “horse stance” (a martial arts pose) with both fists clenched,
thumbs on outside and scream from the belly. Contract the energy into your
pelvis as you do it. Then release and scream again. It’s bioenergetics,
it’ll release the tension and allow the body to expand. Try Osho Dynamic
Meditation in the morning, you can get the cd mail orde. Or the
Humaniversity AUM meditation if it’s available near you (some details at
http://www.zenzei.com/Program/AUM.htm) If you have a prior history of
psychotic episodes or serious mental illness then you need to get
professional advice before doing this stuff.

Basically, you can go down the whole “Why do I want to scream?” road with
psychoanalysis stuff, rationalisation essentially, but it won’t really take
you anywhere, except, at best, stimuli avoidance. Your personality is trying
to expand and to do this it needs you to release, to express emotions.
Bodywork, bioenergetics, or emotional release is best.

Hope this helps

Nick

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:45 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine

Hi,
Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after
ibogaine.  I found that
I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or
when
I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of
tension
in my neck and head.  I also find myself
very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as
there’s so many things going through my mind.
Thanks
Luke

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] too noisy 1,000 yard stare
Date: March 10, 2004 at 4:37:38 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

the last stage of a send up
of a gut feeling doubtful touch down to one two forty fortran
crowbars shouting in tkie cellar
but no maybe it’s too much to wear
yes considering the fear inside the ride starting to die
baby i don’t want to cry anymore
yet anyway we escape quicker than
mechanical deaths rejuvenated for transparent transport
subjected to interpolated states
sadly gated you weight against all sidechains
fighting the crush of silence of the right hand mantle cranium alleged
even delayed uranium
burning fabric off our backs
right till we can no longer
see plus plus the fact that no rights left
meaning we’re less than apparent at a rate of complex numbers transpiring to retire
rats racing
time stranded in a stretch predicted yet unfounded in
polynomial calculations set to
have misled the walking dead
yet on awakening we may reflect death as a tool to give credibility
to reflectivity falling in slow motion cos we’re pushed at the last step

components one and two tubular reality systems in question
multiply senseless consent of inspection
prior to combustion
eternal conduction experiments once supposed disfigured immortal beings wander like stoked navigators
pretend multi functioning externals yes we brackets the menu sitting like forks point at the blue
corpse overlord

splitting opportunities
broken like back doors
ask why i don’t reply
while shoulders overlooked but retain guises
suitable for generating consent
fooled we’re none the wiser

baud rate increased as metallic apparitions manifest through

Thousand Yard Stares

look sideways into infinite parallel ports
headlong into one another
escaping velocity becomes a matter of time
compression thresholds as yet another tectonic secret unfolds
third degree burns hover
one moment above a faraday
cage exploding
in slow motion components rated electrolytic capacity
suffocated in ozone waveforms communicate a paralyzed process submerged calculus offers transient traces of illusion

subtle methods symmetry uncovered a diagonal telemetry

catastrophes deep frozen remaining moments horizontal like a stone
endless
slowing down till actions turn sidelong
still inverts to regressions
lessons unlearnt inertia presides over burnt modernist strides looking glass to stones thrown
fractions later, swan songs colliding
unpopular finding
incubated micro command shells acoustic arguments no longer specified yes this time freedom transpires wide open deserts
yet access denied
sinking in
like rotten requests from perished minds
affirmations become distant light sources pinpointing curved fragments mysterious elements time stretched incubators illuminate strange tangents electrocution integrated into
life on stretcher beds
conceived by airborne sickness
surrounded cold avenues of silence
getting to grips

preparation for long falls

staircases previously, seen only by the dead
seem to persist in times of denied states
yet returning to errors
like fools locking doors
random disintegration occurs as we await
falling forwards forever
axis discrepancy indicates hexagons beyond control anomaly mutilation colony reflects no triangular energy
asynchronous matter avoided by a diagram invisibility
subtle methods symmetry uncovered a diagonal telemetry

You’re so deluxe, you’re so divine
You’re so fifty light years ahead of your time
You’re a riddle you’re a ripple
Another little glitch in continuity
Like you were a ripple in my memory

You are a paradox to me, a senseless maze
I run around, I’m looking for you all of my days
The more that you want it,
the more that you need it

The less that it does
Run out it’s rough, too much is enough

And that’s what it was

The more that I see you, the more that I miss you

The less that I care
I know I should try to kiss you goodbye, but…

You’re never there.

I’ve got a nickname for you, I call you weakness
I get a little strength out too, or is it meekness?
The more that you want it,
the more that you need it

The less that it does
You are a paradox to me, a contradiction
You’re a predicament for me, and a prediction

Well we had just begun
When the night came down
Sweating rain on everyone
Anyone who was hanging around
You say there’s something strange going on
I cannot see a thing
And pretty soon then we’ll be drenched to the bone
And my soul is freezing
And we really should decide
Who’s taking who for this ride
Ride the bandwagon into the ditch
Smile for the many you shocked
Bless my soul and drop a stitch
Strike while the irony is hot
And I don’t have much time
There’s so much left to take
It’d hard to know what’s genuine
And what’s a genuine fake
I think there’s something weird going on
Something unforeseen
Ride the ghost train now into the dark
Ride it right into the ground
Up through the suburbs, graveyards and parks
Going around and around
If I never see you again
That will be way too soon
And if I ever get over this
I will be over the moon
I hope that something new comes along
Something more my style
I hope that someone else comes along
And makes it worth my while

And it’s lust and sloth and pride
That makes me want to
Ride the roller coaster for all that it’s worth
Live it all up to the hilt
If you can’t take it with you
Away from this earth
Might as well take it full tilt

Ride the old horse through gold rush town
If that’s the kind of company you keep
You’re getting very tired and you need to lie down
I’ll see you in your sleep

You’re shivering again
After all that we’ve been through
Is that all you can do?
I didn’t wanna come here
Now I don’t wanna go
Is there some trick involved in this?    
As if you would tell me so.
Our instruments have no way of measuring this feeling
Can never cut below the floor or penetrate the ceiling
In the space between our houses some bones have been discovered
Yet our procession marches on as if we have recovered
Draconian wind unforetold
One solar day suddenly you’re old
A little and below just makes me cold
Makes destination start to unfold

Our documents are useless all forged beyond believing
Page 47 is unsigned, I need it by this evening
In the space between our cities a storm is slowly forming
There’s something eating up our days, I beat it every morning.

The distance and speed have left us too weak
Destination looks kinda bleak
Our elements are burnt out, our beasts have been mistreated
I tell you it’s the only way we’ll get this road completed.
I feel this all beginning right before my eyes.
I must go back, re-examine my life.
Well, here she comes with a penetrating stare
I don’t know when but I wish I knew where
Quick calculation — there’s not nearly enough
Here she comes with her unforgiving web
Almost forever I’ve been drinking these drugs
It must be time to change our rude, crude view
Before we’re lost
Look at the map — add up the cost
Before we’re lost
Wear a gun and be proud but bare breasts aren’t allowed
In the city
Dream up a scam and then rake in the clams
Liquidity
To a wolf I’m a lamb but just half a gram
Liquidity
The face of today just a scalpel away
Restore your lost soul for two dollars plus toll
Liquidity
In reflection, I see you again
Approach me, soak me
Faith, Faith, Breathe
Cause it’s here, it’s where the air is clear
Where far-off things could be quite near
No repairs are needed
Just a Spark

I’m interested, you’ve always been a subject
That I could learn
Splendid hills, unconquerable mountains
Climb – don’t ever turn back
Seed, Seed, Grow
Cause it’s here, it’s where the air is clear
Where far-off things could be quite near
No repairs are needed
Just a Spark
Too dangerous to keep
Too feeble to let go
And you want to bite the hand
Should’ve stopped this long ago
Go now, you’ve been set free
In another month or so
Had you coiled around my arm
How could you ever know
How I loved your diamond eyes
But that was long ago
Go now, you’ve been set free
In another month or so, you’ll be poisoning me
And I should’ve believed Eve
She said we had to glow
She was the apple of my eye
It wasn’t long ago
Go now, you’ve been set free
Shaded crystal water
Bathed in by God’s daughter
A sigh, and whispers near
A new season passes here
Sensory gifts to all who come
Soak up the stars and setting sun
It’s strange and wilder
Nature’s bechilder
And the cactus sure tastes strangely sweet
As it goes down inside
But I’ll dream I’m safe
In my hotel womb
Soft and soul-made
It’s a wonderful room

A sudden voltage in the night
With a rain forest girl
As we float downstream to the Amazon river
Where the black waters swirl
I said “Why are you people wearing those masks”
I said “Can’t we be reconciled”
She says the mother of the storm has to roam the sky
Searching for her child
I’ll dream I’m safe
In my hotel womb
Soft and soul-made
It’s a wonderful room

I wish I’m back in my hotel womb
I’ll slip through the crack
To that wonderful room

Morning comes at last
And she’s lying by my side
She’s got the face of the widow that keeps following me
And the body of my bride
I said “Why are those buildings swaying like trees”
I said “Can we stop for a while”
She says “Can’t you hear the city that’s hidden in there”
“It’s just another mile”
I’ll dream I’m safe
In my hotel womb
They’d be young forever as long as they stayed in the dome
But barbarians came and set fire to their home
Exposed the dome dwellers to the outside
They must have known it was the end
The barbarians picked through the ashes of the dome
Then went on their way, continued to roam
All of their strength couldn’t save them
All died inside the flood
Destined to make that same old mistake
The way of all flesh and blood
He can turn wine into water
Mother against daughter
Juggles busy deadlines
Gets himself off headlines
Surrounded by his minions
Who never have opinions
Performing little tricks for you
Puts it in a fix for you

Smashes your watch with a hammer
 
Now the slur is fading
Reality all-pervading
And he does the Indian rope trick
The one that makes you seasick
 
And some of it’s done with mirrors
And some of it’s done with scissors
And some of it’s done with cables
And his hands under the table
Cast a fortune for the man in the suit
Who’s suffering is very acute
There’s a rabbit in his hat
But I thought I smelled a rat

People ’round here say you’re a witch
They’re intrigued in seeing you roast
They really intend to burn you my friend
I think that’s the bit they like most
Wake up, the mob are on their way
Howling, growling, they want your blood
They’re out to get it today
You had to go and cure the mayor’s itch
Then you took care of his clerk
You fixed up John Green and the old bishop’s spleen
Put everyone out of work
I wasn’t expecting this
Now everything is destroyed
Underneath us are the nothings
Underneath them is a void
Beyond that void is a place
Where figments from bad dreams are banished
Childhood nightmares all come seeking
And adult logic nearly vanished
Chaos 
sensing you’re high, fall in the flame, faster and down
dance in desire, fall in the flames, faster and down
Chaos
None of this is what I wanted
I truly asked for what I got.
Bang the gavel, it’s lawlessness
I can’t unravel the knot
Half this wretched town is starving
While the other half are bloated
Everybody hates the bastards in power
But their pill is sugar coated
I didn’t need any of this

The consequences now apparent
Feeding back unchecked
Wake up open your eyes
Look around you, this may be your last sunrise

Oh my ugly ducklings, nobody loves you
One night your shoulders will ache
But next day when you wake
You’ll sprout wild wings, and fly
Just like in Swan Lake

I built a house of cards
Built a house of rain
Built a house of love
Build them all again
Built a road to reason
Built a road to fate
Built a road to the promised land
Right up to the gate

Loose change in my pocket
Future in my hand
Too many distractions
For me to understand

Understand.

Too many distractions
Got to get back home
Get into something solid
Get out of the zone
Some roads bring renewal
Some roads hide and wait
Some roads promise everything
And steal your fuel away.

“Every man think his burden is the heaviest”
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From: Maryditton@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 10, 2004 at 4:34:28 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 4:26:56 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The tea was called ‘automatique’ and I tried twice to replicate it…
boiling a whole bunch of rootbark over a low flame for a couple of hours
did
not produce anything close to the pitch-black drink we were served.. my
guess is that the bwiti used some of the plant’s leaves and/or other
ingredients because rootbark on it’s own will only produce a light-tan,
very
transparent tea…  of course taste-wise, again, extremely unpleasant…

I don’t know that this would necessarily work for iboga, but it works for
many other herbs that don’t make good “conventional” tea (i posted it for
making kratom tea a few weeks ago).

Crush up the herb and put it in a pot. Boil gently for at least 15
minutes. Strain out the herb material, and save the liquid in a pot.

Put the strained herb back in the first pot, add more water, and again,
boil gently for at least 15 minutes. Strain it, adding this new batch of
liquid to the liquid that you saved from the previous boiling. You can
toss the herb at this point. Then boil the pot with the combined liquids
in it until only about 1/10th of the liquid remains.

If anyone happens to have some root they feel like experimenting with, I’d
be interested to hear how it turns out =)

With many herbs, you can also make the brew more potent by soaking the
herb in something cold and acidic (like lemon juice) overnight before
making the tea. Most alkaloids occur in plants in their free-base form,
and are easily damaged by heat (like, when boiling). Soaking the plant in
acid before hand turns the free-base into an acid salt, which has a much
higher boiling point.

Again, I don’t know that this would definately apply to iboga, but I would
suspect there’d be a pretty good chance it would.

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 4:24:36 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Mix Iboga and honey, you can swalow it up more easily and you won’t feel the
bitter taste that much. Yes Iboga is bitter but it’s part of it. You have to
be strong to go through it.

Good work

Planteur

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From: “Martine Docin-Julien” <jardin.dj@free.fr>
Subject: [ibogaine]To Know Iboga
Date: March 10, 2004 at 4:13:42 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello, I guess you may contact the webmaster of this site, Uwe Maas, he is german too, living in Germany and has experienced Iboga in Africa.
And he is a friendly guy 😉

http://www.musictherapyworld.de/modules/mmmagazine/showarticle.php?articletoshow=63&language=en

Martine

To know Iboga in Africa, where to go ?
countrys, citys, seasons, airports, communities, etc.
my french is sort of rusted.
thanks
germán dc
From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] quick to prescribe
Date: March 10, 2004 at 3:50:16 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I was looking over some aftercare/iboga stuff and ran across an old
school list of suggestions: one of which was a suggestion to get on
anti-depress/anti-anxiety meds to help with talk therapy etc.

I’ve seen those class of drugs do some good for some people, but they fuck
me way up, every last one of ’em.

Antidepressants can be very useful for some people (they saved my life, to
be honest), but as with many psychotropic pharmaceuticals, they are often
over-prescribed. If someone is experiencing moderate to severe depressive
symptoms, and psychotherapy isn’t affecting significant improvements, then
antidepressant therpay should be seriously considered.

And I would suspect that in some cases, antidepressant therapy would be
sensible post-ibogaine. But, only if the situation warranted it.. that is,
if the individual is experiencing significant depressive symptoms that are
getting in the way of their recovery, and that have not been responsive to
other forms of treatment.

‘Depakote [antiepileptic prescribed as anti-anxiety if I remember
correctly]’

depakote is primarily prescribed (in psychiatry) to treat the manic phase
of bipolar disorder.

‘zyprexa [use to treat schizophrenia and acute bipolar mania—how that got
in there I have no idea, if I remember correctly, their isn’t like a test
you can take to see if you are ‘bi-polar’, apparently, if enough
anti-depressants and the like don’t work
then your bi-polar, or at least,
your bi-polar if the bi-polar medicine (and I use the term ‘medicine’ very
loosely) works]’

bipolar disorder has nothing to do with whether or not antidepressants
work. it is a mood disorder where the individual oscillates between
episodes of depression, and episodes of mania. typical symptoms of mania
include hyperactivity, reduced need for sleep, grandiose ideation (i.e.
thinking one can do things that they really can’t), flight of ideas and
pressured speech, poor judgement, and reduced inhibitions. it’s a lot like
being on coke, really.

bipolar disorder can be particularly tricky to treat, because
antidepressants can often trigger episodes of mania.

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 11, 2004 at 1:33:26 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Nick,

The tea was called ‘automatique’ and I tried twice to replicate it…
boiling a whole bunch of rootbark over a low flame for a couple of hours did
not produce anything close to the pitch-black drink we were served.. my
guess is that the bwiti used some of the plant’s leaves and/or other
ingredients because rootbark on it’s own will only produce a light-tan, very
transparent tea…  of course taste-wise, again, extremely unpleasant…

Maybe Laurent Sazy or Planteur can shed some light on the topic…

I’m sorry to hear that the extract is ‘moderately horrific’… I’m also up
for another ‘Operation Clean Up Your Act/Room’… but while I don’t mind the
vomiting that ensues, I can’t stomache anymore ibo directly… so I might
opt for combining the two, ie, create the extract and use the salami-wrapper
to make little, uh, ‘water-baloons’…

I’ll be sure to post the recipe along with some pics….

Adam

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
It’s moderately horrific, but nothing compared to the bark itself or the
tea. Which, by the way, does anyone out there have instructions for? I
seem
to remember you can just boil the rootbark up for a couple of hours then
strain and drink. Can anyone confirm, I’m thinking of doing some like this
soon.

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 11, 2004 at 12:52:09 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

DH, Luke and all,

Just wanted to add a sidenote, the sunshine- not a great idea for the first
few days after… I did ibo in Costa Rica a few years ago and 2 days later I
took a walk on the beach for maybe 15 mins tops and I was burnt crisp,
couldn’t crack a smile nor blink- spent the next 2 weeks imitating a dead
iguana…. Only then did I recall reading somewhere that ibo has this
‘sensitivity’ side-effect…..

Adam

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From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine

Yeah,
I can relate. If you did ibogaine to kick dope remember this… Drugs
supress emotions, or at least they give a false sense of dealing with
emotions. So now, There’s no drugs (presumably) and the emotions start
to percolate to the surface and can often take you by surprise… “eh?
whats this? I’m feeling stuff?”

This is a time for you to be very forgiving to yourself, be easy on you
and nurture yourself. It gets better over time. Take breaks as often as
you can, get outside in the sun if possible and get lots of rest. Do
something fun. I remember people telling me to smile, and it felt like
that smile would crack my face in half… I think after 9 months or so I
actually laughed whole-heartedly.

hang in there!

-dh

On 3/10/2004, “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after
ibogaine.  I found that
I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or
when
I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of tension
in my neck and head.  I also find myself
very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as
there’s so many things going through my mind.
Thanks
Luke

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 10, 2004 at 2:44:56 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/10/04 7:10:29 PM, lchristoffersen@hotmail.com writes:

Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after

ibogaine.  I found that
I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or
when
I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of tension

in my neck and head.  I also find myself
very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as

there’s so many things going through my mind.
Thanks
Luke

Luke,

1) How long ago did you take ibogaine?
2) Did you have any of these problems before taking ibogaine?

Thanks

Howard

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From: Maryditton@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 10, 2004 at 2:01:01 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Randy,

Could you elaborate on that.  What are your insights on the patients who don’t choose to stay clean?  Is there a common thread?

MC

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 1:25:36 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 10:37 AM
Subject: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice

Hiya Nick,

Got a few questions regarding the home-made extraction…

How much rootbark would one use with the 70cl of vodka etc..?

Hi Adam,

I can only relate what I did. About the above I don’t know how much ibogaine
alcohol can absorb, I just did enough for one dose maybe 15-20g of good
fresh bark.

Ok to pulverize the rootbark prior to, uh, vodkalizing it..?

I guess so, mine was pretty powdered anyway.

When it states ‘let the liquid stand for 12 hours’, does that mean
open-air/counter-top or sealed jar in fridge…?

I keep it sealed throughout.

Can you give a rough estimate as to how much extract/liquid would one end
up
with (single dose)?

about a half pint glassful maybe a little more.

And how neutral is the extract, taste-wise…?

It’s moderately horrific, but nothing compared to the bark itself or the
tea. Which, by the way, does anyone out there have instructions for? I seem
to remember you can just boil the rootbark up for a couple of hours then
strain and drink. Can anyone confirm, I’m thinking of doing some like this
soon.

all the best

Nick

ps – heard the Bessala family in Cameroun are all split up now and scattered
over the place after much infighting in the wake of the Grandmother’s death
last year. If anyone who knows them would like to Western Union money over I
have details for the eldest daughter, Madeleine –
http://www.ibogaine.co.uk/maso.htm

many thanks,

Adam

If anyone out there is interested in extraction, I got this link from C.
Jenks, who does not appear to be posting much these days – CHRIS!?-
anyways,
this is a link to his work in the field of ibogaine extraction…

http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/literature/jenks2002.pdf

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

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From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 10, 2004 at 12:57:17 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Yeah,
I can relate. If you did ibogaine to kick dope remember this… Drugs
supress emotions, or at least they give a false sense of dealing with
emotions. So now, There’s no drugs (presumably) and the emotions start
to percolate to the surface and can often take you by surprise… “eh?
whats this? I’m feeling stuff?”

This is a time for you to be very forgiving to yourself, be easy on you
and nurture yourself. It gets better over time. Take breaks as often as
you can, get outside in the sun if possible and get lots of rest. Do
something fun. I remember people telling me to smile, and it felt like
that smile would crack my face in half… I think after 9 months or so I
actually laughed whole-heartedly.

hang in there!

-dh

On 3/10/2004, “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com> wrote:

Hi,
Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after
ibogaine.  I found that
I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or when
I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of tension
in my neck and head.  I also find myself
very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as
there’s so many things going through my mind.
Thanks
Luke

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] UK ibogaine legal status
Date: March 10, 2004 at 1:06:04 PM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I wrote to the UK Medicines Control Agency a couple of weeks ago regarding
the status of the recent draft proposal to schedule Tabernanthe iboga along
with about 50 other herbal medicines. Pasting below the reply I got back.
Basically not much is happening yet, though the draconian EC directive
attacking virtually all herbal and traditional remedies may effect it if it
gets through.

Nick

Dear Nick,

Thanks you for your e-mail, it has been passed to me due to my
responsibilities in the Herbal Policy Unit of the MHRA.

The review of herbal medicines continues, however several newer proposals
have superseded it to a certain extent. These include the European directive
on Traditional Herbal Medicinal products which will effect finished,
packaged products; and the review of herbal remedies made up to meet the
needs of individual patients. Details of these are available on our website
(www.mhra.gov.uk).

Please contact me again if you require any further information.

Regards,

Alexandra Williamson
Herbal Policy Officer

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
16-131 Market Towers, 1 Nine Elms Lane, London, SW8 5NQ
Tel: 020 7084 2970

—–Original Message—–
From: Nick Sandberg [mailto:sandberg@onetel.net.uk]
Sent: 29 February 2004 21:43
To: info@mca.gov.uk
Subject: re: Tabernanthe iboga

Dear sir,

I wonder if I might request an update from the MCA on the current status of
the following proposed legislation:

– Review of herbal ingredients for use in unlicensed herbal medicinal
products September 2001
http://medicines.mhra.gov.uk/ourwork/licensingmeds/herbalmeds/herbingredient
review.pdf

I am the owner of a website offering information on the drug ibogaine
(www.ibogaine.co.uk) which is derived from one of the plants proposed to be
restricted, Tabernanthe iboga. If could let me know of the current status of
the review and any opinion as to how it might effect ibogaine itself.
Grateful for any information. Response by email is fine.

Kind regards

Nick Sandberg  (owner ibogaine.co.uk)
Thorngrove House
Common Mead Lane
Gillingham
Dorset  SP8 4RE

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 1:07:48 PM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

HI Brooke,

Sent this through before but don’t think it came.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Thanks Nick – but a quick couple of questions…

1)  Do you throw away the root pulp/residue after you boil and strain it?

Hi Brooke,

Yes! You can check it’s not too bitter first, (a sign that iboga alkaloids
may still be present) but after a week it shouldn’t be. Alternately, you
could keep it as some kind of souvenir but it shouldn’t have any more iboga
in it anyway.

2)  how much liquid do you end up with – as most of that recipe is
alcohol,
therefore most of it should burn away?

I often do multiple strainings through cloth. My feeling is that the more
residue you can get out the less the chances of nausea, (though vomiting is
felt my many to be part of the process, so it’s not an exact science here).
At the end I generally have about one half pint glassful, something like
this. Not so much of it is alcohol as wine is only about 13% and vodka 40.
Alcohol boils about 22 degrees lower than water so you will see it boiling
off as you heat the liquid, usually with small rapid bubbles. When these
stop, the alcohol has gone and it’s time to let it cool.

3)  out of that remaining liquid, how much do you think I should consume
if
it was based from 50 g of Ibogaine?  (remember, I’m 190lbs and 33years old
with a tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances)

This is difficult without knowing the strength of the rootbark. Assuming you
don’t have access to HPLC, you will have to rely on instinct and the
experience of yourself and the provider. Good Gabonese rootbark is quite
consistently dark brown  in colour and contains around 4% ibogaine base +
other iboga alkaloids. For me, the colour is important. The bark of the
plant root is darker than the root substance, and contains a lot more of the
active ingredients, so generally darker brown is good. But there are people
on the list with a lot more experience than me. Anyway, back to your
question and I’d probably go for about 20g of it, assuming it’s good
quality. I wouldn’t make it all up at once as my experience is that it
starts to smell funny about 2 weeks after the extraction. Keep in a fridge
after the boiling bit, with sealed lid. Anyway, I’d say about 20g assuming
it’s good and your body, esp heart and liver function, are healthy.

Good luck and watch out for the Kombo (head woman), as they say in the
Cameroun

Nick

ps – Also worth remembering that iboga itself is a very intuitive substance.
You may find you already kind of know how much you need and which
preparation method to use. Always worth “tuning in” to it a bit when in
doubt. It knows who you are, it knows what you need, it knows where you
live, etc !

Thanks in advance for your reply,

B
—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

It’s rootbark.  I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if you have
any advice on this, that would be wonderful.

Thanks again for your support,

B

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
If it is
just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time
as
the
brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
topics
you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
example. If
the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
itself
knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
without
too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti
say
you
even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
cleansing.
Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
an hour
later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
might be
able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.

Good Work

Planteur
—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search
out
and
acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
process and
use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to
share.

Brooke

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <sandberg@onetel.net.uk>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 8:04:07 AM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

HI Brooke,

Sent this through before but don’t think it came.

Nick

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke Burgess” <brooke@brokensaints.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Thanks Nick – but a quick couple of questions…

1)  Do you throw away the root pulp/residue after you boil and strain it?

Hi Brooke,

Yes! You can check it’s not too bitter first, (a sign that iboga alkaloids
may still be present) but after a week it shouldn’t be. Alternately, you
could keep it as some kind of souvenir but it shouldn’t have any more iboga
in it anyway.

2)  how much liquid do you end up with – as most of that recipe is
alcohol,
therefore most of it should burn away?

I often do multiple strainings through cloth. My feeling is that the more
residue you can get out the less the chances of nausea, (though vomiting is
felt my many to be part of the process, so it’s not an exact science here).
At the end I generally have about one half pint glassful, something like
this. Not so much of it is alcohol as wine is only about 13% and vodka 40.
Alcohol boils about 22 degrees lower than water so you will see it boiling
off as you heat the liquid, usually with small rapid bubbles. When these
stop, the alcohol has gone and it’s time to let it cool.

3)  out of that remaining liquid, how much do you think I should consume
if
it was based from 50 g of Ibogaine?  (remember, I’m 190lbs and 33years old
with a tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances)

This is difficult without knowing the strength of the rootbark. Assuming you
don’t have access to HPLC, you will have to rely on instinct and the
experience of yourself and the provider. Good Gabonese rootbark is quite
consistently dark brown  in colour and contains around 4% ibogaine base +
other iboga alkaloids. For me, the colour is important. The bark of the
plant root is darker than the root substance, and contains a lot more of the
active ingredients, so generally darker brown is good. But there are people
on the list with a lot more experience than me. Anyway, back to your
question and I’d probably go for about 20g of it, assuming it’s good
quality. I wouldn’t make it all up at once as my experience is that it
starts to smell funny about 2 weeks after the extraction. Keep in a fridge
after the boiling bit, with sealed lid. Anyway, I’d say about 20g assuming
it’s good and your body, esp heart and liver function, are healthy.

Good luck and watch out for the Kombo (head woman), as they say in the
Cameroun

Nick

ps – Also worth remembering that iboga itself is a very intuitive substance.
You may find you already kind of know how much you need and which
preparation method to use. Always worth “tuning in” to it a bit when in
doubt. It knows who you are, what you need, where you live, etc !

Thanks in advance for your reply,

B
—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

It’s rootbark.  I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if you have
any advice on this, that would be wonderful.

Thanks again for your support,

B

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
If it is
just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time
as
the
brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
topics
you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
example. If
the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
itself
knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
without
too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti
say
you
even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
cleansing.
Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
an hour
later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
might be
able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.

Good Work

Planteur
—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search
out
and
acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
process and
use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to
share.

Brooke

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Difficulties post-ibogaine
Date: March 10, 2004 at 12:45:49 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi,
Has anyone anyone encountered physicall or emotional difficulties after ibogaine.  I found that
I seem to get strong mood swings.  Especially during times of stress or when I’m at work I sometimes feel like incredibly angry and feel alot of tension in my neck and head.  I also find myself
very confused and can have difficulty concentrating on present things as there’s so many things going through my mind.
Thanks
Luke

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From: GermánDC <gcaldelas@fibertel.com.ar>
Subject: [ibogaine]To Know Iboga
Date: March 10, 2004 at 12:38:28 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

To know Iboga in Africa, where to go ?
countrys, citys, seasons, airports, communities, etc.
my french is sort of rusted.
thanks
germán dc

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From: “Randy Hencken” <randyhencken@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 10, 2004 at 11:20:44 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I am often surprised as to how many patients arive here at the IA via former patients who are not staying clean.  I think it is a testament that Ibogaine works.  Even people who don’t stay clean know that Ibogaine works, they just didn’t choose to continue to stay off dope.

~Randy

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 21:36:16 -0500

Patrick in his wisdom scrawled to a close with >So, my introduction to
ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.<

To which I say, Fuck Yeah!
This is brilliant!
I’ve spoken with a number of people who complain bitterly about how ibogaine
did not help them, but I think this is the first time I’ve read that someone
else’s repeated failing using ibogaine actually turned them on to the idea
of trying it.
Whoda thunk it?
Peace,
Preston

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] quick to prescribe
Date: March 10, 2004 at 12:39:15 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

tetracycline [antibiotic] from 1998

Probably still good 🙂

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] quick to prescribe
Date: March 10, 2004 at 12:19:11 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I was looking over some aftercare/iboga stuff and ran across an old school list of suggestions: one of which was a suggestion to get on anti-depress/anti-anxiety meds to help with talk therapy etc.

I’ve seen those class of drugs do some good for some people, but they fuck me way up, every last one of ’em.

So, anyways, I’m going through my medicine cabinet to clean out some of the way too outdated meds (the oldest being some tetracycline [antibiotic] from 1998–the last antibiotic’s I ever took (while on methadone, I was only sick (non-dope sick) like 3 maybe 4 times the 6 years I was on the red quick sand; I’ve been sick (non-dope sick) 6 times since I kicked in July03, systM still balancing itself back from black hole land).  But all the others (and these are only the ones I’ve kept, I’d bet this isn’t even half of all the nastiness they continued trying to prescribe without positive results…

‘Depakote [antiepileptic prescribed as anti-anxiety if I remember correctly]’

‘trileptal [antiepileptic— “A Promising New Mood Stabilizer” ]’

‘buspirone [azaspirodecanediones—anti-anxiety]’

‘imipramine(tofranil) [tricyclic antidepressant—this was prescribed after prozac, wellbutrin and
effexer all not only didn’t work but actually made things worse—yuk, yuk, yuk; makes you feel like iboga tastes] ‘

‘zyprexa [use to treat schizophrenia and acute bipolar mania—how that got in there I have no idea, if I remember correctly, their isn’t like a test you can take to see if you are ‘bi-polar’, apparently, if enough anti-depressants and the like don’t work
then your bi-polar, or at least, your bi-polar if the bi-polar medicine (and I use the term ‘medicine’ very loosely) works]’

‘trazodone [modified cyclic antidepressant] ‘

‘Gabitril [antiepilepsy prescribed as anti-anxiety]’

All of these made shit worse, literally making me feel like I’m going crazy, but I’m the asshole when I don’t want to try the new shiny drug that is in the same class of drugs that made shit worse
.and I have to keep paying you money I don’t have to waste to keep prescribing me this?  Did I mention being a bit nervous about lack of money?  Talk is a poor substitute for action.
….silly
.

“Nothing to be gained here” should be on the front office door.

….and that’s not including my scripts for tamazepam (useful benzo for lack of sleep post iboga) and alprozolam (not as obvious way of saying xanex)…both of which I’ve cut out of my diet a few months ago at the suggestion of Sara, no problems, it didn’t physically hurt when I stop them unlike opioids.

So I ask myself,, “self what are you looking for in all these products?”

Economic security?

a healthy “plush safe he think” attitude?

Calm anxiety to the point of cloning sheep?

Is anxiety not simply higher-self saying “get off your ass and act now because every breathe is sacred”.

I suppose the trick is learning how to harness those feelings to act when it is time to act but also learning how to let go of the worries, anxieties and tribulations when it is time to rest.

I think sex in a hot-tub while getting a massage is the absolute custom fit aftercare for me, every hour on the hour
doctor’s orders.  Fuck a buncha anti-depressants.

-Jason

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From: Bill Ross <ross@cgl.ucsf.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 10, 2004 at 12:14:34 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

… where all of this fits between hard drugs, entheogens, cannabis,
then on the other side I suppose it doesn’t exactly matter!

Which is exactly why it means so much to us. 🙂

Bill

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] voacanga africana (from C. Jenks site)
Date: March 9, 2004 at 11:24:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

But I’m under the impression that voacanga africana in its natural state has
no therapeutic or even psychedelic value….

Why (or how) is it used in traditional African rituals? Presumably they
don’t have a modern chemistry laboratory… does anyone know if they
prepare it in any special manner?

According to erowid, it’s traditionally used for “visionary
experiences”…

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 9, 2004 at 11:19:00 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

yeah me too- I like my demons.

oh, and yeah… i like my demons too… =)

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 9, 2004 at 11:18:28 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

Peace,
Preston (but apparently it has worked for some people- so who’s to judge?)

Fair enough…

you know, i mean, if someone’s derived benefit from it, that’s cool and
all..

but i think, on average, for most conditions, most people would be better
off with other procedures…

that is, with procedures that have a more solid record of effectiveness..

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From: rickc@ziplip.com <rickc@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 9, 2004 at 10:47:18 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Wanted to say I haven’t been reading this list very long, but when I arrived here it simply looked like a lot of anger with occasional useful information. Then came the storm after KRON and CSI and somewhere between that and right now, all of you have come into focus and started to make sense to me as a large very dysfunctional family.

I’m enjoying reading all this and getting to understand more. Thanks to everyone who takes the time to be more enlightening and thanks Patrick, I enjoyed your reply to me and I appreciate you taking the time to write it. To repeat what’s been said so many times, you’re a great writer and make your material come alive. When your material are some of the people on this list, it helps to figure out who they are. What do you charge for PR and do Mash and Dana get special rates?

I still don’t know where all of this fits between hard drugs, entheogens, cannabis, then on the other side I suppose it doesn’t exactly matter!

Thank you

Rick Coster
rickc@ziplip.com

—–Original Message—–
From: Preston Peet [mailto:ptpeet@nyc.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004, 6:45 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana

Patrick in his wisdom scrawled to a close with >So, my introduction to
ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.<

To which I say, Fuck Yeah!
This is brilliant!
I’ve spoken with a number of people who complain bitterly about how ibogaine
did not help them, but I think this is the first time I’ve read that someone
else’s repeated failing using ibogaine actually turned them on to the idea
of trying it.
Whoda thunk it?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana

Kids, KidZ, ChildrenS … I step out of the room for 5 minutes and alla
youz are beating each other over the heyd with sledgehammers.

All I’m gonna do, is step back a few paces and take a look at the Bigger
Picture.  Have Dana’s recent actions been particularly helpful in
furthering the cause of ibogaine…?  Well, prolly not.  Would it be a
good idea to occasionally roll the dice, and try to get a sanity check…?
You bet!  Is anything that is being said here going to change anything?
Fuck no.  <Shrug>

Judging Dana within the context of nothing else besides his actions in the
near-past, is not going to paint a very positive picture.  Whoopsie, shit
happens.

<Taking a few steps back — I said I was gonna do that, remember?> … all
of ibogaine really is this very weird, sweeping, psychedelic soap opera;
with very strange connections where the most unlikely people intersect at
certain points in time, and synchronicity takes over.

My VERY FIRST exposure to ever hearing about this thing called “ibogaine,”
came in 1992 or early ’93, when some person from Cures Not Wars/ACT-UP,
who was on MindVox, splattered the ICASH Treatment thing all over half the
conferences (most of which had absolutely nothing to do with the subject
matter … ‘course, if they had not done this, it wouldn’t have caught my
attention, and I never would have read it, “Why the fuck, is this stupid
bullshit, plastered all over the 3l33t h4x0R conference!?!??!”).  And, I
read it, thought it was really interesting, and then forgot about it;
because, I mean, who the hell would want to stop doing heroin?

A few years later, around ’94/’95 I was hanging out in shooting galleries
on the Lower East Side with Fred Gotbetter.  And Fred was basically cool
people, and someone who had a really good heart.  He was also an absolute
fucking disaster area, “I’m rich and I have a trust fund!”  Then … why
are you a homeless person who sleeps in a cardboard box in an alley?  “By
choice man!  Say, can I borrow $20 bucks!?!?!?!”

And, oddly enough, that was pretty much the truth.  He had a trust fund
which got shut down as soon as he was sprung again; he would clean up,
stay clean just long enough for his executor to release some cash, and get
resprung almost instantly.  Fred was actually IDEAL St. Kitts material,
and really would have thrived there!

But anyway, so there’s this guy who I see sitting next to me, bangin’ up a
bundle in one shot … and then, every so often, he vanishes for a coupla
days, and returns … without a habit.

By 94/95 my heroin use was well on it’s way to being a PROBLEM, which I
was trying to cut loose, without much success.  I hadn’t done URODs yet,
but I’d been through pretty much every other treatment modality that was
available.  And it just didn’t make any sense.  Because NOTHING THAT
EXISTS — which I knew about — could accomplish what I was sitting there
and seeing right in front of me … on a regular fucking basis.

I mean, it didn’t do shit for Fred in the long-term.  I think the longest
I ever saw him stay clean was about 3 weeks; but what made a TREMENDOUS
fucking impact was seeing someone strung-out as fuck, going from that
state, into a TOTAL reset, in ’bout 72 hours.

THAT caught my attention.  Everything else was like, well, whatever.
“Ibogaine is an absolute miracle!  I’ve done it 27 times now and I JUST
KNOW it’ll KEEP WORKING right around ibogaine 30 or 35, and
furthermore…” <ClunK!>  Uhm … anybody got sum coke?  I think Fred OD’d
again … if nobody is holding, he may, in fact, stay dead…  Eightball
anyone?

To compress what is an entire chapter, into a few paragraphs: Fred would
do ibogaine, and then … NOTHING at all.  He wouldn’t change his clothes,
take a shower, or actually do ANYTHING to move away from drug-dependence.
I mean, sorta obviously, ‘cuz he was back in the shooting galleries three
days later.  Except he was only going to smoke pot and do nothing else…
Which — to give him many props — lasted a few days, sometimes a week or
two; but inevitably, he’d always get sprung again.

Was Fred Gotbetter — who had a GREAT name! — an effective spokesperson
for ibogaine…?  Well, in my case the answer is: fuck yeah.  If I hadn’t
sat there and watched this surreal comedy routine happening right in front
of me, I dunno if I would have ever paid much attention to ibogaine, or
remembered it again.  And the only reason I knew what it was, is because
some fucking annoying lunatic splattered it all over our system.

I exited NYC, didn’t follow through and pursue any of it, because I
realized I didn’t actually have a drug problem — I just had CASHFLOW
ISSUES, which I solved — wandered the Earth, and landed back in NYC, with
a killer habit on top of 200mg of methadone.  I tried to find Fred, and
could not locate him.  Using hindsight, this was due to the fact that I
was searching in 1998, while he OD’d and stayed dead — in Pieman’s house
in fact!!! — in 1997.  @#*$&@#$ Time Machine!  WRONG YEAR!

While I knew who Howard was, I didn’t KNOW him back then; called up,
nothing much was happening, there was Panama if I wanted to wait; I didn’t
think to ask Dana; and … I wound up talking to Bob Sisko … about 25
times.  Who talked to me, and kept talking to me, and kept talking to me,
and … didn’t have anything to sell me, yet kept talking to me, and in
fact gave me Deborah’s phone number, and made me aware of her existence,
‘cuz in 1998, I had never heard of her.

Which is, eventually, how I landed at St. Kitts in 1999.

So, my introduction to ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.

It’s a strange world n’ shit.  I’ve adapted to my environment and become a
strange person.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

So anywaze … Dana … is, a Complete Fucking Lunatic.  So are most of my
friends.  This is okay.  The PROBLEM is, Dana lacks an [OFF] switch, and
usually has no outer awareness of the fact that he’s being completely
fucking crazy.  But, if someone else is present, who Dana trusts, that
just says, “Dana, you’re acting crazy again.  Just chill out.”  HE DOES.

Dana HAS done a tremendous amount of good for a variety of causes.  At the
same time, he has also effectively had himself edited out of history,
because he CANNOT SHUT UP and lacks that [OFF] switch.  This is a bummer
and all.

Why does Iboga Therapy House exist…?  Because Dana never shuts up about
ibogaine, and Marc eventually listened to him, and followed through.  Why
have a large variety of events related to ibogaine seen the light of day.
Because of Dana.

Did Dana IRREPARABLY HARM and CAUSE DAMAGE TO “The Ibogaine Movement,
Mahn!”  Uhm … I don’t think such a thing is possible.  Look!  We have a
HALLUCINOGEN that CURES DRUG ADDICTION!@#!@#!!!!  And … many of its
loudest proponents are Complete Fucking Lunatics.  No!  What’re the
odds!?!?!?

Anywaze, when people call me up and dump all the, “Dana is RUINING
ibogaine!!!!” material into my headspace; they are sometimes disappointed
that I don’t respond with a lotta fervor and passionately agree with ’em.
I mention I’ve already had all these conversations years ago, and I’m not
sure anyone listens to me, or believes it.  However, everything sticks to
something on that wunnerful InterneT thing.  This is ONE message — that
survived — in a thread containing roughly 50 of ’em, where I had the same
reaction to Dana, that people are having RIGHT NOW:

<Setting the Wayback Machine to 2000>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ibogaine/message/5152

Dana is less than perfect; he does a lotta damage, he does a lotta good.
There is a balance within all that.  At the end of the day, has he done
more good than harm…?  In my own opinion, that answer is: YES.  Which, I
think, is pretty much all you can ask for.  So, yeah, I guess he is the
koOky UnclE!  Why not.

And, uhm, Dana … <Removing Armor, Ego, and Testosterone> … dude.
C’mon.  You’ve been talking about the Bwiti for approximately 300 years
now.  Isn’t it time to meet ’em…?  Philip K. Dick is hanging out, and
discussing philosophy with Fred Gotbetter.  Well, some of the time.  Fred
is sorta busy; this is Kali Yuga and he made it to minor Sainthood.  St.
Jude always needed an assistant.

Patrick

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 9, 2004 at 9:51:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for posing these questions Adam.

I too was wondering about rootbark amounts (I have 50g to work with),
measurement translations (we work in ml here in Canuckland), and how much
extract would result.

Let me know if you hear anything, or if anyone else could help.  I’d like to
prepare for my ‘journey’ at the end of the month.

Best,

Brooke
www.brokensaints.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:37 AM
Subject: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice

Hiya Nick,

Got a few questions regarding the home-made extraction…

How much rootbark would one use with the 70cl of vodka etc..?

Ok to pulverize the rootbark prior to, uh, vodkalizing it..?

When it states ‘let the liquid stand for 12 hours’, does that mean
open-air/counter-top or sealed jar in fridge…?

Can you give a rough estimate as to how much extract/liquid would one end
up
with (single dose)?

And how neutral is the extract, taste-wise…?

many thanks,

Adam

If anyone out there is interested in extraction, I got this link from C.
Jenks, who does not appear to be posting much these days – CHRIS!?-
anyways,
this is a link to his work in the field of ibogaine extraction…

http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/literature/jenks2002.pdf

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 9, 2004 at 9:36:16 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Patrick in his wisdom scrawled to a close with >So, my introduction to
ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.<

To which I say, Fuck Yeah!
This is brilliant!
I’ve spoken with a number of people who complain bitterly about how ibogaine
did not help them, but I think this is the first time I’ve read that someone
else’s repeated failing using ibogaine actually turned them on to the idea
of trying it.
Whoda thunk it?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana

Kids, KidZ, ChildrenS … I step out of the room for 5 minutes and alla
youz are beating each other over the heyd with sledgehammers.

All I’m gonna do, is step back a few paces and take a look at the Bigger
Picture.  Have Dana’s recent actions been particularly helpful in
furthering the cause of ibogaine…?  Well, prolly not.  Would it be a
good idea to occasionally roll the dice, and try to get a sanity check…?
You bet!  Is anything that is being said here going to change anything?
Fuck no.  <Shrug>

Judging Dana within the context of nothing else besides his actions in the
near-past, is not going to paint a very positive picture.  Whoopsie, shit
happens.

<Taking a few steps back — I said I was gonna do that, remember?> … all
of ibogaine really is this very weird, sweeping, psychedelic soap opera;
with very strange connections where the most unlikely people intersect at
certain points in time, and synchronicity takes over.

My VERY FIRST exposure to ever hearing about this thing called “ibogaine,”
came in 1992 or early ’93, when some person from Cures Not Wars/ACT-UP,
who was on MindVox, splattered the ICASH Treatment thing all over half the
conferences (most of which had absolutely nothing to do with the subject
matter … ‘course, if they had not done this, it wouldn’t have caught my
attention, and I never would have read it, “Why the fuck, is this stupid
bullshit, plastered all over the 3l33t h4x0R conference!?!??!”).  And, I
read it, thought it was really interesting, and then forgot about it;
because, I mean, who the hell would want to stop doing heroin?

A few years later, around ’94/’95 I was hanging out in shooting galleries
on the Lower East Side with Fred Gotbetter.  And Fred was basically cool
people, and someone who had a really good heart.  He was also an absolute
fucking disaster area, “I’m rich and I have a trust fund!”  Then … why
are you a homeless person who sleeps in a cardboard box in an alley?  “By
choice man!  Say, can I borrow $20 bucks!?!?!?!”

And, oddly enough, that was pretty much the truth.  He had a trust fund
which got shut down as soon as he was sprung again; he would clean up,
stay clean just long enough for his executor to release some cash, and get
resprung almost instantly.  Fred was actually IDEAL St. Kitts material,
and really would have thrived there!

But anyway, so there’s this guy who I see sitting next to me, bangin’ up a
bundle in one shot … and then, every so often, he vanishes for a coupla
days, and returns … without a habit.

By 94/95 my heroin use was well on it’s way to being a PROBLEM, which I
was trying to cut loose, without much success.  I hadn’t done URODs yet,
but I’d been through pretty much every other treatment modality that was
available.  And it just didn’t make any sense.  Because NOTHING THAT
EXISTS — which I knew about — could accomplish what I was sitting there
and seeing right in front of me … on a regular fucking basis.

I mean, it didn’t do shit for Fred in the long-term.  I think the longest
I ever saw him stay clean was about 3 weeks; but what made a TREMENDOUS
fucking impact was seeing someone strung-out as fuck, going from that
state, into a TOTAL reset, in ’bout 72 hours.

THAT caught my attention.  Everything else was like, well, whatever.
“Ibogaine is an absolute miracle!  I’ve done it 27 times now and I JUST
KNOW it’ll KEEP WORKING right around ibogaine 30 or 35, and
furthermore…” <ClunK!>  Uhm … anybody got sum coke?  I think Fred OD’d
again … if nobody is holding, he may, in fact, stay dead…  Eightball
anyone?

To compress what is an entire chapter, into a few paragraphs: Fred would
do ibogaine, and then … NOTHING at all.  He wouldn’t change his clothes,
take a shower, or actually do ANYTHING to move away from drug-dependence.
I mean, sorta obviously, ‘cuz he was back in the shooting galleries three
days later.  Except he was only going to smoke pot and do nothing else…
Which — to give him many props — lasted a few days, sometimes a week or
two; but inevitably, he’d always get sprung again.

Was Fred Gotbetter — who had a GREAT name! — an effective spokesperson
for ibogaine…?  Well, in my case the answer is: fuck yeah.  If I hadn’t
sat there and watched this surreal comedy routine happening right in front
of me, I dunno if I would have ever paid much attention to ibogaine, or
remembered it again.  And the only reason I knew what it was, is because
some fucking annoying lunatic splattered it all over our system.

I exited NYC, didn’t follow through and pursue any of it, because I
realized I didn’t actually have a drug problem — I just had CASHFLOW
ISSUES, which I solved — wandered the Earth, and landed back in NYC, with
a killer habit on top of 200mg of methadone.  I tried to find Fred, and
could not locate him.  Using hindsight, this was due to the fact that I
was searching in 1998, while he OD’d and stayed dead — in Pieman’s house
in fact!!! — in 1997.  @#*$&@#$ Time Machine!  WRONG YEAR!

While I knew who Howard was, I didn’t KNOW him back then; called up,
nothing much was happening, there was Panama if I wanted to wait; I didn’t
think to ask Dana; and … I wound up talking to Bob Sisko … about 25
times.  Who talked to me, and kept talking to me, and kept talking to me,
and … didn’t have anything to sell me, yet kept talking to me, and in
fact gave me Deborah’s phone number, and made me aware of her existence,
‘cuz in 1998, I had never heard of her.

Which is, eventually, how I landed at St. Kitts in 1999.

So, my introduction to ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.

It’s a strange world n’ shit.  I’ve adapted to my environment and become a
strange person.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

So anywaze … Dana … is, a Complete Fucking Lunatic.  So are most of my
friends.  This is okay.  The PROBLEM is, Dana lacks an [OFF] switch, and
usually has no outer awareness of the fact that he’s being completely
fucking crazy.  But, if someone else is present, who Dana trusts, that
just says, “Dana, you’re acting crazy again.  Just chill out.”  HE DOES.

Dana HAS done a tremendous amount of good for a variety of causes.  At the
same time, he has also effectively had himself edited out of history,
because he CANNOT SHUT UP and lacks that [OFF] switch.  This is a bummer
and all.

Why does Iboga Therapy House exist…?  Because Dana never shuts up about
ibogaine, and Marc eventually listened to him, and followed through.  Why
have a large variety of events related to ibogaine seen the light of day.
Because of Dana.

Did Dana IRREPARABLY HARM and CAUSE DAMAGE TO “The Ibogaine Movement,
Mahn!”  Uhm … I don’t think such a thing is possible.  Look!  We have a
HALLUCINOGEN that CURES DRUG ADDICTION!@#!@#!!!!  And … many of its
loudest proponents are Complete Fucking Lunatics.  No!  What’re the
odds!?!?!?

Anywaze, when people call me up and dump all the, “Dana is RUINING
ibogaine!!!!” material into my headspace; they are sometimes disappointed
that I don’t respond with a lotta fervor and passionately agree with ’em.
I mention I’ve already had all these conversations years ago, and I’m not
sure anyone listens to me, or believes it.  However, everything sticks to
something on that wunnerful InterneT thing.  This is ONE message — that
survived — in a thread containing roughly 50 of ’em, where I had the same
reaction to Dana, that people are having RIGHT NOW:

<Setting the Wayback Machine to 2000>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ibogaine/message/5152

Dana is less than perfect; he does a lotta damage, he does a lotta good.
There is a balance within all that.  At the end of the day, has he done
more good than harm…?  In my own opinion, that answer is: YES.  Which, I
think, is pretty much all you can ask for.  So, yeah, I guess he is the
koOky UnclE!  Why not.

And, uhm, Dana … <Removing Armor, Ego, and Testosterone> … dude.
C’mon.  You’ve been talking about the Bwiti for approximately 300 years
now.  Isn’t it time to meet ’em…?  Philip K. Dick is hanging out, and
discussing philosophy with Fred Gotbetter.  Well, some of the time.  Fred
is sorta busy; this is Kali Yuga and he made it to minor Sainthood.  St.
Jude always needed an assistant.

Patrick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 9, 2004 at 9:29:50 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Oh yeah, to treat all sorts of things, like those pesky demons and evil
spirits…<

Yeah, damned demons…or is that stating the obvious?

Personally, if for some reason I felt the need for an exorcism, I’d go the
“not drilling a hole in my head for no apparent reason” route…<

yeah me too- I like my demons.
;-0)))
Peace,
Preston (but apparently it has worked for some people- so who’s to judge?)

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide

I think, again as noted by others, that trepanation has been used,
successfully too I might add, for multiple thousands of years to treat
all
sorts of things.

Oh yeah, to treat all sorts of things, like those pesky demons and evil
spirits…

Personally, if for some reason I felt the need for an exorcism, I’d go the
“not drilling a hole in my head for no apparent reason” route…

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From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 8:01:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Preston and Brett for your considerable responses…

I guess it just boils down to what any given person feels is something
they can live/sleep with.

As I made it clear where I am coming from, I cannot knowingly support or
profit from anything that has to do with weaponry/military/BushCo. I
have been reflecting on this alot lately… and have been pondering
where my deep seated objection to all things violent, neo-conservative
or pain-inflicting comes from. Perhaps I was an evil pain-inflicting
violent republican person in one of my past lives… I do get the sense
that this is something I’ve dealt with before this incarnation. It is
instinctual at a root level for me.

One thing is for sure, as Brett sez, you can’t escape government or
neo-cons these days, but you can certainly make a choice in what you
support and how you walk your walk on this planet. Saying “fuckit, you
can’t escape it” is not an option for me. Otherwise I’d probably be
filthy rich.

-dh (previously posting as gammalyte9000 aka Dave Hunter)

On 3/9/2004, “Brett Calabrese” <bcalabrese@yahoo.com> wrote:

I didn’t mean to make a idealogical thing out of it. It is a stock, it is between me and the others who want to make money, or take my money away from me. The market is a very impersonal thing, it can be a bad thing to get too attached to a stock or ideal in the market. The idea is to make money. I own other stocks, had a company that did Organic Milk (HCOW), I liked the idea, made money on them, they got swallowed by Dean Foods. I own AMSC, American Supercondutor, the #1 High Temp Superconductor company in the world. The wave of the future ya know, superconductors, smaller motors, more efficient, lighter, less resistance in the wires. But alas, the DoD uses their products also, make motors that will eventually go in Military hardware (ships, subs), military excelleraters and such. – and any electric company is a polluter, big business. I have another BIOV, they make diagnostic equipment, GREAT technology, but alas, the government uses their products also, everything from the
Military to testing NYC subways for bugs and toxins. Maybe I should get an automobile company, but people drive cars and kill others with them, cars also pollute.  I have a little development company called RGUS.ob, they make this turbine kind of engine, very small, very efficient, a whole new and better way to make power from hydrocarbons, but alas, the Military is testing their design for unmanned vehicles.  I own NEM, Newmont Mining, the largest gold producer in the world, but mining, bad for the envronment and gold means GREED… I shoot guns at the gun range, blow holes in paper targets, IT IS  BLAST. That money goes to companies who sell products to people as well as governments, I support those companies by buying those products. Also, lead, powder can’t be good for the enviromment, and law enforcement uses those ranges also, it is even on government land at a government range that I pay to shoot at, as well as play with the dog (it is called a Park). It is also built on the
edge of the Everglades, displacing poor creatures habitat  OH MY GOSH, I AM A MONSTER.

There isn’t getting away from the government. Virtually all companies support governments (not non-profits), they pay taxes, sell them supplies and products, do business with them, from paper-clips to H-BOMBS. I purchased ATCO before they had any kind of non-lethal weapon. The HIDA device is a signaling device that the military had ATCO develope into LRAD. It is still a signaling device, still has HUGE uses in bad weather where there just is NO SUCH OTHER TECHNOLOGY that will cut through rain and fog… It is not my fault, not ATCO’s fault  that someone may misuse a technology. It is not unlike someone talking about ibogaine and hearing HALLUCINOGEN and ILLEGAL,IBOGAINE DEATHS, BRAIN DAMAGE… and having their minds made up about the value if ibogaine.

No matter what you look at, there can be good or bad, depending on the perspective and the person doing the looking. I carry a gun, people FREAK OUT at that thought, that someone walking down the street past them can shoot them at any time, and the government gives them a license to carry concealed (I do). Some peoples attitude is “YOU HAVE A GUN, YOU CAN KILL SOMEBODY”, my attitude is that you drive a car you can kill someoone also, and you are FAR MORE LIKELY TO DO SO than I am. YOu are more likely to get killed by your doctor than by someone with a gun. It is not the fault of the gun, the gun manufacturer. BTW, more people get killed from things like baseball bats than guns in the USA. Is it the fault of the baseball bat. Should I not watch sports cause people get hurt in them and have life long injuries and pain?

I owned ATCO before they had any “weapon”, HIDA was just a signaling device and just one of their products.. The military had them make it into a signaling, warning and non-lethal device for ship defense. It is but one use of a product. This is not just for the military, ships get hijacked,. tankers get attacked, LRAD is a defensive device for civilian use, ports, the Coast-Guard for signaling in bad weather – or I suppose they could convince someone on the high seas to stop by aiming an LRAD from a chopper… One idea is that a LRAD does less damage than shooting someone, and after getting signaled with an LRAD (boat, check-point) you know someones intentions. How about this. Stick a LRAD (type device) on the front of a train to warn in front – and NOT behind, above and to the sides where it doesn’t matter. LRAD shoots the sound where you want it. Anywhere a bull-horn is used, you can make a LONGER RANGE, more directional and FAR CLEARER sound, to save lives. It isn’t all bad and it
isn’t all good, with anything (but love).

Look, I hate war, but am not going to throw out my guns. I hat pollution but am not going to stop using my car or electricity. I use electricity, but somewhere someone is using it for bad things. I buy and sell stocks, virtually everyone does some kind of business with the government or has something that can hurt someone or something. SO WHAT? NOT MY FAULT, NOT MY KARMA. No doubt lrad will be used as a nasty torture device by some sick creature, but the Chinese used a drop of water just as effectively, it just took longer.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Yeah Brett, and all,
Coming from what I suspect is a similar viewpoint as DH’s, I must say
that once again the human species has left me in puzzled awe.
How is it that you are on the one hand “enlightened” by doing ibogaine,
having been shown the world and your place in it (I imagine from your own
descriptions of how you feel, think, and act since ingesting it), allowing
you to make yourself more healthy and content, but are also capable of
investing in military weapons systems? Really, I cannot tell anyone else how
to think, act or treat others, but I am amazed that this doesn’t strike you
are a bit, ummm, how should I put it- odd? Ironic? Bloody handed?
Brett, you’re talking about, and I take it you actually are already
investing your money in military technology designed to empower those who
are keeping ibogaine illegal, among others. Though investing your money in
this sort of thing is your prerogative and I myself won’t judge you any way
at all due to it, I will express my own belief that this is not exactly a
constructive, nor positive, creative way to increase the bread on your own
table. You are investing in weapons systems. As the article DH posted notes,
these systems are not nice, happy go lucky “aww ain’t that sweet” sorts of
system- they are vicious malicious dangerous damaging systems that other
people and animals of all kinds will face the brunt of somewhere in the
world, due to the investments you and others make in companies like this.
Wasn’t someone talking about karma here recently? This is one of those
things I would imagine karma eventually would pay attention to. Who knows?
Perhaps we need these systems, and the powers that be, whatever they are,
have decided that the time is right to have these systems in our reality
spiral, but somehow I don’t think that the positive light side of the issues
would or does see it that way- these systems, in my own mind, come right
directly from the same exact species of power that insists that
ibogaine/mushrooms/psychedelics/anything that will connect us with the earth
and the positive and the light, that paves over the ground and keeps our
very feet from the earth as far and wide as possible. These sorts of
weaponry systems stem from the same powers that want us to continue using
oil, that want us to keep locking up others for smoking herb while smiling
on the prescribing of dangerous nasty psychotic synthetics to us with all
those not-really-side-effects-at-all effects. These people are the physical
embodiment of the Devil side of the equation- and I use that imagery for
lack of a better term (I don’t believe in Satan or God in the Christian
sense, but I most certainly do believe in both a light and dark side to our
universe, especially after having had some extreme experiences on a variety
of natural AND synthetic drugs, light and dark side embodied by the like of
Hendrix and McKenna and Kucinich on the light, Bush and Cheney and Powell et
al on the dark.
I’m writing this out because I am pretty weirded out by this Brett, and
would really like to read how you rationalize this in your mind, or if you
even do feel a need to rationalize it, and if not why not?
Thanks. Perhaps you can explain why it’s really enlightened and not
hurting anyone else, your investing in this sort of company Brett. Again,
thanks. I’d really appreciate it if you took a stab at this for me. I don’t
think more or less of you after reading this, just puzzled and want to know
your rational for your position.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “D H”
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO

i would never invest money into a company that makes weapons or devices
that cause harm to living beings. the profits from such investments are
blood money.

this device can cause permanent hearing loss…and potential cellular
damage. And i wouldn’t be surprised if we see this device being used
domestically to disperse peaceful demonstraters.

big brother is alive and unwell.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/030904E.shtml

-dh

On 3/9/2004, “Brett Calabrese” wrote:

American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board
but…This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen
soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I
think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS YOUR
MONEY.This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last stock
I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a one time pay-out of a special dividend
of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a
VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this. The
new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner
shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is they
make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit
sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD –
Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very
fast, the Navy tested them, put
them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will
outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence
systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to keep
away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to
develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that went
to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for
mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them
to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of the
power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t
matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use for
advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in
ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at your
head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD
sound travels further than
sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from the
source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone
far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital
bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual
head-phones. They are being installed in Kiosks and vending machines, some
very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology.
This has been verified outside of ATCO press releasesLRADs going to
IRAQCompany PRhttp://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.htmlAssociated
Presshttp://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.ht
mlBrett

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: [ibogaine] voacanga africana (from C. Jenks site)
Date: March 10, 2004 at 6:22:40 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Someone was asking about voacanga africana …. From what I read on C.
Jenk’s site, the V.A. bark (not from root) is very similar to T. Iboga and
can be converted to ibogaine thru a ‘simple chemical process’…

http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/110797a.html

To put things into perspective, 1 kilo of  t. iboga root shavings yields
some 3.7 gms of pure hcl…  and processing one kilo of voacanga yielded
12.119 gms at 16.2 % purity, or just under 2gms of pure hcl in
equivalency…
… however voacanga is abundant and t. ibogaine is not and shaving the
voacanga’s bark does not kill it and if I recall correctly it may be
repeatedly harvested…(extracts based on what I read from the pdf below)

http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/literature/jenks2002.pdf

But I’m under the impression that voacanga africana in its natural state has
no therapeutic or even psychedelic value….

cheers,
Adam

shortcut to list of articles….
http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/ibolist.html

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: [ibogaine] Nick – Re: Iboga Root advice
Date: March 10, 2004 at 5:37:55 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hiya Nick,

Got a few questions regarding the home-made extraction…

How much rootbark would one use with the 70cl of vodka etc..?

Ok to pulverize the rootbark prior to, uh, vodkalizing it..?

When it states ‘let the liquid stand for 12 hours’, does that mean
open-air/counter-top or sealed jar in fridge…?

Can you give a rough estimate as to how much extract/liquid would one end up
with (single dose)?

And how neutral is the extract, taste-wise…?

many thanks,

Adam

If anyone out there is interested in extraction, I got this link from C.
Jenks, who does not appear to be posting much these days – CHRIS!?- anyways,
this is a link to his work in the field of ibogaine extraction…

http://www.puzzlepiece.org/ibogaine/literature/jenks2002.pdf

—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 9, 2004 at 7:25:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Shit shit shit, how do I take back a whole message. I didn’t post that
someone broke into my house and wrote that for me. Dammit patrick I hate
you, I didn’t say anything I said in my message.

Maybe I will read all the msgs before replying to one.

Dammit, sorry dana! Patrick I hate you how do you go from psycho to saint
in 5 paragraphs.

I feel really stupid, sorry!

Peace out, shit I should take my own advice
Curtis

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 14:13:50 -0800 “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:
Kids, KidZ, ChildrenS … I step out of the room for 5 minutes and
alla
youz are beating each other over the heyd with sledgehammers.

All I’m gonna do, is step back a few paces and take a look at the
Bigger
Picture.  Have Dana’s recent actions been particularly helpful in
furthering the cause of ibogaine…?  Well, prolly not.  Would it
be a
good idea to occasionally roll the dice, and try to get a sanity
check…?
You bet!  Is anything that is being said here going to change anything?
Fuck no.  <Shrug>

Judging Dana within the context of nothing else besides his actions
in the
near-past, is not going to paint a very positive picture.  Whoopsie,

shit
happens.

<Taking a few steps back — I said I was gonna do that, remember?>
… all
of ibogaine really is this very weird, sweeping, psychedelic soap
opera;
with very strange connections where the most unlikely people intersect
at
certain points in time, and synchronicity takes over.

My VERY FIRST exposure to ever hearing about this thing called “ibogaine,


came in 1992 or early ’93, when some person from Cures Not Wars/ACT-

UP,
who was on MindVox, splattered the ICASH Treatment thing all over
half the
conferences (most of which had absolutely nothing to do with the
subject
matter … ‘course, if they had not done this, it wouldn’t have
caught my
attention, and I never would have read it, “Why the fuck, is this
stupid
bullshit, plastered all over the 3l33t h4x0R conference!?!??!”).
And, I
read it, thought it was really interesting, and then forgot about
it;
because, I mean, who the hell would want to stop doing heroin?

A few years later, around ’94/’95 I was hanging out in shooting
galleries
on the Lower East Side with Fred Gotbetter.  And Fred was basically
cool
people, and someone who had a really good heart.  He was also an
absolute
fucking disaster area, “I’m rich and I have a trust fund!”  Then
… why
are you a homeless person who sleeps in a cardboard box in an alley?
“By
choice man!  Say, can I borrow $20 bucks!?!?!?!”

And, oddly enough, that was pretty much the truth.  He had a trust
fund
which got shut down as soon as he was sprung again; he would clean
up,
stay clean just long enough for his executor to release some cash,
and get
resprung almost instantly.  Fred was actually IDEAL St. Kitts material,

and really would have thrived there!

But anyway, so there’s this guy who I see sitting next to me, bangin’
up a
bundle in one shot … and then, every so often, he vanishes for
a coupla
days, and returns … without a habit.

By 94/95 my heroin use was well on it’s way to being a PROBLEM,
which I
was trying to cut loose, without much success.  I hadn’t done URODs
yet,
but I’d been through pretty much every other treatment modality
that was
available.  And it just didn’t make any sense.  Because NOTHING
THAT
EXISTS — which I knew about — could accomplish what I was sitting
there
and seeing right in front of me … on a regular fucking basis.

I mean, it didn’t do shit for Fred in the long-term.  I think the
longest
I ever saw him stay clean was about 3 weeks; but what made a TREMENDOUS
fucking impact was seeing someone strung-out as fuck, going from
that
state, into a TOTAL reset, in ’bout 72 hours.

THAT caught my attention.  Everything else was like, well, whatever.
“Ibogaine is an absolute miracle!  I’ve done it 27 times now and
I JUST
KNOW it’ll KEEP WORKING right around ibogaine 30 or 35, and
furthermore…” <ClunK!>  Uhm … anybody got sum coke?  I think
Fred OD’d
again … if nobody is holding, he may, in fact, stay dead…  Eightball
anyone?

To compress what is an entire chapter, into a few paragraphs: Fred
would
do ibogaine, and then … NOTHING at all.  He wouldn’t change his
clothes,
take a shower, or actually do ANYTHING to move away from drug-dependence.
I mean, sorta obviously, ‘cuz he was back in the shooting galleries
three
days later.  Except he was only going to smoke pot and do nothing
else…
Which — to give him many props — lasted a few days, sometimes
a week or
two; but inevitably, he’d always get sprung again.

Was Fred Gotbetter — who had a GREAT name! — an effective spokesperson
for ibogaine…?  Well, in my case the answer is: fuck yeah.  If
I hadn’t
sat there and watched this surreal comedy routine happening right
in front
of me, I dunno if I would have ever paid much attention to ibogaine,

or
remembered it again.  And the only reason I knew what it was, is
because
some fucking annoying lunatic splattered it all over our system.

I exited NYC, didn’t follow through and pursue any of it, because
I
realized I didn’t actually have a drug problem — I just had CASHFLOW
ISSUES, which I solved — wandered the Earth, and landed back in
NYC, with
a killer habit on top of 200mg of methadone.  I tried to find Fred,
and
could not locate him.  Using hindsight, this was due to the fact
that I
was searching in 1998, while he OD’d and stayed dead — in Pieman’s
house
in fact!!! — in 1997.  @#*$&@#$ Time Machine!  WRONG YEAR!

While I knew who Howard was, I didn’t KNOW him back then; called
up,
nothing much was happening, there was Panama if I wanted to wait;
I didn’t
think to ask Dana; and … I wound up talking to Bob Sisko … about
25
times.  Who talked to me, and kept talking to me, and kept talking
to me,
and … didn’t have anything to sell me, yet kept talking to me,
and in
fact gave me Deborah’s phone number, and made me aware of her existence,

‘cuz in 1998, I had never heard of her.

Which is, eventually, how I landed at St. Kitts in 1999.

So, my introduction to ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite
possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset
in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.

It’s a strange world n’ shit.  I’ve adapted to my environment and
become a
strange person.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

So anywaze … Dana … is, a Complete Fucking Lunatic.  So are
most of my
friends.  This is okay.  The PROBLEM is, Dana lacks an [OFF] switch,

and
usually has no outer awareness of the fact that he’s being completely
fucking crazy.  But, if someone else is present, who Dana trusts,
that
just says, “Dana, you’re acting crazy again.  Just chill out.”
HE DOES.

Dana HAS done a tremendous amount of good for a variety of causes.
At the
same time, he has also effectively had himself edited out of history,

because he CANNOT SHUT UP and lacks that [OFF] switch.  This is a
bummer
and all.

Why does Iboga Therapy House exist…?  Because Dana never shuts
up about
ibogaine, and Marc eventually listened to him, and followed through.
Why
have a large variety of events related to ibogaine seen the light
of day.
Because of Dana.

Did Dana IRREPARABLY HARM and CAUSE DAMAGE TO “The Ibogaine Movement,

Mahn!”  Uhm … I don’t think such a thing is possible.  Look!  We
have a
HALLUCINOGEN that CURES DRUG ADDICTION!@#!@#!!!!  And … many of
its
loudest proponents are Complete Fucking Lunatics.  No!  What’re
the
odds!?!?!?

Anywaze, when people call me up and dump all the, “Dana is RUINING
ibogaine!!!!” material into my headspace; they are sometimes disappointed
that I don’t respond with a lotta fervor and passionately agree
with ’em.
I mention I’ve already had all these conversations years ago, and
I’m not
sure anyone listens to me, or believes it.  However, everything
sticks to
something on that wunnerful InterneT thing.  This is ONE message
— that
survived — in a thread containing roughly 50 of ’em, where I had
the same
reaction to Dana, that people are having RIGHT NOW:

<Setting the Wayback Machine to 2000>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ibogaine/message/5152

Dana is less than perfect; he does a lotta damage, he does a lotta
good.
There is a balance within all that.  At the end of the day, has
he done
more good than harm…?  In my own opinion, that answer is: YES.
Which, I
think, is pretty much all you can ask for.  So, yeah, I guess he
is the
koOky UnclE!  Why not.

And, uhm, Dana … <Removing Armor, Ego, and Testosterone> … dude.
C’mon.  You’ve been talking about the Bwiti for approximately 300
years
now.  Isn’t it time to meet ’em…?  Philip K. Dick is hanging out,
and
discussing philosophy with Fred Gotbetter.  Well, some of the time.
Fred
is sorta busy; this is Kali Yuga and he made it to minor Sainthood.
St.
Jude always needed an assistant.

Patrick

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: advocacy
Date: March 9, 2004 at 7:21:03 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I’m sure dana didn’t give anyone else’s name 😉 If dana gave them any
other names, then what will end up on the montel show is deborah, patrick,
howard and that leaves room for 2 more? One will be marc emery or someone
from his camp and maybe another doctor or scientist. That doesn’t leave
anything for dana to do. If howard is there, he doesn’t need to talk
about the history of ibogaine. He’s never been a addict, never done ibogaine,
doesn’t know the  science or have experience dosing anyone with it.
This leaves what for dana to talk about?

I even think that this is wrong, because that how it works at the ibogaine
conferences, but on TV I haven’t seen anyone have any interest about
the history of ibogaine and why it hasn’t gone anywhere in 30 years.
30 years of no acceptance isn’t such a great story. It’s more like the
deborah and patrick and marc emery series.

I don’t think it matters, anyone doing a ibogaine story knows how to
use a search engine and look it up. I agree with jon that using steven’s
term of dana as a ‘kooky uncle’ who is tolerated is a good description.

Dana on his own and his csi ‘advocacy’ the daily news story, the kerry
messages. Can’t think of anything good to say about any of it so I won’t
say anything. I think I’m so used to seeing all this that it doesn’t
bother me anymore and I have a hard time seeing what someone else who
is seeing all this for the first time might see. Steven and Callie probably
give much better points of view on that. Neither one looks like they
find it funny or loveable. Neither does Preston.

Dana just do ibogaine already. if you’ve done a lot of psychedelics and
are a ‘veteran’ at it, ibogaine isn’t something that is going to hurt
you. I don’t think anyone wants that. Bro I think people want you to
at least know what you never stop talking about. That does make sense.
I don’t see how ibogaine could possibly make you a worse person, it will
only make you more effective at what you keep talking about so what is
the problem? At the san francisco forum besides patrick holding it up
on camera, that is the same thing your own cannabis people who were there
said, ed rosenthal said it, chris conrad said it, I forget who but someone
else said dennis peron has spent years saying it. Saying it being ‘shut
up and do it already’ I mean to say.

I think alot of talk here is about higher causes and doing good things,
but I think most of it is only ego. The nicest thing I’ve seen here
in a long time was the keeping clean pamphlet. Steve talked about it
once or twice, then just went ahead and collected people’s messages,
patrick put it together and put it online. I think it took everyone a
few hours of their time, nobody got any credit and it was a positive
and helpful thing to do.

Peace out,
Curtis

On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:37:29 -0800 CallieMimosa@aol.com wrote:
In the episode of CSI the guy who wrecked the car had not taken Ibogaine.
The
dead guy was an Ibogaine advocate and was killed by the junkie chick
who
could not enjoy getting high anymore because Ibogaine cured her….correct?
I thought the show correctly depicted Ibogaine and as soon as the
ending
credits were running I thought how embarrassed you all must be for
protesting that
show!
I expected some of you to discuss it after the show was over but
no one said
anything!! I thing I posted that I was glad I could not have joined
the
protest due to my location and one other person posted that they
thought the show
was accurate.
No one else said anything. No apology, no “I fucked up this
time”…..NOTHING!
It was an impulsive reaction that is so common to addict personalities.
Act
before thinking it through.
I responded to Steve privately regarding his post to Dana about
his advocacy.
I agree with everything Steve said. Dana, I am sorry man but your
recent
actions and posts on the Kerry bbs in regard to Ibogaine is embarrassing.
It is
the style in which you are advocating. I personally think it appears
to be the
rantings of a person I normally would not pay attention to no matter
what they
were advocating. Yes, Ibogaine needs publicity and the Kerry board
is a good
place to put some info but it should be presented in the light it
deserves.
Ibogaine deserves it’s own thread. It does not need to be shoved
down the throat
of folks trying to discuss medical cannabis.
You are coming on way too strong, IMHO. Yes, you are drawing attention
to
your cause but is it the kind of attention you want?
Montel’s show would be a great place for Ibogaine to be discussed.
Can you
call the producer back and pitch a show on Ibogaine? Of course,
you should have
a plan before you call back.
Your enthusiasm is great. Your energy is exhausting though. Slow
down before
you burn your self out. Get some people to help you. Delegate some
tasks. It
doesn’t have to be just local folks. Phone calls can be made from
anywhere.
Just my thoughts after watching and reading over the past few weeks.
Callie
PS i would love to help but….I have not had Ibogaine treatment
yet. I am
still doing Methadone maintenance but I am excited about Ibogaine
and have many
hopes for it’s future in treating addiction in the USA

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 9, 2004 at 6:38:02 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

OMG, LMAO 😉 😉 😉

Patrick, the usual brilliant message I expect from you
but this is sooooooooooooooooo funny. Steven meet
Patrick, Patrick meet Steven, you’re the same person
having the same arguement through 4 years of time 🙂

Wow, wow. OK this is too funny 🙂 😉

Carla B

— “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com> wrote:

Did Dana IRREPARABLY HARM and CAUSE DAMAGE TO “The
Ibogaine Movement,
Mahn!”  Uhm … I don’t think such a thing is
possible.  Look!  We have a
HALLUCINOGEN that CURES DRUG ADDICTION!@#!@#!!!!
And … many of its
loudest proponents are Complete Fucking Lunatics.
No!  What’re the
odds!?!?!?

Anywaze, when people call me up and dump all the,
“Dana is RUINING
ibogaine!!!!” material into my headspace; they are
sometimes disappointed
that I don’t respond with a lotta fervor and
passionately agree with ’em.
I mention I’ve already had all these conversations
years ago, and I’m not
sure anyone listens to me, or believes it.  However,
everything sticks to
something on that wunnerful InterneT thing.  This is
ONE message — that
survived — in a thread containing roughly 50 of
’em, where I had the same
reaction to Dana, that people are having RIGHT NOW:

<Setting the Wayback Machine to 2000>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ibogaine/message/5152

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Advocacy and Dana
Date: March 9, 2004 at 5:13:50 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Kids, KidZ, ChildrenS … I step out of the room for 5 minutes and alla
youz are beating each other over the heyd with sledgehammers.

All I’m gonna do, is step back a few paces and take a look at the Bigger
Picture.  Have Dana’s recent actions been particularly helpful in
furthering the cause of ibogaine…?  Well, prolly not.  Would it be a
good idea to occasionally roll the dice, and try to get a sanity check…?
You bet!  Is anything that is being said here going to change anything?
Fuck no.  <Shrug>

Judging Dana within the context of nothing else besides his actions in the
near-past, is not going to paint a very positive picture.  Whoopsie, shit
happens.

<Taking a few steps back — I said I was gonna do that, remember?> … all
of ibogaine really is this very weird, sweeping, psychedelic soap opera;
with very strange connections where the most unlikely people intersect at
certain points in time, and synchronicity takes over.

My VERY FIRST exposure to ever hearing about this thing called “ibogaine,”
came in 1992 or early ’93, when some person from Cures Not Wars/ACT-UP,
who was on MindVox, splattered the ICASH Treatment thing all over half the
conferences (most of which had absolutely nothing to do with the subject
matter … ‘course, if they had not done this, it wouldn’t have caught my
attention, and I never would have read it, “Why the fuck, is this stupid
bullshit, plastered all over the 3l33t h4x0R conference!?!??!”).  And, I
read it, thought it was really interesting, and then forgot about it;
because, I mean, who the hell would want to stop doing heroin?

A few years later, around ’94/’95 I was hanging out in shooting galleries
on the Lower East Side with Fred Gotbetter.  And Fred was basically cool
people, and someone who had a really good heart.  He was also an absolute
fucking disaster area, “I’m rich and I have a trust fund!”  Then … why
are you a homeless person who sleeps in a cardboard box in an alley?  “By
choice man!  Say, can I borrow $20 bucks!?!?!?!”

And, oddly enough, that was pretty much the truth.  He had a trust fund
which got shut down as soon as he was sprung again; he would clean up,
stay clean just long enough for his executor to release some cash, and get
resprung almost instantly.  Fred was actually IDEAL St. Kitts material,
and really would have thrived there!

But anyway, so there’s this guy who I see sitting next to me, bangin’ up a
bundle in one shot … and then, every so often, he vanishes for a coupla
days, and returns … without a habit.

By 94/95 my heroin use was well on it’s way to being a PROBLEM, which I
was trying to cut loose, without much success.  I hadn’t done URODs yet,
but I’d been through pretty much every other treatment modality that was
available.  And it just didn’t make any sense.  Because NOTHING THAT
EXISTS — which I knew about — could accomplish what I was sitting there
and seeing right in front of me … on a regular fucking basis.

I mean, it didn’t do shit for Fred in the long-term.  I think the longest
I ever saw him stay clean was about 3 weeks; but what made a TREMENDOUS
fucking impact was seeing someone strung-out as fuck, going from that
state, into a TOTAL reset, in ’bout 72 hours.

THAT caught my attention.  Everything else was like, well, whatever.
“Ibogaine is an absolute miracle!  I’ve done it 27 times now and I JUST
KNOW it’ll KEEP WORKING right around ibogaine 30 or 35, and
furthermore…” <ClunK!>  Uhm … anybody got sum coke?  I think Fred OD’d
again … if nobody is holding, he may, in fact, stay dead…  Eightball
anyone?

To compress what is an entire chapter, into a few paragraphs: Fred would
do ibogaine, and then … NOTHING at all.  He wouldn’t change his clothes,
take a shower, or actually do ANYTHING to move away from drug-dependence.
I mean, sorta obviously, ‘cuz he was back in the shooting galleries three
days later.  Except he was only going to smoke pot and do nothing else…
Which — to give him many props — lasted a few days, sometimes a week or
two; but inevitably, he’d always get sprung again.

Was Fred Gotbetter — who had a GREAT name! — an effective spokesperson
for ibogaine…?  Well, in my case the answer is: fuck yeah.  If I hadn’t
sat there and watched this surreal comedy routine happening right in front
of me, I dunno if I would have ever paid much attention to ibogaine, or
remembered it again.  And the only reason I knew what it was, is because
some fucking annoying lunatic splattered it all over our system.

I exited NYC, didn’t follow through and pursue any of it, because I
realized I didn’t actually have a drug problem — I just had CASHFLOW
ISSUES, which I solved — wandered the Earth, and landed back in NYC, with
a killer habit on top of 200mg of methadone.  I tried to find Fred, and
could not locate him.  Using hindsight, this was due to the fact that I
was searching in 1998, while he OD’d and stayed dead — in Pieman’s house
in fact!!! — in 1997.  @#*$&@#$ Time Machine!  WRONG YEAR!

While I knew who Howard was, I didn’t KNOW him back then; called up,
nothing much was happening, there was Panama if I wanted to wait; I didn’t
think to ask Dana; and … I wound up talking to Bob Sisko … about 25
times.  Who talked to me, and kept talking to me, and kept talking to me,
and … didn’t have anything to sell me, yet kept talking to me, and in
fact gave me Deborah’s phone number, and made me aware of her existence,
‘cuz in 1998, I had never heard of her.

Which is, eventually, how I landed at St. Kitts in 1999.

So, my introduction to ibogaine: some dysfunctional lunatic from
CNW/Act-Up splatters it all over MindVox; Fred Gotbetter, quite possibly
the biggest ibogaine failure on the planet, keeps hitting a reset in front
of me; and then Bob Sisko introduces me to Deborah.

It’s a strange world n’ shit.  I’ve adapted to my environment and become a
strange person.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

So anywaze … Dana … is, a Complete Fucking Lunatic.  So are most of my
friends.  This is okay.  The PROBLEM is, Dana lacks an [OFF] switch, and
usually has no outer awareness of the fact that he’s being completely
fucking crazy.  But, if someone else is present, who Dana trusts, that
just says, “Dana, you’re acting crazy again.  Just chill out.”  HE DOES.

Dana HAS done a tremendous amount of good for a variety of causes.  At the
same time, he has also effectively had himself edited out of history,
because he CANNOT SHUT UP and lacks that [OFF] switch.  This is a bummer
and all.

Why does Iboga Therapy House exist…?  Because Dana never shuts up about
ibogaine, and Marc eventually listened to him, and followed through.  Why
have a large variety of events related to ibogaine seen the light of day.
Because of Dana.

Did Dana IRREPARABLY HARM and CAUSE DAMAGE TO “The Ibogaine Movement,
Mahn!”  Uhm … I don’t think such a thing is possible.  Look!  We have a
HALLUCINOGEN that CURES DRUG ADDICTION!@#!@#!!!!  And … many of its
loudest proponents are Complete Fucking Lunatics.  No!  What’re the
odds!?!?!?

Anywaze, when people call me up and dump all the, “Dana is RUINING
ibogaine!!!!” material into my headspace; they are sometimes disappointed
that I don’t respond with a lotta fervor and passionately agree with ’em.
I mention I’ve already had all these conversations years ago, and I’m not
sure anyone listens to me, or believes it.  However, everything sticks to
something on that wunnerful InterneT thing.  This is ONE message — that
survived — in a thread containing roughly 50 of ’em, where I had the same
reaction to Dana, that people are having RIGHT NOW:

<Setting the Wayback Machine to 2000>

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ibogaine/message/5152

Dana is less than perfect; he does a lotta damage, he does a lotta good.
There is a balance within all that.  At the end of the day, has he done
more good than harm…?  In my own opinion, that answer is: YES.  Which, I
think, is pretty much all you can ask for.  So, yeah, I guess he is the
koOky UnclE!  Why not.

And, uhm, Dana … <Removing Armor, Ego, and Testosterone> … dude.
C’mon.  You’ve been talking about the Bwiti for approximately 300 years
now.  Isn’t it time to meet ’em…?  Philip K. Dick is hanging out, and
discussing philosophy with Fred Gotbetter.  Well, some of the time.  Fred
is sorta busy; this is Kali Yuga and he made it to minor Sainthood.  St.
Jude always needed an assistant.

Patrick

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 9, 2004 at 5:13:02 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I think, again as noted by others, that trepanation has been used,
successfully too I might add, for multiple thousands of years to treat all
sorts of things.

Oh yeah, to treat all sorts of things, like those pesky demons and evil
spirits…

Personally, if for some reason I felt the need for an exorcism, I’d go the
“not drilling a hole in my head for no apparent reason” route…

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] advocacy…
Date: March 9, 2004 at 4:22:11 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hey…. i just wanted to say that the more i watch this exchange, the more
i see your point…

particularly the k00ky uncle analogy….

crap… umm. tee hee.

that wasn’t supposed to be a public post…

but, ummm. since i did accidentally send it to the list, please let me
explain myself…

i guess basically what i mean is that, in striving to get ibogaine
accepted as the legitimate treatment option that it is, i think we need to
approach the matter with a phenomenal degree of diplomacy.

it is not in the establishment’s interest to listen to what we have to
say. the FDA, the pharmaceutical multinationals, etc, will not in any way
benefit from ibogaine becoming an officially sanctioned treatment. the
only people who will benefit from it are the addicts; people that the
establishment already doesn’t give two shits about.

for the past century or so, addicts have been portrayed by mainstream
culture as the lowest sort of scumbags imaginable. we’re crazy, violent,
sleazy, stupid, and a host of other less than complimentary adjectives.

i therefore think that it is in our best interest to do whatever we can to
NOT reinforce these stereotypes, at least when dealing with the
establishment. i think it would be wise make sure that the image we
portray of ourselves is the exact opposite of the derogatory stereotype
that has been forced on us over the last 100 years; we need to show them
that addicts are just like any other sort of person, capable of diplomacy,
intelligence, wisdom, eloquence, etc.

anyway, that’s just my 2 cents. dana, i do greatly respect the countless
things you’ve done in your life as a yippie leader and activist in
general. but i’m not sure that the yippie approach is going to be the most
successful in this particular circumstance.

we (addicts, ibogaine users, etc) are already an alienated and maligned
group. i’m not sure it’s in our best interest to do things that might
alienate us further.

if we’re striving for legitamacy, we should probably present ourselves as
legitimate.

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 3:57:17 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The idea is to make money.<

Actually, reading just this far, I had one of those light bulbs go off-
would I work on a tv show promoting the prohibitionist line about the War on
Some Drugs and Users to make money that I would use to further my writing
about the evils of the drug war? Yes, of course I would, and have.
So I guess I myself rationalize things depending on what I’m using the
money for. Plus, there’s the whole survival thing, absolutely needing the
money today- and what job is there that doesn’t in some way support the
system? Not too many (although obviously there are a number of them out
there, we just don’t all do them, me included).
So while still I myself I think would hesitate to invest in a stock I
knew was having something to do with weaponry, I apologize if I came on too
hard because I certainly cannot cast a guilt-free stone.
But thanks for taking the time to give me your point of view on this too
Brett.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO

I didn’t mean to make a idealogical thing out of it. It is a stock, it is
between me and the others who want to make money, or take my money away from
me. The market is a very impersonal thing, it can be a bad thing to get too
attached to a stock or ideal in the market. The idea is to make money. I own
other stocks, had a company that did Organic Milk (HCOW), I liked the idea,
made money on them, they got swallowed by Dean Foods. I own AMSC, American
Supercondutor, the #1 High Temp Superconductor company in the world. The
wave of the future ya know, superconductors, smaller motors, more efficient,
lighter, less resistance in the wires. But alas, the DoD uses their products
also, make motors that will eventually go in Military hardware (ships,
subs), military excelleraters and such. – and any electric company is a
polluter, big business. I have another BIOV, they make diagnostic equipment,
GREAT technology, but alas, the government uses their products also,
everythi! ng from the Military to testing NYC subways for bugs and toxins.
Maybe I should get an automobile company, but people drive cars and kill
others with them, cars also pollute.  I have a little development company
called RGUS.ob, they make this turbine kind of engine, very small, very
efficient, a whole new and better way to make power from hydrocarbons, but
alas, the Military is testing their design for unmanned vehicles.  I own
NEM, Newmont Mining, the largest gold producer in the world, but mining, bad
for the envronment and gold means GREED… I shoot guns at the gun range,
blow holes in paper targets, IT IS  BLAST. That money goes to companies who
sell products to people as well as governments, I support those companies by
buying those products. Also, lead, powder can’t be good for the enviromment,
and law enforcement uses those ranges also, it is even on government land at
a government range that I pay to shoot at, as well as play with the dog (it
is called ! a Park). It is also built on the edge of the Everglades,
displacing poor creatures habitat  OH MY GOSH, I AM A MONSTER.

There isn’t getting away from the government. Virtually all companies
support governments (not non-profits), they pay taxes, sell them supplies
and products, do business with them, from paper-clips to H-BOMBS. I
purchased ATCO before they had any kind of non-lethal weapon. The HIDA
device is a signaling device that the military had ATCO develope into LRAD.
It is still a signaling device, still has HUGE uses in bad weather where
there just is NO SUCH OTHER TECHNOLOGY that will cut through rain and fog…
It is not my fault, not ATCO’s fault  that someone may misuse a technology.
It is not unlike someone talking about ibogaine and hearing HALLUCINOGEN and
ILLEGAL,IBOGAINE DEATHS, BRAIN DAMAGE… and having their minds made up
about the value if ibogaine.

No matter what you look at, there can be good or bad, depending on the
perspective and the person doing the looking. I carry a gun, people FREAK
OUT at that thought, that someone walking down the street past them can
shoot them at any time, and the government gives them a license to carry
concealed (I do). Some peoples attitude is “YOU HAVE A GUN, YOU CAN KILL
SOMEBODY”, my attitude is that you drive a car you can kill someoone also,
and you are FAR MORE LIKELY TO DO SO than I am. YOu are more likely to get
killed by your doctor than by someone with a gun. It is not the fault of the
gun, the gun manufacturer. BTW, more people get killed from things like
baseball bats than guns in the USA. Is it the fault of the baseball bat.
Should I not watch sports cause people get hurt in them and have life long
injuries and pain?

I owned ATCO before they had any “weapon”, HIDA was just a signaling device
and just one of their products.. The military had them make it into a
signaling, warning and non-lethal device for ship defense. It is but one use
of a product. This is not just for the military, ships get hijacked,.
tankers get attacked, LRAD is a defensive device for civilian use, ports,
the Coast-Guard for signaling in bad weather – or I suppose they could
convince someone on the high seas to stop by aiming an LRAD from a
chopper… One idea is that a LRAD does less damage than shooting someone,
and after getting signaled with an LRAD (boat, check-point) you know
someones intentions. How about this. Stick a LRAD (type device) on the front
of a train to warn in front – and NOT behind, above and to the sides where
it doesn’t matter. LRAD shoots the sound where you want it. Anywhere a
bull-horn is used, you can make a LONGER RANGE, more directional and FAR
CLEARER sound, to save lives. It isn’t ! all bad and it isn’t all good, with
anything (but love).

Look, I hate war, but am not going to throw out my guns. I hat pollution but
am not going to stop using my car or electricity. I use electricity, but
somewhere someone is using it for bad things. I buy and sell stocks,
virtually everyone does some kind of business with the government or has
something that can hurt someone or something. SO WHAT? NOT MY FAULT, NOT MY
KARMA. No doubt lrad will be used as a nasty torture device by some sick
creature, but the Chinese used a drop of water just as effectively, it just
took longer.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Yeah Brett, and all,
Coming from what I suspect is a similar viewpoint as DH’s, I must say
that once again the human species has left me in puzzled awe.
How is it that you are on the one hand “enlightened” by doing ibogaine,
having been shown the world and your place in it (I imagine from your own
descriptions of how you feel, think, and act since ingesting it), allowing
you to make yourself more healthy and content, but are also capable of
investing in military weapons systems? Really, I cannot tell anyone else how
to think, act or treat others, but I am amazed that this doesn’t strike you
are a bit, ummm, how should I put it- odd? Ironic? Bloody handed?
Brett, you’re talking about, and I take it you actually are already
investing your money in military technology designed to empower those who
are keeping ibogaine illegal, among others. Th! ough investing your money in
this sort of thing is your prerogative and I myself won’t judge you any way
at all due to it, I will express my own belief that this is not exactly a
constructive, nor positive, creative way to increase the bread on your own
table. You are investing in weapons systems. As the article DH posted notes,
these systems are not nice, happy go lucky “aww ain’t that sweet” sorts of
system- they are vicious malicious dangerous damaging systems that other
people and animals of all kinds will face the brunt of somewhere in the
world, due to the investments you and others make in companies like this.
Wasn’t someone talking about karma here recently? This is one of those
things I would imagine karma eventually would pay attention to. Who knows?
Perhaps we need these systems, and the powers that be, whatever they are,
have decided that the time is right to have these systems in our reality
spiral, but somehow I don’t think th! at the positive light side of the
issues
would or does see it that way- these systems, in my own mind, come right
directly from the same exact species of power that insists that
ibogaine/mushrooms/psychedelics/anything that will connect us with the earth
and the positive and the light, that paves over the ground and keeps our
very feet from the earth as far and wide as possible. These sorts of
weaponry systems stem from the same powers that want us to continue using
oil, that want us to keep locking up others for smoking herb while smiling
on the prescribing of dangerous nasty psychotic synthetics to us with all
those not-really-side-effects-at-all effects. These people are the physical
embodiment of the Devil side of the equation- and I use that imagery for
lack of a better term (I don’t believe in Satan or God in the Christian
sense, but I most certainly do believe in both a light and dark side to our
universe, especially after having had s! ome extreme experiences on a
variety
of natural AND synthetic drugs, light and dark side embodied by the like of
Hendrix and McKenna and Kucinich on the light, Bush and Cheney and Powell et
al on the dark.
I’m writing this out because I am pretty weirded out by this Brett, and
would really like to read how you rationalize this in your mind, or if you
even do feel a need to rationalize it, and if not why not?
Thanks. Perhaps you can explain why it’s really enlightened and not
hurting anyone else, your investing in this sort of company Brett. Again,
thanks. I’d really appreciate it if you took a stab at this for me. I don’t
think more or less of you after reading this, just puzzled and want to know
your rational for your position.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “D H”
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO

i would never invest money into a company that makes weapons or devices
that cause harm to living beings. the profits from such investments are
blood money.

this device can cause permanent hearing loss…and potential cellular
damage. And i wouldn’t be surprised if we see this device being used
domestically to disperse peaceful demonstraters.

big brother is alive and unwell.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/030904E.shtml

-dh

On 3/9/2004, “Brett Calabrese” wrote:

American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board
but…This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen
soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I
think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS YOUR
MONEY.This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last stock
I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a on! e time pay-out of a special
dividend
of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a
VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this. The
new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner
shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is they
make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit
sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD –
Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very
fast, the Navy tested them, put
them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will
outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence
systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to keep
away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to
develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that wen!
t
to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for
mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them
to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of the
power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t
matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use for
advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in
ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at your
head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD
sound travels further than
sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from the
source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone
far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital
bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual
head-phones. They are being ins! talled in Kiosks and vending machines, some
very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology.
This has been verified outside of ATCO press releasesLRADs going to
IRAQCompany PRhttp://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.htmlAssociated
Presshttp://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.ht
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Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: Reminder – What Would God Smoke?
Date: March 9, 2004 at 3:53:43 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

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From: DPAlliance
To: ptpeet@nyc.rr.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 2:30 PM
Subject: Reminder – What Would God Smoke?

March 8, 2004text version

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] advocacy…
Date: March 9, 2004 at 3:02:32 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“Thou protesteth too much” Shakespeare.

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I forget whom.

“Bitch, shut the fuck up.” N.W.A.

Dana,

Perhaps advocacy should stress quality over quantity.

hey…. i just wanted to say that the more i watch this exchange, the more
i see your point…

particularly the k00ky uncle analogy….

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] re: advocacy
Date: March 9, 2004 at 2:52:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie wrote:
In the episode of CSI the guy who wrecked the car had not taken Ibogaine. The dead guy was an Ibogaine advocate and was killed by the junkie chick who could not enjoy getting high anymore because Ibogaine cured her….correct?

Wrong. Burnell was killed by her landlord, who was giving her heroin for sex. I’ve now watched the show 40 times, since we down-loaded an HDTV version from somewhere, which is much better–no commercials. There’s also the implication maybe Burnell was fooling around with her as well–clearly the apartment manager felt so, and was pissed off anyway just for losing control.

Callie wrote:
Ibogaine deserves it’s own thread. It does not need to be shoved down the throat of folks trying to discuss medical cannabis.

Who told you it was about medical cannabis? The main beef of others posting there seems to be that Kerry is insufficiently pro-recreational cannabis and pro-legalizing everything. I’ve been the one voice for treatment on demand. The name of the thread is http://forum.johnkerry.com//index.php?showtopic=8035&hl=drug+war+thread . drug+war+thread is clearly about the drug war as a whole.

I’ve already re-posted it all to the list–

I hope that advocacy of medical use [ of banned substances] is not limited here just to drugs that are also popular recreationally–MDMA and cannabis.

And–

We have to start the list with bio-medical research to acheive the goal of treatment on demand for drug dependency. Medical marijuana and sentencing reform can be on that list, but we have to demonstrate concern for the swing voters who are a bit more conservative on the addictions issue.

Maybe I missed this–

I have been for MJ decrim for longer than anyone, almost, but what I’ve been saying all along is that making it THE litmus test for Kerry at this point is putting the cart before the horse. This election is about making medical use available to very sick people; so adding medical use of another scheduled drug to the mix–even at the risk of offending the moderators of this thread–is going to be much less offensive to moderate voters than decrim. Because it will be medical, controlled by doctors, without crossing the line into recreational territory. And especially a drug that gets addicts off drugs–which is consistent with the already-stated Kerry support for treatment on demand. It actuates a position that’s already public, is all. Realistically, how are you going to be able to afford treatment on demand WITHOUT ibogaine?

The moderator seems upset about the existence of Ibogaine , (and it being disclosed on her list), but so are many conventional treatment people and drug war defenders.

Preston wrote:
This might be an obvious question Dana- but did you tell her about the other
countries that are only $500 away from here?

Yup. But she didn’t stay on the phone long enough to get the phone numbers, and I didn’t have them handy (except for Sara’s, which I’ve memorized) cause I was still half asleep, and she really rang off once she found she couldn’t take physical possession of ibo in NYC. I’ve now arranged to have some one call her back to do the treatment in eastern Canada, for as cheap as possible. We’ll see if she answers his call.

Meanwhile, check her out at http://www.montelshow.com/aftercare/karen.htm  Interesting she’s been active on HIV and TB.  Also http://www.gaycitynews.com/GCN16/herstory.html

Dana/cnw

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 2:44:15 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I didn’t mean to make a idealogical thing out of it. It is a stock, it is between me and the others who want to make money, or take my money away from me. The market is a very impersonal thing, it can be a bad thing to get too attached to a stock or ideal in the market. The idea is to make money. I own other stocks, had a company that did Organic Milk (HCOW), I liked the idea, made money on them, they got swallowed by Dean Foods. I own AMSC, American Supercondutor, the #1 High Temp Superconductor company in the world. The wave of the future ya know, superconductors, smaller motors, more efficient, lighter, less resistance in the wires. But alas, the DoD uses their products also, make motors that will eventually go in Military hardware (ships, subs), military excelleraters and such. – and any electric company is a polluter, big business. I have another BIOV, they make diagnostic equipment, GREAT technology, but alas, the government uses their products also, everything from the Military to testing NYC subways for bugs and toxins. Maybe I should get an automobile company, but people drive cars and kill others with them, cars also pollute.  I have a little development company called RGUS.ob, they make this turbine kind of engine, very small, very efficient, a whole new and better way to make power from hydrocarbons, but alas, the Military is testing their design for unmanned vehicles.  I own NEM, Newmont Mining, the largest gold producer in the world, but mining, bad for the envronment and gold means GREED… I shoot guns at the gun range, blow holes in paper targets, IT IS  BLAST. That money goes to companies who sell products to people as well as governments, I support those companies by buying those products. Also, lead, powder can’t be good for the enviromment, and law enforcement uses those ranges also, it is even on government land at a government range that I pay to shoot at, as well as play with the dog (it is called a Park). It is also built on the edge of the Everglades, displacing poor creatures habitat  OH MY GOSH, I AM A MONSTER.

There isn’t getting away from the government. Virtually all companies support governments (not non-profits), they pay taxes, sell them supplies and products, do business with them, from paper-clips to H-BOMBS. I purchased ATCO before they had any kind of non-lethal weapon. The HIDA device is a signaling device that the military had ATCO develope into LRAD. It is still a signaling device, still has HUGE uses in bad weather where there just is NO SUCH OTHER TECHNOLOGY that will cut through rain and fog… It is not my fault, not ATCO’s fault  that someone may misuse a technology. It is not unlike someone talking about ibogaine and hearing HALLUCINOGEN and ILLEGAL,IBOGAINE DEATHS, BRAIN DAMAGE… and having their minds made up about the value if ibogaine.

No matter what you look at, there can be good or bad, depending on the perspective and the person doing the looking. I carry a gun, people FREAK OUT at that thought, that someone walking down the street past them can shoot them at any time, and the government gives them a license to carry concealed (I do). Some peoples attitude is “YOU HAVE A GUN, YOU CAN KILL SOMEBODY”, my attitude is that you drive a car you can kill someoone also, and you are FAR MORE LIKELY TO DO SO than I am. YOu are more likely to get killed by your doctor than by someone with a gun. It is not the fault of the gun, the gun manufacturer. BTW, more people get killed from things like baseball bats than guns in the USA. Is it the fault of the baseball bat. Should I not watch sports cause people get hurt in them and have life long injuries and pain?

I owned ATCO before they had any “weapon”, HIDA was just a signaling device and just one of their products.. The military had them make it into a signaling, warning and non-lethal device for ship defense. It is but one use of a product. This is not just for the military, ships get hijacked,. tankers get attacked, LRAD is a defensive device for civilian use, ports, the Coast-Guard for signaling in bad weather – or I suppose they could convince someone on the high seas to stop by aiming an LRAD from a chopper… One idea is that a LRAD does less damage than shooting someone, and after getting signaled with an LRAD (boat, check-point) you know someones intentions. How about this. Stick a LRAD (type device) on the front of a train to warn in front – and NOT behind, above and to the sides where it doesn’t matter. LRAD shoots the sound where you want it. Anywhere a bull-horn is used, you can make a LONGER RANGE, more directional and FAR CLEARER sound, to save lives. It isn’t all bad and it isn’t all good, with anything (but love).

Look, I hate war, but am not going to throw out my guns. I hat pollution but am not going to stop using my car or electricity. I use electricity, but somewhere someone is using it for bad things. I buy and sell stocks, virtually everyone does some kind of business with the government or has something that can hurt someone or something. SO WHAT? NOT MY FAULT, NOT MY KARMA. No doubt lrad will be used as a nasty torture device by some sick creature, but the Chinese used a drop of water just as effectively, it just took longer.

Brett

Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
Yeah Brett, and all,
Coming from what I suspect is a similar viewpoint as DH’s, I must say
that once again the human species has left me in puzzled awe.
How is it that you are on the one hand “enlightened” by doing ibogaine,
having been shown the world and your place in it (I imagine from your own
descriptions of how you feel, think, and act since ingesting it), allowing
you to make yourself more healthy and content, but are also capable of
investing in military weapons systems? Really, I cannot tell anyone else how
to think, act or treat others, but I am amazed that this doesn’t strike you
are a bit, ummm, how should I put it- odd? Ironic? Bloody handed?
Brett, you’re talking about, and I take it you actually are already
investing your money in military technology designed to empower those who
are keeping ibogaine illegal, among others. Though investing your money in
this sort of thing is your prerogative and I myself won’t judge you any way
at all due to it, I will express my own belief that this is not exactly a
constructive, nor positive, creative way to increase the bread on your own
table. You are investing in weapons systems. As the article DH posted notes,
these systems are not nice, happy go lucky “aww ain’t that sweet” sorts of
system- they are vicious malicious dangerous damaging systems that other
people and animals of all kinds will face the brunt of somewhere in the
world, due to the investments you and others make in companies like this.
Wasn’t someone talking about karma here recently? This is one of those
things I would imagine karma eventually would pay attention to. Who knows?
Perhaps we need these systems, and the powers that be, whatever they are,
have decided that the time is right to have these systems in our reality
spiral, but somehow I don’t think that the positive light side of the issues
would or does see it that way- these systems, in my own mind, come right
directly from the same exact species of power that insists that
ibogaine/mushrooms/psychedelics/anything that will connect us with the earth
and the positive and the light, that paves over the ground and keeps our
very feet from the earth as far and wide as possible. These sorts of
weaponry systems stem from the same powers that want us to continue using
oil, that want us to keep locking up others for smoking herb while smiling
on the prescribing of dangerous nasty psychotic synthetics to us with all
those not-really-side-effects-at-all effects. These people are the physical
embodiment of the Devil side of the equation- and I use that imagery for
lack of a better term (I don’t believe in Satan or God in the Christian
sense, but I most certainly do believe in both a light and dark side to our
universe, especially after having had some extreme experiences on a variety
of natural AND synthetic drugs, light and dark side embodied by the like of
Hendrix and McKenna and Kucinich on the light, Bush and Cheney and Powell et
al on the dark.
I’m writing this out because I am pretty weirded out by this Brett, and
would really like to read how you rationalize this in your mind, or if you
even do feel a need to rationalize it, and if not why not?
Thanks. Perhaps you can explain why it’s really enlightened and not
hurting anyone else, your investing in this sort of company Brett. Again,
thanks. I’d really appreciate it if you took a stab at this for me. I don’t
think more or less of you after reading this, just puzzled and want to know
your rational for your position.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “D H”
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO

i would never invest money into a company that makes weapons or devices
that cause harm to living beings. the profits from such investments are
blood money.

this device can cause permanent hearing loss…and potential cellular
damage. And i wouldn’t be surprised if we see this device being used
domestically to disperse peaceful demonstraters.

big brother is alive and unwell.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/030904E.shtml

-dh

On 3/9/2004, “Brett Calabrese” wrote:

>American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board
but…This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen
soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I
think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS YOUR
MONEY.This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last stock
I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a one time pay-out of a special dividend
of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a
VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this. The
new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner
shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is they
make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit
sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD –
Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very
fast, the Navy tested them, put
> them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will
outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence
systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to keep
away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to
develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that went
to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for
mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them
to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of the
power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t
matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use for
advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in
ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at your
head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD
sound travels further than
> sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from the
source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone
far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital
bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual
head-phones. They are being installed in Kiosks and vending machines, some
very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology.
This has been verified outside of ATCO press releasesLRADs going to
IRAQCompany PRhttp://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.htmlAssociated
Presshttp://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.ht
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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] To purchase Iboga
Date: March 9, 2004 at 2:01:10 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

And I’d like to get informations about that plant :Voacanga africana.  Is
the use the same as Iboga’s ?

As far as I know, vocanaga africana shares some of the uses of iboga (it’s
used as a stimulant, and for visionary experiences), but i don’t know of
any reports on it’s use for treating addictions. There seems to be very
little information on it, but you can read a little about it at:

http://www.erowid.org/plants/voacanga_africana/

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 1:44:03 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

come right
directly from the same exact species of power that insists that
ibogaine/mushrooms/psychedelics/anything that will connect us with the earth
and the positive and the light,<

There should be an “illegal ” and “wrong” after “light,…”
Welll, no there shouldn’t be, but that power I’m discussing insists there
should be.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO

Yeah Brett, and all,
Coming from what I suspect is a similar viewpoint as DH’s, I must say
that once again the human species has left me in puzzled awe.
How is it that you are on the one hand “enlightened” by doing
ibogaine,
having been shown the world and your place in it (I imagine from your own
descriptions of how you feel, think, and act since ingesting it), allowing
you to make yourself more healthy and content, but are also capable of
investing in military weapons systems? Really, I cannot tell anyone else
how
to think, act or treat others, but I am amazed that this doesn’t strike
you
are a bit, ummm, how should I put it- odd? Ironic? Bloody handed?
Brett, you’re talking about, and I take it you actually are already
investing your money in military technology designed to empower those who
are keeping ibogaine illegal, among others. Though investing your money in
this sort of thing is your prerogative and I myself won’t judge you any
way
at all due to it, I will express my own belief that this is not exactly a
constructive, nor positive, creative way to increase the bread on your own
table. You are investing in weapons systems. As the article DH posted
notes,
these systems are not nice, happy go lucky “aww ain’t that sweet” sorts of
system- they are vicious malicious dangerous damaging systems that other
people and animals of all kinds will face the brunt of somewhere in the
world, due to the investments you and others make in companies like this.
Wasn’t someone talking about karma here recently? This is one of those
things I would imagine karma eventually would pay attention to. Who knows?
Perhaps we need these systems, and the powers that be, whatever they are,
have decided that the time is right to have these systems in our reality
spiral, but somehow I don’t think that the positive light side of the
issues
would or does see it that way- these systems, in my own mind, come right
directly from the same exact species of power that insists that
ibogaine/mushrooms/psychedelics/anything that will connect us with the
earth
and the positive and the light, that paves over the ground and keeps our
very feet from the earth as far and wide as possible. These sorts of
weaponry systems stem from the same powers that want us to continue using
oil, that want us to keep locking up others for smoking herb while smiling
on the prescribing of dangerous nasty psychotic synthetics to us with all
those not-really-side-effects-at-all effects. These people are the
physical
embodiment of the Devil side of the equation- and I use that imagery for
lack of a better term (I don’t believe in Satan or God in the Christian
sense, but I most certainly do believe in both a light and dark side to
our
universe, especially after having had some extreme experiences on a
variety
of natural AND synthetic drugs, light and dark side embodied by the like
of
Hendrix and McKenna and Kucinich on the light, Bush and Cheney and Powell
et
al on the dark.
I’m writing this out because I am pretty weirded out by this Brett,
and
would really like to read how you rationalize this in your mind, or if you
even do feel a need to rationalize it, and if not why not?
Thanks. Perhaps you can explain why it’s really enlightened and not
hurting anyone else, your investing in this sort of company Brett. Again,
thanks. I’d really appreciate it if you took a stab at this for me. I
don’t
think more or less of you after reading this, just puzzled and want to
know
your rational for your position.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO

i would never invest money into a company that makes weapons or devices
that cause harm to living beings. the profits from such investments are
blood money.

this device can cause permanent hearing loss…and potential cellular
damage. And i wouldn’t be surprised if we see this device being used
domestically to disperse peaceful demonstraters.

big brother is alive and unwell.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/030904E.shtml

-dh

On 3/9/2004, “Brett Calabrese” <bcalabrese@yahoo.com> wrote:

American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board
but…This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen
soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I
think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS
YOUR
MONEY.This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last
stock
I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a one time pay-out of a special
dividend
of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a
VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this.
The
new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner
shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is
they
make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit
sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD –
Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very
fast, the Navy tested them, put
them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will
outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence
systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to
keep
away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to
develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that
went
to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for
mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them
to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of
the
power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t
matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use
for
advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in
ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at
your
head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD
sound travels further than
sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from
the
source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone
far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital
bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual
head-phones. They are being installed in Kiosks and vending machines, some
very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology.
This has been verified outside of ATCO press releasesLRADs going to
IRAQCompany PRhttp://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.htmlAssociated

Presshttp://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.ht
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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: [drugwar] Fw: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 9, 2004 at 1:41:20 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

And just in the nick of time, this comes through, answering my question (on
DrugWar’s list) about the name of the movie in which someone trepaned
themselves in a mirror and filmed it all the while.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “VALERIE VANDE PANNE” <vvandepanne@yahoo.com>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [drugwar] Fw: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide

Hi All,

The documentary is “A Hole in the Head” – produced by
Eli Kabillio and Cevin Soling. The procedure is called
“Trepenation” (sp?) and is an ancient practice/cure
for ailments from headaches to schizophrenia. The hole
that is drilled creates greater blood flow to the
brain, without damaging it. The people interviewed who
had done it said it was like always being high. The
pot smokers claimed they didn’t need to smoke pot
anymore. The documentary is thorough, balanced and
graphic, interviewing a diverse number of people
including US government folk swearing its a farse. I
highly recommend checking it out- if you can’t find it
on-line, let me know.

~~Valerie

— Preston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
that’s what I first thought too- but is it, or are
they doing more than
simply drilling the hole?
If not, yer right.
What’s the name of that movie where the person
does it to themself in
the mirror? Can’t remember the film nor the person’s
name.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Tim Meehan” <tim@ocsarc.org>
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>; <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Cc: <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: [drugwar] Fw: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or
Lobotomy? …you decide

This is called trepaning.

-Tim

Tim Meehan, Communications Director
Ontario Consumers for Safe Access to Recreational
Cannabis
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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 9, 2004 at 1:40:00 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I think, again as noted by others, that trepanation has been used,
successfully too I might add, for multiple thousands of years to treat all
sorts of things.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide

Head op helps addict kick heroin habit
By Liu Weifeng (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-03-05 23:57

Original:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/05/content_312251.htm

So, we’re not allowed to treat addiction with a drug that’s been used
safely for hundreds of years; but drilling a hole in the head is cool and
dandy..

A little ironic, dontcha think?

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: advocacy
Date: March 9, 2004 at 1:38:10 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Re: advocacy>As unbelievable as it may seem, yes the photo was their idea.
And newspapers use the wrong quote all the time. BTW, Dr. Alicia Salzer from
Montel Williams Show called me at 8:30 AM Sunday morning about getting a
treatment for a junkie who’s a friend of a producer– but lost interest when
I told her the reason we held the protest is that we DON’T give it out in
the U.S., as depicted in the CSI episode.<

This might be an obvious question Dana- but did you tell her about the other
countreis that are only $500 away from here? I’m sure someone associated
with the Montel Williams show could afford even a lot more expensive route
to ibogaine than that, so I’m wondering if you managed to get that far after
insisting that we “don’t give ibogaine out in the US.”

You’d rather have a lobotomy? (I am not implying that my surgery would
involve lobotomization.)<

Apparently as noted by others, this was trepenation (sp?) and could actually
work just fine. Not that I’d myself go that route, but then, others might
not want to go the ibogaine route either.
Hmmm.
To each their own I think the saying goes.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: Ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:10 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: advocacy

I have already replied to this. As unbelievable as it may seem, yes the
photo was their idea. And newspapers use the wrong quote all the time. BTW,
Dr. Alicia Salzer from Montel Williams Show called me at 8:30 AM Sunday
morning about getting a treatment for a junkie who’s a friend of a
producer– but lost interest when I told her the reason we held the protest
is that we DON’T give it out in the U.S., as depicted in the CSI episode.

Was that a set-up?

We evidently have chosen different paths for our advocacy. Mine involves
working elected officials to change the law.

I’m still waiting for my dose of Ibo.  Patrick can’t just snap his fingers,
you know. The surgery would cost $3,000, and I can’t afford it due to the
situation with the building. I’m meeting with City Councilman Charles Barron
soon — I hope–about saving the building. And yes, part of the rationale is
that we do ibogaine advocacy out of here, and that they’ll just have to give
us another building if we lose this one.

Any other sensitive topic would have drawn protestors as well. Protests
create publicity, and more publicity caused more people (at least in NYC) to
watch the show. One ex-Panther I know stopped me on the street and told me
he wouldn’t have watched it if he hadn’t read about it in the NEWS. Most
people still don’t know Ibogaine exists. It was a revelation to the Kerry
list.

You’d rather have a lobotomy? (I am not implying that my surgery would
involve lobotomization.)

Last night’s phonecall was intended as a gesture of peace.

Dana/cnw

Steve Anker wrote:
“Thou protesteth too much” Shakespeare.

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I forget whom.

“Bitch, shut the fuck up.” N.W.A.

Dana,

Perhaps advocacy should stress quality over quantity.

What we are trying to do is convince people that it is good to take a very
powerful and mysterious psychedelic as a tool in treating and healing
addiction. A tough sell. Diplomacy and tact are perhaps in order.

I commend you on helping people. I also sense other motives…

Do you have any idea how foolish you made the ibogaine movement appear by
your protests? It was embarrassing and you made us look like yahoos and
wide-eyed crazed zealots. Everyone believes HST on Muskie now. Continual
posting on the Kerry site helps no one other than Bush. Kerry could give a
fuck, don’t you think?  Is this the best way to raise his awareness?

Plastering my message of rage and dark humor at CSI (which I wrote in a wish
to calm things down on the site) and Sara’s musings on Kerry’s site did
exactly what good? It strikes me as a little kid screaming for attention.
Please explain how that is good advocacy. Your best intentions may hurt more
than help addicts, spiritual seekers and cyst removers.

You say iboga has spread due to your book. Gosh. Uhhmmm… thanks. I sense a
very large ego and a wish to hold on to 9 Bleaker St.

I have often wondered where your interest in ibogaine comes from. History
pass you by? That the NEWS insisted on picture of you I find dubious, just
as they insisted on misquoting you. “It did immediately re-enforce my
standing with elected officials, and people who are influenced by
publicity.”  Exactly how is that good? How did your actions in anyway
improve the standing of ibogaine as an addiction treatment? One thing I have
heard repeatedly is that you are a very poor advocate for ibogaineS a little
“challenging.” Now we have greater exposure as a crazed fringe element? Do
you have any idea how easy it is for the establishment to discredit ibogaine
and how much easier you make it?

It’s not my position that only someone who has tried ibogaine should
advocate it’s use. I have great respect for Dr. Stan Glick and he has never
taken it. You however “are the biggest network promoting Ibogaine.” The
loudest and most shrill advocate. I feel YOU should take it or shut-up. It’s
not aspirin you are recommending. An “old psychedelic veteran” like you
should be able to handle a hearty dose.

Iboga is used not just for “bona fide medical reasons,” it’s also a
spiritual quest – it can be a brutally honest view of one self. In some
parts it’s also a religion. God’s way of saying “bitch you’re mine.” You
want to take it for a cyst? Best wishes. To gallantly parade around
screaming that you got the cure for addiction while refusing to take it
yourself strikes me as false.

You were wrong on every nearly every aspect of the CSI show and completely
misrepresented yourself to the NEWS. Why do I want you to either take it or
shut-up? Because I don’t think you will never will take it and I hope you
shut up. My hope is that if you do take it perhaps you would become a better
advocate.

I thought ibogaine would help someone close to me. I thought it would be
this life-affirming experience. It wasn’t. She was rather pissed. “God
taking a big shit on me.” Since then I never recommend ibogaine.

There has been this toleration of you within the community similar to that
one bestows upon a kooky uncle. Why not shape up? People’s lives are at
stake.

Fix some of your cats while you are at it, it’s irresponsible.

Do I think you will change your path? No.

Would I feel poorly if I were not to be honest? Yes.

Regards,
Steve Anker.

P.S: All the cats here are fixed except for 3. Their spoor keeps the rats
out of the building. I’ve had cats, and I’ve had rats. Cats are better. Even
better would be to buy the building and fix it so rats can’t get in. Hard to
fix it up when yr getting evicted.

PPS: Does the CSI script intend to imply that Jamal gets into the car wreck
because he dipped into the ibogaine in the car, thinking it was smagoo?

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Re: advocacy
Date: March 9, 2004 at 1:37:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the episode of CSI the guy who wrecked the car had not taken Ibogaine. The dead guy was an Ibogaine advocate and was killed by the junkie chick who could not enjoy getting high anymore because Ibogaine cured her….correct?
I thought the show correctly depicted Ibogaine and as soon as the ending credits were running I thought how embarrassed you all must be for protesting that show!
I expected some of you to discuss it after the show was over but no one said anything!! I thing I posted that I was glad I could not have joined the protest due to my location and one other person posted that they thought the show was accurate.
No one else said anything. No apology, no “I fucked up this time”…..NOTHING!
It was an impulsive reaction that is so common to addict personalities. Act before thinking it through.
I responded to Steve privately regarding his post to Dana about his advocacy.
I agree with everything Steve said. Dana, I am sorry man but your recent actions and posts on the Kerry bbs in regard to Ibogaine is embarrassing. It is the style in which you are advocating. I personally think it appears to be the rantings of a person I normally would not pay attention to no matter what they were advocating. Yes, Ibogaine needs publicity and the Kerry board is a good place to put some info but it should be presented in the light it deserves. Ibogaine deserves it’s own thread. It does not need to be shoved down the throat of folks trying to discuss medical cannabis.
You are coming on way too strong, IMHO. Yes, you are drawing attention to your cause but is it the kind of attention you want?
Montel’s show would be a great place for Ibogaine to be discussed. Can you call the producer back and pitch a show on Ibogaine? Of course, you should have a plan before you call back.
Your enthusiasm is great. Your energy is exhausting though. Slow down before you burn your self out. Get some people to help you. Delegate some tasks. It doesn’t have to be just local folks. Phone calls can be made from anywhere.
Just my thoughts after watching and reading over the past few weeks.
Callie
PS i would love to help but….I have not had Ibogaine treatment yet. I am still doing Methadone maintenance but I am excited about Ibogaine and have many hopes for it’s future in treating addiction in the USA

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 1:10:17 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Yeah Brett, and all,
Coming from what I suspect is a similar viewpoint as DH’s, I must say
that once again the human species has left me in puzzled awe.
How is it that you are on the one hand “enlightened” by doing ibogaine,
having been shown the world and your place in it (I imagine from your own
descriptions of how you feel, think, and act since ingesting it), allowing
you to make yourself more healthy and content, but are also capable of
investing in military weapons systems? Really, I cannot tell anyone else how
to think, act or treat others, but I am amazed that this doesn’t strike you
are a bit, ummm, how should I put it- odd? Ironic? Bloody handed?
Brett, you’re talking about, and I take it you actually are already
investing your money in military technology designed to empower those who
are keeping ibogaine illegal, among others. Though investing your money in
this sort of thing is your prerogative and I myself won’t judge you any way
at all due to it, I will express my own belief that this is not exactly a
constructive, nor positive, creative way to increase the bread on your own
table. You are investing in weapons systems. As the article DH posted notes,
these systems are not nice, happy go lucky “aww ain’t that sweet” sorts of
system- they are vicious malicious dangerous damaging systems that other
people and animals of all kinds will face the brunt of somewhere in the
world, due to the investments you and others make in companies like this.
Wasn’t someone talking about karma here recently? This is one of those
things I would imagine karma eventually would pay attention to. Who knows?
Perhaps we need these systems, and the powers that be, whatever they are,
have decided that the time is right to have these systems in our reality
spiral, but somehow I don’t think that the positive light side of the issues
would or does see it that way- these systems, in my own mind, come right
directly from the same exact species of power that insists that
ibogaine/mushrooms/psychedelics/anything that will connect us with the earth
and the positive and the light, that paves over the ground and keeps our
very feet from the earth as far and wide as possible. These sorts of
weaponry systems stem from the same powers that want us to continue using
oil, that want us to keep locking up others for smoking herb while smiling
on the prescribing of dangerous nasty psychotic synthetics to us with all
those not-really-side-effects-at-all effects. These people are the physical
embodiment of the Devil side of the equation- and I use that imagery for
lack of a better term (I don’t believe in Satan or God in the Christian
sense, but I most certainly do believe in both a light and dark side to our
universe, especially after having had some extreme experiences on a variety
of natural AND synthetic drugs, light and dark side embodied by the like of
Hendrix and McKenna and Kucinich on the light, Bush and Cheney and Powell et
al on the dark.
I’m writing this out because I am pretty weirded out by this Brett, and
would really like to read how you rationalize this in your mind, or if you
even do feel a need to rationalize it, and if not why not?
Thanks. Perhaps you can explain why it’s really enlightened and not
hurting anyone else, your investing in this sort of company Brett. Again,
thanks. I’d really appreciate it if you took a stab at this for me. I don’t
think more or less of you after reading this, just puzzled and want to know
your rational for your position.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO

i would never invest money into a company that makes weapons or devices
that cause harm to living beings. the profits from such investments are
blood money.

this device can cause permanent hearing loss…and potential cellular
damage. And i wouldn’t be surprised if we see this device being used
domestically to disperse peaceful demonstraters.

big brother is alive and unwell.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/030904E.shtml

-dh

On 3/9/2004, “Brett Calabrese” <bcalabrese@yahoo.com> wrote:

American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board
but…This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen
soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I
think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS YOUR
MONEY.This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last stock
I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a one time pay-out of a special dividend
of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a
VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this. The
new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner
shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is they
make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit
sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD –
Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very
fast, the Navy tested them, put
them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will
outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence
systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to keep
away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to
develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that went
to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for
mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them
to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of the
power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t
matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use for
advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in
ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at your
head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD
sound travels further than
sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from the
source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone
far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital
bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual
head-phones. They are being installed in Kiosks and vending machines, some
very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology.
This has been verified outside of ATCO press releasesLRADs going to
IRAQCompany PRhttp://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.htmlAssociated
Presshttp://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.ht
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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…
Date: March 9, 2004 at 12:56:37 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

p.s., Did we wanna include the helpful lobotomy suggestion…?  Perhaps
under a heading called IF ALL ELSE FAILS …?

i’d rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy….

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 9, 2004 at 12:50:30 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Head op helps addict kick heroin habit
By Liu Weifeng (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-03-05 23:57

Original:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/05/content_312251.htm

So, we’re not allowed to treat addiction with a drug that’s been used
safely for hundreds of years; but drilling a hole in the head is cool and
dandy..

A little ironic, dontcha think?

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From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 12:18:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

i would never invest money into a company that makes weapons or devices
that cause harm to living beings. the profits from such investments are
blood money.

this device can cause permanent hearing loss…and potential cellular
damage. And i wouldn’t be surprised if we see this device being used
domestically to disperse peaceful demonstraters.

big brother is alive and unwell.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/030904E.shtml

-dh

On 3/9/2004, “Brett Calabrese” <bcalabrese@yahoo.com> wrote:

American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board but…This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS YOUR MONEY.This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last stock I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a one time pay-out of a special dividend of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this. The new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is they make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD – Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very fast, the Navy tested them, put
them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to keep away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that went to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of the power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use for advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at your head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD sound travels further than
sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from the source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual head-phones. They are being installed in Kiosks and vending machines, some very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology. This has been verified outside of ATCO press releasesLRADs going to IRAQCompany PRhttp://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.htmlAssociated Presshttp://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.htmlBrett

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 12:14:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board but… This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS YOUR MONEY. This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last stock I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a one time pay-out of a special dividend of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this. The new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is they make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD – Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very fast, the Navy tested them, put them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to keep away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that went to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of the power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use for advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at your head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD sound travels further than sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from the source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual head-phones. They are being installed in Kiosks and vending machines, some very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology. This has been verified outside of ATCO press releases LRADs going to IRAQ Company PR http://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.html Associated Press http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.html Brett

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Way off Topic ATCO
Date: March 9, 2004 at 12:14:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

American Technology Corp is a stock I own, I don’t mean to SPAM the board but… This interesting and I am pretty sure that things will happen soon/this year. It is so good I would feel bad if this happens the way I think it will and I didn’t share the opportunity. DO YOUR OWN DD, IT IS YOUR MONEY. This is what I do (stocks) and I know what I am doing. The last stock I posted (IGEN), basically gave me a one time pay-out of a special dividend of $ 47.25 a share after ROCHE settled with them for 1.4 billion. I am a VERY HAPPY CAMPER, life as we know it is getting better because of this. The new company (was IGEN) is now called BIOV – another very likely winner shortly but not like ATCO will be IMO. The nutshell version of ATCO is they make sound technology – sound you can aim like a flash-light, gun or limit sound to shapes, spheres, tubes. One of the technologies is called LRAD – Long Range Acoustic Weapon. The short story is things are happening very fast, the Navy tested them, put them on aircraft carriers and now ordered more, it is likely they will outfit the fleet. They would be hooked up to the same pan/tilt guidence systems as ship-defense, gatling guns and such. It is to warn boats to keep away, it is a result of the USS Cole attack. The NAVY went to ATCO to develope this product – there is a NAVY captain (project manager) that went to work for ATCO and is managing this. The army developed the LRAD for mounted use (HUMVEE) and the Marines just bought a million dollars of them to go to Iraq (in April), more will be in the US.;To give you an idea of the power you can evacuate a building by pointing the device at it, it doesn’t matter if you cover your ears.Other technology is Hypersonic Sound, use for advertising, to localize sound, to limit sound pollution and use sound in ways that can’t happen with broadcast sound – I could aim a HSS unit at your head at 100 yards and someone next to you won’t hear a thing. HSS and LRAD sound travels further than sound, it does NOT diminish in intensity the further away you go from the source the way regular sound does. A Life Guard could point one at someone far out in the water and they would hear it clearly. A TV over a hospital bed could have the sound only heard by that patient, like virtual head-phones. They are being installed in Kiosks and vending machines, some very large cusomers are in the process of commercializing the technology. This has been verified outside of ATCO press releases LRADs going to IRAQ Company PR http://www.atcsd.com/PressReleases/02_26_04.html Associated Press http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0%2C13319%2CFL_noise_030304%2C00.html Brett

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: advocacy
Date: March 9, 2004 at 12:10:40 PM EST
To: Ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I have already replied to this. As unbelievable as it may seem, yes the photo was their idea. And newspapers use the wrong quote all the time. BTW, Dr. Alicia Salzer from Montel Williams Show called me at 8:30 AM Sunday morning about getting a treatment for a junkie who’s a friend of a producer– but lost interest when I told her the reason we held the protest is that we DON’T give it out in the U.S., as depicted in the CSI episode.

Was that a set-up?

We evidently have chosen different paths for our advocacy. Mine involves working elected officials to change the law.

I’m still waiting for my dose of Ibo.  Patrick can’t just snap his fingers, you know. The surgery would cost $3,000, and I can’t afford it due to the situation with the building. I’m meeting with City Councilman Charles Barron soon — I hope–about saving the building. And yes, part of the rationale is that we do ibogaine advocacy out of here, and that they’ll just have to give us another building if we lose this one.

Any other sensitive topic would have drawn protestors as well. Protests create publicity, and more publicity caused more people (at least in NYC) to watch the show. One ex-Panther I know stopped me on the street and told me he wouldn’t have watched it if he hadn’t read about it in the NEWS. Most people still don’t know Ibogaine exists. It was a revelation to the Kerry list.

You’d rather have a lobotomy? (I am not implying that my surgery would involve lobotomization.)

Last night’s phonecall was intended as a gesture of peace.

Dana/cnw

Steve Anker wrote:
“Thou protesteth too much” Shakespeare.

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I forget whom.

“Bitch, shut the fuck up.” N.W.A.

Dana,

Perhaps advocacy should stress quality over quantity.

What we are trying to do is convince people that it is good to take a very powerful and mysterious psychedelic as a tool in treating and healing addiction. A tough sell. Diplomacy and tact are perhaps in order.

I commend you on helping people. I also sense other motives…

Do you have any idea how foolish you made the ibogaine movement appear by your protests? It was embarrassing and you made us look like yahoos and wide-eyed crazed zealots. Everyone believes HST on Muskie now. Continual posting on the Kerry site helps no one other than Bush. Kerry could give a fuck, don’t you think?  Is this the best way to raise his awareness?

Plastering my message of rage and dark humor at CSI (which I wrote in a wish to calm things down on the site) and Sara’s musings on Kerry’s site did exactly what good? It strikes me as a little kid screaming for attention. Please explain how that is good advocacy. Your best intentions may hurt more than help addicts, spiritual seekers and cyst removers.

You say iboga has spread due to your book. Gosh. Uhhmmm… thanks. I sense a very large ego and a wish to hold on to 9 Bleaker St.

I have often wondered where your interest in ibogaine comes from. History pass you by? That the NEWS insisted on picture of you I find dubious, just as they insisted on misquoting you. “It did immediately re-enforce my standing with elected officials, and people who are influenced by publicity.”  Exactly how is that good? How did your actions in anyway improve the standing of ibogaine as an addiction treatment? One thing I have heard repeatedly is that you are a very poor advocate for ibogaineŠ a little “challenging.” Now we have greater exposure as a crazed fringe element? Do you have any idea how easy it is for the establishment to discredit ibogaine and how much easier you make it?

It’s not my position that only someone who has tried ibogaine should advocate it’s use. I have great respect for Dr. Stan Glick and he has never taken it. You however “are the biggest network promoting Ibogaine.” The loudest and most shrill advocate. I feel YOU should take it or shut-up. It’s not aspirin you are recommending. An “old psychedelic veteran” like you should be able to handle a hearty dose.

Iboga is used not just for “bona fide medical reasons,” it’s also a spiritual quest – it can be a brutally honest view of one self. In some parts it’s also a religion. God’s way of saying “bitch you’re mine.” You want to take it for a cyst? Best wishes. To gallantly parade around screaming that you got the cure for addiction while refusing to take it yourself strikes me as false.

You were wrong on every nearly every aspect of the CSI show and completely misrepresented yourself to the NEWS. Why do I want you to either take it or shut-up? Because I don’t think you will never will take it and I hope you shut up. My hope is that if you do take it perhaps you would become a better advocate.

I thought ibogaine would help someone close to me. I thought it would be this life-affirming experience. It wasn’t. She was rather pissed. “God taking a big shit on me.” Since then I never recommend ibogaine.

There has been this toleration of you within the community similar to that one bestows upon a kooky uncle. Why not shape up? People’s lives are at stake.

Fix some of your cats while you are at it, it’s irresponsible.

Do I think you will change your path? No.

Would I feel poorly if I were not to be honest? Yes.

Regards,
Steve Anker.

P.S: All the cats here are fixed except for 3. Their spoor keeps the rats out of the building. I’ve had cats, and I’ve had rats. Cats are better. Even better would be to buy the building and fix it so rats can’t get in. Hard to fix it up when yr getting evicted.

PPS: Does the CSI script intend to imply that Jamal gets into the car wreck because he dipped into the ibogaine in the car, thinking it was smagoo?

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine tours
Date: March 9, 2004 at 2:23:08 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/8/04 11:13:16 PM, dvarossi@yahoo.co.uk writes:

Howard, my suggestion for ibogaine.org would be clean
the whole site up.

David,

Just what I have been thinking and your post initiated an offer by someone
with a lot more web design experience than I to volunteer to do just that so I
must thank both of you for the possibility of the dossier being reorganized.
What a relief.

Howard

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] advocacy…
Date: March 8, 2004 at 11:47:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“Thou protesteth too much” Shakespeare.

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I forget whom.

“Bitch, shut the fuck up.” N.W.A.

Dana,

Perhaps advocacy should stress quality over quantity.

What we are trying to do is convince people that it is good to take a very powerful and mysterious psychedelic as a tool in treating and healing addiction. A tough sell. Diplomacy and tact are perhaps in order.

I commend you on helping people. I also sense other motives…

Do you have any idea how foolish you made the ibogaine movement appear by your protests? It was embarrassing and you made us look like yahoos and wide-eyed crazed zealots. Everyone believes HST on Muskie now. Continual posting on the Kerry site helps no one other than Bush. Kerry could give a fuck, don’t you think?  Is this the best way to raise his awareness?

Plastering my message of rage and dark humor at CSI (which I wrote in a wish to calm things down on the site) and Sara’s musings on Kerry’s site did exactly what good? It strikes me as a little kid screaming for attention. Please explain how that is good advocacy. Your best intentions may hurt more than help addicts, spiritual seekers and cyst removers.

You say iboga has spread due to your book. Gosh. Uhhmmm… thanks. I sense a very large ego and a wish to hold on to 9 Bleaker St.

I have often wondered where your interest in ibogaine comes from. History pass you by? That the NEWS insisted on picture of you I find dubious, just as they insisted on misquoting you. “It did immediately re-enforce my standing with elected officials, and people who are influenced by publicity.”  Exactly how is that good? How did your actions in anyway improve the standing of ibogaine as an addiction treatment? One thing I have heard repeatedly is that you are a very poor advocate for ibogaine
a little “challenging.” Now we have greater exposure as a crazed fringe element? Do you have any idea how easy it is for the establishment to discredit ibogaine and how much easier you make it?

It’s not my position that only someone who has tried ibogaine should advocate it’s use. I have great respect for Dr. Stan Glick and he has never taken it. You however “are the biggest network promoting Ibogaine.” The loudest and most shrill advocate. I feel YOU should take it or shut-up. It’s not aspirin you are recommending. An “old psychedelic veteran” like you should be able to handle a hearty dose.

Iboga is used not just for “bona fide medical reasons,” it’s also a spiritual quest – it can be a brutally honest view of one self. In some parts it’s also a religion. God’s way of saying “bitch you’re mine.” You want to take it for a cyst? Best wishes. To gallantly parade around screaming that you got the cure for addiction while refusing to take it yourself strikes me as false.

You were wrong on every nearly every aspect of the CSI show and completely misrepresented yourself to the NEWS. Why do I want you to either take it or shut-up? Because I don’t think you will never will take it and I hope you shut up. My hope is that if you do take it perhaps you would become a better advocate.

I thought ibogaine would help someone close to me. I thought it would be this life-affirming experience. It wasn’t. She was rather pissed. “God taking a big shit on me.” Since then I never recommend ibogaine.

There has been this toleration of you within the community similar to that one bestows upon a kooky uncle. Why not shape up? People’s lives are at stake.

Fix some of your cats while you are at it, it’s irresponsible.

Do I think you will change your path? No.

Would I feel poorly if I were not to be honest? Yes.

Regards,
Steve Anker.

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From: Tim Meehan <tim@ocsarc.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: [drugwar] Fw: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 8, 2004 at 11:12:28 PM EST
To: drugwar@mindvox.com, ibogaine@mindvox.com
Cc: <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This is called trepaning.

-Tim

Tim Meehan, Communications Director
Ontario Consumers for Safe Access to Recreational Cannabis
tim@ocsarc.org * http://www.ocsarc.org * (416) 238-5367

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] ibo sites
Date: March 8, 2004 at 11:05:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

patrick dose dana with ibogaine, steven anker can film it, that’ll boost
all the ratings!

I’m down. sa

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From: <gboy@hush.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] ibo sites
Date: March 8, 2004 at 10:25:02 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

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its hard to compare that, mindvox is filled with ibogaine but its alot
more like interesting people on drugs instead of the boring shit. cures
not wars has a higher hit rate then most of the ibogaine sites because
dana is a great writer too and really funny without trying to be :->
love the is deborah mash the devil? ‘reporting’ on there from 1999 :-

mindvox doesn’t have people sitting there loading it page by page, alot
of their hits are high college students and clubs who load itup and flash
it across a wall of monitors.

patrick dose dana with ibogaine, steven anker can film it, that’ll boost
all the ratings!

never got more then 2 pages through ibogaine anything, why bother when
dana can explain all of it :->

case in point marc emory, ibogatherapyhouse is nearly dead has a hit
rate of 2.5 millionth, nobody reads it. cannabis culture is at 50,000.
it has pot and pictures of naked hotties :->

if anyone reading this doesn’t understand why, go get a life other then
talking about ibogaine, it’ll all make sense :->

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…
Date: March 8, 2004 at 9:31:25 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Nice pamphlet 🙂

Great job on it, nice combination of deranged and solid info. This is
something I will show people. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Peace out,
Curtis

On Mon, 08 Mar 2004 14:07:18 -0800 Martine Docin-Julien <jardin.dj@free.fr>
wrote:
Hello, that’s nice what you’ve done : Each of you and all together
through Patrick’s energy 😉
Good job !

Martine
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From: Patrick K. Kroupa
To: stevenanker@hotmail.com
Cc: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…

On [Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:16:23AM -0800], [Steven Anker] wrote:

Otay,

This be that:

http://ibogaine.mindvox.com/KeepingClean.html

The very finest work I have ever done, in 7.5 minutes.

If anything is fucked up, lemme know.  I have kept everyone’s
last name
off it, there is no (C)opyright notice or specific attribution.
First
names only.

I have done a very cursory job of editing some parts of it; which
amounts
to adding periods, commas, closing quotes, etcetera…  I have
not changed
anyone’s use of all UPPER or lowercase; fixed creative spelling,
or made
any other changes.

I’m not exactly sure WHO Callie is talking to (it doesn’t say),
but it
SOUNDS like Brett, so I added Brett’s name.  If this is wrong,
lemme know.

Patrick

p.s., Did we wanna include the helpful lobotomy suggestion…?
Perhaps
under a heading called IF ALL ELSE FAILS …?

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine tours
Date: March 8, 2004 at 9:08:00 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I don’t know if that’s true. I’ve never had any trouble finding
anything on the site but in years of time I’ve only ever loaded it when
Howard posts a update saying something is new and then I usually don’t
get all the way through it.

Nearly all the text on there is people who don’t have phds or mds,
writing in a style copying phd’s or md’s writing in medical journals. I
think the idea was to get people to take ibogaine seriously at the
start of all this, but I don’t think any phd or md is that interested
in it and I don’t know anyone who can load up one of the documents and
get more then a few paragraphs through it without being bored.

It all says the same thing, there is anecdotal evidence that ibogaine
works, it still works, it still works, it still works, it still works,
it still works, it still works, it still works.

None of it is written in a way that is too what word do I want to use,
engaging? I already know what most of it says and it’s not any fun to
read.

The rest of is are copies of papers from medical journals. I’ve had
much more luck getting people interested in ibogaine by reading all the
craziness that goes by on this list then in reading anything else. I
show them ibogaine sites and they get bored and go away, I show them
this place and it’s always good for at least half a hour of
conversation 😉

Just give it all to Patrick and let him cut and paste it at random 😉
Mindvox doesn’t have any real content that I can find except the media
kit but ‘Patrick’s brain blown through a cuisanart’ (I forget who made
that quote but it true!) doesn’t look like it has any trouble getting
people to load 30 or 40 pages. It’s funny, it’s crazy, it gets my
attention and makes me interested. I’m entertained 🙂

The ibogaine sites selling treatment. I do think ibogaine.net has
turned into a used car dealership, no big diss to them but it’s lame.
If I had a drug problem I like the ibogaine therapy web site because it
focuses on psychedelic therapy and doesn’t lie about everything, not
having a drug problem if I ever want to go somewhere and do ibogaine,
I’d go to Sara’s house 😉 Looks like a lot of fun 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 The web
site is not slick or professional but it looks fun 🙂

Another site that has a huge amount of content and is fun, engaging and
makes me want to read it, is erowid. Deoxy was like that too but it
looks like it died over the past few years, or is updated only very
rarely.

Only giving my opinion here, David might be more right then I am and
maybe I am just someone who has a short attention span but I’m not
unique in that and can’t say all that different from any of my friends
and I am obviously interested in ibogaine, drugs and all the freaks
here or I wouldn’t be reading and writing to this list for years of my
life.

.:vector:.

— David Varossi <dvarossi@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Howard, my suggestion for ibogaine.org would be clean
the whole site up.

Alexa isn’t everything, but it does have some
statistics of site use. Ibogaine.org is always at the
top of every search engine when you look for ibogaine
because it has so much content but if you look at your
sites hit rate, it is very low right now it is below 1
million.

If you check traffic detail the average person loads
the site, click twice and gives up. None of the
content is being read.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=ibogaine.org

I access your site from England and have very bad luck
ever getting ibogaine.org to even load but have no
trouble at all with ibogaine.desk.nl. Your hosting is
working in some not perfect way.

It looks like you started the site a long time ago and
it was organised and made sense at the time but over
the years it has become very tangled, it is very hard
to find anything at all inside your site.

I do not think that is because there is too much
content, that is like saying a library is too big. It
is that the content is hard to find. I see the google
search bar and now you are adding ‘tours’ with
different links to the same documents but I think your
whole site could use a overhaul.

If you examine your site logs and see that a visiter
arrives makes one or two clicks and then goes away,
then I don’t think it makes a difference how much
information you have there, if it isn’t being read by
anyone.

Cheers
David

— HSLotsof@aol.com wrote: > The Ibogaine Dossier
has adopted to offering
Ibogaine Tours.  The library has
reached a point of, of well, it is just too large to
find anything if you are
only moderately interested so now you can go on a
guided tour of the
wonderful world of ibogaine.  More tours will be
added on a regular basis.  We will
continue to place new material on the Dossier as
well.  More on that later.

Author’s whose writing or art does not appear in the
current series of tours
should anticipate that your work will appear in
additional tours as they are
offered and they will be offered on a regular basis.

http://www.ibogaine.org/tours.html
http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/tours.html

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry thread
Date: March 8, 2004 at 8:50:48 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

No, not personal email you wrote back replying to me on the list.
Speaking of personal email for some reason yahoo spam filtering has
gone wacko and threw a lot of email into my bulk folder and I deleted
it by accident. If anyone here has mailed me in the last week please
resend it.

I’m getting sick of yahoo, every time it almost works right it blows up
again 🙁

Brett if there was any misunderstanding then sorry, I’ve been reading
you post for years and though I don’t know you I like the person behind
the words 🙂

.:vector:.

— Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com> wrote:
Vector

“I think Brett understood my msg because he
wrote me back a reply that wasn’t angry either”

I am not angry at you. Maybe I should be angry at the 9,999 addicts
who came before me all needing pain medication or the press or the
DEA, or fear and ignorance.

One thing, I never emailed you, that was the Bwiti, or Patrick
spoof’n my header info to you.

“I read it and
get a headache trying to follow the logic behind all of it”

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…
Date: March 8, 2004 at 7:46:05 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks all!

My friends are going through the root today!

I am so hopeful for them. We need to help heal all these very special people out there… It does make a difference.

So I’m home, kinda hanging, sending good vibes and wishing well, and then RING! One of my best friends went into labor, so I have to rush off to the hospital. Birth… rebirth… cool eh? whatever…

best, sea

may the root be with you.

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From: David Varossi <dvarossi@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] ibogaine tours
Date: March 8, 2004 at 6:00:35 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Howard, my suggestion for ibogaine.org would be clean
the whole site up.

Alexa isn’t everything, but it does have some
statistics of site use. Ibogaine.org is always at the
top of every search engine when you look for ibogaine
because it has so much content but if you look at your
sites hit rate, it is very low right now it is below 1
million.

If you check traffic detail the average person loads
the site, click twice and gives up. None of the
content is being read.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=ibogaine.org

I access your site from England and have very bad luck
ever getting ibogaine.org to even load but have no
trouble at all with ibogaine.desk.nl. Your hosting is
working in some not perfect way.

It looks like you started the site a long time ago and
it was organised and made sense at the time but over
the years it has become very tangled, it is very hard
to find anything at all inside your site.

I do not think that is because there is too much
content, that is like saying a library is too big. It
is that the content is hard to find. I see the google
search bar and now you are adding ‘tours’ with
different links to the same documents but I think your
whole site could use a overhaul.

If you examine your site logs and see that a visiter
arrives makes one or two clicks and then goes away,
then I don’t think it makes a difference how much
information you have there, if it isn’t being read by
anyone.

Cheers
David

— HSLotsof@aol.com wrote: > The Ibogaine Dossier
has adopted to offering
Ibogaine Tours.  The library has
reached a point of, of well, it is just too large to
find anything if you are
only moderately interested so now you can go on a
guided tour of the
wonderful world of ibogaine.  More tours will be
added on a regular basis.  We will
continue to place new material on the Dossier as
well.  More on that later.

Author’s whose writing or art does not appear in the
current series of tours
should anticipate that your work will appear in
additional tours as they are
offered and they will be offered on a regular basis.

http://www.ibogaine.org/tours.html
http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/tours.html

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 8, 2004 at 5:15:43 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It can be a great way to sobriety going to a rehab after taking Ibo.
Hi Sara,

Yes, this is true but that’s for state hospitals. It doesn’t really apply
the same to drug treatment centres. You can get places, yeah you have to put
energy into it, but you can get a place. For sure it could be better,
but….the point I was really trying to make was more about Taking The
Position that it’s all the fault of the State, and not of the Individual.

To take the position that it is the State, and not the Individual, that
needs to change for the Individual to get off drugs is to take a VICTIM
position. The very action of taking such a position is Disempowering for the
Individual Addict. The internal dynamics of how change happens require the
individual to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for their own state of being. This is just
how it is. Whilst the
mind takes the option of blaming the state, society or whoever besides
themselves then Change is effectively cashed out of the equation.

If I’m a junkie and I come to you saying “Help me, help me the
system’s all fucked up and it won’t let me get off drugs” and you say to me
“there, there, poor thing, I know, I know, I’ll give you some ibogaine
instead” this is great but it’s not really empowering me to get my shit
together and stay clean. Chances are, I’m back on dope pretty quick
afterwards and living a life at best looking at being a “functioning
addict.” Whereas if someone takes more the position that it’s simply Not Ok
to blame others, it’s much stronger. Of course, it’s also tougher because,
as a therapist or treatment provider, you also have to be able to take this
position yourself.

From my time in a therapeutic community, and knowledge of how things were in
NYC’s Phoenix House, addicts were told they had to take responsibility for
(i) themselves, (ii) everything they did, and (iii) everything that happened
to them. The first two are pretty straightforward but the third is the real
toughie. Taking responsibility for the drunken driver that knocked you down,
or the father that abused you is not easy. But when you understand the
conditions that need to be present in the attitude of the individual in
order that Change can occur you see that it is ultimately The Most
Empowering position you can ever take in life, and the one that can take
anyone totally away from drug use. When I studied Qabalah I found the same
thing – “I recognize the manifestation of the undeviating justice in all the
circumstances of my life” said as an affirmation on a daily basis.

At every point in our lives we have the choice to take responsibility, to
take power, or to put the responsibility on someone else, give power away.

Nick

” One million people in Britain are on a waiting list for inpatient
hospital
admission at any given time. Just 155,000 of those are seen within four
weeks. For 250,000 of them, it takes more than 26 weeks to be admitted for
care.

— Conrad F. Meier, Health Care News (2003)

And this is so called NORMAL people.

what to do while waiting ? smoke some dope ?

Sara

Hi Nick,

You vision is very clear to me.

IF I had to be waiting for a place for rehabilitation I rather do few doses
of Ibogaine first while waiting and start standing on my own legs at least
clean ( without a hole drilled in my skulp),  clean and trying to focus on
“Cleaning my room” first.

But hey look, I’m not judging anyone state of mind before I give them
Ibogaine/Iboga

I have treated  Most fucked up people (14 years in prison) who where doomed
to stay on methadone  (19 Years)for the rest of their lives.
But since this treatment and without any professional help they are still
Clean and working, and those are already  from over two years ago.
if you can take the Ibogaine treatment JUST do it,
There is more you can gain then you can loos by taking the chance.

No one is waiting for you to come, your life is in your hands.

Anybody WHO wishes to Be treated  (unless their physical condition wouldn’t
allow that)is most welcome, there are many places you can go  in all kind of
settings, just search for the one you feel comfortable with.

***
If posible maybe write “BEFORE IBOGAINE” a kind of test?

Why should I try Ibogaine before I let someone dril ?

Before and after  that’s more compleet.

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From: “Martine Docin-Julien” <jardin.dj@free.fr>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…
Date: March 8, 2004 at 5:07:18 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello, that’s nice what you’ve done : Each of you and all together through Patrick’s energy 😉
Good job !

Martine
—– Original Message —–
From: Patrick K. Kroupa
To: stevenanker@hotmail.com
Cc: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…

On [Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:16:23AM -0800], [Steven Anker] wrote:

Otay,

This be that:

http://ibogaine.mindvox.com/KeepingClean.html

The very finest work I have ever done, in 7.5 minutes.

If anything is fucked up, lemme know.  I have kept everyone’s last name
off it, there is no (C)opyright notice or specific attribution.  First
names only.

I have done a very cursory job of editing some parts of it; which amounts
to adding periods, commas, closing quotes, etcetera…  I have not changed
anyone’s use of all UPPER or lowercase; fixed creative spelling, or made
any other changes.

I’m not exactly sure WHO Callie is talking to (it doesn’t say), but it
SOUNDS like Brett, so I added Brett’s name.  If this is wrong, lemme know.

Patrick

p.s., Did we wanna include the helpful lobotomy suggestion…?  Perhaps
under a heading called IF ALL ELSE FAILS …?

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From: “Martine Docin-Julien” <jardin.dj@free.fr>
Subject: [ibogaine] To purchase Iboga
Date: March 8, 2004 at 3:47:06 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello, I’ve been away from the forum for quite a lot of time, and have actually more than 200 mails from the list to read, so sorry if you’ve already been talking of this, but does someone there know about that url :http://www.vegetaux.com ?

I see that Tabernanthe Iboga can be bought online, price is given, so, has already someone of this list bought some Iboga there ?

And I’d like to get informations about that plant :Voacanga africana.  Is the use the same as Iboga’s ?

Thanks.

Martine
From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…
Date: March 8, 2004 at 3:04:40 PM EST
To: stevenanker@hotmail.com
Cc: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:16:23AM -0800], [Steven Anker] wrote:

Otay,

This be that:

http://ibogaine.mindvox.com/KeepingClean.html

The very finest work I have ever done, in 7.5 minutes.

If anything is fucked up, lemme know.  I have kept everyone’s last name
off it, there is no (C)opyright notice or specific attribution.  First
names only.

I have done a very cursory job of editing some parts of it; which amounts
to adding periods, commas, closing quotes, etcetera…  I have not changed
anyone’s use of all UPPER or lowercase; fixed creative spelling, or made
any other changes.

I’m not exactly sure WHO Callie is talking to (it doesn’t say), but it
SOUNDS like Brett, so I added Brett’s name.  If this is wrong, lemme know.

Patrick

p.s., Did we wanna include the helpful lobotomy suggestion…?  Perhaps
under a heading called IF ALL ELSE FAILS …?

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From: “D H” <dave@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Ibogaine or Lobotomy? …you decide
Date: March 8, 2004 at 1:37:10 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Head op helps addict kick heroin habit
By Liu Weifeng (China Daily)
Updated: 2004-03-05 23:57

Original:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-03/05/content_312251.htm

Xiao Chen, 34, has battled an addiction to heroin for the past 11 years.

Yet 25 days after an innovative surgical procedure carried out in
Guangzhou, he has shown no desire to return to the narcotics which have
blighted his life.

The operation was carried out in a local hospital in Guangzhou, capital
of South China’s Guangdong Province, near the city of Foshan where Chen
lives.

“It’s really amazing. It seems that the memory of the drugs has been
wiped from my mind,” Chen said.

“I’m so delighted and feel so relaxed now,” he said.

The surgery involved the drilling of a hole in his skull 1 centimetre in
diameter. Doctors believe that this procedure effectively cuts out the
addict’s craving for drugs.

Apart from a lack of sleep for the first few days after the procedure,
experts say the treatment has no major side effects.

The surgery cost Chen 35,000 yuan (US$4,070) and requires that he stay in
hospital for at least three weeks after the operation. The procedure
itself took just two hours.

Chen was brought by his father to the Guangdong 999 Neural Surgery
Hospital on February 2, and underwent the operation a week later.

Revealing the extent of Chen’s cravings, father Chen Shaotai said: “He
even escaped from the hospital on his second day after arriving.”

But medical staff have been delighted with his progress: “He recovered
very well after the operation,” said Yang Lirong, the doctor in
charge of his care regime.

Health staff say Chen’s intelligence quotient (IQ) is also on the way to
returning to its original level of 130.

“Chen’s IQ test was 120-plus Friday,” Yang said.Three days after the
operation, it was assessed to be just 50.

Since 2001, 18 patients have received similar treatment for addiction at
the hospital. They range in age from teenagers to seniors in their 60s.

The hospital’s executive director, Xu Dezhi, said: “The first such
operation was carried out on January 16, 2001. Since then we have put
more focus on research and development and less on carrying out the
operation.”

He said the rapid post-op improvement in patients and the high success
rate in helping addicts kick the habit were the two major advantages of
the technique.

According to doctors, of the 18 patients who have undergone the procedure
to date, only one had relapsed. It is believed the influence of
drug-using friends played a major role.

Said Xu: “We can help the drug users physically and psychologically, but
we are helpless regarding such social factors.”

Addicts suffering heart disease, hypertension and those aged over 60 are
not suitable for the operation.

It is believed the hospital is the only one of its type in China capable
of carrying out the procedure.

The hospital is the first in China to introduce the encephalic localizer
machine needed for the procedure. It was imported from the United States
at a cost of more than 300 million yuan (US$34.88 million), Xu said.

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…
Date: March 8, 2004 at 12:19:43 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Steven,

Coolness.  I will put the first version online within the next hour or
two, so it has someplace to live.

Patrick

On [Sun, Mar 07, 2004 at 09:16:23AM -0800], [Steven Anker] wrote:

| Thanks everyone for your help! My friends are visiting the Bwiti tomorrow.
| Special people…
|
| Keeping Clean:  Thoughts on improving your life after ibogaine.
|
| The tough part isn’t getting clean, it’s staying clean.
| Jerry.
|
| Take two minutes and meditate on where you want your life to be in 2 years,
| five years, and ten years.
| Tom
|
| >From Denise:
| I learned this acronym from an excellent doctor who had worked at the
| Haight-Ashbury free clinic. Go through these steps whenever you are
|
| H ungry
| A ngry
| L onely
| T ired
|
| (HALT = the precursors to wanting to use)
|
| T alking (give someone a call)
| E xercise
| M editation or Massage
| P rayer
| S afe sex and showers
|
| TEMPS = the solutions
|
| Re AA and NA, remember you donṀt have to Ẁdo it allẀ in spite of what they
| might say in meetings.  The most important aspect of 12 step is the
| community or fellowship.  If you hear something that bugs you, try to
| practice patience and just let it go.  Two aphorisms from 12 step IṀve
| taken to heart are Ẁtake what you need, leave the restẀand Ẁlook for the
| similarities, not the differencesẀ.
|
| Steve’s:
| Cherry pick what’s right for you. We are all individuals:
| Go camping or a take little vacation, get away from your scene and away
| from the drugs.
| Exercise and build endorphins back up in the brain. Regain your health,
| Yoga, swimming, mountain climbing, soccer, baseball, what ever

| Eat right, proper nutrition. All that money saved on dope can go to good
| food. Avoid sugar.
| Avoid triggers and people taking drugs. Forget your dealer’s number.
| Have a plan in place if you feel the craving coming on, go to a movie, hang
| with good friends, or go for a walk in the park. Go to a shopping mall,
| bookstore or a coffee house. Get out
| One on one therapy to address personal issues, the root of addiction.
| Good sleep is important.
| AA/NA, & SMART recovery help many. Try them out. The SMART recovery book is
| very helpful. It’s good to have the support of others who have been through
| the pain of addiction.
| Help other addicts.
| Build a support network of friends and family, people you can call for help.
| Rebuild relations.
| Sweating all that shit out of your system in a sauna can help.
| Do some fun things. Find a new hobby. Stamp collecting, butterflies, or
| psychedellics.
| Be glad your not a hatian refugee. And if you are a hatian refugee there
| are always Iragi’s.
| Live a life of love. At least as much as hate.
| Quit smoking (is it too much to do all at once?)
| Be busy, get a job, work.
| Learn self-compassion.
| If you must, smoke weed, hey it’s better than crack. Remember stoners can
| be very dull.
| Try and have a mind/body/spirit balance.
| Masturbate instead of using drugs. Watch tv.
| Make a better life for yourself
| Get a puppy.
| Reconnect with lost friends. Rebuild relations.
| Be good (as opposed to an asshole.)
| Do something nice for someone else. Build better karma
| Have fun. Be skeptical  Never do anything by the book
| If you do relapse, Big fucking deal, don’t do it again.
| Go to Mexico and watch a bullfight. On acid.
| Have a pot-luck dinner with friends.  Eat escargo’
| Get out of your head. Less ego.
| Be more cool.
|
|
| >From Hattie:
| I would add breathwork – holotropic or rebirthing. Its a really powerful
| tool for releasing deep seated emotional issues and conflicts. For those
| that don’t do so well on talking therapy it is particularly helpful.
|
| Deep tissue bodywork is also an excellent way of releasing those
| psychospiritual issues that have become lodged in the physical realm.
| Something like rolfing, hellerwork or feldenkrais for example.
|
| The Bwiti recommend getting physical post iboga experience. Indeed with a
| community an anthropologist/ethnobotanist  friend of mine stayed, they
| strongly recommended sex straight after the experience – indeed even
| offering him a woman. This makes sense when you think about the
| metaphysical impact of an experience such as ibogaine. One of the best ways
| to ground it and integrate it into the body is by getting physical
| afterwards. So this could be done through breathwork, bodywork, sex,
| exercise, movement therapy, dance etc.
|
| But this is the direction I would go. I have written more about this in the
| article I wrote that I think is in the appendix of the manual.
|
| There is a paragraph on the post ibogaine experience.
|
| Hope this helps a little.
|
| Quitting smoking during “recovery”, is like most things, it will be good
| for some (kiddies in particular as a group) and not for others. Some people
| get that one “white chip” and from what I have seen, that is a minority,
| even with ibo most people deep in addiction with multiple
| substances/behaviors do not give up all at once. Absolutely quitting
| smoking is a good thing, elevating, one less drug (addiction) and the
| further you go, the further you are. So, yeah, great thing to do and I like
| the idea surviving drug addiction and not dying/having health issues from
| smoking. Nicotine is the only “drug” that I sometimes still get a craving
| for, it is far harder in many ways than quitting drugs and not a priority.
| I think it also helped me deal with taking pain meds, if I can quit smoking
| cigarettes I can quit anything.  There was a particular moment after I
| stopped smoking, the silence, for the first time in my adult life I wasn’t
| stuffing something in my body (or someone elses) to get rid of the
| discomfort of living in my skin.
|
| So initially maybe or maybe not, IMO, for most, no (cept the kiddies), it
| depends on the person.. Long term sure quitting smoking going to help most
| people.
| Bret
|
| Chattng with Patrick.
|
|
| | Are you in recovery?
|
| Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35 years now.
|
| | Do you have cravings?
|
| Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#”
| spins ’round and ’round in little circles and refuses to go away?  No.  Do
| I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?  You bet!
|
| Some people create a paradigm where they fill up their mind with all the
| negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play pretend, or hide and
| seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful, degrading and
| terrible!”
|
| I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not past-tense.
|
| | Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin?
|
| Yes.
|
| | What do you do?
|
| I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it up.  Not sticking a
| syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.
|
| | I read many answers here but I don’t know the background of the people
| giving them. How do you go from being a ‘spectacular failure at every
| treatment modality’ to being who you are now?
|
| A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.  Were I to say, “It was all
| me, and I did everything.”  It would technically be correct, but … not
| really. As much as possible I get the fuck out of the way, and let
|  whatever process is unfolding, take place.
|
| | If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something different,
| then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there is a lot of work and
| struggle behind all of it.
|
| There is.
|
| | You don’t give that impression.
|
| You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all over the list.  I am fucked up
| n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were I perfect
| it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to incarnate and work all this out.
|
| No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or not doing — drugZ.
|
| | people on this list who are coming from mindvox or your friends, what all
| of them have in common, besides a general lack of any couth 😉 is you’re
| all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed to help in addiction,
|
| Like anything else, being smart, is always a double-edged blade.  It means
| you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and make choices.  It also
| means, more than enough rope.
|
| But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the summation of their
| symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung out with since we were
| all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie like I did, the other
| became an alcoholic pillhead.
|
| We were all … complete fucking disasters.
|
| Ten years after … all of us are clean.  Statistically speaking … this
| doesn’t happen.  But, it did.
|
| Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not for a lack of cash or
| access, but simply because they don’t want to.  Neither one likes
| entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the concept of God — however
| you choose to define God, or what it means to you.
|
| Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And the dude who was a
| junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by naltrexone implants, in Yet
| Another Super-Exciting STUDY.
|
| Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was exactly ONE who
| managed to stay clean.  Him.
|
| One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same study, was me.
|
| What does it all mean?
|
| It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human beings, NOT the summation
| of their symptomology <– repeat as often as necessary.
|
| | yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–
| “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
| minds.” –Albert Einstein
| “I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work”
| -Thomas Edison
|
| Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with my life’s experience
| and belief systems.
|
| | What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂
|
| Myself.
|
| | Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?
|
| Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty much gone at this point;
| ‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well, I have a new magic
| trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself any time I need to.
|
| A better question might be, could I do narcotic analgesics right now and
| not become habituated … because, that’s a question I ask myself
| sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.
|
| As much as I can do pretty much anything and everything that people say is
| impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and white boundary around
| narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.  Dope … that’s magic.
|
| But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up, enjoy it, and then get
| back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably not.
|
| I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.  It grows.  Much of it is
| laid upon the foundation of beating something that has kicked my ass in,
| for every single day of my life … I never caught an imaginary disease;
| I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not stuck in some endless battle.
|
| I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds … Pretty low, ‘cuz it
| surprised the shit out of me!
|
| I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45 bags, turn it into a
| problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much … nothing EXTERNAL.  Nobody
| around me who actually cares about me, is gonna paint a bullseye on me, and
| run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all up!!!”
|
| It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4 years, fell down,
| well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You know what to do.”
|
| Except … the problem is … none of this is about what anyone else sees
| or knows.
|
| I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for the shit in the bag.
| Because *I* will know.
|
| I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees; my ego structure is
| going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which will make the 1 bag,
| or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads to one LONG fucking
| detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again … and it’s a very
| time consuming process.
|
| Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted again?  Sure.
|
| Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.  Oddly enough, I now
| have the power to make all of that fade out like a mirage.
|
| If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic analgesics and use them as
| directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since everything IS just
| belief,saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as saying, “No…”  But
| not quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the time to CONDUCT
| RESEARCH in this area.
|
| Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being myself the next day?
| The answer is: no.
|
| And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.  Been there, done that,
| for most of my life.
|
| Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#
|
| | What do you do?
|
| I communicate with the God of my understanding.
|
| As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for a while.
|
| It’s the difference between intellectually understanding that everything is
| just an endlessly-interlocking series of illusions, and games within games
| … and KNOWING it.
|
| Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of consciousness.  The
| universe is not holding its breath anxiously waiting to be saved.
| Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.
|
| And … when I go home, I become nothing — shades of heroin — and in the
| process, become everything.
|
| Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.
|
| Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer rush.
|
| | Is there any way to repeat it with someone else?
|
| Sure … different versions of the same answers appear on this very list,
| with alarming regularity.
|
| The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.  “No, but wait, you obviously
| just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I just, don’t wanna have to
| do anything…  Ever.  At all…”
|
| Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.
|
| There are many different roads to follow.  Some are brightly-lit
| superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the woods, and once inna while
| when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered around through the woods,
| gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking around in circles in the
| middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO falls out of the sky, and
| slams into your head <ClunK!>  AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#  THAT’S IT!!!!!! Pret+y
| col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@# Woooo HoooooO!!!
|
| YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!
|
| Different things have resonance for different people, in different ways;
| but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same place.
|
| On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500], [HSLotsof@aol.com] wrote:
|
| | http://www.ibogaine.net
| | http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| | http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| | http://www.ibeginagain.org
| | http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| | http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| | http://www.iboga.tk/
|
| Laters,
|
| Patrick
|
| p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it into the list.  I know my
| response-time to email sucks, but I do not have 5 secretaries, and I cannot
| answer all of it.  There are many of you, and only one of me.  If you have
| a question in general, just ask it.  Someone with something
| worthwhile to say, always arrives.
|
| <Flipping through Manners 101 …>
|
| How dare you say none of my friends have any couth you fuckhead.  Your
| problem is that an inordinately high percentage of British males are
| castrated at birth, and live their whole entire existence dealing with
| chronically deficient testosterone levels.
|
| Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!
|
| Dave … say something sensitive and enlightened.
|
|
| >From Callie:
|
| “Addiction is such a big part of my life that I can’t imagine life without
| it.”
|
| I can’t imagine my life with it.
|
| “I wonder what I would do if I was successful after Ibogaine treatment”
|
| Be free to do something else .
|
| ” What would fill HUGE void that would be left if addiction was removed
| from my life?!!
| You will have to figure that one out. What do you like? Do you know what
| you like? The thing is to DO STUFF. I can tell you things I do/did and in
| general a basket of things to start doing. Addiction is body, mind and
| spirit, to recover you gotta get rid of the old/bad shit and do new shit,
| hopefully good stuff but not always. You could have a nice sexual
| addiction, it is quite popular once the drugs are gone, we still have no
| self control, few coping skills. Anyway, that is a fun addiction to do
| while. There is work-a-holicism, once I went fishing… thing is to
| eventually grow past that and become rounder/broader.Yoga was one, now
| starting some Pilates (good for injuries), Orchids, reloading and shooting
| (a different form of playing with fire), gardening, a bunch of spiritual,
| self-help and some “recovery” stuff. I take on projects like painting the
| house, car repair, built a new countertop for the kitchen, laid tiles, I
| love to cook, learned how to bake bread… DO STUFF, get out, learn how to
| have fun without sticking something in your body to do so.
|
| “Would I use from sheer boredom?”
|
| If you sit there waiting for life to happen it is EXTREMELY likely that is
| exactly what you will do (“use”). You have to go out and “get a life” that
| does not include the use of drugs as your primary recreation (go smoke
| something if you need to…). Even if  you do use SO WHAT? That is the
| nature of addiction, so long as you get that “I JUST USED, I AM A WORTHLESS
| POS, I CAN’T , I RELAPSED, IT IS OVER, so may as well be an addict…” out
| of your head, brush yourself off and have continue on, maybe a lesson
| learned. The thing with ibogaine is it changes the rules a bit. Generally
| “as a rule” for the peope try to recover, time and time again, once they go
| out, they are “off to the races”, with ibogaine it isn’t like that so much,
| less so with additional treatments. If I did”relapse” a dose of ibo will
| toss me back across the river if needed, I know that, Patrick knows that,
| Dave knows that… In the worst relapse imaginable, I will always know that
| my choice, one dose and I can stop it at any time – 100% certain, 100% of
| the time, no doubts.  Try imaging that power over yourself instead of the
| multiple choices of “what if” this, that or the other thing negative.
|
| Ibogaine also does this born again thing, like smelling the flowers for the
| first time, colors are brighter the air is fresher, life is more
| interesting. I don’t know if it will hit you all at once or as is more
| typical, a couple tries. The “what if” awfulizing is far from reality.
| “What if?” you were clean, what if you were happy, what if you had all this
| extra time and money to do other things, think of the possibilities in a
| positive sense – you are getting your life back vs life as you know it is
| going to end. It is a rough thing to give up your friend, your lover, your
| enemy, the one that is always there for you, that which defines you…
|
| “Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?”
|
| Absolutely NOT! Maybe not at first, maybe in fits and starts, maybe after a
| couple doses… in time.
|
| Are you saying you are leading an exciting life going to the methadone
| clinic? I mean yeah, I guess drugs were fun once, I guess you could say it
| is even exciting (like when I wanted to get high and had to find the money
| but you don’t sound like you are having a good time of it.
|
| I  just had an argument with my pain management doctor, he wants me on more
| drugs (ie I cancelled a signed script for 120 oxy’s and just told him no on
| another 120 I suppose). I want the clarity, the crispness, the fullest
| sensations and experiences that life has to offer. This means what use to
| swim around in my head ((sometimes kicking and screaming), does not any
| longer. I just not interested, it is backwards from the way it use to be.
|
| “Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I
| would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.”
|
| I understand, fear keeps people from many unknowns. Eventually, you will
| let go, I can tell cause you wouldn’t be here otherwise. It is just a
| matter of sooner or later, it is up to you when Sometime when the pain of
| the pain gets more than the fear of the pain, then you take another step.
| Maybe it has to get older for you, a few more years on the meth, maybe you
| are not ready to, I don’t know. I know that I look back and wish I did ibo
| 20-30 years ago. The nutshell version is the Golden Chalis is being handed
| to you and you are afraid to drink of it, yes I understand.
|
| “Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am
| trying to say? ”
|
| Yes, been there, done that I think for most of us.
|
| “Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?”
|
| Yes and it part of the process for you to come to an understanding, and of
| course get through it. At some point you actually have to do something
| (that is the trick). The fact that you SEE it, you are here, you are asking
| the questions (questioning yourself) is great, you are a lot further along
| than a lot of folks (clean or not) – you see you need change, you see you
| have fear, you are working through it – most don’t.
|
| “Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?”
|
| You have more than a chance, you have a choice. The “choice” part is a lot
| clearer after some ibo, after seeing the other side of the river./having
| most if not all the physical addiction and compulsion lifted… Know you
| can, cause you can. Ibogaine does change the rules a bit, call it cheating,
| an easier softer way, call it replacing one drug for another – call it what
| you will I call it divine intervention by choice. All you have to do is
| make that choice, you will when you are ready.
|
|
| >From Sandra
| two books I’ve found very useful for aftercare suggestions:
|
| Mindful Recovery: a spiritual path to healing from addiction by Thomas Bien
| and Beverly Bien published by Wiley books
|
| http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471442615.html
|
| -for those with a spiritual outlook, a buddhist approach
|
| Recovery Options: The complete guide by Joseph Volpicelli MD, PH.D and Maia
| Slavavitz also published by Wiley books
|
| http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047134575X.html
|
| -it even includes a small chapter on Ibo, though it doesn’t say much,
| perhaps a better description could be sent to the authors?
|
| more later…cheers.
| Sandra
|
|
| >From Lisa:
| Got your list of helpful hints.  My suggestions/questions which are really
| extensions of your own thoughts are:
|
|
| As far as staying away from “using” friends, this is vital.  You have to
| leave the old way of life completely and create a new “family”. Not doing
| that just puts you into a slippery situation that makes it too easy to go
| back to the old way of doing things.  As you suggest, AA/NA meetings are
| good for working one’s way through the often tortuous beginnings of sober
| life.  They can also offer new sober friends and new sober connections.  As
| an addendum to leaving old friends behind — get rid of ANYTHING that’s in
| your house that has any specific connections or connotations with the “old”
| life.  For instance, an alcoholic should get rid of the glasses used when
| he or she drank.  Obviously works go, pipes go, bongs that might have a
| place in one’s heart (“I really just like the way it looks”) go.  The chair
| one used to slip into when using goes.  Whatever it takes.
|
| Therapy is a great idea — got to work through the stuff that helped get
| you into this mess in the first place.  My caution: make sure you find a
| therapist who is fully conversant with addiction.  It won’t help that much
| talking to someone who hasn’t got a clue.
|
| Quitting smoking on top of quitting drugs is a bad idea!  At least in the
| beginning.  The plate is already full to overflowing and trying to take on
| yet another addiction is just setting yourself up for failure.  Slipping
| back into one often triggers a slide backwards with the other.
|
| As to exercise, I might add something terrifically strenuous — chopping
| wood, lifting weights, dueling with a heavy bag.  Not only takes your mind
| off things but it can also help channel the frustration and anger that can
| accompany new sobriety.
|
| Learn about addiction — the nuances, the reason the brain finds its
| answers in drugs or alcohol.  It can help with the self awareness that can
| lead to the self forgiveness you spoke of that is so necessary to success.
|
| Remember that slips are often an almost inevitable occurrence before
| success.  This is not to say that the addict should say “Oh, I have
| permission to use because I am expected to fall off the wagon.”  My point
| is that close to 3/4 of all addicts (no matter what the substance) fail the
| first time around and the self-loathing that can accompany that can get in
| the way of trying again.  This is where a sponsor from AA/NA or a person
| thoroughly familiar with addiction can intercept the one struggling and
| give encouragement and explanations for what’s going on and the help to
| regain focus to try again.
|
| Stay away from slippery places.  Not only drop the old friends, drop any
| place even remotely close to where the dealer might live; where the old
| friends live; where one might have gone to hang when high.  That goes too.
| New apartment needed?  Do that too.
|
| Simply doing a “geographic” and moving to a new town/state won’t do it.
| The problems follow you there too.  If a move is necessary, fine.  But
| search out the meetings available there.  Find a new sponsor.  find a new,
| non-using group of friends there.  A new therapist.  You can’t do it
| without the support network being rebuilt.
|
| If I think of anything else, I’ll get in touch.  Hope all is well and that
| the newly free friends find you there as a resource.  If they happen to run
| into a snag, get in touch again with anyone who might have a fresh
| perspective but I think you are on the right track and they are terribly
| lucky to have you in their lives.
|
| Readings:
| If for an instant God were to forget that I am a rag doll and gifted me
| with a piece of life, possibly I wouldn’t say all that I think, but rather
| I would think of all that I say. I would value things, not for their worth
| but
| for what they mean. I would sleep little, dream more, understanding that
| for each minute we close our eyes we lose sixty seconds of light.
|
| I would walk when others hold back, I would wake when others sleep. I would
| listen when others talk, and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream!
| If God were to give me a piece of life, I would dress simply, throw myself
| face first into the sun, baring not only my body but my soul. My God if I
| had a heart, I would write my hate on ice, and wait for the sun to show.
| Over the stars I would paint with a Van Gogh dream a Benedetti poem and a
| Serrat song would be the serenade I’d offer to the moon. With my tears I
| would water roses, to feel the pain of their thorns, and the red kiss of
| their petalsṖṖ.
|
| My god, if I had a piece of lifeṖṖI wouldn’t let a single day pass without
| telling the people I love that I love them. I would convince each woman and
| each man that they are my favorites, and I would live in love with love. I
| would show men how very wrong they are to think that they cease to be in
| love when they grow old, not knowing that they grow old when they cease to
| be in love! To a child I shall give wings, but I shall let him learn to fly
| on his own. I would teach the old that death does not come with old age,
| but with forgetting. So much have I learned from you, oh menṖ.
|
| I have learned that everyone wants to live on the peak of the mountain,
| without knowing that the real happiness is in how it is scaled. I have
| learned that when a newborn child squeezes for the first time with his tiny
| fist his fathers finger, he has him trapped forever. I have learned that a
| man has a right to look down on another only when he has to help the other
| get to his feet. From you I have learned so many things, but in truth they
| won’t be of much use, for when I keep them in this suitcase, unhappily
| shall be dying.
| -Gabriel Garcia Marquez
|
| Must I Wait All My Life; or, The Misery Song
|     (Uncouth-and-not Anthem of the Particular and
|     General Unconscious)
|
| Must I wait all my life for a certain thing to happen?
| Must I spend all my days just in dozin’, just in nappin’?
| Isn’t there to be a fire? Won’t some color come?
| Am I blind? have I no luck? am I just plain dumb?
| Must I wait all my life for a certain person’s comin’?
| Will I die, my life gone, and still a love tune hummin’?
| Is my life to be empty? Won’t some real love come in it?
| Is my life just to be one grey minute after minute?
| God, I could scream. God, I could tear myself to pieces-
| I’m the boredest human of the whole damn human species.
| I could bite, I could cry, I am hell tired of waitin’-
| When the Lord made me he did some bum creatin’.
| I listen for a sound but all I do is listen;
| What other people get it always seems I’m missin’.
| I’m in a deep unhappy ditch, I’m as miserable as sin.
| Must I wait all my life for life just to begin?
|
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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] ibogaine tours
Date: March 8, 2004 at 6:36:43 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The Ibogaine Dossier has adopted to offering Ibogaine Tours.  The library has
reached a point of, of well, it is just too large to find anything if you are
only moderately interested so now you can go on a guided tour of the
wonderful world of ibogaine.  More tours will be added on a regular basis.  We will
continue to place new material on the Dossier as well.  More on that later.

Author’s whose writing or art does not appear in the current series of tours
should anticipate that your work will appear in additional tours as they are
offered and they will be offered on a regular basis.

http://www.ibogaine.org/tours.html
http://www.ibogaine.desk.nl/tours.html

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] cognitive dissonance
Date: March 7, 2004 at 11:41:09 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

January 26, 2004

The Toxic Career of Rand Beers
Kerry’s Drug War Zealot
By SEAN DONAHUE

When Rand Beers quit his job as counter-terrorism advisor to President Bush, and signed up with John Kerry’s presidential campaign, he quickly became a hero to Democratic Party loyalists and the “Anybody but Bush” crowd. But Beers, who has become Kerry’s top national security advisor and would likely serve as National Security Advisor or Secretary of State in a Kerry administration, has a dark history. Under Presidents Clinton and Bush, he served as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and was one of the chief architects of and apologists for the United States’ cruel policies in Colombia.

Beers was most closely associated with the disastrous aerial crop fumigation program the U.S. introduced in southern Colombia. The State Department hired DynCorp, a private military contractor, to fly crop dusters at high altitudes over the rainforests of southern Colombia, spraying a chemical cocktail that includes a stronger version of Monsanto’s popular and controversial herbicide, Round-Up, over suspected coca fields. Beers was the public face of the fumigation program, defending and advocating for it in Congressional hearings and in the media.

Touted as a way of stopping cocaine from entering the U.S., the fumigation program targets the poorest people with the least involvement in international drug trafficking–the coca growers–while leaving the cocaine processors and exporters, who make the real profits in the drug trade, completely untouched. In a good year, a farmer planting 5 acres of coca can bring in $4,000. Once that coca is processed into cocaine and brought to the U.S. it has a street value of close to $800,000. During a visit to Putumayo, the main coca growing area in southern Colombia in 2001, a parish priest told me “We look on in great pain when we see how the farmers are trampled on like cockroaches while the big traffickers walk the streets of New York and L.A.”

The processing and export of cocaine are largely controlled by wealthy landowners and the right-wing paramilitaries that support them, while coca growers are “taxed” by the Marxist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC.) The paramilitaries are technically considered terrorists by the U.S., but play a significant role in protecting U.S. economic interests by using massacres to clear off land for oil development, logging, hydro-electric dams, and cattle ranching, and by assassinating union organizers, indigenous leaders, and other critics of the political and economic order in Colombia, while the FARC keeps attacking oil pipelines and kidnapping wealthy people–and so the FARC is defined as a “narco-terrorist group,” and U.S. policy is focused on weakening the FARC. Fumigating coca crops indirectly cuts into FARC revenues, and so the program is sold to the public as part of both the war on drugs and the war on terrorism. Beers played a central role in creating the myth of the “narco-terrorist” which has been used to justify both the fumigations and continued U.S. military aid to Colombia.

The program has had no measurable impact on the availability, price, or purity of cocaine in the U.S., let alone the rate of cocaine addiction in this country. Historically, whenever coca has been eradicated in one area of the Andes, production has spiked in other areas. The truly difficult materials for cocaine producers to procure are the chemicals used to process coca into cocaine. But the U.S. has made only minimal efforts to regulate the export of these chemicals.

The farmers who grow coca in southern Colombia are growing it not by choice, but out of necessity. Over 60% of Colombians live on less than $2 a day. As a result of economic globalization, the bottom has dropped out of markets for coffee, bananas, wheat, and other legal crops. The soil in Putumayo is poor, anyway, and won’t support repeated plantings of most cash crops. And farmers growing legal crops have to transport them over dangerous, poorly maintained dirt roads, while coca buyers are willing to go into remote villages to buy coca leaves and coca paste. None of this means much to Rand Beers, who told ABC’s John Stossel that:

“An illegal activity is an illegal activity. And one doesn’t get a special pass for being poor. They have to recognize that every effort to grow coca will be challenged by the government. Every work effort, every dollar, every pound of sweat that goes in to growing that coca may be lost.”

Besides being cruel, Beers’ attitude ignores the fact that farmers who don’t grow coca have been hurt just as badly by the fumigations as farmers who do grow coca. Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the chemical cocktail used in the fumigation program, is a broad-spectrum herbicide that kills any and all green plants. The crop fumigation planes fly at high altitudes, and so their spraying is at best imprecise. As a result, many farmers growing only legal crops have lost everything.

In January of 2001, I visited a government-funded yucca cooperative that was intended to help farmers find an alternative to growing coca. The cooperative had been fumigated and the entire yucca crop had been destroyed. I met one woman who had invested everything she had in the co-op and now had no way to feed her children. She wanted to go to the city to beg, but couldn’t leave town because the paramilitaries who had killed her brothers had a roadblock on the only road out of La Hormiga. Corn and plantain crops on surrounding farms had been destroyed as well. Many people were complaining of rashes, respiratory problems, and temporary blindness caused by the fumigations.

When confronted with these problem’s, Beers’ Colombian counterpart, Gonzalo de Francisco, National Security Advisor to Colombia’s President, replied that “Fumigation is like chemotherapy, sometimes you end up killing the patient.” Beers, for his part, consistently denied that there was any evidence that there was any evidence that the fumigations were causing health problems. The U.S. State Department and the Colombian government both claim that farmers whose legal crops are fumigated are compensated for their losses, but community organizers in Putumayo report that few if any farmers have actually been compensated, and the U.S. Embassy has been unable to provide any concrete evidence that the compensation program is working.

Beers went even further in defending the fumigation program when giving a sworn deposition in a lawsuit filed against DynCorp in a U.S. Federal District Court by indigenous tribes in Ecuador who claimed that their health and their crops had been damaged when herbicides sprayed in Colombia drifted over the border on the wind. Desperate to keep the suit from proceeding to trial, he argued that the fumigation program was vital to U.S. national security because it was an essential part of the war against terrorism in Colombia. He then went a step further, stating, under oath, that “It is believed that FARC terrorists have received training in Al Qaida terrorist caps in Afghanistan.”

Beers’ claim was, of course, absurd and unfounded. The idea that Islamic fundamentalists would align themselves with hardline Marxists halfway around the world doesn’t meet the laugh test. An Associated Press story on Beers’ testimony quoted three baffled Washington insiders:

“‘There doesn’t seem to be any evidence of FARC going to Afghanistan to train,’ a U.S. intelligence official said. ‘We have never briefed anyone on that and frankly, I doubt anyone has ever alleged that in a briefing to the State Department or anyone else.’ […] ‘That statement is totally >from left field,’ said a top federal law enforcement official, who reviewed the proffer. ‘I don’t know where (Beers) is getting that. We have never had any indication that FARC guys have ever gone to Afghanistan.’ […] ‘My first reaction was that Rand must have misspoke,’ said a veteran congressional staffer with extensive experience in the Colombian drug war. ‘But when I saw it was a proffer signed under oath, I couldn’t believe he would do that. I have no idea why he would say that.'”
Beers later recanted his testimony, claiming that he had been misinformed. But his bizarre allegation reflects his fundamental belief that the war on terrorism and the war on drugs are inextricably linked, and that the coca farmers who are forced to make payments to the FARC are legitimate military targets, and their neighbors’ legal crops are acceptable collateral damage. Rural Colombians pick up clearly on the message coming from the U.S.–last June a community organizer in Cauca told me: “Often we are mislabeled as drug traffickers or terrorists. Nowadays with Bush, we are all terrorists. It is not just those who plant bombs or fly planes into the Twin Towers. It is those of us who cultivate our land and believe in the dignity of our lives and of our country.”

If John Kerry lets Rand Beers continue to guide his foreign policy, a Kerry administration will be no better for rural Colombians than a Bush administration. Democrats who believe that Senator Kerry offers a humane alternative to Bush should think long and hard about what Rand Beers would set loose on the world if he were allowed to run the State Deparment.

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Check out The George W. Bush Online Store
Date: March 7, 2004 at 8:58:09 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Click here: The George W. Bush Online Store

Dubya’s bumper stickers are not free! That says something to me right there!! haha!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] John Kerry for President – Sign Up for a Bumper Sticker! ::
Date: March 7, 2004 at 8:53:23 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Click here: :: John Kerry for President – Sign Up for a Bumper Sticker! ::

Hope the above link works for those who want to visit and get a bumper sticker!
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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 7, 2004 at 7:07:04 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Brooke,

“tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances”
Similar substances?
Yes some people are more sensitive to visualizations and such, congradulations you are a cheap date. Take less if you like, you can add more later but it becomes difficult to put more down, then you have to keep it down, for a while.  Builds character that is for sure.
Relax into it, if you don’t like a vision, blink or open your eyes and it will be gone, mostly/usually. Don’t move fast or you will get sick. I like follow a procedure, clear my head, clear my plate, spend some time just relaxing/unwinding – no computer, no nightly news, no rush to get everything done first… When it is right, I like a little music (eventually goes off), sit back and meditate, take a tester dose – it is VERY relaxing but I don’t agitate/move around. Then I may take another tester, the main dose all at once or sometimes split it, give the first half 45 minutes to sink in. With HCL it is a bit rougher, splitting it softens it, sometimes… Sometimes I get hit twice as hard with half as much, this isn’t uncommon.  If you get anxious, take deep breaths (3 times, count to 4, in, hold, out, hold…).
Have a large flat bottomed pail next to you, loose clothing and a change to clean up if needed. Some people use anti-emetics, some don’t, ginger tea helps with nausea, mostly don’ t move much or fast. For some people, doing it themselves it would certainly be a good idea to use an anti-emetic, too much heavy heaving can be bad.
Stay hydrated, be well rested, this is a long ride.
The sitter can also do a bit of ibo, it will help them to be sensitive. I don’t know how much root bark it would take, a couple gms, maybe 5 if you both want to do a little tester the day or so before – to get use to it (just be sure to get rested after).  If it were for addiction, I would just do it (thump) and not play around with small doses, it is like a waste of ibo if you have enough to do enough to break through.  The changes in iboga are unimaginable, sounds very acute, vision is pretty strange at times, you can hear the house move/creek. Any noise, any distraction can interrupt the experience – some are good, you don’t want to feel alone while doing iboga.
Next day, or maybe 2 try to move, get up, eat slowly at first, I like fruits/chicken soup, oat meal, healthy natural foods, nothing fast food or junk, cheeses, coffee, Beast Steak Charlies…
You are very likely to feel like absolute shit for a bit, maybe a bit more. It will pass and the feeling will change, and change again – likely/depending. A “glow”, a flush of sort sets in, where everything feels Ohhhh, so wonderful – to the point of too much (for me), this eases up in a few days. The overt feeling (cloud 9) lasts a couple weeks, then tapers off over months for a lot of people – but everything works. Things like Yoga will bring it on, meditation, relaxation, focusing on it. It is quite nice.
Once you are initiated, that connection will always be there to be tapped into at any time.
Brett

Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com> wrote:
Thanks Nick – but a quick couple of questions…

1) Do you throw away the root pulp/residue after you boil and strain it?
2) how much liquid do you end up with – as most of that recipe is alcohol,
therefore most of it should burn away?
3) out of that remaining liquid, how much do you think I should consume if
it was based from 50 g of Ibogaine? (remember, I’m 190lbs and 33years old
with a tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances)

Thanks in advance for your reply,

B
—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg”
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

>
> —– Original Message —–
> From: “Brooke”
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:01 PM
> Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
>
>
> > It’s rootbark. I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if you have
> > any advice on this, that would be wonderful.
> >
> > Thanks again for your support,
> >
> > B
> >
>
> Hi B,
>
> I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
> www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
> others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
> drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
> I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
> to just eating it raw.
>
> Nick
>
> > >
> > > Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
> > > If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
> > If it is
> > > just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as
> > the
> > > brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
> > topics
> > > you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
> > example. If
> > > the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
> > itself
> > > knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
> > without
> > > too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say
> > you
> > > even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
> > cleansing.
> > > Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
> > an hour
> > > later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
> > might be
> > > able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.
> > >
> > > Good Work
> > >
> > > Planteur
> > > —–Message d’origine—–
> > > De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
> > > Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
> > > À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
> > > Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello everybody,
> > >
> > > For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out
> > and
> > > acquire a source of Ibogaine.
> > >
> > > I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
> > reputable
> > > source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
> > process and
> > > use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).
> > >
> > > Could anyone lend some support? Advice? Anecdotes?
> > >
> > > I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.
> > >
> > > Brooke
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 7, 2004 at 6:34:33 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances”
Similar substances?
Yes some people are more sensitive to visualizations and such, congradulations you are a cheap date. Take less if you like, you can add more later but it becomes difficult to put more down, then you have to keep it down, for a while.  Builds character that is for sure.
Relax into it, if you don’t like a vision, blink or open your eyes and it will be gone, mostly/usually. Don’t move fast or you will get sick. I like follow a procedure, clear my head, clear my plate, spend some time just relaxing/unwinding – no computer, no nightly news, no rush to get everything done first… When it is right, I like a little music (eventually goes off), sit back and meditate, take a tester dose – it is VERY relaxing but I don’t agitate/move around. Then I may take another tester, the main dose all at once or sometimes split it, give the first half 45 minutes to sink in. With HCL it is a bit rougher, splitting it softens it, sometimes… Sometimes I get hit twice as hard with half as much, this isn’t uncommon.  If you get anxious, take deep breaths (3 times, count to 4, in, hold, out, hold…).
Have a large flat bottomed pail next to you, loose clothing and a change to clean up if needed.
The sitter can also do a bit of ibo, it will help them to be sensitive. I don’t know how much root bark it would take, a couple gms, maybe 5 if you both want to do a little tester the day before – to get use to it.  If it were for addiction, I would just do it (thump) and not play around with small doses, it is like a waste of ibo if you have enough to do enough to break through.  The changes in iboga are unimaginable, sounds very acute, vision is pretty strange at times, you can hear the house move/creek. Any noise, any distraction can interrupt the experience – some are good, you don’t want to feel alone while doing iboga.
Next day, or maybe 2 try to move, get up, eat slowly at first, I like fruits/chicken soup, oat meal.
Brett

I will likely be home whenever you do this, feel free to call/contact.
Good luck.

Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com> wrote:
Thanks Nick – but a quick couple of questions…

1) Do you throw away the root pulp/residue after you boil and strain it?
2) how much liquid do you end up with – as most of that recipe is alcohol,
therefore most of it should burn away?
3) out of that remaining liquid, how much do you think I should consume if
it was based from 50 g of Ibogaine? (remember, I’m 190lbs and 33years old
with a tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances)

Thanks in advance for your reply,

B
—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg”
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

>
> —– Original Message —–
> From: “Brooke”
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:01 PM
> Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
>
>
> > It’s rootbark. I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if you have
> > any advice on this, that would be wonderful.
> >
> > Thanks again for your support,
> >
> > B
> >
>
> Hi B,
>
> I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
> www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
> others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
> drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
> I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
> to just eating it raw.
>
> Nick
>
> > >
> > > Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
> > > If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
> > If it is
> > > just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as
> > the
> > > brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
> > topics
> > > you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
> > example. If
> > > the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
> > itself
> > > knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
> > without
> > > too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say
> > you
> > > even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
> > cleansing.
> > > Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
> > an hour
> > > later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
> > might be
> > > able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.
> > >
> > > Good Work
> > >
> > > Planteur
> > > —–Message d’origine—–
> > > De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
> > > Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
> > > À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
> > > Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello everybody,
> > >
> > > For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out
> > and
> > > acquire a source of Ibogaine.
> > >
> > > I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
> > reputable
> > > source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
> > process and
> > > use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).
> > >
> > > Could anyone lend some support? Advice? Anecdotes?
> > >
> > > I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.
> > >
> > > Brooke
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 7, 2004 at 4:46:11 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Nick – but a quick couple of questions…

1)  Do you throw away the root pulp/residue after you boil and strain it?
2)  how much liquid do you end up with – as most of that recipe is alcohol,
therefore most of it should burn away?
3)  out of that remaining liquid, how much do you think I should consume if
it was based from 50 g of Ibogaine?  (remember, I’m 190lbs and 33years old
with a tendency to trip almost too fiercely on similar substances)

Thanks in advance for your reply,

B
—– Original Message —–
From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

It’s rootbark.  I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if you have
any advice on this, that would be wonderful.

Thanks again for your support,

B

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself
and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an
alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
If it is
just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as
the
brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
topics
you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
example. If
the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
itself
knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
without
too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say
you
even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
cleansing.
Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
an hour
later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
might be
able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.

Good Work

Planteur
—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out
and
acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
process and
use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 7, 2004 at 4:58:54 PM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 9:17 AM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

Hi Sara,

What you say is true, but for me it’s important to Empower the Individual
as
opposed to Running Down the State. The rehab situation in the UK is no
better than in Holland, yet it is still reasonably straightforward to get
yourself in….if you REALLY want to. You can get funding, you might have
to
attend a load of interviews, you might even have to move to a part of the
country where there more cash available, but you CAN get it. If you want
to.
If I’m listening to an addict talk, I sympathize a little with the NO but
really try to push them with the YES. Yes, it’s tough, but Yes you can do
it. It’s up to You. It all comes down to You. Personally, I don’t like to
give in to the excuses, just a little sympathizing is enough.

It’s so easy to make excuses for not getting into state-funded drug
treatment programmes, you really don’t need to try…oh they should have
done this, I can’t get that, it should be like this…but at some point
the
consciousness of the addict has to move towards…hey, I actually really,
really want to do this and it’s gonna be ME that takes the barriers out of
the way. When this happens change occurs. A drug like ibogaine can take
you
enough inside to see that actually all the No’s are just your fear and all
the Yes’s are who you really are. And when someone’s in that opened up
state
of empowered awareness after an ibo-session then that would be a great
time
to get them into a proper therapeutic community – encounter, bodywork,
emotional release, relating, sexual expression, the whole caboodle. Then
you
need less expressions like “functioning addicts” and more expressions like
“change agents.”

Addicts are not the victims of state-led oppression schemes, just the
temporary victims of their own lack of awareness. And it can
change…easily

Nick

Hi Nick

It can be a great way to sobriety going to a rehab after taking Ibo.
Doing all kind of “10 golden rules”.
But it must be arranged first. And that isn’t always easy. Not when Iboga
detox. Treatment isn’t recognized.
When someone wants to do a rehab, they must have a piss test first or a
paper showing that they just have been to an  official
detox. Clinic.
When the piss found clean after a non official treatment
The rehab doesn’t take in a clean piss addicted.
Because there are many on the waiting list.

So when a person knows that he/she are going to take Ibogaine treatment,
They should have the rehab expecting them for after care.
Only since it isn’t a system that are coordinated to support and recognize
That arrangement should be done by the addict or their family.

By the way in every state hospital, clinic , treatment there is a huge
waiting list.And only if you have a lot of cash you can get your treatment
before the waiting list.

Hi Sara,

Yes, this is true but that’s for state hospitals. It doesn’t really apply
the same to drug treatment centres. You can get places, yeah you have to put
energy into it, but you can get a place. For sure it could be better,
but….the point I was really trying to make was more about Taking The
Position that it’s all the fault of the State, and not of the Individual.

To take the position that it is the State, and not the Individual, that
needs to change for the Individual to get off drugs is to take a VICTIM
position. The very action of taking such a position is Disempowering for the
Individual Addict. The internal dynamics of how change happens require the
individual to TAKE RESPONSIBILITY for their own state of being. This is just
how it is. Whilst the
mind takes the option of blaming the state, society or whoever besides
themselves then Change is effectively cashed out of the equation.

If I’m a junkie and I come to you saying “Help me, help me the
system’s all fucked up and it won’t let me get off drugs” and you say to me
“there, there, poor thing, I know, I know, I’ll give you some ibogaine
instead” this is great but it’s not really empowering me to get my shit
together and stay clean. Chances are, I’m back on dope pretty quick
afterwards and living a life at best looking at being a “functioning
addict.” Whereas if someone takes more the position that it’s simply Not Ok
to blame others, it’s much stronger. Of course, it’s also tougher because,
as a therapist or treatment provider, you also have to be able to take this
position yourself.

From my time in a therapeutic community, and knowledge of how things were in
NYC’s Phoenix House, addicts were told they had to take responsibility for
(i) themselves, (ii) everything they did, and (iii) everything that happened
to them. The first two are pretty straightforward but the third is the real
toughie. Taking responsibility for the drunken driver that knocked you down,
or the father that abused you is not easy. But when you understand the
conditions that need to be present in the attitude of the individual in
order that Change can occur you see that it is ultimately The Most
Empowering position you can ever take in life, and the one that can take
anyone totally away from drug use. When I studied Qabalah I found the same
thing – “I recognize the manifestation of the undeviating justice in all the
circumstances of my life” said as an affirmation on a daily basis.

At every point in our lives we have the choice to take responsibility, to
take power, or to put the responsibility on someone else, give power away.

Nick

” One million people in Britain are on a waiting list for inpatient
hospital
admission at any given time. Just 155,000 of those are seen within four
weeks. For 250,000 of them, it takes more than 26 weeks to be admitted for
care.

— Conrad F. Meier, Health Care News (2003)

And this is so called NORMAL people.

what to do while waiting ? smoke some dope ?

Sara

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 7, 2004 at 5:02:43 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Schmoolyboy

“Remarkably, when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe withdrawals when the opiates ”

This is true for me, always was. In the old days I never managed to get myself physically addicted opiates, I was in pain then also.  Pain patients don’t usually get high on pain meds, unless that is their intent, but you knew that.  I am still way on the easy end of the bell curve with physical addiction/withdrawal.

“I know you know that the longer 1/2 life of the drug, the less its addiction potentia”

It wouldn’t matter for me, there is no “addiction potential”. I would make many a pain doctor squirm the way I take medications (I am doing it all wrong), I just don’t get withdrawal the way most people do, I can’t stand to taper – I will do anything but think about “drugs”, I won’t count them, I won’t watch how much I take (well of couirse I will), I get nervous and uncomfortable about it, Vivian sometimes starts to say something. All I say is it is OK, not to worry.. When the pain eases up, I just automagically stop – as in dead if I like, no taper, I don’t have to “think” about it.  When I can get a break from the meds, it is more like a relief than withdrawal, that coating is removed, I can feel everthing again.It is like a high of some sort, like breaking through on a 2nd wind. The problem with many meds is side effects and I can’t play with the dose or detox so easy with a med like dolphine or levo (oh, so sleepy), or the patch.

I actually do better with short acting meds and combination oxycontin/and IR oxycodone, valium (what an amazingly delightful drug, 1.25mg at a time/used sparingly – gives an after-burner effect when the oxy  Peters out), ristoril 15mg sometimes – it helps when when going on oxy, is worthless to take to sleep during headaches, worked best when my back is out. I once tried 30mg, woke up and did 15mg at 2something in the morning, OH MY GOD, what a benzo hangover – I am way too old for drugs (LOL), I stick to 15mg now.  Soma (quartered), naproxin. Small amounts, increase as necessary, I like to have somewhere to go UP whe the pain gets worse and have long been use to suddenly dropping off meds because I don’t know if the attacks are going to come back in a day, 2, 3… and I need them to work. All the other side effects, discomfort, withdrawal, rebound pain from short acting drugs just is very minor compared to the pain . It is a worthwhile trade-off, cluster headachs don’t respond very well to pain relief, I need to maximize the effect. It is a deliberate, choice, I listen to my body – the last time it did not give me a choice,  I WANTED OFF THE MEDS! It was a disgusting feeling to be on them and not have enough pain to go with it, even at low 10mg at a time of oxy.

fwiw,  this is what I do;

I usually take naproxin BID and SOMA (1/4 qid – sometimes total 2 tablets) daily I tend to take more soma when I am not taking narcotics or on bad days.

Take natural medications, herbs, hot baths, Yoga/Pilates as tolerated, REIKI…
There is a product called Mobility Essentials from Swanson Vitamins, it is amazing stuff. they have great prices (ladies the Strivectin is on sale, only $80)

If I felt a true “cluster” coming on, 1/2 perc (2.5mg), 1.25 valium and 1/4th SOMA immediately if not sooner. I will follow that up if necessary, more oxy, soma or valium – very gently increase. Easy on the valium, maybe 8-10 a month on a bad month, of course none in good ones.

oxycontin 10mg qid basically, I tend to take them sometihing like 7am 8-10 2.5mg oxycodone if necessary, another oxy at 11,, maybe another 2.5mg oxycodone in the afternoon. Then 5:30 and 11:00 10mg oxy each. Going from 11:00 pm to the moring with oxycontin, I would wake up in withdrawal.   So 45mg total oxycodone, normally – I can triple that after a couple weeks when the pain gets bad, I was strongly advised against doing it “you will drive yourself  nuts…”.

Now, not much, 1/2 perc last week a 15mg ristoril the week before, I am still squirrely after stopping those AED’s (anti-epileptic drugs), feeling strange, still have visual problems, reading is sometimes difficult, so is sleeping – all in the name of “non-addictive”.

Above all I trust myself and my intentions.

Thanks

Brett

Schmoolyboy@aol.com wrote:
Good luck Bret, I don’t know you but you sound okay. No body, addict or not deserves to be in pain. I know you know that the longer 1/2 life of the drug, the less its addiction potential. Although, it may be harder to get off the longer acting drugs. Thanx to Ibo, we there is an out. Remarkably, when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe withdrawals when the opiates are stopped. Good luck and glad you are feeling better.

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry thread
Date: March 7, 2004 at 4:37:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Vector

“I think Brett understood my msg because he
wrote me back a reply that wasn’t angry either”

I am not angry at you. Maybe I should be angry at the 9,999 addicts who came before me all needing pain medication or the press or the DEA, or fear and ignorance.

One thing, I never emailed you, that was the Bwiti, or Patrick spoof’n my header info to you.

“I read it and
get a headache trying to follow the logic behind all of it”

Yeah, well I am working on it, condense it, not ramble, not sound like justification, use punctuation… and not write when I am too tired to see what I actually wrote.

Not to diss you either, just something I do for myself with words and thoughts

“allowed to
do as many oxys as you need if it’s 10 or 10000 ”

I don’t “do” oxys and don’t use certain words to describe myself, “Addict” is a good example – though for description sometimes I need to. It amounts to the thoughts I project and the meaning of the words, especially to me. “do” is what I did, not what I do now or being “on” something, to me it is more of a drug term than otherwords, “taking x-and-such”. I find it helps me not think in drug terms about myself. I am tired of owning that one.

It isn’t the amount of pills or the medication as much as it it is how they are taken and the intent/reason for taking them that is by far the most important thing Of course if you can’t get your intent straight even the right medication is the wrong medication for many.

Later

Brett

Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com> wrote:
Calli what is taking a inventory? I haven’t heard that on this list
before. I’m not a addict unless spending years reading and writing to
this list counts 😉

I wasn’t judging Brett or Dana, I’ve seen both of them post here for
years and grown to like I think everyone who posts here. What I meant
to say and maybe didn’t say the right way is ibogaine is complex enough
for anyone to try to figure out. When you take ibogaine, add chronic
pain patients and all the weird things Dana Beal says what any person
reading it ends with is loonies.

I half think that most on this list feel the same way, because I
haven’t seen one person from here join in, including the conspicious
absence of the man of golden words who has said nothing. You there
Patrick, of course you are, but you’re not adding to the Kerry mess
either.

To make my own point of view heard, I strongly oppose the war on drugs,
Bush, think everyone should have the freedom to decide what drugs they
want to do and if ibogaine helps chronic pain patients then someone who
runs treatment should help Preston because he deserves it.

No diss to anyone intended, I think Brett understood my msg because he
wrote me back a reply that wasn’t angry either. In case you didn’t,
sorry Brett I didn’t mean to diss you, I think you should be allowed to
do as many oxys as you need if it’s 10 or 10000 it’s all the same to
me. It’s not like you need my permission anyway, my example only meant
that what you and Dana are writing is not swaying anyone. I read it and
get a headache trying to follow the logic behind all of it.

.:vector:.

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 7, 2004 at 9:36:48 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

It’s rootbark.  I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if you have
any advice on this, that would be wonderful.

Thanks again for your support,

B

Hi B,

I’ve used the simple extraction recipe posted at
www.ibogaine.co.uk/extract.htm on quite a few occasions, both for myself and
others. It’s always given good results. The amount of liquid you have to
drink is relatively small at the end, which can really keep nausea down.
I’ve heard a lot of Bwiti groups use a similar extraction as an alternative
to just eating it raw.

Nick

Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
If it is
just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as
the
brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
topics
you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
example. If
the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
itself
knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
without
too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say
you
even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
cleansing.
Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
an hour
later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
might be
able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.

Good Work

Planteur
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De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out
and
acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
process and
use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Bullshit Email and “Customer Service Announcements”
Date: March 7, 2004 at 12:52:19 PM EST
To: <drugwar@mindvox.com>, <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On behalf of, “The MindVox Team” <Giggle><

Hey, wait just a cotton pickin’ minute- didn’t you just say there WASN’T a
MindVox Team?
Now I’m…

Laughing but not clicking on AnyThing in the city.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>; <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 8:17 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Bullshit Email and “Customer Service Announcements”

By the way,

Several variations of this thing here, have bounced through the mail
system in the last coupla days.  In case it isn’t Completely Obvious …
none of us wrote this drivel.

If you set the wayback machine to roughly 1995 … this is sumthin’ some
totally stepped-on and beaten-down intern may have written … if English
was their third language.

The headers are forged, and appear to originate from either the MPP
Project @ aol.com, or mapinc.org.  Neither one is very likely.

– – – – – – – – –

Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 20:31:26 -0500
From: noreply@mindvox.com
Subject: Notify about your e-mail account utilization.
To: drugwar@mindvox.com

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Hello user of Mindvox.com  e-mail server,

Your e-mail account will be disabled  because of  improper using in next
three days,  if you  are still wishing to  use it,  please,  resign your
account information.

For  more information  see the attached file.

Sincerely,
The Mindvox.com  team http://www.mindvox.com

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Uhm … there is no “MindVox.com team” or “Phantom.com” team.  There is
completely dysfunctional anarchy, and personality disorders on parade.  We
have never written anything even approaching this level of fake
politeness, to people who were actually GIVING US MONEY … much less a
service we provide for free, Just Because.

Basically: ignore this shit, and don’t click on attachments.  If you
insist on using Windoze, then Entourage is an email client that sucks less
than Virus-Magnet/Swiss-Cheese; whoopsie, I meant to say: Outlook!

In case it’s not obvious, this isn’t a random virus.  There are in the
neighborhood of 10,000 people reading all the combined lists here.  And
somebody is just trying to entertain themselves.

Unless YOU wanna be entertainment tonight, “Gahhh!(@#*!(@#*  COMPUTER
eXplode!@(#*!@#  Bad!”  Well, don’t click shit.  We DO NOT, EVER, send
attachments.  Everything that originates with any actual person from
phantom.com or mindvox.com — nevermind the content — comes out in PLAIN
TEXT FORMAT.  No HTML, no .exe, no .zip, no .pif.

This message is being sent to ibogaine and drugwar; ‘cuz they’re the only
two lists here that contain people who might, possibly, believe this shit;
‘cuz they don’t know any better.

Patrick

On behalf of, “The MindVox Team” <Giggle>

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine/Keeping Clean revised…
Date: March 7, 2004 at 12:16:23 PM EST
To: digital@phantom.com, ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks everyone for your help! My friends are visiting the Bwiti tomorrow. Special people…

Keeping Clean:  Thoughts on improving your life after ibogaine.

The tough part isn’t getting clean, it’s staying clean.
Jerry.

Take two minutes and meditate on where you want your life to be in 2 years, five years, and ten years.
Tom

From Denise:
I learned this acronym from an excellent doctor who had worked at the Haight-Ashbury free clinic. Go through these steps whenever you are

H ungry
A ngry
L onely
T ired

(HALT = the precursors to wanting to use)

T alking (give someone a call)
E xercise
M editation or Massage
P rayer
S afe sex and showers

TEMPS = the solutions

Re AA and NA, remember you donṀt have to Ẁdo it allẀ in spite of what they might say in meetings.  The most important aspect of 12 step is the community or fellowship.  If you hear something that bugs you, try to practice patience and just let it go.  Two aphorisms from 12 step IṀve taken to heart are Ẁtake what you need, leave the restẀand Ẁlook for the similarities, not the differencesẀ.

Steve’s:
Cherry pick what’s right for you. We are all individuals:
Go camping or a take little vacation, get away from your scene and away from the drugs.
Exercise and build endorphins back up in the brain. Regain your health,
Yoga, swimming, mountain climbing, soccer, baseball, what ever

Eat right, proper nutrition. All that money saved on dope can go to good
food. Avoid sugar.
Avoid triggers and people taking drugs. Forget your dealer’s number.
Have a plan in place if you feel the craving coming on, go to a movie, hang with good friends, or go for a walk in the park. Go to a shopping mall, bookstore or a coffee house. Get out
One on one therapy to address personal issues, the root of addiction.
Good sleep is important.
AA/NA, & SMART recovery help many. Try them out. The SMART recovery book is very helpful. It’s good to have the support of others who have been through the pain of addiction.
Help other addicts.
Build a support network of friends and family, people you can call for help.
Rebuild relations.
Sweating all that shit out of your system in a sauna can help.
Do some fun things. Find a new hobby. Stamp collecting, butterflies, or psychedellics.
Be glad your not a hatian refugee. And if you are a hatian refugee there are always Iragi’s.
Live a life of love. At least as much as hate.
Quit smoking (is it too much to do all at once?)
Be busy, get a job, work.
Learn self-compassion.
If you must, smoke weed, hey it’s better than crack. Remember stoners can be very dull.
Try and have a mind/body/spirit balance.
Masturbate instead of using drugs. Watch tv.
Make a better life for yourself
Get a puppy.
Reconnect with lost friends. Rebuild relations.
Be good (as opposed to an asshole.)
Do something nice for someone else. Build better karma
Have fun. Be skeptical  Never do anything by the book
If you do relapse, Big fucking deal, don’t do it again.
Go to Mexico and watch a bullfight. On acid.
Have a pot-luck dinner with friends.  Eat escargo’
Get out of your head. Less ego.
Be more cool.

From Hattie:
I would add breathwork – holotropic or rebirthing. Its a really powerful tool for releasing deep seated emotional issues and conflicts. For those that don’t do so well on talking therapy it is particularly helpful.

Deep tissue bodywork is also an excellent way of releasing those psychospiritual issues that have become lodged in the physical realm. Something like rolfing, hellerwork or feldenkrais for example.

The Bwiti recommend getting physical post iboga experience. Indeed with a community an anthropologist/ethnobotanist  friend of mine stayed, they strongly recommended sex straight after the experience – indeed even offering him a woman. This makes sense when you think about the metaphysical impact of an experience such as ibogaine. One of the best ways to ground it and integrate it into the body is by getting physical afterwards. So this could be done through breathwork, bodywork, sex, exercise, movement therapy, dance etc.

But this is the direction I would go. I have written more about this in the article I wrote that I think is in the appendix of the manual.

There is a paragraph on the post ibogaine experience.

Hope this helps a little.

Quitting smoking during “recovery”, is like most things, it will be good for some (kiddies in particular as a group) and not for others. Some people get that one “white chip” and from what I have seen, that is a minority, even with ibo most people deep in addiction with multiple substances/behaviors do not give up all at once. Absolutely quitting smoking is a good thing, elevating, one less drug (addiction) and the further you go, the further you are. So, yeah, great thing to do and I like the idea surviving drug addiction and not dying/having health issues from smoking. Nicotine is the only “drug” that I sometimes still get a craving for, it is far harder in many ways than quitting drugs and not a priority. I think it also helped me deal with taking pain meds, if I can quit smoking cigarettes I can quit anything.  There was a particular moment after I stopped smoking, the silence, for the first time in my adult life I wasn’t stuffing something in my body (or someone elses) to get rid of the discomfort of living in my skin.

So initially maybe or maybe not, IMO, for most, no (cept the kiddies), it depends on the person.. Long term sure quitting smoking going to help most people.
Bret

Chattng with Patrick.

| Are you in recovery?

Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35 years now.

| Do you have cravings?

Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#” spins ’round and ’round in little circles and refuses to go away?  No.  Do I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?  You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up their mind with all the negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play pretend, or hide and seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful, degrading and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not past-tense.

| Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin?

Yes.

| What do you do?

I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it up.  Not sticking a syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

| I read many answers here but I don’t know the background of the people giving them. How do you go from being a ‘spectacular failure at every treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.  Were I to say, “It was all me, and I did everything.”  It would technically be correct, but … not really.  As much as possible I get the fuck out of the way, and let whatever process is unfolding, take place.

| If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something different, then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there is a lot of work and struggle behind all of it.

There is.

| You don’t give that impression.

You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all over the list.  I am fucked up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were I perfect it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to incarnate and work all this out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or not doing — drugZ.

| people on this list who are coming from mindvox or your friends, what all of them have in common, besides a general lack of any couth 😉 is you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed to help in addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a double-edged blade.  It means you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and make choices.  It also means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the summation of their symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung out with since we were all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie like I did, the other became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.  Statistically speaking … this doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not for a lack of cash or access, but simply because they don’t want to.  Neither one likes entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the concept of God — however you choose to define God, or what it means to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And the dude who was a junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by naltrexone implants, in Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.

Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was exactly ONE who managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same study, was me.

What does it all mean?

It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human beings, NOT the summation of their symptomology <– repeat as often as necessary.

| yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” –Albert Einstein
“I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work” -Thomas Edison

Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with my life’s experience and belief systems.

| What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Myself.

| Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?

Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty much gone at this point; ‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well, I have a new magic trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself any time I need to.

A better question might be, could I do narcotic analgesics right now and not become habituated … because, that’s a question I ask myself sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and everything that people say is impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and white boundary around narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.  Dope … that’s magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up, enjoy it, and then get back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably not.

I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.  It grows.  Much of it is laid upon the foundation of beating something that has kicked my ass in, for every single day of my life … I never caught an imaginary disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not stuck in some endless battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds … Pretty low, ‘cuz it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45 bags, turn it into a problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much … nothing EXTERNAL.  Nobody around me who actually cares about me, is gonna paint a bullseye on me, and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4 years, fell down, well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You know what to do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is about what anyone else sees or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for the shit in the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees; my ego structure is going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which will make the 1 bag, or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads to one LONG fucking detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again … and it’s a very
time consuming process.

Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted again?  Sure.

Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.  Oddly enough, I now have the power to make all of that fade out like a mirage.

If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic analgesics and use them as directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since everything IS just belief,saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as saying, “No…”  But not quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the time to CONDUCT RESEARCH in this area.

Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being myself the next day?
The answer is: no.

And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.  Been there, done that, for most of my life.

Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#

| What do you do?

I communicate with the God of my understanding.

As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for a while.

It’s the difference between intellectually understanding that everything is just an endlessly-interlocking series of illusions, and games within games … and KNOWING it.

Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of consciousness.  The universe is not holding its breath anxiously waiting to be saved.
Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.

And … when I go home, I become nothing — shades of heroin — and in the process, become everything.

Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.

Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer rush.

| Is there any way to repeat it with someone else?

Sure … different versions of the same answers appear on this very list, with alarming regularity.

The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.  “No, but wait, you obviously just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I just, don’t wanna have to do anything…  Ever.  At all…”

Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.

There are many different roads to follow.  Some are brightly-lit superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the woods, and once inna while when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered around through the woods, gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking around in circles in the middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO falls out of the sky, and slams into your head <ClunK!>  AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#  THAT’S IT!!!!!! Pret+y col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@# Woooo HoooooO!!!

YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!

Different things have resonance for different people, in different ways; but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same place.

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500], [HSLotsof@aol.com] wrote:

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Laters,

Patrick

p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it into the list.  I know my response-time to email sucks, but I do not have 5 secretaries, and I cannot answer all of it.  There are many of you, and only one of me.  If you have a question in general, just ask it.  Someone with something
worthwhile to say, always arrives.

<Flipping through Manners 101 …>

How dare you say none of my friends have any couth you fuckhead.  Your problem is that an inordinately high percentage of British males are castrated at birth, and live their whole entire existence dealing with chronically deficient testosterone levels.

Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!

Dave … say something sensitive and enlightened.

From Callie:

“Addiction is such a big part of my life that I can’t imagine life without it.”

I can’t imagine my life with it.

“I wonder what I would do if I was successful after Ibogaine treatment”

Be free to do something else .

” What would fill HUGE void that would be left if addiction was removed from my life?!!
You will have to figure that one out. What do you like? Do you know what you like? The thing is to DO STUFF. I can tell you things I do/did and in general a basket of things to start doing. Addiction is body, mind and spirit, to recover you gotta get rid of the old/bad shit and do new shit, hopefully good stuff but not always. You could have a nice sexual addiction, it is quite popular once the drugs are gone, we still have no self control, few coping skills. Anyway, that is a fun addiction to do while. There is work-a-holicism, once I went fishing… thing is to eventually grow past that and become rounder/broader.Yoga was one, now starting some Pilates (good for injuries), Orchids, reloading and shooting (a different form of playing with fire), gardening, a bunch of spiritual, self-help and some “recovery” stuff. I take on projects like painting the house, car repair, built a new countertop for the kitchen, laid tiles, I love to cook, learned how to bake bread… DO STUFF, get out, learn how to have fun without sticking something in your body to do so.

“Would I use from sheer boredom?”

If you sit there waiting for life to happen it is EXTREMELY likely that is exactly what you will do (“use”). You have to go out and “get a life” that does not include the use of drugs as your primary recreation (go smoke something if you need to…). Even if  you do use SO WHAT? That is the nature of addiction, so long as you get that “I JUST USED, I AM A WORTHLESS POS, I CAN’T , I RELAPSED, IT IS OVER, so may as well be an addict…” out of your head, brush yourself off and have continue on, maybe a lesson learned. The thing with ibogaine is it changes the rules a bit. Generally “as a rule” for the peope try to recover, time and time again, once they go out, they are “off to the races”, with ibogaine it isn’t like that so much, less so with additional treatments. If I did”relapse” a dose of ibo will toss me back across the river if needed, I know that, Patrick knows that, Dave knows that… In the worst relapse imaginable, I will always know that my choice, one dose and I can stop it at any time – 100% certain, 100% of the time, no doubts.  Try imaging that power over yourself instead of the multiple choices of “what if” this, that or the other thing negative.

Ibogaine also does this born again thing, like smelling the flowers for the first time, colors are brighter the air is fresher, life is more interesting. I don’t know if it will hit you all at once or as is more typical, a couple tries. The “what if” awfulizing is far from reality. “What if?” you were clean, what if you were happy, what if you had all this extra time and money to do other things, think of the possibilities in a positive sense – you are getting your life back vs life as you know it is going to end. It is a rough thing to give up your friend, your lover, your enemy, the one that is always there for you, that which defines you…

“Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?”

Absolutely NOT! Maybe not at first, maybe in fits and starts, maybe after a couple doses… in time.

Are you saying you are leading an exciting life going to the methadone clinic? I mean yeah, I guess drugs were fun once, I guess you could say it is even exciting (like when I wanted to get high and had to find the money but you don’t sound like you are having a good time of it.

I  just had an argument with my pain management doctor, he wants me on more drugs (ie I cancelled a signed script for 120 oxy’s and just told him no on another 120 I suppose). I want the clarity, the crispness, the fullest sensations and experiences that life has to offer. This means what use to swim around in my head ((sometimes kicking and screaming), does not any longer. I just not interested, it is backwards from the way it use to be.

“Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.”

I understand, fear keeps people from many unknowns. Eventually, you will let go, I can tell cause you wouldn’t be here otherwise. It is just a matter of sooner or later, it is up to you when Sometime when the pain of the pain gets more than the fear of the pain, then you take another step. Maybe it has to get older for you, a few more years on the meth, maybe you are not ready to, I don’t know. I know that I look back and wish I did ibo 20-30 years ago. The nutshell version is the Golden Chalis is being handed to you and you are afraid to drink of it, yes I understand.

“Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am trying to say? ”

Yes, been there, done that I think for most of us.

“Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?”

Yes and it part of the process for you to come to an understanding, and of course get through it. At some point you actually have to do something (that is the trick). The fact that you SEE it, you are here, you are asking the questions (questioning yourself) is great, you are a lot further along than a lot of folks (clean or not) – you see you need change, you see you have fear, you are working through it – most don’t.

“Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?”

You have more than a chance, you have a choice. The “choice” part is a lot clearer after some ibo, after seeing the other side of the river./having most if not all the physical addiction and compulsion lifted… Know you can, cause you can. Ibogaine does change the rules a bit, call it cheating, an easier softer way, call it replacing one drug for another – call it what you will I call it divine intervention by choice. All you have to do is make that choice, you will when you are ready.

From Sandra
two books I’ve found very useful for aftercare suggestions:

Mindful Recovery: a spiritual path to healing from addiction by Thomas Bien and Beverly Bien published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471442615.html

-for those with a spiritual outlook, a buddhist approach

Recovery Options: The complete guide by Joseph Volpicelli MD, PH.D and Maia Slavavitz also published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047134575X.html

-it even includes a small chapter on Ibo, though it doesn’t say much, perhaps a better description could be sent to the authors?

more later…cheers.
Sandra

From Lisa:
Got your list of helpful hints.  My suggestions/questions which are really extensions of your own thoughts are:

As far as staying away from “using” friends, this is vital.  You have to leave the old way of life completely and create a new “family”. Not doing that just puts you into a slippery situation that makes it too easy to go back to the old way of doing things.  As you suggest, AA/NA meetings are good for working one’s way through the often tortuous beginnings of sober life.  They can also offer new sober friends and new sober connections.  As an addendum to leaving old friends behind — get rid of ANYTHING that’s in your house that has any specific connections or connotations with the “old” life.  For instance, an alcoholic should get rid of the glasses used when he or she drank.  Obviously works go, pipes go, bongs that might have a place in one’s heart (“I really just like the way it looks”) go.  The chair one used to slip into when using goes.  Whatever it takes.

Therapy is a great idea — got to work through the stuff that helped get you into this mess in the first place.  My caution: make sure you find a therapist who is fully conversant with addiction.  It won’t help that much talking to someone who hasn’t got a clue.

Quitting smoking on top of quitting drugs is a bad idea!  At least in the beginning.  The plate is already full to overflowing and trying to take on yet another addiction is just setting yourself up for failure.  Slipping back into one often triggers a slide backwards with the other.

As to exercise, I might add something terrifically strenuous — chopping wood, lifting weights, dueling with a heavy bag.  Not only takes your mind off things but it can also help channel the frustration and anger that can accompany new sobriety.

Learn about addiction — the nuances, the reason the brain finds its answers in drugs or alcohol.  It can help with the self awareness that can lead to the self forgiveness you spoke of that is so necessary to success.

Remember that slips are often an almost inevitable occurrence before success.  This is not to say that the addict should say “Oh, I have permission to use because I am expected to fall off the wagon.”  My point is that close to 3/4 of all addicts (no matter what the substance) fail the first time around and the self-loathing that can accompany that can get in the way of trying again.  This is where a sponsor from AA/NA or a person thoroughly familiar with addiction can intercept the one struggling and give encouragement and explanations for what’s going on and the help to regain focus to try again.

Stay away from slippery places.  Not only drop the old friends, drop any place even remotely close to where the dealer might live; where the old friends live; where one might have gone to hang when high.  That goes too.  New apartment needed?  Do that too.

Simply doing a “geographic” and moving to a new town/state won’t do it.  The problems follow you there too.  If a move is necessary, fine.  But search out the meetings available there.  Find a new sponsor.  find a new, non-using group of friends there.  A new therapist.  You can’t do it without the support network being rebuilt.

If I think of anything else, I’ll get in touch.  Hope all is well and that the newly free friends find you there as a resource.  If they happen to run into a snag, get in touch again with anyone who might have a fresh perspective but I think you are on the right track and they are terribly lucky to have you in their lives.

Readings:
If for an instant God were to forget that I am a rag doll and gifted me with a piece of life, possibly I wouldn’t say all that I think, but rather I would think of all that I say. I would value things, not for their worth but
for what they mean. I would sleep little, dream more, understanding that for each minute we close our eyes we lose sixty seconds of light.

I would walk when others hold back, I would wake when others sleep. I would listen when others talk, and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream!
If God were to give me a piece of life, I would dress simply, throw myself face first into the sun, baring not only my body but my soul. My God if I had a heart, I would write my hate on ice, and wait for the sun to show.
Over the stars I would paint with a Van Gogh dream a Benedetti poem and a Serrat song would be the serenade I’d offer to the moon. With my tears I would water roses, to feel the pain of their thorns, and the red kiss of their petalsṖṖ.

My god, if I had a piece of lifeṖṖI wouldn’t let a single day pass without telling the people I love that I love them. I would convince each woman and each man that they are my favorites, and I would live in love with love. I would show men how very wrong they are to think that they cease to be in love when they grow old, not knowing that they grow old when they cease to be in love! To a child I shall give wings, but I shall let him learn to fly on his own. I would teach the old that death does not come with old age, but with forgetting. So much have I learned from you, oh menṖ.

I have learned that everyone wants to live on the peak of the mountain, without knowing that the real happiness is in how it is scaled. I have learned that when a newborn child squeezes for the first time with his tiny fist his fathers finger, he has him trapped forever. I have learned that a
man has a right to look down on another only when he has to help the other get to his feet. From you I have learned so many things, but in truth they won’t be of much use, for when I keep them in this suitcase, unhappily shall be dying.
-Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Must I Wait All My Life; or, The Misery Song
(Uncouth-and-not Anthem of the Particular and
General Unconscious)

Must I wait all my life for a certain thing to happen?
Must I spend all my days just in dozin’, just in nappin’?
Isn’t there to be a fire? Won’t some color come?
Am I blind? have I no luck? am I just plain dumb?
Must I wait all my life for a certain person’s comin’?
Will I die, my life gone, and still a love tune hummin’?
Is my life to be empty? Won’t some real love come in it?
Is my life just to be one grey minute after minute?
God, I could scream. God, I could tear myself to pieces-
I’m the boredest human of the whole damn human species.
I could bite, I could cry, I am hell tired of waitin’-
When the Lord made me he did some bum creatin’.
I listen for a sound but all I do is listen;
What other people get it always seems I’m missin’.
I’m in a deep unhappy ditch, I’m as miserable as sin.
Must I wait all my life for life just to begin?

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 7, 2004 at 8:35:34 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/7/04 9:18:25 AM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:

what to do while waiting ? smoke some dope ?

Take another dose or two of ibogaine.

Howard

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 7, 2004 at 4:17:30 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Sara,

What you say is true, but for me it’s important to Empower the Individual as
opposed to Running Down the State. The rehab situation in the UK is no
better than in Holland, yet it is still reasonably straightforward to get
yourself in….if you REALLY want to. You can get funding, you might have to
attend a load of interviews, you might even have to move to a part of the
country where there more cash available, but you CAN get it. If you want to.
If I’m listening to an addict talk, I sympathize a little with the NO but
really try to push them with the YES. Yes, it’s tough, but Yes you can do
it. It’s up to You. It all comes down to You. Personally, I don’t like to
give in to the excuses, just a little sympathizing is enough.

It’s so easy to make excuses for not getting into state-funded drug
treatment programmes, you really don’t need to try…oh they should have
done this, I can’t get that, it should be like this…but at some point the
consciousness of the addict has to move towards…hey, I actually really,
really want to do this and it’s gonna be ME that takes the barriers out of
the way. When this happens change occurs. A drug like ibogaine can take you
enough inside to see that actually all the No’s are just your fear and all
the Yes’s are who you really are. And when someone’s in that opened up state
of empowered awareness after an ibo-session then that would be a great time
to get them into a proper therapeutic community – encounter, bodywork,
emotional release, relating, sexual expression, the whole caboodle. Then you
need less expressions like “functioning addicts” and more expressions like
“change agents.”

Addicts are not the victims of state-led oppression schemes, just the
temporary victims of their own lack of awareness. And it can change…easily

Nick

Hi Nick

It can be a great way to sobriety going to a rehab after taking Ibo.
Doing all kind of “10 golden rules”.
But it must be arranged first. And that isn’t always easy. Not when Iboga
detox. Treatment isn’t recognized.
When someone wants to do a rehab, they must have a piss test first or a
paper showing that they just have been to an  official
detox. Clinic.
When the piss found clean after a non official treatment
The rehab doesn’t take in a clean piss addicted.
Because there are many on the waiting list.

So when a person knows that he/she are going to take Ibogaine treatment,
They should have the rehab expecting them for after care.
Only since it isn’t a system that are coordinated to support and recognize
That arrangement should be done by the addict or their family.

By the way in every state hospital, clinic , treatment there is a huge
waiting list.And only if you have a lot of cash you can get your treatment
before the waiting list.

” One million people in Britain are on a waiting list for inpatient hospital
admission at any given time. Just 155,000 of those are seen within four
weeks. For 250,000 of them, it takes more than 26 weeks to be admitted for
care.

— Conrad F. Meier, Health Care News (2003)

And this is so called NORMAL people.

what to do while waiting ? smoke some dope ?

Sara

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Lotsof H
Date: March 6, 2004 at 11:28:56 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/7/04 3:57:24 AM, CallieMimosa@aol.com writes:

hahahaha!!! Harold have you ever noticed your last name and first initial
is
Lotsof H !!!
That is so ironic! hahahahaha!

I’ve had to live with it since I was a kid and that is not the all of it.

Actually, Lotsof H is known for Lotsof I… Oh well.

Another strange night.

Howard

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Lotsof H
Date: March 6, 2004 at 10:56:25 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hahahaha!!! Harold have you ever noticed your last name and first initial is Lotsof H !!!
That is so ironic! hahahahaha!
Callie

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…And Before………..
Date: March 6, 2004 at 9:57:35 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/6/04 11:15:11 PM, think@francomm.com writes:

Sorry for not making myself clearer.  I was asking a general
question.  On the average, for any givenTreatment House or Clinic, is
there usually a waiting list?  We’re just trying to get a hint of
what is involved especially with regard to timing.

You can check with your state, city or national department of substance abuse
services.  In some cities there are choices while others hardly have a door
you can walk through.  As they telephone company says, let your fingers do the
walking.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 6, 2004 at 9:55:19 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/6/04 11:02:55 PM, sealions@highstream.net writes:

please e-mail me referred doc.  thanks and regards
sealions

Andrew Tatarsky

Harm Reduction Psychotherapy and Training Associates (HRPTA) is co-directed
by Dr. Andrew Tatarsky and Dr. Mark Sehl.
Both Dr. Tatarsky and Dr. Sehl have private practices in New York City
specializing in
http://www.harmreductioncounseling.com
info@harmreductioncounseling.com or call us at 1-888-227-7542

Debra Rothschild, PhD, CASAC
clinical psychologist
212 721-1791

Both are harm reduction oriented.

Hope that is what you are looking for rather than a state run facility.

Howard.

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Bullshit Email and “Customer Service Announcements”
Date: March 6, 2004 at 8:17:36 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com, drugwar@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

By the way,

Several variations of this thing here, have bounced through the mail
system in the last coupla days.  In case it isn’t Completely Obvious …
none of us wrote this drivel.

If you set the wayback machine to roughly 1995 … this is sumthin’ some
totally stepped-on and beaten-down intern may have written … if English
was their third language.

The headers are forged, and appear to originate from either the MPP
Project @ aol.com, or mapinc.org.  Neither one is very likely.

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Subject: Notify about your e-mail account utilization.
To: drugwar@mindvox.com

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Uhm … there is no “MindVox.com team” or “Phantom.com” team.  There is
completely dysfunctional anarchy, and personality disorders on parade.  We
have never written anything even approaching this level of fake
politeness, to people who were actually GIVING US MONEY … much less a
service we provide for free, Just Because.

Basically: ignore this shit, and don’t click on attachments.  If you
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In case it’s not obvious, this isn’t a random virus.  There are in the
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somebody is just trying to entertain themselves.

Unless YOU wanna be entertainment tonight, “Gahhh!(@#*!(@#*  COMPUTER
eXplode!@(#*!@#  Bad!”  Well, don’t click shit.  We DO NOT, EVER, send
attachments.  Everything that originates with any actual person from
phantom.com or mindvox.com — nevermind the content — comes out in PLAIN
TEXT FORMAT.  No HTML, no .exe, no .zip, no .pif.

This message is being sent to ibogaine and drugwar; ‘cuz they’re the only
two lists here that contain people who might, possibly, believe this shit;
‘cuz they don’t know any better.

Patrick

On behalf of, “The MindVox Team” <Giggle>

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From: “ann b mullikin” <think@francomm.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Everything all at Once (A Philosophical Approach to Life)
Date: March 6, 2004 at 7:27:07 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

OK, thanks .  Didn’t mean to sound like I thought the world ought
to revolve around us.  Just didn’t know where to start.  I hope you will
forgive me for being such a stumble bum 🙂

ann
think@francomm.com

On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 06:14:46PM -0500], [ann b mullikin] wrote:

| Sorry for not making myself clearer.  I was asking a general
| question.  On the average, for any givenTreatment House or Clinic, is
| there usually a waiting list?  We’re just trying to get a hint of
| what is involved especially with regard to timing.
|
| Thanks
|
| ann

Ann … not to talk crazy or anythin’ but this list here (which Howard
originally posted):

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Has flown by, at least 5 times in the last week.  If you’re interested in
obtaining treatment I would posit it’d be a super idea to CONTACT the
TREATMENT PROVIDERS in question, and, well, perhaps ASK THEM.

While all of ’em are present on this list, it really isn’t their job to
rush out and arrange everything around you.  You need to contact THEM and
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.  Unless, I mean, you just wanna chat about things and
contemplate the possibility of doing sumthin’ about it later.  Which is
all-good too.  Just sayin’

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:45:01PM -0800], [Vector Vector] wrote:

| I half think that most on this list feel the same way, because I
| haven’t seen one person from here join in, including the conspicious
| absence of the man of golden words who has said nothing. You there
| Patrick, of course you are, but you’re not adding to the Kerry mess
| either.

Uhm, everybody needs a hobby …?  This ain’t mine.  There doesn’t seem to
be much of a point in tagging up Things and Stuff onto sum forum which is
there to give the illusion that somebody is Deeply Concerned with your
opinions.  Uhm, yeah … otay, whatever.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:33:53PM -0800], [Vector Vector] wrote:

| Do it!
|
| Erowid and MindVox are guilty of hate crimes and propaganda by the way,
| making sure everyone here knows it 😉

Say whut …?  Hate crimes against whom…?  I don’t get it, and there is
no URL to that thing you posted.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 07:52:39PM -0500], [CallieMimosa@aol.com] wrote:

| C’mon folks! Isn’t there anyone else home on Friday night?! I knew it!!
| I am the loser I always thought!!!
| boo hoo!
| Some strange hot sex sure would be nice…..then a nice hot
shower…….
|
| Guess I will have to settle on the hot shower.
|
| toodles!

Callie, Aron will be more than happy to help you with your problem.

Aron, this is Callie … Callie, meet Pieman!

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 05:11:09PM -0500], [Schmoolyboy@aol.com] wrote:

| Here is one more that agrees with Nick and Randy. Personally, I hate the
| thought of aftercare or treatment per se. Yet, anecdotally, it seems to
| me that chronic relapsers who go to some level of  organized after
| care, post Ibo, do better.

Uhm … please kill me; but … I hafta agree with this statement too.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:02:28PM -0500], [tomo7@starband.net] wrote:

| Hi
|
| Please change my address to :
| tomo7@starband.net  (new address)
|
| and remove from
| dr.lee@starband.net  (old address)
|
| Sorry for the bouncing around, but trying to stay a jump ahead of the
| spaminators while keeping access to all y’awl requires it.
|
| Tomo

Tomo,

You said please, sorry, and were polite.  So, okay, I just rearranged you
for the second time in a week.  Please note: there is NO customer support,
I am not the secretary, and the instructions for how to SIGN ON, SIGN OFF,
or MAKES CHANGES, now appear — cleverly hidden — at the bottom of EVERY
SINGLE MESSAGE on this list.

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On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 03:53:28PM -0800], [crownofthorns@hushmail.com]
wrote:

| Bro you have had a amazing life and what you’ve done is inspirational.
| Without being a fan or kissing up, you are a major role model. What
separates
| you from everyone else isn’t only that you’ve done it and can
communicate
| but what Jon said hit home.
|
| What if Kurt Vonnegut was a junkie, or something between Hunter Thompson
| and Thomas Pynchon. You are mad talented bro. You not only communicate
| you pull people into it and make them listen.

Thanks Curtis.  You’re doing Just Super yourself.  You haven’t mentioned
MotherLoveBone *once* in over a year.  You’re getting better Every Day, in
Every Way.  <Handing you a SHINY GOLD STAR>

– – – – – – – – –

On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 01:56:34PM -0500], [jon] wrote:

| Patrick,
|
| I know many people have said this sort of thing before in various
| permutations, but i just wanted to say that your writing is really quite
| amazing… very inspirational, without all the cheezy typical self-help
| connotations…

Jon,

Thank you.  Coming frum you, I appreciate that.  I just write … my
truth, using my words.  After listening to Fluffy Vapid Recovery Drivel
for … way too many years; all of it sorta takes on the droning,
meaningless, white-noise kinda vibe, usually reserved for elevator music.

By which I mean ta say: nobody is listening to any of this shit.  I
certainly wasn’t.  The message is — nearly always — at least half-right.
But the delivery blows dead goats.

Why talk, if nobody hears <Shrug>.

| There aren’t many people out there who can sound so eloquent while still
| sounding so sincere and real, and devoid of bullshit. Maybe if kurt
| vonnegut had been a junky…

Thank you, I try not to suck.  Sometimes I succeed.

| anyway, so i just wanted to say thanks..

You’re welcome.  And, thanks for hangin’ out; it’s cool to have you here.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 12:21:24PM +0100], [Sara Glatt] wrote:

| A.    Thank you Patrick for being tolerant. psycho or not psycho.

No worries Sara.  You’re pretty tolerant yourself … ‘cept when you’re
freaking out and acting Totally Fucking Psychotic.  I *understand*
completely!

– – – – – – – – –

On [Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 08:37:21PM -0800], [gboy@hush.com] wrote:

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| i’m going to puke.
|
| if someone doesn’t start ranting soon i’m changing channels.

I’m sure the harmonic convergence is only temporary.  I think one arrives
here ’bout once a year or so.  Check back in 2005.

| patrick run for office already, you should win in about 5 minutes dog.

Whut will I win?!?!?!?!?!

| and do something to fix dana already. i would have said its impossible
| but do something. you’re responsible for him now. he doesn’t know any
| better.

Look … I can work miracles sum of the time; but I have my limitations.
Dana just needs a few minor adjustments from Bwiti-LanD, and everything
will be EVEN BETTER than fine.

| elections are coming you know.

So … run for office.

– – – – – – – – –

Zeke: it’s all-good, thanks for calming down.

Jason: Rock out do0d!  Just keep going, Take II is just over yonder event
horizon.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 02:22:29PM -0800], [Carla Barnes] wrote:

| I love these, my only problem with using any part of
| the Mindvox site is that everything is hidden all over
| the place. It’s like playing a video game for
| schizophrenics or people who’s minds are melting 😉

I don’t understand the problem…  Your point wuz?

– – – – – – – – –

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 07:56:27PM -0500], [Schmoolyboy@aol.com] wrote:

| To the group, Please excuse my poor spelling. Not knowing how to type
( I
| took basket weaving instead of typing in High School) and being OCD, I
frequent
| send stuff off w/ spelling errors.

Spelling is for the uncreative, and that fucking underwater basket-weaving
class is a bitch mahn.  But I kept at it, and after retaking it for the
third time, I sleazed through!  And that, is what being an American is ALL
ABOUT!!@#

I think most of the people on this list under the age of 35 or so, prolly
just learned how to type, because … COMPUTER!  It has ButTonZ!!!!  It
*does things* and stuff … INSTANTLY!  Provides ImMeDiaTe
GraTifiCaysHun!@#!@#!#  MMmmmmmmmm.  Computer GOOD!

I dunno how to type either … or, so it has been explained to me.  “No!
You don’t use the PROPER ‘home position’ that’s COMPLETELY WRONG!”  Yeah,
but … I type twice as fast as you.  “It DOESN’T MATTER.  It’s STILL
*completely wrong*!!!!”

Oh, otay.

Just keep going, before ya know it, you’ll be using all 13 fingers.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 10:30:39AM -0800], [Brooke] wrote:

| Thanks for the kind words, v…to be in the company of Sandman and
| Akira is daunting indeed.
|
| I didn’t want to pimp BS here…but it looks like you’ve done my work
| for me. 😉  Here’s hoping that the Iboga rootbark journey stirs up the
| strength to fuel my next creative path.
|
| B

Do0d … (artoOnZ!@#(*!@#!@!!!!!!!!

Nobody has ever arrived here before, with a whole entire Epic Fantasy in
Flash in tow…  This is a first.

Totally fucking cool.  Welcome to tha machine.

S’cuse me, gotta go leech your whole entire site now.

CartoOnS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Happy, hAPPy, HappY

Patrick

p.s., Rock ouT mahn.  Broken Saints is highly neato.

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Everything all at Once (A Philosophical Approach to Life)
Date: March 6, 2004 at 6:49:40 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 06:14:46PM -0500], [ann b mullikin] wrote:

| Sorry for not making myself clearer.  I was asking a general
| question.  On the average, for any givenTreatment House or Clinic, is
| there usually a waiting list?  We’re just trying to get a hint of
| what is involved especially with regard to timing.
|
| Thanks
|
| ann

Ann … not to talk crazy or anythin’ but this list here (which Howard
originally posted):

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Has flown by, at least 5 times in the last week.  If you’re interested in
obtaining treatment I would posit it’d be a super idea to CONTACT the
TREATMENT PROVIDERS in question, and, well, perhaps ASK THEM.

While all of ’em are present on this list, it really isn’t their job to
rush out and arrange everything around you.  You need to contact THEM and
MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.  Unless, I mean, you just wanna chat about things and
contemplate the possibility of doing sumthin’ about it later.  Which is
all-good too.  Just sayin’

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:45:01PM -0800], [Vector Vector] wrote:

| I half think that most on this list feel the same way, because I
| haven’t seen one person from here join in, including the conspicious
| absence of the man of golden words who has said nothing. You there
| Patrick, of course you are, but you’re not adding to the Kerry mess
| either.

Uhm, everybody needs a hobby …?  This ain’t mine.  There doesn’t seem to
be much of a point in tagging up Things and Stuff onto sum forum which is
there to give the illusion that somebody is Deeply Concerned with your
opinions.  Uhm, yeah … otay, whatever.  <Shrug>

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 06:33:53PM -0800], [Vector Vector] wrote:

| Do it!
|
| Erowid and MindVox are guilty of hate crimes and propaganda by the way,
| making sure everyone here knows it 😉

Say whut …?  Hate crimes against whom…?  I don’t get it, and there is
no URL to that thing you posted.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 07:52:39PM -0500], [CallieMimosa@aol.com] wrote:

| C’mon folks! Isn’t there anyone else home on Friday night?! I knew it!!
| I am the loser I always thought!!!
| boo hoo!
| Some strange hot sex sure would be nice…..then a nice hot shower…….
|
| Guess I will have to settle on the hot shower.
|
| toodles!

Callie, Aron will be more than happy to help you with your problem.

Aron, this is Callie … Callie, meet Pieman!

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 05:11:09PM -0500], [Schmoolyboy@aol.com] wrote:

| Here is one more that agrees with Nick and Randy. Personally, I hate the
| thought of aftercare or treatment per se. Yet, anecdotally, it seems to
| me that chronic relapsers who go to some level of  organized after
| care, post Ibo, do better.

Uhm … please kill me; but … I hafta agree with this statement too.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Fri, Mar 05, 2004 at 01:02:28PM -0500], [tomo7@starband.net] wrote:

| Hi
|
| Please change my address to :
| tomo7@starband.net  (new address)
|
| and remove from
| dr.lee@starband.net  (old address)
|
| Sorry for the bouncing around, but trying to stay a jump ahead of the
| spaminators while keeping access to all y’awl requires it.
|
| Tomo

Tomo,

You said please, sorry, and were polite.  So, okay, I just rearranged you
for the second time in a week.  Please note: there is NO customer support,
I am not the secretary, and the instructions for how to SIGN ON, SIGN OFF,
or MAKES CHANGES, now appear — cleverly hidden — at the bottom of EVERY
SINGLE MESSAGE on this list.

A kloO:

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– – – – – – – – –

On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 03:53:28PM -0800], [crownofthorns@hushmail.com]
wrote:

| Bro you have had a amazing life and what you’ve done is inspirational.
| Without being a fan or kissing up, you are a major role model. What separates
| you from everyone else isn’t only that you’ve done it and can communicate
| but what Jon said hit home.
|
| What if Kurt Vonnegut was a junkie, or something between Hunter Thompson
| and Thomas Pynchon. You are mad talented bro. You not only communicate
| you pull people into it and make them listen.

Thanks Curtis.  You’re doing Just Super yourself.  You haven’t mentioned
MotherLoveBone *once* in over a year.  You’re getting better Every Day, in
Every Way.  <Handing you a SHINY GOLD STAR>

– – – – – – – – –

On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 01:56:34PM -0500], [jon] wrote:

| Patrick,
|
| I know many people have said this sort of thing before in various
| permutations, but i just wanted to say that your writing is really quite
| amazing… very inspirational, without all the cheezy typical self-help
| connotations…

Jon,

Thank you.  Coming frum you, I appreciate that.  I just write … my
truth, using my words.  After listening to Fluffy Vapid Recovery Drivel
for … way too many years; all of it sorta takes on the droning,
meaningless, white-noise kinda vibe, usually reserved for elevator music.

By which I mean ta say: nobody is listening to any of this shit.  I
certainly wasn’t.  The message is — nearly always — at least half-right.
But the delivery blows dead goats.

Why talk, if nobody hears <Shrug>.

| There aren’t many people out there who can sound so eloquent while still
| sounding so sincere and real, and devoid of bullshit. Maybe if kurt
| vonnegut had been a junky…

Thank you, I try not to suck.  Sometimes I succeed.

| anyway, so i just wanted to say thanks..

You’re welcome.  And, thanks for hangin’ out; it’s cool to have you here.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Thu, Mar 04, 2004 at 12:21:24PM +0100], [Sara Glatt] wrote:

| A.    Thank you Patrick for being tolerant. psycho or not psycho.

No worries Sara.  You’re pretty tolerant yourself … ‘cept when you’re
freaking out and acting Totally Fucking Psychotic.  I *understand*
completely!

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On [Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 08:37:21PM -0800], [gboy@hush.com] wrote:

| —–BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE—–
| Hash: SHA1
|
| i’m going to puke.
|
| if someone doesn’t start ranting soon i’m changing channels.

I’m sure the harmonic convergence is only temporary.  I think one arrives
here ’bout once a year or so.  Check back in 2005.

| patrick run for office already, you should win in about 5 minutes dog.

Whut will I win?!?!?!?!?!

| and do something to fix dana already. i would have said its impossible
| but do something. you’re responsible for him now. he doesn’t know any
| better.

Look … I can work miracles sum of the time; but I have my limitations.
Dana just needs a few minor adjustments from Bwiti-LanD, and everything
will be EVEN BETTER than fine.

| elections are coming you know.

So … run for office.

– – – – – – – – –

Zeke: it’s all-good, thanks for calming down.

Jason: Rock out do0d!  Just keep going, Take II is just over yonder event
horizon.

– – – – – – – – –

On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 02:22:29PM -0800], [Carla Barnes] wrote:

| I love these, my only problem with using any part of
| the Mindvox site is that everything is hidden all over
| the place. It’s like playing a video game for
| schizophrenics or people who’s minds are melting 😉

I don’t understand the problem…  Your point wuz?

– – – – – – – – –

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 07:56:27PM -0500], [Schmoolyboy@aol.com] wrote:

| To the group, Please excuse my poor spelling. Not knowing how to type ( I
| took basket weaving instead of typing in High School) and being OCD, I frequent
| send stuff off w/ spelling errors.

Spelling is for the uncreative, and that fucking underwater basket-weaving
class is a bitch mahn.  But I kept at it, and after retaking it for the
third time, I sleazed through!  And that, is what being an American is ALL
ABOUT!!@#

I think most of the people on this list under the age of 35 or so, prolly
just learned how to type, because … COMPUTER!  It has ButTonZ!!!!  It
*does things* and stuff … INSTANTLY!  Provides ImMeDiaTe
GraTifiCaysHun!@#!@#!#  MMmmmmmmmm.  Computer GOOD!

I dunno how to type either … or, so it has been explained to me.  “No!
You don’t use the PROPER ‘home position’ that’s COMPLETELY WRONG!”  Yeah,
but … I type twice as fast as you.  “It DOESN’T MATTER.  It’s STILL
*completely wrong*!!!!”

Oh, otay.

Just keep going, before ya know it, you’ll be using all 13 fingers.

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On [Sat, Mar 06, 2004 at 10:30:39AM -0800], [Brooke] wrote:

| Thanks for the kind words, v…to be in the company of Sandman and
| Akira is daunting indeed.
|
| I didn’t want to pimp BS here…but it looks like you’ve done my work
| for me. 😉  Here’s hoping that the Iboga rootbark journey stirs up the
| strength to fuel my next creative path.
|
| B

Do0d … (artoOnZ!@#(*!@#!@!!!!!!!!

Nobody has ever arrived here before, with a whole entire Epic Fantasy in
Flash in tow…  This is a first.

Totally fucking cool.  Welcome to tha machine.

S’cuse me, gotta go leech your whole entire site now.

CartoOnS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Happy, hAPPy, HappY

Patrick

p.s., Rock ouT mahn.  Broken Saints is highly neato.

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From: “ann b mullikin” <think@francomm.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…And Before………..
Date: March 6, 2004 at 6:14:46 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sorry for not making myself clearer.  I was asking a general
question.  On the average, for any givenTreatment House or Clinic, is
there usually a waiting list?  We’re just trying to get a hint of
what is involved especially with regard to timing.

Thanks

ann
think@francomm.com

Is there a waiting list?  It’s kinda hard to make plans if you don’t
have a target date in mind.

ann
think@francomm.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

I  agree with you too.

What I have noticed is that it is a tricky thing to get into a rehab.
It isn’t so easy. You don’t just call them and they have a place
ready.
At least not here in the Netherlands.
The rehab takes in only clean people , after a detox., but insurances
no
longer pays detox.
That’s for everyone own cost, (unless they want Methadone and any
other
pharmaceutical drug which is fine forever.)

I find a great benefit in having an anonymous treatment and aftercare.
officially when a rehab has licences they have to keep
all records. Not many addicts can afford that.
Beside , when you are a functioning addict you rather go back to work
as soon as possible. as if nothing really happened.

Sara

Hi Sara,

What you say is true, but for me it’s important to Empower the
Individual
as
opposed to Running Down the State. The rehab situation in the UK is no
better than in Holland, yet it is still reasonably straightforward to
get
yourself in….if you REALLY want to. You can get funding, you might
have
to
attend a load of interviews, you might even have to move to a part of
the
country where there more cash available, but you CAN get it. If you want
to.
If I’m listening to an addict talk, I sympathize a little with the NO
but
really try to push them with the YES. Yes, it’s tough, but Yes you can
do
it. It’s up to You. It all comes down to You. Personally, I don’t like
to
give in to the excuses, just a little sympathizing is enough.

It’s so easy to make excuses for not getting into state-funded drug
treatment programmes, you really don’t need to try…oh they should have
done this, I can’t get that, it should be like this…but at some point
the
consciousness of the addict has to move towards…hey, I actually
really,
really want to do this and it’s gonna be ME that takes the barriers out
of
the way. When this happens change occurs. A drug like ibogaine can take
you
enough inside to see that actually all the No’s are just your fear and
all
the Yes’s are who you really are. And when someone’s in that opened up
state
of empowered awareness after an ibo-session then that would be a great
time
to get them into a proper therapeutic community – encounter, bodywork,
emotional release, relating, sexual expression, the whole caboodle. Then
you
need less expressions like “functioning addicts” and more expressions
like
“change agents.”

Addicts are not the victims of state-led oppression schemes, just the
temporary victims of their own lack of awareness. And it can
change…easily

Nick

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From: Claire Lyons <sealions@highstream.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 6, 2004 at 6:02:01 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

please e-mail me referred doc.  thanks and regards
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From: “ann b mullikin” <think@francomm.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…And Before………..
Date: March 6, 2004 at 5:26:22 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Is there a waiting list?  It’s kinda hard to make plans if you don’t
have a target date in mind.

ann
think@francomm.com

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

I  agree with you too.

What I have noticed is that it is a tricky thing to get into a rehab.
It isn’t so easy. You don’t just call them and they have a place ready.
At least not here in the Netherlands.
The rehab takes in only clean people , after a detox., but insurances
no
longer pays detox.
That’s for everyone own cost, (unless they want Methadone and any other
pharmaceutical drug which is fine forever.)

I find a great benefit in having an anonymous treatment and aftercare.
officially when a rehab has licences they have to keep
all records. Not many addicts can afford that.
Beside , when you are a functioning addict you rather go back to work
as soon as possible. as if nothing really happened.

Sara

Hi Sara,

What you say is true, but for me it’s important to Empower the Individual
as
opposed to Running Down the State. The rehab situation in the UK is no
better than in Holland, yet it is still reasonably straightforward to get
yourself in….if you REALLY want to. You can get funding, you might have
to
attend a load of interviews, you might even have to move to a part of the
country where there more cash available, but you CAN get it. If you want
to.
If I’m listening to an addict talk, I sympathize a little with the NO but
really try to push them with the YES. Yes, it’s tough, but Yes you can do
it. It’s up to You. It all comes down to You. Personally, I don’t like to
give in to the excuses, just a little sympathizing is enough.

It’s so easy to make excuses for not getting into state-funded drug
treatment programmes, you really don’t need to try…oh they should have
done this, I can’t get that, it should be like this…but at some point
the
consciousness of the addict has to move towards…hey, I actually really,
really want to do this and it’s gonna be ME that takes the barriers out of
the way. When this happens change occurs. A drug like ibogaine can take
you
enough inside to see that actually all the No’s are just your fear and all
the Yes’s are who you really are. And when someone’s in that opened up
state
of empowered awareness after an ibo-session then that would be a great
time
to get them into a proper therapeutic community – encounter, bodywork,
emotional release, relating, sexual expression, the whole caboodle. Then
you
need less expressions like “functioning addicts” and more expressions like
“change agents.”

Addicts are not the victims of state-led oppression schemes, just the
temporary victims of their own lack of awareness. And it can
change…easily

Nick

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Luv the photoz
Date: March 6, 2004 at 5:22:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I love these, my only problem with using any part of
the Mindvox site is that everything is hidden all over
the place. It’s like playing a video game for
schizophrenics or people who’s minds are melting 😉

It’s fun but it’s almost impossible to find anything!
The ibogaine.mindvox.com part at least I can find
information. The phantom.com part everything is all
over the place.

Great email address bo 😉

Carla B

— Bo Nunces <bonunce@beer.com> wrote:

Interesting tech specs mate.

Frigging awesome photos, your offices were in the
world trade center then or right across the way?

http://www.mindvox.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MindVoxUI.woa/wa/staticpage%3fpagename=About/Photos.html

The shot with the monk is a strange one mate, the
brown robed monks do not pose for photos, they are
the ones who work magic with plants and nature. Yer
both sitting on Buddah. No wat allows that one
either, they pray in front of the statue.

Both of you are tripping there mate or the monk with
you would not allow that and would not be
photographed.

All of you are a bunch of loonies. Keep at it mate,
gives one hope!

-bo

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Date: Fri,  5 Mar 2004 18:59:55 -0800
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Erowid and MindVox
guilty of hate crimes

Earth and Fire Erowid are raging fearmongers 😉

Mindvox is guilty of hate crimes too? If self hate
and black humor count,
maybe

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] David Crosby Arrested this morning
Date: March 6, 2004 at 5:20:12 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

That is so lame. When Perry Farrel was arrested for
having heroin and cocaine in his room at the Beverly
Hills Hilton, the maid who reported it was fired, they
issued all kinds of statements saying that is not
their policy and then paid his legal bills when he got
off 🙂

Carla B

— “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu> wrote:
In the United States alone, someone checks their
email every 3 seconds….

This is a damn shame! That hotel employee should
be ashamed of themselves!
The hotel management should also be ashamed! What
ever happened to discreetness?
I think the hotel should be boycotted. I know I
would not want to stay there!
Callie

ehehe… i couldn’t afford to stay there anyway…
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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] After manual and Question for Patrick
Date: March 6, 2004 at 5:18:46 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Steven, I like the pamphlet it has a great
collection of different sources.

One question I have is why did you quote Patrick’s
message and then take out the last two parts where he
really answered how he stays clean? I know that’s
where he says something about god which makes people
squeemish because your not supposed to use the word
‘god’ but that’s one of the reasons I really like what
he says. I have a lot of respect for him coming out
and just saying it in his own way.

It’s strange but real, not sure I’ve ever seen anyone
write one part street corner dope fiend, one part mad
scientist and one part shaman 😉 Yo dis, yo dat, fuck
you, molecules, big concepts, dope, fuck you, godhead
rocks the fuck out yo 😉 😉 😉

You have a very personal connection to god Patrick,
where do I get one? 😉 (I’m only teasing, don’t yell
at me! Your exact quote was ‘Godhead rocks the fuck
out it’s one killer rush’ 😉 😉 😉

Did you cut out those paragraphs to make sure nobody
says anything using the word ‘god’?

Carla B

— “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com> wrote:
On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 06:08:58PM -0800],
[rickc@ziplip.com] wrote:

| Are you in recovery?

Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35
years now.

| Do you have cravings?

Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna
bang dope!@#!@#!@#”
spins ’round and ’round in little circles and
refuses to go away?  No.  Do
I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?
You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up
their mind with all the
negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play
pretend, or hide and
seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful,
degrading and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not
past-tense.

| Do you have to do anything to stay clean off
heroin?

Yes.

| What do you do?

I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it
up.  Not sticking a
syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

| I read many answers here but I don’t know the
background of the people
| giving them. How do you go from being a
‘spectacular failure at every
| treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.  Were I
to say, “It was all
me, and I did everything.”  It would technically be
correct, but … not
really.  As much as possible I get the fuck out of
the way, and let
whatever process is unfolding, take place.

| If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict
into something
| different, then I see some of it here, but I get
the idea there is a lot
| of work and struggle behind all of it.

There is.

| You don’t give that impression.

You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all over
the list.  I am fucked
up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.
<Shrug>  Were I perfect
it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to
incarnate and work all this
out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or
not doing — drugZ.

| people on this list who are coming from mindvox or
your friends, what
| all of them have in common, besides a general lack
of any couth 😉 is
| you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t
supposed to help in
| addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a
double-edged blade.  It means
you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and
make choices.  It also
means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the
summation of their
symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung
out with since we were
all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie
like I did, the other
became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.
Statistically speaking … this
doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not
for a lack of cash or
access, but simply because they don’t want to.
Neither one likes
entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the
concept of God —
however you choose to define God, or what it means
to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And
the dude who was a
junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by
naltrexone implants, in
Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.

Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was
exactly ONE who
managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same
study, was me.

What does it all mean?

It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human
beings, NOT the summation
of their symptomology <– repeat as often as
necessary.

| yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries
are–
| “Great spirits have always encountered violent
opposition from mediocre
| | minds.”
| –Albert Einstein
| “I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand
ways that won’t work”
| -Thomas Edison

Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with
my life’s experience
and belief systems.

| What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Myself.

| Could you do heroin right now and not become
addicted again?

Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty
much gone at this point;
‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well,
I have a new magic
trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself
any time I need to.

A better question might be, could I do narcotic
analgesics right now and
not become habituated … because, that’s a question
I ask myself
sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and
everything that people say is
impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and
white boundary around
narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.
Dope … that’s magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up,
enjoy it, and then get
back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably
not.

I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.
It grows.  Much of it
is laid upon the foundation of beating something
that has kicked my ass
in, for every single day of my life … I never
caught an imaginary
disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not
stuck in some endless
battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds
… Pretty low, ‘cuz
it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45
bags, turn it into a
problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much …
nothing EXTERNAL.  Nobody
around me who actually cares about me, is gonna
paint a bullseye on me,
and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all
up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4
years, fell down,
well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You
know what to do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is about
what anyone else sees
or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for
the shit in the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees;
my ego structure is
going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which
will make the 1 bag,
or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads
to one LONG fucking
detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again
… and it’s a very
time consuming process.

Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted
again?  Sure.

Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.
Oddly enough, I now
have the power to make all of that fade out like a
mirage.

If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic
analgesics and use them as
directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since
everything IS just belief,
saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as
saying, “No…”  But not
quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the
time to CONDUCT RESEARCH
in this area.

Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being
myself the next day?
The answer is: no.

And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.
Been there, done
that, for most of my life.

Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#

| What do you do?

I communicate with the God of my understanding.

As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for a
while.

It’s the difference between intellectually
understanding that everything
is just an endlessly-interlocking series of
illusions, and games within
games … and KNOWING it.

Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of
consciousness.  The
universe is not holding its breath anxiously waiting
to be saved.
Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.

And … when I go home, I become nothing — shades
of heroin — and in the
process, become everything.

Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.

Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer rush.

| Is there any way to repeat it with someone else?

Sure … different versions of the same answers
appear on this very list,
with alarming regularity.

The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.  “No,
but wait, you obviously
just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I
just, don’t wanna have to
do anything…  Ever.  At all…”

Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.

There are many different roads to follow.  Some are
brightly-lit
superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the
woods, and once inna while
when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered around
through the woods,
gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking
around in circles in the
middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO
falls out of the sky, and
slams into your head <ClunK!>  AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#
THAT’S IT!!!!!!
Pret+y col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@# Woooo
HoooooO!!!

YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!

Different things have resonance for different
people, in different ways;
but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same
place.

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500],
[HSLotsof@aol.com] wrote:

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
|

http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Laters,

Patrick

p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it into
the list.  I know my
response-time to email sucks, but I do not have 5
secretaries, and I
cannot answer all of it.  There are many of you, and
only one of me.  If
you have a question in general, just ask it.
Someone with something
worthwhile to say, always arrives.

<Flipping through Manners 101 …>

How dare you say none of my friends have any couth
you fuckhead.  Your
problem is that an inordinately high percentage of
British males are
castrated at birth, and live their whole entire
existence dealing with
chronically deficient testosterone levels.

Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!

Dave … say something sensitive and enlightened.

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 6, 2004 at 10:01:38 AM EST
To: “Ibogaine Mindvox” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 8:11 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

I  agree with you too.

What I have noticed is that it is a tricky thing to get into a rehab.
It isn’t so easy. You don’t just call them and they have a place ready.
At least not here in the Netherlands.
The rehab takes in only clean people , after a detox., but insurances  no
longer pays detox.
That’s for everyone own cost, (unless they want Methadone and any other
pharmaceutical drug which is fine forever.)

I find a great benefit in having an anonymous treatment and aftercare.
officially when a rehab has licences they have to keep
all records. Not many addicts can afford that.
Beside , when you are a functioning addict you rather go back to work
as soon as possible. as if nothing really happened.

Sara

Hi Sara,

What you say is true, but for me it’s important to Empower the Individual as
opposed to Running Down the State. The rehab situation in the UK is no
better than in Holland, yet it is still reasonably straightforward to get
yourself in….if you REALLY want to. You can get funding, you might have to
attend a load of interviews, you might even have to move to a part of the
country where there more cash available, but you CAN get it. If you want to.
If I’m listening to an addict talk, I sympathize a little with the NO but
really try to push them with the YES. Yes, it’s tough, but Yes you can do
it. It’s up to You. It all comes down to You. Personally, I don’t like to
give in to the excuses, just a little sympathizing is enough.

It’s so easy to make excuses for not getting into state-funded drug
treatment programmes, you really don’t need to try…oh they should have
done this, I can’t get that, it should be like this…but at some point the
consciousness of the addict has to move towards…hey, I actually really,
really want to do this and it’s gonna be ME that takes the barriers out of
the way. When this happens change occurs. A drug like ibogaine can take you
enough inside to see that actually all the No’s are just your fear and all
the Yes’s are who you really are. And when someone’s in that opened up state
of empowered awareness after an ibo-session then that would be a great time
to get them into a proper therapeutic community – encounter, bodywork,
emotional release, relating, sexual expression, the whole caboodle. Then you
need less expressions like “functioning addicts” and more expressions like
“change agents.”

Addicts are not the victims of state-led oppression schemes, just the
temporary victims of their own lack of awareness. And it can change…easily

Nick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:46:20 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

LOL!
Yeah, ok, I see this.

And Callie, you could have a point too.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

I keep seeing this, and in my own case, bologna.
I say that in the nicest possible way, but still, it’s crap in my own
case.
But then, I don’t know how “severe” withdrawals are for me, more like
discomfort than agony really. The pain itself is agonizing and I don’t
find
withdrawals are comparing lately.
Peace,
Preston

this is completely just conjecture on my part… but i’d think it’d be
something like that old folk remedy for headaches…

smash your big toe with hammer. your toe’ll hurt so much, you’ll forget
about your headache…

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:30:39 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for the kind words, v…to be in the company of Sandman and
Akira is daunting indeed.

I didn’t want to pimp BS here…but it looks like you’ve done my work
for me. 😉  Here’s hoping that the Iboga rootbark journey stirs up the
strength to fuel my next creative path.

B

I don’t have the best ibogaine answers but everyone who does is here.
Welcome.

I wanted to say, Broken Saints is cool as fuck. You’ve created
something that means as much to me as Neil Gaiman’s Sandman
illustrated
novels and Akira.

Welcome to Mindvox. You should feel right at home 🙂

.:vector:.

— Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com> wrote:
Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out
and acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
process and use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of
course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:21:48 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello Howard,

1) As per your dosing information above, should the participant continue to
take a teaspoon of the root bark per hour until desired effects are
achieved?
—>The hour is just to check the reaction, if there is something like an
allergy, the user will react quickly, it’s just a precaution.

2) Anticipating that the new user/initiate will have no experience to
determine what a dose of iboga should be, what subjective signs will
indicate that a
full dose has been taken?
—>It’s just a question of feeling once in the experience, you can feel if
you went far enough or not. Usually the first time the user is affraid and
stops by himself, that’s why in the Bwiti you are not going alone and people
assist you and encourage you to go further. In this work you as a therapist
have to take a dose of Iboga in order to be part of the process, then the
“Bwiti talk to you”, I use the term bwiti just to describe a state of
consciousness were you feel what you have to do and when to do it. People
self dosing themselve can feel that too.

3) Approximately how many teaspoons of your root bark product to you
anticipate to be a full dose and/or is this rated by the weight of the
individual?
—>It’s not my product, I didn’t sell any Iboga to anbody yet.

4) Taken in a teaspoon by teaspoon dose regimen, how long does the total
iboga experience usually last?  Any detailed description would be greatly
appreciated.
—>Usually when I work with people who are looking for a personal growth
experience, the work last over a night from dust till dawn and can be
deepened with another dosage the following night (rest during the day).

5) As to your product, how long before your harvest your plants?
6) Did you seek the best specimens with the greatest alkaloid content for
your plantation or are you in the process of improving your plant quality?
7) Is T. iboga rootbark available from you and at what cost? This recognizes
that the root will not be shipped to any country where it is restricted.
—>For these questions, you can write me offline at iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr

9) Do you arrange Bwiti or other initiation rites using T. iboga if someone
were to be interested?  Please describe rite and cost.
—>It’s possible, I’m preparing a travel in april, in Gabon, in the massif
du Chaillu, with the pygmies. They gave Iboga to the bantus and are at the
source of this knowledge. The problem with the bwiti as the bantus practice
it is that as a westerner they will try to catch as much money as possible,
and if you go by yourself without any thrusworthy contacts you may fall on
swindlers. Iboga by himself taught the bwitist the rites, but at the
begining if the heart is not pure, it doesn’t mean anything.

Planteur

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:12:54 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Remarkably, when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe
withdrawals when the opiates are stopped.<

I keep seeing this, and in my own case, bologna.

You know that might be because you were an addict before you had chronic pain.
That is just a guesstimate on my part.
Callie

From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Mention of Ibogaine on Kerry site
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:12:36 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

From: ClimbingtheGreatBlueCliffs

QUOTE (dana @ Mar 5 2004, 01:04 PM)

It is vital that we move the core of Nader support, opponents of the Drug War, over into the Kerry column. In order to do that it will be necessary for a more explicit anti-Drug War position to be articulated, point by point, by Senator Kerry and the campaign. I stand ready to consult with the responsible staffers to fine-tune positions that will bring greens and independents home to the Democratic candidate in November without providing any ammo for the Bush smear machine.

We have to start the list with bio-medical research to acheive the goal of treatment on demand for drug dependency. Medical marijuana and sentencing reform can be on that list, but we have to demonstrate concern for the swing voters who are a bit more conservative on the addictions issue.

Dana/cnw

PS: While both are glutamate antagonists, Ibogaine is much more active against cysts and tumours than cannabinoids, the action of which was characterized to me as “tonic rather acute” by Grinspoon. Many tumours and cysts vanish after one dose of Ibogaine, which has the advantage of being 1 fortieth as toxic as Vincristine and Vinblastine, which are dimeric Ibogaine congeners. In practical terms, that means we are killing some cancer chemotherapy patients jsut from their chemo–patients who would not have died if it had been possible to give them ibogaine instead.

Ibogaine has also been patented for the acute treatment of stroke and ischemia (better than diszocilpine). It works to alleviate approximately 65% of obsessive-compulsive disorders (addiction is a subset of OCD with both a chemical and a market component). And one paper I read seemed to indicate that very small daily doses revived the efficacy of tuberculosis drugs in cases of drug-resistent TB.

So I hope that advocacy of medical use is not limited here just to drugs that are also popular recreationally–MDMA and cannabis.

Truely amazing, i am angered i cant grow tabernanthe iboga when it obviously had some amazing properties, potentially unrelated to its possibility of ‘intoxication'(which i may add is not any more dangerous when used responsibly than booze and in my educated(on this specific topic) opinion promotes responsible use far more than alcohol in regards to the effects while intoxicated).

With regards to nader voters i would observe that most democrats seem to be avoiding liberal extremeists as a way of dodging the ‘liberal’ bullet usually with a good measure of ‘god hating’ along with it among right wing religious extremists (of which ashcroft is a part of) who play a major role in republican politics. Clinton won because people were seeing the effects of long term debts accumuliated during the regan and bush adminstrations. He was able to get the suburbian american. I think JK has an advantage among lower class americans who are both loosing jobs and having to listen to cooperate and stock scandals playing with the future of our country. Many have lost jobs in swing states, but some swing states could be won better by a bit of appeal to left wingers, esp nader voters. Wither this is done through a policy of elimination of bureaucratic waste like clinton ran on or through a proper review of drug policy and prompt execution of a new propostion remains to be seen, but i think JK will start pulling on these groups towards the election to shorten/reduce the amount of spin time/positions the bush campaign has.

QUOTE

With regards to nader voters i would observe that most democrats seem to be avoiding liberal extremists as a way of dodging the ‘liberal’ bullet…

From: Dana

QUOTE
Truly amazing, i am angered i cant grow tabernanthe iboga when it obviously had some amazing properties…

You couldn’t grow it here even if were legal, since it really needs a triple canopy rain forest, shaded but tropical. It absolutely can’t take frosts, so it will always have to be imported from Africa–an real complication, since the U.S. is committed to stopping international trade in Iboga products.

Guess their just gonna hafta relent, and let those rainforest people have a few sustainable products…

BTW, on CSI they say some ethnobotanists believe that Iboga is the Tree of Knowledge referred to in the Bible. What makes this interesting is that in the life cycle of the plant, it sprouts and then appears to die, then sprouts again. What’s happening is that the seed has a husk, like a walnut, and the husk has to start rotting because it must pick up bacteria present in the very poor rain forest soil in order for the plant to process the nutrients it needs to grow.

Ancient Egyptian mythology is rife with symbols of death and rebirth– the Phoenix, Isis and Osiris, and the biggest example of all (Palestine being an cultural extension of Egypt at the time), the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Mel Gibson would probably flip out if we told him this, but Iboga is the one plant medicine potentially available to the Passover Plotters that could have been administered to Jesus to block ischemia for the three hours he was up there on the cross. Which would make Ibogaine the true sacrament represented by the wine and the wafer, and Constitutionally protected under the First Amendment.

QUOTE

With regards to nader voters i would observe that most democrats seem to be avoiding liberal extremists as a way of dodging the ‘liberal’ bullet…

Read my earlier post of the Robert Reich op-ed where he decries the democratic party practice of marginalizing and alienating the left movement in this country, contrasting it to the way the GOP assiduously cultivates it’s right-wing crazies. We have to get over this legacy of Cold War red-baiting if we want Nader’s voters.

What bugs me is the reflexive response on this site to Ibogaine as an illegal drug (illegal, therefore really dangerous) when Vinblastine is 40 times more toxic, makes you trip–but is legal because it’s the only thing they have for Kaposi’s Sarcoma. Mind you, a certain percentage die just from the chemo, but it’s so toxic the DEA never considered controlling it as drug of abuse, even though 1/2 of the molecule IS an Ibogaine molecule. Ibogaine is embedded in it.

I think we should be more concerned about drawing votes away from Nader rather than keeping a lid on Ibogaine so that the Kerry campaign never has to take a position on it.
It’s out there in the popular culture now. Will there be a crackdown on internet sites and treatment providers, or will a Kerry Presidency move in the direction of (at least) developing 18-MC as a safer alternative?
Dana/cnw

From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] David Crosby Arrested this morning
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:06:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

This is a damn shame! That hotel employee should be ashamed of themselves!
The hotel management should also be ashamed! What ever happened to discreetness?
I think the hotel should be boycotted. I know I would not want to stay there!
Callie

ehehe… i couldn’t afford to stay there anyway… =)

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:05:49 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

I keep seeing this, and in my own case, bologna.
I say that in the nicest possible way, but still, it’s crap in my own case.
But then, I don’t know how “severe” withdrawals are for me, more like
discomfort than agony really. The pain itself is agonizing and I don’t find
withdrawals are comparing lately.
Peace,
Preston

this is completely just conjecture on my part… but i’d think it’d be
something like that old folk remedy for headaches…

smash your big toe with hammer. your toe’ll hurt so much, you’ll forget
about your headache…

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: [ibogaine] IBO-DOGS — Re: Iboga Root advice–
Date: March 6, 2004 at 10:55:54 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Brooke and all,

This may be of some interest to anyone out there that intends on doing rootbark…

To recap on previous ‘gur’ episodes– I got a second batch of rootbark and everything’s fine but it’s really physically impossible to just ‘eat’ the rootbark a second time around… so, as it happens, my kid brother knows the owner of this sausage-factory and he got us some of the wrapping that they use for the thin ones, it’s synthetic and edible and frankly it makes a lot more sense than gelatin capsules, because, you just can’t swallow 60-80 500mg capsules…

So some synthetic wrapper, a coffee grinder and some plain thread to tie off the ends, is all that’s required to make a batch of  IBO-DOGS©  🙂

So does it work, hell yes, it’s tasteless… but we weren’t too smart about it, the circumference was still a bit too big so we squeezed about a meager teaspoon and tied off the ends, making these tightly packed ball-shaped weiners–
it would have been a lot better if we had made them flacid, as that would have gone down a lot easier… (we, my buddy and I, almost had to do the heimlich on each other- it just took ages to go down and it was somewhat painful)

….this wrapping/skin is tough-like but if you wet it, it feels alot like a wet condom… so we’re going to get some more of this stuff, butcher-like places should carry some and I understand that this stuff is sold as well, you’ll need plenty more than you’d think.. my advice is go for the really narrow ‘sleeve’ or wrapper and make sure to make them flacid, that and wetting them again just prior to swallowing should do the trick….

Best way to fill them up is to keep the sleeve intact, it comes accordion-like, so just stretch out about a foot and wet it under the fawcet (without getting the inside wet) then funnel a meager teaspoon of finely-powdered rootbark and tie off the extreme end with very little thread, then shake the rootbark back down and just tie it off making sure the whole thing is, again, flacid… for comparison, we tried swallowing big gum-balls and you’re going for oysters…

bon appetit,

Adam

—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out and acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a reputable source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively process and use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] David Crosby Arrested this morning
Date: March 6, 2004 at 12:30:34 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This is a damn shame! That hotel employee should be ashamed of themselves! The hotel management should also be ashamed! What ever happened to discreetness? I think the hotel should be boycotted. I know I would not want to stay there!
Callie

David Crosby Arrested in New York

NEW YORK – Musician David Crosby (news) was arrested on marijuana and gun possession charges early Saturday at a Times Square hotel, police said. Crosby, 62, a two-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, had checked out of the hotel but left a piece of luggage behind, police said.

A hotel worker found the bag and went through it looking for identification, and called police after finding marijuana, a .45-caliber handgun and two knives, authorities said.

Crosby was met by police when he returned to pick up the bag, investigators said.

Crosby, a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, had been performing at the B.B. King Blues Club off Times Square and at Shea Auditorium in Wayne, N.J.

In 1985 he was convicted of drug possession in Dallas and spent a year in prison before his conviction was overturned on appeal.

Calls seeking comment from Crosby’s management company were not immediately returned Saturday.

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 6, 2004 at 12:15:33 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

not to say the withdrawals don’t still suck though. I hate ’em.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

Remarkably, when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe
withdrawals when the opiates are stopped.<

I keep seeing this, and in my own case, bologna.
I say that in the nicest possible way, but still, it’s crap in my own
case.
But then, I don’t know how “severe” withdrawals are for me, more like
discomfort than agony really. The pain itself is agonizing and I don’t
find
withdrawals are comparing lately.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

Good luck Bret, I don’t know you but you sound okay. No body, addict or
not
deserves to be in pain. I know you know that the longer 1/2 life of the
drug, the less its addiction potential. Although, it may be harder to get
off the longer acting drugs. Thanx to Ibo, we there is an out. Remarkably,
when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe withdrawals
when
the opiates are stopped. Good luck and glad you are feeling better.

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 6, 2004 at 12:13:51 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Remarkably, when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe
withdrawals when the opiates are stopped.<

I keep seeing this, and in my own case, bologna.
I say that in the nicest possible way, but still, it’s crap in my own case.
But then, I don’t know how “severe” withdrawals are for me, more like
discomfort than agony really. The pain itself is agonizing and I don’t find
withdrawals are comparing lately.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

Good luck Bret, I don’t know you but you sound okay. No body, addict or not
deserves to be in pain. I know you know that the longer 1/2 life of the
drug, the less its addiction potential. Although, it may be harder to get
off the longer acting drugs. Thanx to Ibo, we there is an out. Remarkably,
when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe withdrawals when
the opiates are stopped. Good luck and glad you are feeling better.

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 12:13:09 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

thanks for asking further questions – any of this information could
prove to be invaluable to a first-time ‘initiate’ like myself 🙂

Best and blessings,

Brooke Burgess
Creator – Broken Saints
www.brokensaints.com

In a message dated 3/6/04 1:49:03 PM, iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr writes:

<< Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?

If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
If it is

just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as
the

brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
topics

you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
example. If

the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
itself

knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
without

too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say
you

even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
cleansing.

Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
an hour

later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
might be

able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need. >>

Planteur,

Good to have a grower on the list.

1) As per your dosing information above, should the participant
continue to
take a teaspoon of the root bark per hour until desired effects are
achieved?

2) Anticipating that the new user/initiate will have no experience to
determine what a dose of iboga should be, what subjective signs will
indicate that a
full dose has been taken?

3) Approximately how many teaspoons of your root bark product to you
anticipate to be a full dose and/or is this rated by the weight of
the individual?

4) Taken in a teaspoon by teaspoon dose regimen, how long does the
total
iboga experience usually last?  Any detailed description would be
greatly
appreciated.

5) As to your product, how long before your harvest your plants?

6) Did you seek the best specimens with the greatest alkaloid content
for
your plantation or are you in the process of improving your plant
quality?

7) Is T. iboga rootbark available from you and at what cost? This
recognizes
that the root will not be shipped to any country where it is
restricted.

8) As you are in a somewhat unique situation as a grower, what one or
two
facts or pieces of information would you provide to this list that
may be most
helpful in addition to those of your previous post.

9) Do you arrange Bwiti or other initiation rites using T. iboga if
someone
were to be interested?  Please describe rite and cost.

All of these questions are to seek knowledge and not in any way to
challenge
your integrity.  I just wanted to say that so there is no confusion
on
anyone’s part.

Thank you.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 12:07:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thank you SO much.  This is powerful and very encouraging information.
I look forward to your rootbark advice.

B

Here’s my 2-bit…

A mini tape-recorder can be a great and easy tool for all but the
most intense period…(writing is much more taxing, even a day
later)…

Maybe this is my personal bias from my bwiti experience but I wear
white, I put the mattress on the floor (feels much more grounded) and I
keep a candle lit- unlike the bwiti who place the candle less than a
foot behind the head, I prefer placing it out of the way… the Bwiti
also used the really generic kind of candle, which had the disadvantage
of going out after an hour or two, and thus they kept replacing them
every so often… so I’d say get a non-scented bulky one that can last
more than a day…

Another thing, try and do this somewhere other than your own place,
preferably somewhere you’ve never stayed before or otherwise somewhere
special like a friend’s cottage… I’d hate to do it somewhere noisy,
that can be incredibly frustrating at times…

Again, this being my 2-bit, so I’ll just blurt this out… When
you’re going up, just after take-off, you will go thru this, uhm,
shedding of your ego/identity, … I’d say it resembles, from what I
gather, a mild psychotic episode… And while this is happening, you
will most likely also experience  these waves of spookyness or panic-
like surges… but, imo, these are more body related, ie, the body’s
reaction to this intrusion….

About the shedding.. you try to recall something about yourself
that’s comforting and there’s nothing, even when you think of something
that you can let out a sigh of relief, next thing you know, the iboga
is making you look at what you’re holding on to and you unclench your
fist and there’s nothing there… everything and anything you cherish,
that you uphold as good, true and *you* ceases to be so and you are in
this void.. and the only real thing you can do is ‘let go’, anything
else will just drag this on… this is a dying-like process so there’s
no way to make this pleasant, but it helps to recall this and/or
mention this back and forth with your guide/watcher… ultimately, it
doesn’t matter much how much we resist or how soon we let go, taking
iboga means undergoing this ego/identity shedding; the work can only
commence once you arrive on those other shores….

all the best,

Adam

p.s. since you’re going to do rootbark, I will post another bit about
rootbark….

—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search
out and acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and
effectively process and use it in my home environment (with a watcher,
of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to
share.

Brooke

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From: “Brooke” <brooke@blue.netnation.com>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 12:01:47 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

It’s rootbark.  I’ve read different ways to prepare it, so if you have
any advice on this, that would be wonderful.

Thanks again for your support,

B

Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience.
If it is
just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as
the
brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific
topics
you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for
example. If
the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga
itself
knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience
without
too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say
you
even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a
cleansing.
Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if
an hour
later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you
might be
able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.

Good Work

Planteur
—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out
and
acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a
reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
process and
use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

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From: “AG” <adamg@013.net.il>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 9:54:47 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Here’s my 2-bit…

A mini tape-recorder can be a great and easy tool for all but the most intense period…(writing is much more taxing, even a day later)…

Maybe this is my personal bias from my bwiti experience but I wear white, I put the mattress on the floor (feels much more grounded) and I keep a candle lit- unlike the bwiti who place the candle less than a foot behind the head, I prefer placing it out of the way… the Bwiti also used the really generic kind of candle, which had the disadvantage of going out after an hour or two, and thus they kept replacing them every so often… so I’d say get a non-scented bulky one that can last more than a day…

Another thing, try and do this somewhere other than your own place, preferably somewhere you’ve never stayed before or otherwise somewhere special like a friend’s cottage… I’d hate to do it somewhere noisy, that can be incredibly frustrating at times…

Again, this being my 2-bit, so I’ll just blurt this out… When you’re going up, just after take-off, you will go thru this, uhm, shedding of your ego/identity, … I’d say it resembles, from what I gather, a mild psychotic episode… And while this is happening, you will most likely also experience these waves of spookyness or panic-like surges… but, imo, these are more body related, ie, the body’s reaction to this intrusion….

About the shedding.. you try to recall something about yourself that’s comforting and there’s nothing, even when you think of something that you can let out a sigh of relief, next thing you know, the iboga is making you look at what you’re holding on to and you unclench your fist and there’s nothing there… everything and anything you cherish, that you uphold as good, true and *you* ceases to be so and you are in this void.. and the only real thing you can do is ‘let go’, anything else will just drag this on… this is a dying-like process so there’s no way to make this pleasant, but it helps to recall this and/or mention this back and forth with your guide/watcher… ultimately, it doesn’t matter much how much we resist or how soon we let go, taking iboga means undergoing this ego/identity shedding; the work can only commence once you arrive on those other shores….

all the best,

Adam

p.s. since you’re going to do rootbark, I will post another bit about rootbark….

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De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out and acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a reputable source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively process and use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 6, 2004 at 11:47:47 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Good luck Bret, I don’t know you but you sound okay. No body, addict or not deserves to be in pain. I know you know that the longer 1/2 life of the drug, the less its addiction potential. Although, it may be harder to get off the longer acting drugs. Thanx to Ibo, we there is an out. Remarkably, when people have real pain, they don’t seem to have severe withdrawals when the opiates are stopped. Good luck and glad you are feeling better.

From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Keeping Clean
Date: March 6, 2004 at 11:27:49 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/6/04 4:15:14 PM, stevenanker@hotmail.com writes:

<< From Hattie:

I would add breathwork – holotropic or rebirthing. Its a really powerful

tool for releasing deep seated emotional issues and conflicts. For those

that don’t do so well on talking therapy it is particularly helpful.

Deep tissue bodywork is also an excellent way of releasing those

psychospiritual issues that have become lodged in the physical realm.

Something like rolfing, hellerwork or feldenkrais for example.

The Bwiti recommend getting physical post iboga experience. Indeed with a

community an anthropologist/ethnobotanist  friend of mine stayed, they

strongly recommended sex straight after the experience – indeed even

offering him a woman. This makes sense when you think about the metaphysical

impact of an experience such as ibogaine. One of the best ways to ground it

and integrate it into the body is by getting physical afterwards. So this

could be done through breathwork, bodywork, sex, exercise, movement therapy,

dance etc.

But this is the direction I would go. I have written more about this in the

article I wrote that I think is in the appendix of the manual. >>

Steve and Hattie,

The article is available from the appendices of the Manual for Ibogaine
Therapy and is article #21.

http://ibogaine.org/manual.html#mmm

Howard

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 11:18:15 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/6/04 1:49:03 PM, iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr writes:

<< Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?

If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience. If it is

just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as the

brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific topics

you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for example. If

the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga itself

knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience without

too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say you

even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a cleansing.

Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if an hour

later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you might be

able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need. >>

Planteur,

Good to have a grower on the list.

1) As per your dosing information above, should the participant continue to
take a teaspoon of the root bark per hour until desired effects are achieved?

2) Anticipating that the new user/initiate will have no experience to
determine what a dose of iboga should be, what subjective signs will indicate that a
full dose has been taken?

3) Approximately how many teaspoons of your root bark product to you
anticipate to be a full dose and/or is this rated by the weight of the individual?

4) Taken in a teaspoon by teaspoon dose regimen, how long does the total
iboga experience usually last?  Any detailed description would be greatly
appreciated.

5) As to your product, how long before your harvest your plants?

6) Did you seek the best specimens with the greatest alkaloid content for
your plantation or are you in the process of improving your plant quality?

7) Is T. iboga rootbark available from you and at what cost? This recognizes
that the root will not be shipped to any country where it is restricted.

8) As you are in a somewhat unique situation as a grower, what one or two
facts or pieces of information would you provide to this list that may be most
helpful in addition to those of your previous post.

9) Do you arrange Bwiti or other initiation rites using T. iboga if someone
were to be interested?  Please describe rite and cost.

All of these questions are to seek knowledge and not in any way to challenge
your integrity.  I just wanted to say that so there is no confusion on
anyone’s part.

Thank you.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
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Dora Weiner Foundation
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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Keeping Clean
Date: March 6, 2004 at 11:13:46 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hope this helps. My friends are doing the treatment on Monday. Best, S.

Keeping Clean:  Thoughts on improving your life after ibogaine.

The tough part isn’t getting clean, it’s staying clean.
Jerry.

Take two minutes and meditate on where you want your life to be in 2 years, five years, and ten years.
Tom

From Steve:
Cherry pick what’s right for you. We are all individuals:
Go camping or a take little vacation, get away from your scene and away from the drugs.
Exercise and build endorphins back up in the brain. Regain your health, Yoga, swimming, mountain climbing, soccer, baseball, what ever

Eat right, proper nutrition. All that money saved on dope can go to good food. Avoid sugar.
Avoid triggers and people taking drugs. Forget your dealer’s number.
Have a plan in place if you feel the craving coming on, go to a movie, hang with good friends, or go for a walk in the park. Go to a shopping mall, bookstore or a coffee house. Get out more often.
One on one therapy to address personal issues, the root of addiction.
AA/NA, & SMART recovery help many. Try them out. The SMART recovery book is very helpful. It’s good to have the support of others who have been through the pain of addiction.
Help other addicts.
Build a support network of friends and family, people you can call for help. Rebuild relations. Reconnect with lost friends.
Sweating all that shit out of your system in a sauna can help.
Do some fun things. Find a new hobby. Stamp collecting, butterflies, or psychedellics.
Quit smoking (is it too much to do all at once?)
Be busy, get a job, work.
Learn self-compassion.
If you must, smoke weed, hey it’s better than crack. Remember stoners can be very dull.
Try and have a mind/body/spirit balance.
Masturbate instead of using drugs. Watch tv.
Make a better life for yourself
Live a life of love.
Get a puppy.
Do something nice for someone else. Build better karma
Have fun. Be skeptical  Never do anything by the book.
If you do relapse, Big fucking deal, don’t do it again.
Go to Mexico and watch a bullfight.
Have a pot-luck dinner with friends.  Eat escargo’
Get out of your head. Less ego.
Be more cool. Be good.

From Hattie:
I would add breathwork – holotropic or rebirthing. Its a really powerful tool for releasing deep seated emotional issues and conflicts. For those that don’t do so well on talking therapy it is particularly helpful.

Deep tissue bodywork is also an excellent way of releasing those psychospiritual issues that have become lodged in the physical realm. Something like rolfing, hellerwork or feldenkrais for example.

The Bwiti recommend getting physical post iboga experience. Indeed with a community an anthropologist/ethnobotanist  friend of mine stayed, they strongly recommended sex straight after the experience – indeed even offering him a woman. This makes sense when you think about the metaphysical impact of an experience such as ibogaine. One of the best ways to ground it and integrate it into the body is by getting physical afterwards. So this could be done through breathwork, bodywork, sex, exercise, movement therapy, dance etc.

But this is the direction I would go. I have written more about this in the article I wrote that I think is in the appendix of the manual.

There is a paragraph on the post ibogaine experience.

Hope this helps a little.

From Denise:
I learned this acronym from an excellent doctor who had worked at the Haight-Ashbury free clinic. Go through these steps whenever you are

H ungry
A ngry
L onely
T ired

(HALT = the precursors to wanting to use)

T alking (give someone a call)
E xercise
M editation or Massage
P rayer
S afe sex and showers

TEMPS = the solutions

Re AA and NA, remember you donดt have to จdo it allจ in spite of what they might say in meetings.  The most important aspect of 12 step is the community or fellowship.  If you hear something that bugs you, try to practice patience and just let it go.  Two aphorisms from 12 step Iดve taken to heart are จtake what you need, leave the restจand จlook for the similarities, not the differencesจ.
-Denise

Quitting smoking during “recovery”, is like most things, it will be good for some (kiddies in particular as a group) and not for others. Some people get that one “white chip” and from what I have seen, that is a minority, even with ibo most people deep in addiction with multiple substances/behaviors do not give up all at once. Absolutely quitting smoking is a good thing, elevating, one less drug (addiction) and the further you go, the further you are. So, yeah, great thing to do and I like the idea surviving drug addiction and not dying/having health issues from smoking. Nicotine is the only “drug” that I sometimes still get a craving for, it is far harder in many ways than quitting drugs and not a priority. I think it also helped me deal with taking pain meds, if I can quit smoking cigarettes I can quit anything.  There was a particular moment after I stopped smoking, the silence, for the first time in my adult life I wasn’t stuffing something in my body (or someone elses) to get rid of the discomfort of living in my skin.

So initially maybe or maybe not, IMO, for most, no (cept the kiddies), it depends on the person.. Long term sure quitting smoking going to help most people.
Bret

From Lisa:
Got your list of helpful hints.  My suggestions/questions which are really extensions of your own thoughts are:

As far as staying away from “using” friends, this is vital.  You have to leave the old way of life completely and create a new “family”. Not doing that just puts you into a slippery situation that makes it too easy to go back to the old way of doing things.  As you suggest, AA/NA meetings are good for working one’s way through the often tortuous beginnings of sober life.  They can also offer new sober friends and new sober connections.  As an addendum to leaving old friends behind — get rid of ANYTHING that’s in your house that has any specific connections or connotations with the “old” life.  For instance, an alcoholic should get rid of the glasses used when he or she drank.  Obviously works go, pipes go, bongs that might have a place in one’s heart (“I really just like the way it looks”) go.  The chair one used to slip into when using goes.  Whatever it takes.

Therapy is a great idea — got to work through the stuff that helped get you into this mess in the first place.  My caution: make sure you find a therapist who is fully conversant with addiction.  It won’t help that much talking to someone who hasn’t got a clue.

Quitting smoking on top of quitting drugs is a bad idea!  At least in the beginning.  The plate is already full to overflowing and trying to take on yet another addiction is just setting yourself up for failure.  Slipping back into one often triggers a slide backwards with the other.

As to exercise, I might add something terrifically strenuous — chopping wood, lifting weights, dueling with a heavy bag.  Not only takes your mind off things but it can also help channel the frustration and anger that can accompany new sobriety.

Learn about addiction — the nuances, the reason the brain finds its answers in drugs or alcohol.  It can help with the self awareness that can lead to the self forgiveness you spoke of that is so necessary to success.

Remember that slips are often an almost inevitable occurrence before success.  This is not to say that the addict should say “Oh, I have permission to use because I am expected to fall off the wagon.”  My point is that close to 3/4 of all addicts (no matter what the substance) fail the first time around and the self-loathing that can accompany that can get in the way of trying again.  This is where a sponsor from AA/NA or a person thoroughly familiar with addiction can intercept the one struggling and give encouragement and explanations for what’s going on and the help to regain focus to try again.

Stay away from slippery places.  Not only drop the old friends, drop any place even remotely close to where the dealer might live; where the old friends live; where one might have gone to hang when high.  That goes too.  New apartment needed?  Do that too.

Simply doing a “geographic” and moving to a new town/state won’t do it.  The problems follow you there too.  If a move is necessary, fine.  But search out the meetings available there.  Find a new sponsor.  find a new, non-using group of friends there.  A new therapist.  You can’t do it without the support network being rebuilt.

If I think of anything else, I’ll get in touch.  Hope all is well and that the newly free friends find you there as a resource.  If they happen to run into a snag, get in touch again with anyone who might have a fresh perspective but I think you are on the right track and they are terribly lucky to have you in their lives.

Chattng with Patrick.
Q Are you in recovery?

A: Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35 years now.

Q: Do you have cravings?

A: Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#” spins ’round and ’round in little circles and refuses to go away?  No.  Do I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?  You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up their mind with all the negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play pretend, or hide and seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful, degrading and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not past-tense.

Q: Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin?

A: Yes.

Q: What do you do?

A: I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it up.  Not sticking a syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

Q:If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something different, then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there is a lot of work and struggle behind all of it.

A: There is.

Q: You don’t give that impression.

I am fucked up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were I perfect it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to incarnate and work all this out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or not doing — drugZ.

you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed to help in addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a double-edged blade.  It means you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and make choices.  It also means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the summation of their symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung out with since we were all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie like I did, the other became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.  Statistically speaking … this doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not for a lack of cash or access, but simply because they don’t want to.  Neither one likes entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the concept of God — however you choose to define God, or what it means to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And the dude who was a junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by naltrexone implants, in. Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.  Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was exactly ONE who managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same study, was me.

Q: What does it all mean?

A: It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human beings, NOT the summation of their symptomology <– repeat as often as necessary.

Q: yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–
“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
–Albert Einstein
“I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work” -Thomas Edison

A: Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with my life’s experience and belief systems.

Q: What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

A: Myself.

Q: Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?

A: Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty much gone at this point; ‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well, I have a new magic trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself any time I need to.

Q: A better question might be, could I do narcotic analgesics right now and not become habituated … because, that’s a question I ask myself sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and everything that people say is impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and white boundary around narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.  Dope … that’s magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up, enjoy it, and then get back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably not.  I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.  It grows.  Much of it is laid upon the foundation of beating something that has kicked my ass in, for every single day of my life … I never caught an imaginary disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not stuck in some endless battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds … Pretty low, ‘cuz it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45 bags, turn it into a problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much … nothing EXTERNAL.  Nobody around me who actually cares about me, is gonna paint a bullseye on me, and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4 years, fell down, well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You know what to do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is about what anyone else sees or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for the shit in the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees; my ego structure is going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which will make the 1 bag, or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads to one LONG fucking detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again … and it’s a very
time consuming process.

Q: Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted again?

A: Sure.
Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.  Oddly enough, I now have the power to make all of that fade out like a mirage.
If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic analgesics and use them as directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since everything IS just belief, saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as saying,”No…”  But not quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the time to CONDUCT RESEARCH
in this area.
Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being myself the next day?
The answer is: no.
And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.  Been there, done
-Patrick

From Callie:

“Addiction is such a big part of my life that I can’t imagine life without it.”

I can’t imagine my life with it.

“I wonder what I would do if I was successful after Ibogaine treatment”

Be free to do something else .

” What would fill HUGE void that would be left if addiction was removed from my life?!!
You will have to figure that one out. What do you like? Do you know what you like? The thing is to DO STUFF. I can tell you things I do/did and in general a basket of things to start doing. Addiction is body, mind and spirit, to recover you gotta get rid of the old/bad shit and do new shit, hopefully good stuff but not always. You could have a nice sexual addiction, it is quite popular once the drugs are gone, we still have no self control, few coping skills. Anyway, that is a fun addiction to do while. There is work-a-holicism, once I went fishing… thing is to eventually grow past that and become rounder/broader.Yoga was one, now starting some Pilates (good for injuries), Orchids, reloading and shooting (a different form of playing with fire), gardening, a bunch of spiritual, self-help and some “recovery” stuff. I take on projects like painting the house, car repair, built a new countertop for the kitchen, laid tiles, I love to cook, learned how to bake bread… DO STUFF, get out, learn how to have fun without sticking something in your body to do so.

“Would I use from sheer boredom?”

If you sit there waiting for life to happen it is EXTREMELY likely that is exactly what you will do (“use”). You have to go out and “get a life” that does not include the use of drugs as your primary recreation (go smoke something if you need to…). Even if  you do use SO WHAT? That is the nature of addiction, so long as you get that “I JUST USED, I AM A WORTHLESS POS, I CAN’T , I RELAPSED, IT IS OVER, so may as well be an addict…” out of your head, brush yourself off and have continue on, maybe a lesson learned. The thing with ibogaine is it changes the rules a bit. Generally “as a rule” for the peope try to recover, time and time again, once they go out, they are “off to the races”, with ibogaine it isn’t like that so much, less so with additional treatments. If I did”relapse” a dose of ibo will toss me back across the river if needed, I know that, Patrick knows that, Dave knows that… In the worst relapse imaginable, I will always know that my choice, one dose and I can stop it at any time – 100% certain, 100% of the time, no doubts.  Try imaging that power over yourself instead of the multiple choices of “what if” this, that or the other thing negative.

Ibogaine also does this born again thing, like smelling the flowers for the first time, colors are brighter the air is fresher, life is more interesting. I don’t know if it will hit you all at once or as is more typical, a couple tries. The “what if” awfulizing is far from reality. “What if?” you were clean, what if you were happy, what if you had all this extra time and money to do other things, think of the possibilities in a positive sense – you are getting your life back vs life as you know it is going to end. It is a rough thing to give up your friend, your lover, your enemy, the one that is always there for you, that which defines you…

“Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?”

Absolutely NOT! Maybe not at first, maybe in fits and starts, maybe after a couple doses… in time.

Are you saying you are leading an exciting life going to the methadone clinic? I mean yeah, I guess drugs were fun once, I guess you could say it is even exciting (like when I wanted to get high and had to find the money but you don’t sound like you are having a good time of it.

I  just had an argument with my pain management doctor, he wants me on more drugs (ie I cancelled a signed script for 120 oxy’s and just told him no on another 120 I suppose). I want the clarity, the crispness, the fullest sensations and experiences that life has to offer. This means what use to swim around in my head ((sometimes kicking and screaming), does not any longer. I just not interested, it is backwards from the way it use to be.

“Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.”

I understand, fear keeps people from many unknowns. Eventually, you will let go, I can tell cause you wouldn’t be here otherwise. It is just a matter of sooner or later, it is up to you when Sometime when the pain of the pain gets more than the fear of the pain, then you take another step. Maybe it has to get older for you, a few more years on the meth, maybe you are not ready to, I don’t know. I know that I look back and wish I did ibo 20-30 years ago. The nutshell version is the Golden Chalis is being handed to you and you are afraid to drink of it, yes I understand.

“Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am trying to say? ”

Yes, been there, done that I think for most of us.

“Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?”

Yes and it part of the process for you to come to an understanding, and of course get through it. At some point you actually have to do something (that is the trick). The fact that you SEE it, you are here, you are asking the questions (questioning yourself) is great, you are a lot further along than a lot of folks (clean or not) – you see you need change, you see you have fear, you are working through it – most don’t.

“Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?”

You have more than a chance, you have a choice. The “choice” part is a lot clearer after some ibo, after seeing the other side of the river./having most if not all the physical addiction and compulsion lifted… Know you can, cause you can. Ibogaine does change the rules a bit, call it cheating, an easier softer way, call it replacing one drug for another – call it what you will I call it divine intervention by choice. All you have to do is make that choice, you will when you are ready.

From Sandra
two books I’ve found very useful for aftercare suggestions:

Mindful Recovery: a spiritual path to healing from addiction by Thomas Bien and Beverly Bien published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471442615.html

-for those with a spiritual outlook, a buddhist approach

Recovery Options: The complete guide by Joseph Volpicelli MD, PH.D and Maia Slavavitz also published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047134575X.html

-it even includes a small chapter on Ibo, though it doesn’t say much, perhaps a better description could be sent to the authors?

more later…cheers.
Sandra

If for an instant God were to forget that I am a rag doll and gifted me with a piece of life, possibly I wouldn’t say all that I think, but rather I would think of all that I say. I would value things, not for their worth but
for what they mean. I would sleep little, dream more, understanding that for each minute we close our eyes we lose sixty seconds of light.

I would walk when others hold back, I would wake when others sleep. I would listen when others talk, and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream!
If God were to give me a piece of life, I would dress simply, throw myself face first into the sun, baring not only my body but my soul. My God if I had a heart, I would write my hate on ice, and wait for the sun to show.
Over the stars I would paint with a Van Gogh dream a Benedetti poem and a Serrat song would be the serenade I’d offer to the moon. With my tears I would water roses, to feel the pain of their thorns, and the red kiss of their petalsทท.

My god, if I had a piece of lifeททI wouldn’t let a single day pass without telling the people I love that I love them. I would convince each woman and each man that they are my favorites, and I would live in love with love. I would show men how very wrong they are to think that they cease to be in love when they grow old, not knowing that they grow old when they cease to be in love! To a child I shall give wings, but I shall let him learn to fly on his own. I would teach the old that death does not come with old age, but with forgetting. So much have I learned from you, oh menท.

I have learned that everyone wants to live on the peak of the mountain, without knowing that the real happiness is in how it is scaled. I have learned that when a newborn child squeezes for the first time with his tiny fist his fathers finger, he has him trapped forever. I have learned that a
man has a right to look down on another only when he has to help the other get to his feet. From you I have learned so many things, but in truth they won’t be of much use, for when I keep them in this suitcase, unhappily shall be dying.
-Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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From: “iboga_planteur” <iboga_planteur@yahoo.fr>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 8:53:45 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Is the root you acquired root or rootbark?
If it is rootbark 50g is more then necessary for a deep experience. If it is just powdered root, it’s not much. Iboga is more active night-time as the brain functions in a different way at night. If there are specific topics you want to work on, you can use material supports as photos for example. If the Iboga is too much bitter you can mix it with liquid honey. Iboga itself knows what you need so, just be calm, and enter in the experience without too much expectations. It is possible that you vomit a lot (Bwiti say you even vomit your mother milk…) Don’t be afraid about that it’s a cleansing. Take the Iboga step by step, a first spoon to test your reaction if an hour later you’re OK, you can take another spoon, during the process you might be able to find for yourself what is the right dose you need.

Good Work

Planteur
—–Message d’origine—–
De : Brooke Burgess [mailto:brooke@brokensaints.com]
Envoyé : samedi 6 mars 2004 08:17
À : ibogaine@mindvox.com
Objet : [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out and acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a reputable source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively process and use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 2:56:28 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I don’t have the best ibogaine answers but everyone who does is here.
Welcome.

I wanted to say, Broken Saints is cool as fuck. You’ve created
something that means as much to me as Neil Gaiman’s Sandman illustrated
novels and Akira.

Welcome to Mindvox. You should feel right at home 🙂

.:vector:.

— Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com> wrote:
Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out
and acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a reputable
source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively
process and use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of
course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

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From: Brooke Burgess <brooke@brokensaints.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Iboga Root advice
Date: March 6, 2004 at 2:17:15 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello everybody,

For reasons both personal and spiritual, I’ve decided to search out and acquire a source of Ibogaine.

I was able to get 50g of the dried root mailed to me from a reputable source, and I’ve been researching how to safely and effectively process and use it in my home environment (with a watcher, of course).

Could anyone lend some support?  Advice?  Anecdotes?

I’m a relatively healthy 190lb 33yr-old male.

Thanks in advance – I appreciate anything you are willing to share.

Brooke

From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:19:36 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

I know that MS Contin is a very effective pain reliever because I have seen
many people treated with it.

i can’t speak for it’s pain relieving abilities; but when i was
withdrawaling and they gave me it, it didn’t do diddly squat…

i think antihistamines actually helped me more…

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] Friday night……:>( Nowhere to go…..Alone ‘sniff, sniff
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:17:27 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

C’mon folks! Isn’t there anyone else home on Friday night?! I knew it!! I am
the loser I always thought!!!
boo hoo!
Some strange hot sex sure would be nice…..then a nice hot shower…….

Guess I will have to settle on the hot shower.

awww.. eheh.. no, you’re not alone… there’re a few of us other losers
out there… =)

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From: “Bo Nunces” <bonunce@beer.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Luv the photoz
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:00:53 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Interesting tech specs mate.

Frigging awesome photos, your offices were in the world trade center then or right across the way?

http://www.mindvox.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MindVoxUI.woa/wa/staticpage%3fpagename=About/Photos.html

The shot with the monk is a strange one mate, the brown robed monks do not pose for photos, they are the ones who work magic with plants and nature. Yer both sitting on Buddah. No wat allows that one either, they pray in front of the statue.

Both of you are tripping there mate or the monk with you would not allow that and would not be photographed.

All of you are a bunch of loonies. Keep at it mate, gives one hope!

-bo

—– Original Message —–
From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Date: Fri,  5 Mar 2004 18:59:55 -0800
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Erowid and MindVox guilty of hate crimes

Earth and Fire Erowid are raging fearmongers 😉

Mindvox is guilty of hate crimes too? If self hate and black humor count,
maybe

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll
Date: March 6, 2004 at 1:04:43 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

I think Nader needs to sit down for an election!
Good grief! He does this shit every election.
Personally, he has always made me nauseous! When I think of him I conjure up
the image of him and Phil Donahue (yuck too!) sitting at a table discussing
Nader’s latest book.
His mousy look and beady little eyes make me not trust him!

Nader’s probably one of the most trustworthy people in politics.

which is why he could never win anything…

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From: “jon f.” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Let US gov know (I did!)
Date: March 6, 2004 at 12:59:07 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….

Sent my e-mails just now!
Thanks so much for the information. I really think we can make some
differences but only if we make ourselves be heard.
This is a very good and appropriate opportunity to be heard!

excellent…  =)

it does seem like we’re making some headway, albeit slowly, in getting
addiction recognised a legitimate medical problem (as opposed to a moral
failing, etc).

here in maryland, it looks like we have a good chance to pass a
treatment-not-incarceration bill for simple possession offenses.

we might win one day, after all.. =)

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry thread
Date: March 5, 2004 at 10:12:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

okay vector…..truce?    ;>)
Callie

btw, taking an inventory is step 4 in the twelve steps.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] Kerry thread
Date: March 5, 2004 at 10:08:36 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

taking inventory is a 12-step thing, where a person sits down and goes
through their own pluses and minors as one of the steps (but I don’t
remember which one)- or that’s what I understood it to mean.
And yeah on the rest of it too Vector.
;-))
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Vector Vector” <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 9:45 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Kerry thread

Calli what is taking a inventory? I haven’t heard that on this list
before. I’m not a addict unless spending years reading and writing to
this list counts 😉

I wasn’t judging Brett or Dana, I’ve seen both of them post here for
years and grown to like I think everyone who posts here. What I meant
to say and maybe didn’t say the right way is ibogaine is complex enough
for anyone to try to figure out. When you take ibogaine, add chronic
pain patients and all the weird things Dana Beal says what any person
reading it ends with is loonies.

I half think that most on this list feel the same way, because I
haven’t seen one person from here join in, including the conspicious
absence of the man of golden words who has said nothing. You there
Patrick, of course you are, but you’re not adding to the Kerry mess
either.

To make my own point of view heard, I strongly oppose the war on drugs,
Bush, think everyone should have the freedom to decide what drugs they
want to do and if ibogaine helps chronic pain patients then someone who
runs treatment should help Preston because he deserves it.

No diss to anyone intended, I think Brett understood my msg because he
wrote me back a reply that wasn’t angry either. In case you didn’t,
sorry Brett I didn’t mean to diss you, I think you should be allowed to
do as many oxys as you need if it’s 10 or 10000 it’s all the same to
me. It’s not like you need my permission anyway, my example only meant
that what you and Dana are writing is not swaying anyone. I read it and
get a headache trying to follow the logic behind all of it.

.:vector:.

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] Friday night……:>( Nowhere to go…..Alone ‘sniff, sniff
Date: March 5, 2004 at 10:03:49 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I’m home. No hot weird sex though- my girlfriend is leaving for work and my
back hurts anyway.
;-))
Peace Callie,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Friday night……:>( Nowhere to go…..Alone ‘sniff,
sniff

C’mon folks! Isn’t there anyone else home on Friday night?! I knew it!! I am
the loser I always thought!!!
boo hoo!
Some strange hot sex sure would be nice…..then a nice hot shower…….

Guess I will have to settle on the hot shower.

toodles!

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll
Date: March 5, 2004 at 10:02:39 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Pollno I LIKE Nader and damn it in a real
democracy anyone should run. Damn it. Go Nader!!!
LOL!
I refuse to buy into this stupid bullshit that we can only have two
parties in this country.
Peace and respect.
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: ARON KAY
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 6:55 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll

does anyone think nader should be pied
ARON KAY-http://www.pieman.org
BONGS NOT BOMBS!
NO TO DUMBYA’S RAW DEAL!
BUSH OUT THE DOOR!!! ON OR BEFORE 2004!!!
<http://www.pieman.org/>
bush and ayatollah asscroft are promoting the latest version of
kristallnacht..we culture freex must rise to defend our diverse cultures of
race, rap, rock, rainbow
and reggae music, art and dance from the jaws of the fascist machine-which
is attempting to perpetrate a a nation of blind obedience.
we must make sure they get the glitches in their machine so the people will
prevail

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:41 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll

Just posted this to
http://forum.johnkerry.com//index.php?showtopic=8035&hl=drug+war+thread

AP Poll: Bush, Kerry Are Tied in Race

March 5, 2004
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 9:16 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry and President Bush are
starting the general election campaign tied, according to
an Associated Press poll, while independent Ralph Nader is
drawing enough support to make Democrats squirm.

The Republican incumbent had 46 percent support, Democrat
Kerry had 45 percent and Nader, the 2000 Green Party
candidate who entered the race last month, was at 6 percent
in the survey conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs.

Bush and the four-term Massachusetts senator, who emerged
as the nominee Tuesday after a string of primary race wins
over several rivals, have run close or Kerry has been ahead
in most recent polls that did not include Nader.

Since Nader entered the race Feb. 22, campaign strategists
and political analysts have been trying to assess the
impact of another presidential bid by the consumer activist
who is blamed by some Democrats for Al Gore’s loss in 2000.

In the last presidential election, Nader was on the ballot
in 43 states and Washington, D.C., garnering only 2.7
percent of the vote. But in Florida and New Hampshire, Bush
won such narrow victories that had Gore received the bulk
of Nader’s votes in those states, he would have won the
general election.

Exit polls from 2000 show that about half of Nader’s voters
would have backed Gore in a two-way race, far more than
would have supported Bush. Nader dismisses the spoiler
label.

While Nader’s support in the AP-Ipsos poll was 6 percent,
his backing in polls in 2000 fluctuated in the single
digits — often at about 4 percent, but sometimes higher.
This year, Nader is unlikely to get the Green Party’s
nomination and he faces a stiff challenge in getting his
name on the ballot in the 50 states.

Kenneth Freeman, an 86-year-old retiree from New Smyrna
Beach, Fla., who leans Democratic, was unhappy with Nader’s
presidential bid.

“Ralph Nader is fouling it all up,” Freeman said. “He’s
taking votes away from the Democrats. I think he’s on an
ego trip.”

Bush’s job approval in the AP-Ipsos poll was 48 percent,
with 49 percent disapproving — essentially the same as
last month when 47 percent approved of his job performance.

His approval rating, which soared close to 90 percent after
the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and remained high for
months, has dipped to the lowest levels of his presidency
in recent weeks.

Six in 10 said the country is on the wrong track, up from
last month, while slightly more than one-third of those
surveyed — 35 percent — said the country is headed in the
right direction.

“We’re 240-something days from Election Day. We’ve got a
long way to go and expect it to be a close race throughout,
no matter what the factors are,” said Terry Holt, a
spokesman for the Bush campaign.

The poll was conducted Monday through Wednesday as Kerry
captured nine of 10 Super Tuesday elections and claimed the
nomination. Nightly results suggested that Kerry did not
get a bounce from winning the nomination.

“For all those who want to bring change to America, we
need to remain united behind the Democratic nominee,” said
Kerry campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter.

Kerry, who had solid backing from 28 percent of the voters,
was strong among minorities, low-income people, singles,
older voters and Catholics.

Bush, who had solid backing from 37 percent, did well among
whites, men, Protestants, homeowners and suburban dwellers.

“I’m worried about the Democrats taking control,” said
Stephanie Rahaniotis, a Republican from Lynbrook, N.Y. She
said after the Sept. 11 attacks she feels safer with Bush
in charge and thinks Democrats will “divert our attention
from the military.”

In the poll, Nader was most likely to get the backing of
young adults, and independents.

The AP-Ipsos poll of 771 registered voters was taken March
1-3 and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5
percentage points.

^——

On the Net:

Ipsos-Public Affairs: http://www.ipsos.com/ap

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/A…fda623f672b8d8d

It is vital that we move the core of Nader support, opponents of the Drug
War, over into the Kerry column. In order to do that it will be necessary
for a more explicit anti-Drug War position to be articulated, point by
point, by Senator Kerry and the campaign. I stand ready to consult with the
responsible staffers to fine-tune positions that will bring greens and
independents home to the Democratic candidate in November without providing
any ammo for the Bush smear machine.

We have to start the list with bio-medical research to acheive the goal of
treatment on demand for drug dependency. Medical marijuana and sentencing
reform can be on that list, but we have to demonstrate concern for the swing
voters who are a bit more conservative on the addictions issue.

Dana/cnw

PS: While both are glutamate antagonists, Ibogaine is much more active
against cysts and tumours than cannabinoids, the action of which was
characterized to me as “tonic rather acute” by Grinspoon. Many tumours and
cysts vanish after one dose of Ibogaine, which has the advantage of being 1
fortieth as toxic as Vincristine and Vinblastine, which are dimeric Ibogaine
congeners. In practical terms, that means we are killing some cancer
chemotherapy patients jsut from their chemo–patients who would not have
died if it had been possible to give them ibogaine instead.

Ibogaine has also been patented for the acute treatment of stroke and
ischemia (better than diszocilpine). It works to alleviate approximately 65%
of obsessive-compulsive disorders (addiction is a subset of OCD with both a
chemical and a market component). And one paper I read seemed to indicate
that very small daily doses revived the efficacy of tuberculosis drugs in
cases of drug-resistent TB.

So I hope that advocacy of medical use is not limited here just to drugs
that are also popular recreationally–MDMA and cannabis.

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 5, 2004 at 10:00:35 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The oxycontin is time release, I could be on Avinza (sp?) which is 24 hour
morphine, one a day, or the patch, one every 3 days.<

I’m using both once-a-day Avinza and dilaudid, 12 a day. I only get Avinza
due to coupons. I was using the 3 day patch (duragesic- sp?) but the coupons
don’t work any more. I tired mscontin recently but that was due to
complications at the doctors’ office and misunderstanding.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

Preston,

The oxycontin is time release, I could be on Avinza (sp?) which is 24 hour
morphine, one a day, or the patch, one every 3 days. It isn’t the number if
pills these days as much as it is the amount of medication in what you are
taking. That is why people are killing themselves with 1 little oxycontin,
when they chew/crush/snort/inject. A single 80mg crushed oxy is like taking
16 perc’s at once, without any tylenol so your liver is ok (lol).. I take
the smallest oxycontin they make is 10mg but take them twice as often or
every 6 hours, usually they are prescribe every 12 hours or 8 at most, that
is why I get so many oxycontin a month, not because I am taking a lot of
it – that honor cost me $40 a month just to go from 1 pink pill to 2 white
pills with the same amount of oxycodone in them. Half as much but more often
if necessary generally gives better pain relief and lower peek blood levels
are better for the addict brain… and tolerence. What I w! as originally
trying to point out that yes, there is life after opiates/drugs, for me they
are right there I have no interest in them as far as abusing is concerned
(gone, poof). That decision just cost me 1 or 2 office visits when I will
need a script for oxycontin, but that is how I do it – take  the high road
and all. I use the reverse-polish-addict-notation to come up with the
inverse of the decision I would have made if I were still using, like
reversing a negative number. Whatever the “addict” in me would scream bloody
murder at, that is the decision I take by default. So like I don’t really
need a couple hundred more oxy’s at the moment, so I don’t. Ibogaine makes
just saying “no” easy – Hey, Dana, how about a bumper sticker?

Brett

reston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
This use is very, very different from abusing pain meds. If 120 pills per
month is what it takes to bring relief then so be it. If you do the math 120
pills is only 4 per day. I can’t speak for anyone else but I have NEVER
taken 4 pills a day. When I have abused pain meds it was more like 40 pills
a day!!<

LOL, 120 pills a month? Gosh, that’s like, let’s see, quick bit of math- 10
days supply for me.
And if I could afford to do more I would, as this still doesn’t completely
eradicate or make bearable the pain I deal with all day every day.
I missed Vector’s note so I may be responding out of context, but it’s
silly to think that someone must only take one amount of meds as everyone
reacts differently to different drugs and different pain.
Peace all,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

Vector, I think what you said was very inappropriate.
Sometimes pain meds are needed and used for pain whether chronic pain or
acute pain.
This use is very, very different from abusing pain meds. If 120 pills per
month is what it takes to bring relief then so be it. If you do the math 120
pills is only 4 per day. I can’t speak for anyone else but I have NEVER
taken 4 pills a day. When I have abused pain meds it was more like 40 pills
a day!!
This next statement is very 12 step oriented but it is a very good way to
be…..take your own inventory before you take someone elses.
Callie

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Erowid and MindVox guilty of hate crimes
Date: March 5, 2004 at 9:59:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Earth and Fire Erowid are raging fearmongers 😉

Mindvox is guilty of hate crimes too? If self hate and black humor count,
maybe

http://www.mindvox.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MindVoxUI.woa/wa/staticpage%3fpagename=About

What I think the author is saying is sites that do not promote just say
no, upset him and because they upset him they are guilty of hate crimes.

Haven’t read the kerry thread in a while, don’t much care, I’ll be casting
my vote for anyone except Bush and not Nader.

Nader is going to screw everything up again isn’t he.

If I was Bush I’d be paying Nader.

Peace out,
Curtis

On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 18:33:53 -0800 Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
wrote:
Do it!

Erowid and MindVox are guilty of hate crimes and propaganda by the
way,
making sure everyone here knows it 😉

.:vector:.

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Nader Erowid and MindVox guilty of hate crimes
Date: March 5, 2004 at 9:33:53 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Do it!

Erowid and MindVox are guilty of hate crimes and propaganda by the way,
making sure everyone here knows it 😉

.:vector:.

Hate Propaganda

Summary

The article “Hate Propaganda in Cyberspace: Censorship, Freedom of
Speech,
and Critical Surfing”, written by Kim M. Young states that the Internet
is
a growing resource for hate groups and their propaganda. It has become
increasingly popular for these types of organizations because the
Internet
has no boundaries as a result of a lack of government intervention,
control, and censorship. As a result of the First Amendment present in
the
U.S, the Internet “guarantees freedom of speech regardless of the
appropriateness”, of the content. The Internet is the “ideal tool”, for
hate-propaganda because it is a relatively inexpensive global medium
that
reaches all ages of the population. There have been few attempts to
silence hate-propaganda for the purpose of protecting the youth of our
society. One attempt by the FCC was shot down by the Supreme Court on
the
grounds that it was unconstitutional and an infringement of the First
Amendment. There is software available to censor ones own computer of
hate-propaganda and other unwanted material. The most direct approach
to
protect the youth from hate propaganda is to educate them how to
decipher
between good and inappropriate content on the Internet.

Essay

Much attention has been given to the topic of hate propaganda on the
Internet over the past few years. This is due to the fact that
indecency
on the Internet seems to be a growing concern with today’s society and
our
government. One individual who has concerns about hate propaganda on
the
world wide web is Kim M. Young who expresses his views through an
article
called “Hate Propaganda in Cyberspace: Censorship, Freedom of Speech,
and
Critical Surfing”. According to Young, the Internet is a very easy way
for
hate groups to spread their propaganda and target new audiences. Even
though he is opposed to this sort of propaganda he argues that
censorship
is not the answer to the problem of hate propaganda on the Internet and
that teaching the youth how to distinguish between facts and
misinformation is the best way to protect them. Young presents both
strong
and weak arguments to support his views on hate propaganda in
cyberspace.

“The Internet has become the propaganda venue of hate groups”(Young M.
Kim, 2002). Kim Young argues that many specific characteristics of the
Internet make it appealing specifically for hate propaganda. As a
result
of this attraction there has been a noticeably large increase of them
on
the Internet. One characteristic that is specifically appealing, is the
fact that there is an absence of government intervention and control.
Hate
propaganda in cyberspace is protected under the First Amendment
therefore
the government and other organizations have trouble controlling their
content (First Amendment Centre,2001). The growth of hate propaganda
has
increased as a result of this convenience by approximately 20% since
1996
(Southern Poverty Law Center,1998). This number does not seem so
impressive when one takes into account that the total number of
Internet
web sites increased 100% between 1993 and 1997 (Shepard,Michelle,
1999).
Young states that in 1997 the justice department reported more than
8,000
hate crimes (Young M. Kim, 2002). This statistic doesn’t show any
relevance to hate propaganda on the Internet because Young has not
tried
to show any correlation between the two. It can be shown then that hate
propaganda is becoming more prevalent on the World Wide Web but perhaps
their presents isn’t really as intrusive as Kim Young wants his readers
to
think.

“The Internet has facilitated a major shift in the demographics of the
target audience for hate groups” (Young M. Kim, 2002). According to
Young
the Internet has allowed hate groups to target different age groups by
giving them room for creativity in their sales pitch. Different
resources
such as MP3’s and cyber-games do appeal to the younger (previously
unreachable) generations. They provide a good learning base to inform
youth about their groups and try to encourage them to join. Young
however
fails to realize that we are not passive watchers of Internet content.
Individuals must seek out what they want to read and look at on the
Internet. Generally individuals web-user patterns are a “mirror” of
those
seen and heard on television and the radio of which hate groups and
their
propaganda are not usually a part of (Trice, C. David, 2002). 62% of
these
people are book marking 2 or 3 of these favorite sites, which they have
mimicked off of TV and or the radio, and returning to only those sites
everyday (Trice, C. David, 2002). Hate propaganda may have become more
creative to try and reach new genres of people but each individual
needs
the initiative and drive to find these sites first.

“Freedom, not censorship is the only way to fight against cyberhate”
(Young M. Kim, 2002). Kim Young states that individuals should have
their
right to choose what they want to watch and what they want to ignore.
This
freedom could include using one of the many blocking technologies
available in today’s society. However there is currently a “legislation
that prevents minors form viewing, obtaining and using such material”,
like hate propaganda, so what has to be done to protect our youth
(Erowid and Mindvox Inc, 2004)? By teaching students how to recognize
bias material and
misinformation we will be encouraging them to “think critically” and to
make their own conscious decisions on what to accept or ignore. Perhaps
a
less dramatic approach than censorship could be a membership program.
This
means that for individuals to use a questionable web site, individuals
must disclose a health card or credit card number so these sites can
check
the age of the participants. A rating program similar to the ones found
on
TV could also contribute to protect our youth by providing a rating
screen
before the page destination opens allowing individuals to continue or
discontinue their current destination on a web site. Perhaps freedom to
choose what one wants to read is the best way to keep society happy but
everyone needs to be educated so they can make unbiased and rational
decisions.

Propaganda is the intentional influence of attitudes and opinions.
Under
this definition propaganda will always be present in the media. The
article written by Kim Young is in itself propaganda because it
promotes
his views and opinions on hate propaganda. Although Young presents hate
propaganda on the Internet as if it is a large intimidating monster it
really is not becoming as common as he makes it seem. People who use
the
internet often revisit the same sites which they have learned about
from
other media resources therefore it is less likely for someone who is
not
interested in hate groups, and not looking for them to come across hate
propaganda on the Internet. It may be hard to regulate hate propaganda
but
teachers and parents have the resources to teach our youth about the
dangers of the Internet. Perhaps the best way to deal with hate groups
and
their propaganda is to inform today’s youth about how to use the
Internet
and to make critical decisions on what is information and what is
misinformation.

— ARON KAY <pieman@pieman.org> wrote:
Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Polldoes anyone think nader should be
pied
ARON KAY-http://www.pieman.org
BONGS NOT BOMBS!
NO TO DUMBYA’S RAW DEAL!
BUSH OUT THE DOOR!!! ON OR BEFORE 2004!!!
<http://www.pieman.org/>
bush and ayatollah asscroft are promoting the latest version of
kristallnacht..we culture freex must rise to defend our diverse
cultures of race, rap, rock, rainbow
and reggae music, art and dance from the jaws of the fascist
machine-which is attempting to perpetrate a a nation of blind
obedience.
we must make sure they get the glitches in their machine so the
people will prevail

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Kerry thread
Date: March 5, 2004 at 9:45:01 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Calli what is taking a inventory? I haven’t heard that on this list
before. I’m not a addict unless spending years reading and writing to
this list counts 😉

I wasn’t judging Brett or Dana, I’ve seen both of them post here for
years and grown to like I think everyone who posts here. What I meant
to say and maybe didn’t say the right way is ibogaine is complex enough
for anyone to try to figure out. When you take ibogaine, add chronic
pain patients and all the weird things Dana Beal says what any person
reading it ends with is loonies.

I half think that most on this list feel the same way, because I
haven’t seen one person from here join in, including the conspicious
absence of the man of golden words who has said nothing. You there
Patrick, of course you are, but you’re not adding to the Kerry mess
either.

To make my own point of view heard, I strongly oppose the war on drugs,
Bush, think everyone should have the freedom to decide what drugs they
want to do and if ibogaine helps chronic pain patients then someone who
runs treatment should help Preston because he deserves it.

No diss to anyone intended, I think Brett understood my msg because he
wrote me back a reply that wasn’t angry either. In case you didn’t,
sorry Brett I didn’t mean to diss you, I think you should be allowed to
do as many oxys as you need if it’s 10 or 10000 it’s all the same to
me. It’s not like you need my permission anyway, my example only meant
that what you and Dana are writing is not swaying anyone. I read it and
get a headache trying to follow the logic behind all of it.

.:vector:.

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From: “ARON KAY” <pieman@pieman.org>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Friday night……:>( Nowhere to go…..Alone ‘sniff, sniff
Date: March 5, 2004 at 7:51:47 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

missing out don’t quite cut it
ARON KAY-http://www.pieman.org
BONGS NOT BOMBS!
NO TO DUMBYA’S RAW DEAL!
BUSH OUT THE DOOR!!! ON OR BEFORE 2004!!!
<http://www.pieman.org/>
bush and ayatollah asscroft are promoting the latest version of
kristallnacht..we culture freex must rise to defend our diverse cultures of race, rap, rock, rainbow
and reggae music, art and dance from the jaws of the fascist machine-which is attempting to perpetrate a a nation of blind obedience.
we must make sure they get the glitches in their machine so the people will prevail

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:52 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Friday night……:>( Nowhere to go…..Alone ‘sniff, sniff

C’mon folks! Isn’t there anyone else home on Friday night?! I knew it!! I am the loser I always thought!!!
boo hoo!
Some strange hot sex sure would be nice…..then a nice hot shower…….

Guess I will have to settle on the hot shower.

toodles!

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Friday night……:>( Nowhere to go…..Alone ‘sniff, sniff
Date: March 5, 2004 at 7:52:39 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

C’mon folks! Isn’t there anyone else home on Friday night?! I knew it!! I am the loser I always thought!!!
boo hoo!
Some strange hot sex sure would be nice…..then a nice hot shower…….

Guess I will have to settle on the hot shower.

toodles!

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll
Date: March 5, 2004 at 7:13:04 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I think Nader needs to sit down for an election!
Good grief! He does this shit every election.
Personally, he has always made me nauseous! When I think of him I conjure up the image of him and Phil Donahue (yuck too!) sitting at a table discussing Nader’s latest book.
His mousy look and beady little eyes make me not trust him!
Callie

From: “ARON KAY” <pieman@pieman.org>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll
Date: March 5, 2004 at 6:55:11 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

does anyone think nader should be pied
ARON KAY-http://www.pieman.org
BONGS NOT BOMBS!
NO TO DUMBYA’S RAW DEAL!
BUSH OUT THE DOOR!!! ON OR BEFORE 2004!!!
<http://www.pieman.org/>
bush and ayatollah asscroft are promoting the latest version of
kristallnacht..we culture freex must rise to defend our diverse cultures of race, rap, rock, rainbow
and reggae music, art and dance from the jaws of the fascist machine-which is attempting to perpetrate a a nation of blind obedience.
we must make sure they get the glitches in their machine so the people will prevail

—– Original Message —–
From: Dana Beal
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 3:41 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll

Just posted this to http://forum.johnkerry.com//index.php?showtopic=8035&hl=drug+war+thread

AP Poll: Bush, Kerry Are Tied in Race

March 5, 2004
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 9:16 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry and President Bush are
starting the general election campaign tied, according to
an Associated Press poll, while independent Ralph Nader is
drawing enough support to make Democrats squirm.

The Republican incumbent had 46 percent support, Democrat
Kerry had 45 percent and Nader, the 2000 Green Party
candidate who entered the race last month, was at 6 percent
in the survey conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs.

Bush and the four-term Massachusetts senator, who emerged
as the nominee Tuesday after a string of primary race wins
over several rivals, have run close or Kerry has been ahead
in most recent polls that did not include Nader.

Since Nader entered the race Feb. 22, campaign strategists
and political analysts have been trying to assess the
impact of another presidential bid by the consumer activist
who is blamed by some Democrats for Al Gore’s loss in 2000.

In the last presidential election, Nader was on the ballot
in 43 states and Washington, D.C., garnering only 2.7
percent of the vote. But in Florida and New Hampshire, Bush
won such narrow victories that had Gore received the bulk
of Nader’s votes in those states, he would have won the
general election.

Exit polls from 2000 show that about half of Nader’s voters
would have backed Gore in a two-way race, far more than
would have supported Bush. Nader dismisses the spoiler
label.

While Nader’s support in the AP-Ipsos poll was 6 percent,
his backing in polls in 2000 fluctuated in the single
digits — often at about 4 percent, but sometimes higher.
This year, Nader is unlikely to get the Green Party’s
nomination and he faces a stiff challenge in getting his
name on the ballot in the 50 states.

Kenneth Freeman, an 86-year-old retiree >from New Smyrna
Beach, Fla., who leans Democratic, was unhappy with Nader’s
presidential bid.

“Ralph Nader is fouling it all up,” Freeman said. “He’s
taking votes away from the Democrats. I think he’s on an
ego trip.”

Bush’s job approval in the AP-Ipsos poll was 48 percent,
with 49 percent disapproving — essentially the same as
last month when 47 percent approved of his job performance.

His approval rating, which soared close to 90 percent after
the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and remained high for
months, has dipped to the lowest levels of his presidency
in recent weeks.

Six in 10 said the country is on the wrong track, up from
last month, while slightly more than one-third of those
surveyed — 35 percent — said the country is headed in the
right direction.

“We’re 240-something days from Election Day. We’ve got a
long way to go and expect it to be a close race throughout,
no matter what the factors are,” said Terry Holt, a
spokesman for the Bush campaign.

The poll was conducted Monday through Wednesday as Kerry
captured nine of 10 Super Tuesday elections and claimed the
nomination. Nightly results suggested that Kerry did not
get a bounce from winning the nomination.

“For all those who want to bring change to America, we
need to remain united behind the Democratic nominee,” said
Kerry campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter.

Kerry, who had solid backing from 28 percent of the voters,
was strong among minorities, low-income people, singles,
older voters and Catholics.

Bush, who had solid backing from 37 percent, did well among
whites, men, Protestants, homeowners and suburban dwellers.

“I’m worried about the Democrats taking control,” said
Stephanie Rahaniotis, a Republican from Lynbrook, N.Y. She
said after the Sept. 11 attacks she feels safer with Bush
in charge and thinks Democrats will “divert our attention
from the military.”

In the poll, Nader was most likely to get the backing of
young adults, and independents.

The AP-Ipsos poll of 771 registered voters was taken March
1-3 and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5
percentage points.

^——

On the Net:

Ipsos-Public Affairs: http://www.ipsos.com/ap

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/A…fda623f672b8d8d

It is vital that we move the core of Nader support, opponents of the Drug War, over into the Kerry column. In order to do that it will be necessary for a more explicit anti-Drug War position to be articulated, point by point, by Senator Kerry and the campaign. I stand ready to consult with the responsible staffers to fine-tune positions that will bring greens and independents home to the Democratic candidate in November without providing any ammo for the Bush smear machine.

We have to start the list with bio-medical research to acheive the goal of treatment on demand for drug dependency. Medical marijuana and sentencing reform can be on that list, but we have to demonstrate concern for the swing voters who are a bit more conservative on the addictions issue.

Dana/cnw

PS: While both are glutamate antagonists, Ibogaine is much more active against cysts and tumours than cannabinoids, the action of which was characterized to me as “tonic rather acute” by Grinspoon. Many tumours and cysts vanish after one dose of Ibogaine, which has the advantage of being 1 fortieth as toxic as Vincristine and Vinblastine, which are dimeric Ibogaine congeners. In practical terms, that means we are killing some cancer chemotherapy patients jsut from their chemo–patients who would not have died if it had been possible to give them ibogaine instead.

Ibogaine has also been patented for the acute treatment of stroke and ischemia (better than diszocilpine). It works to alleviate approximately 65% of obsessive-compulsive disorders (addiction is a subset of OCD with both a chemical and a market component). And one paper I read seemed to indicate that very small daily doses revived the efficacy of tuberculosis drugs in cases of drug-resistent TB.

So I hope that advocacy of medical use is not limited here just to drugs that are also popular recreationally–MDMA and cannabis.

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 5, 2004 at 6:30:55 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/5/2004 4:08:06 PM Central Standard Time, Schmoolyboy@aol.com writes:

One 80 mg. oxy is equal to 16 percocet. 4 pills per day x 16 = 64 percs per day =1920 per month =1  big mess.

Schmooly, your mathematics is correct but Oxycontin is extended release over 12 hours. Percocet is immediate release. So you really can’t compare milligram to milligram. I think they probably wanted to make it a successful pain reliever like morphine. You can compare it to MS Contin. As you probably know is Morphine continuous release. It is available in 15 mg to 200 mg. Morphine immediate release is taken more often as it does not provide long lasting pain relief.

I know that MS Contin is a very effective pain reliever because I have seen many people treated with it.
I have not heard as many positive reports from OxyContin. Most of the patients I have talked to say the stigma attached to the drug and the hassles you get trying to get a prescription filled make it a less effective choice for pain relief.

I was on Methadone when OxyContin became available so I have not had any personal experience with it.
As you said in your post OxyContin usually equals a big mess!!

Callie

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 5, 2004 at 6:27:12 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Preston,

The oxycontin is time release, I could be on Avinza (sp?) which is 24 hour morphine, one a day, or the patch, one every 3 days. It isn’t the number if pills these days as much as it is the amount of medication in what you are taking. That is why people are killing themselves with 1 little oxycontin, when they chew/crush/snort/inject. A single 80mg crushed oxy is like taking 16 perc’s at once, without any tylenol so your liver is ok (lol).. I take the smallest oxycontin they make is 10mg but take them twice as often or every 6 hours, usually they are prescribe every 12 hours or 8 at most, that is why I get so many oxycontin a month, not because I am taking a lot of it – that honor cost me $40 a month just to go from 1 pink pill to 2 white pills with the same amount of oxycodone in them. Half as much but more often if necessary generally gives better pain relief and lower peek blood levels are better for the addict brain… and tolerence. What I was originally trying to point out that yes, there is life after opiates/drugs, for me they are right there I have no interest in them as far as abusing is concerned (gone, poof). That decision just cost me 1 or 2 office visits when I will need a script for oxycontin, but that is how I do it – take  the high road and all. I use the reverse-polish-addict-notation to come up with the inverse of the decision I would have made if I were still using, like reversing a negative number. Whatever the “addict” in me would scream bloody murder at, that is the decision I take by default. So like I don’t really need a couple hundred more oxy’s at the moment, so I don’t. Ibogaine makes just saying “no” easy – Hey, Dana, how about a bumper sticker?

Brett

reston Peet <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>This use is very, very different from abusing pain meds. If 120 pills per
month is what it takes to bring relief then so be it. If you do the math 120
pills is only 4 per day. I can’t speak for anyone else but I have NEVER
taken 4 pills a day. When I have abused pain meds it was more like 40 pills
a day!!<

LOL, 120 pills a month? Gosh, that’s like, let’s see, quick bit of math- 10
days supply for me.
And if I could afford to do more I would, as this still doesn’t completely
eradicate or make bearable the pain I deal with all day every day.
I missed Vector’s note so I may be responding out of context, but it’s
silly to think that someone must only take one amount of meds as everyone
reacts differently to different drugs and different pain.
Peace all,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

Vector, I think what you said was very inappropriate.
Sometimes pain meds are needed and used for pain whether chronic pain or
acute pain.
This use is very, very different from abusing pain meds. If 120 pills per
month is what it takes to bring relief then so be it. If you do the math 120
pills is only 4 per day. I can’t speak for anyone else but I have NEVER
taken 4 pills a day. When I have abused pain meds it was more like 40 pills
a day!!
This next statement is very 12 step oriented but it is a very good way to
be…..take your own inventory before you take someone elses.
Callie

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From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 5, 2004 at 5:11:09 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Here is one more that agrees with Nick and Randy. Personally, I hate the thought of aftercare or treatment per se. Yet, anecdotally, it seems to me that chronic relapsers who go to some level of  organized after care, post Ibo, do better.

From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 5, 2004 at 5:07:10 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

One 80 mg. oxy is equal to 16 percocet. 4 pills per day x 16 = 64 percs per day =1920 per month =1  big mess.

From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Nader Causes Kerry to Lose, Sez Poll
Date: March 5, 2004 at 3:41:29 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Just posted this to http://forum.johnkerry.com//index.php?showtopic=8035&hl=drug+war+thread

AP Poll: Bush, Kerry Are Tied in Race

March 5, 2004
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Filed at 9:16 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Kerry and President Bush are
starting the general election campaign tied, according to
an Associated Press poll, while independent Ralph Nader is
drawing enough support to make Democrats squirm.

The Republican incumbent had 46 percent support, Democrat
Kerry had 45 percent and Nader, the 2000 Green Party
candidate who entered the race last month, was at 6 percent
in the survey conducted for the AP by Ipsos-Public Affairs.

Bush and the four-term Massachusetts senator, who emerged
as the nominee Tuesday after a string of primary race wins
over several rivals, have run close or Kerry has been ahead
in most recent polls that did not include Nader.

Since Nader entered the race Feb. 22, campaign strategists
and political analysts have been trying to assess the
impact of another presidential bid by the consumer activist
who is blamed by some Democrats for Al Gore’s loss in 2000.

In the last presidential election, Nader was on the ballot
in 43 states and Washington, D.C., garnering only 2.7
percent of the vote. But in Florida and New Hampshire, Bush
won such narrow victories that had Gore received the bulk
of Nader’s votes in those states, he would have won the
general election.

Exit polls from 2000 show that about half of Nader’s voters
would have backed Gore in a two-way race, far more than
would have supported Bush. Nader dismisses the spoiler
label.

While Nader’s support in the AP-Ipsos poll was 6 percent,
his backing in polls in 2000 fluctuated in the single
digits — often at about 4 percent, but sometimes higher.
This year, Nader is unlikely to get the Green Party’s
nomination and he faces a stiff challenge in getting his
name on the ballot in the 50 states.

Kenneth Freeman, an 86-year-old retiree from New Smyrna
Beach, Fla., who leans Democratic, was unhappy with Nader’s
presidential bid.

“Ralph Nader is fouling it all up,” Freeman said. “He’s
taking votes away from the Democrats. I think he’s on an
ego trip.”

Bush’s job approval in the AP-Ipsos poll was 48 percent,
with 49 percent disapproving — essentially the same as
last month when 47 percent approved of his job performance.

His approval rating, which soared close to 90 percent after
the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and remained high for
months, has dipped to the lowest levels of his presidency
in recent weeks.

Six in 10 said the country is on the wrong track, up from
last month, while slightly more than one-third of those
surveyed — 35 percent — said the country is headed in the
right direction.

“We’re 240-something days >from Election Day. We’ve got a
long way to go and expect it to be a close race throughout,
no matter what the factors are,” said Terry Holt, a
spokesman for the Bush campaign.

The poll was conducted Monday through Wednesday as Kerry
captured nine of 10 Super Tuesday elections and claimed the
nomination. Nightly results suggested that Kerry did not
get a bounce from winning the nomination.

“For all those who want to bring change to America, we
need to remain united behind the Democratic nominee,” said
Kerry campaign spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter.

Kerry, who had solid backing from 28 percent of the voters,
was strong among minorities, low-income people, singles,
older voters and Catholics.

Bush, who had solid backing from 37 percent, did well among
whites, men, Protestants, homeowners and suburban dwellers.

“I’m worried about the Democrats taking control,” said
Stephanie Rahaniotis, a Republican from Lynbrook, N.Y. She
said after the Sept. 11 attacks she feels safer with Bush
in charge and thinks Democrats will “divert our attention
from the military.”

In the poll, Nader was most likely to get the backing of
young adults, and independents.

The AP-Ipsos poll of 771 registered voters was taken March
1-3 and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.5
percentage points.

^——

On the Net:

Ipsos-Public Affairs: http://www.ipsos.com/ap

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/A…fda623f672b8d8d

It is vital that we move the core of Nader support, opponents of the Drug War, over into the Kerry column. In order to do that it will be necessary for a more explicit anti-Drug War position to be articulated, point by point, by Senator Kerry and the campaign. I stand ready to consult with the responsible staffers to fine-tune positions that will bring greens and independents home to the Democratic candidate in November without providing any ammo for the Bush smear machine.

We have to start the list with bio-medical research to acheive the goal of treatment on demand for drug dependency. Medical marijuana and sentencing reform can be on that list, but we have to demonstrate concern for the swing voters who are a bit more conservative on the addictions issue.

Dana/cnw

PS: While both are glutamate antagonists, Ibogaine is much more active against cysts and tumours than cannabinoids, the action of which was characterized to me as “tonic rather acute” by Grinspoon. Many tumours and cysts vanish after one dose of Ibogaine, which has the advantage of being 1 fortieth as toxic as Vincristine and Vinblastine, which are dimeric Ibogaine congeners. In practical terms, that means we are killing some cancer chemotherapy patients jsut from their chemo–patients who would not have died if it had been possible to give them ibogaine instead.

Ibogaine has also been patented for the acute treatment of stroke and ischemia (better than diszocilpine). It works to alleviate approximately 65% of obsessive-compulsive disorders (addiction is a subset of OCD with both a chemical and a market component). And one paper I read seemed to indicate that very small daily doses revived the efficacy of tuberculosis drugs in cases of drug-resistent TB.

So I hope that advocacy of medical use is not limited here just to drugs that are also popular recreationally–MDMA and cannabis.

From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 5, 2004 at 3:11:44 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I  agree with you too.

What I have noticed is that it is a tricky thing to get into a rehab.
It isn’t so easy. You don’t just call them and they have a place ready.
At least not here in the Netherlands.
The rehab takes in only clean people , after a detox., but insurances  no
longer pays detox.
That’s for everyone own cost, (unless they want Methadone and any other
pharmaceutical drug which is fine forever.)

I find a great benefit in having an anonymous treatment and aftercare.
officially when a rehab has licences they have to keep
all records. Not many addicts can afford that.
Beside , when you are a functioning addict you rather go back to work
as soon as possible. as if nothing really happened.

Sara

—–Oorspronkelijk bericht—–
Van: Randy Hencken [mailto:randyhencken@hotmail.com]
Verzonden: vrijdag 5 maart 2004 19:09
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

I agree with Nick.

Randy Hencken

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>

Hi everybody,

re: aftercare – I didn’t use ibogaine to come off drugs but I will just
throw my 2 cents in anyway. For me, the way that ibogaine, post-session,
leaves a person open and in a position to examine, discuss, and resolve
emotional issues can best be made use of in a proper rehabilitation centre.
Therapeutic communities and similar rehab centres have got to be best, imo.
Check the place out first; make arrangements, get funding, whatever; then
do
the ibo and check in as soon as you’re down from it.

What I’ve seen in the 5 years or so I’ve been around ibogaine is a lot of
people on a self-help pathway, avoiding the rigours of proper rehab. It’s
totally fine, but the opportunity of what the combination of ibo and rehab
could do is being missed, and this is really a shame, because it could be
massive. And, to be a little contentious, it’s happening a lot because
people who offer ibogaine (itself not an easy but not such a difficult
thing
to do) also seem to feel that they should be capable of truly resolving a
person’s addiction issues. I don’t think this is a realistic expectation.
Personally, if I were offering ibogaine to addicts, I’d REALLY push them
towards rehab for aftercare.

Nick

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From: <tomo7@starband.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] address change
Date: March 5, 2004 at 1:02:28 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi

Please change my address to :
tomo7@starband.net  (new address)

and remove from
dr.lee@starband.net  (old address)

Sorry for the bouncing around, but trying to stay a jump ahead of the
spaminators while keeping access to all y’awl requires it.

Tomo

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From: “Randy Hencken” <randyhencken@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 5, 2004 at 1:08:54 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I agree with Nick.

Randy Hencken

From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>

Hi everybody,

re: aftercare – I didn’t use ibogaine to come off drugs but I will just
throw my 2 cents in anyway. For me, the way that ibogaine, post-session,
leaves a person open and in a position to examine, discuss, and resolve
emotional issues can best be made use of in a proper rehabilitation centre.
Therapeutic communities and similar rehab centres have got to be best, imo.
Check the place out first; make arrangements, get funding, whatever; then do
the ibo and check in as soon as you’re down from it.

What I’ve seen in the 5 years or so I’ve been around ibogaine is a lot of
people on a self-help pathway, avoiding the rigours of proper rehab. It’s
totally fine, but the opportunity of what the combination of ibo and rehab
could do is being missed, and this is really a shame, because it could be
massive. And, to be a little contentious, it’s happening a lot because
people who offer ibogaine (itself not an easy but not such a difficult thing
to do) also seem to feel that they should be capable of truly resolving a
person’s addiction issues. I don’t think this is a realistic expectation.
Personally, if I were offering ibogaine to addicts, I’d REALLY push them
towards rehab for aftercare.

Nick

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From: “Nick Sandberg” <nicks22@onetel.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 5, 2004 at 9:01:01 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: <HSLotsof@aol.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

In a message dated 3/4/04 9:20:24 PM, stevenanker@hotmail.com writes:

If anyone wants a copy, I’ve compiled everything everyone has wrote about
After Ibogaine. If you want send me an e-mail off-site and I’ll send a
copy.

It’s about a 12 page word doc. Do with it what you want. I’m calling it
“Keeping Clean” for strange personal reasons, call it what you want.

I’m including stuff from Patrick, Sandra, Callie, Hatie, Bret, Carla and
others. If you don’t want your stuff included please let me know.

Steve,

I would certainly appreciate your compendium but, so may a lot of people
so
why not post it to the list?  If there is a reason, then please email me a
copy
and be certain to include your own comments as they were well thought out.

Thanks.

Hi everybody,

re: aftercare – I didn’t use ibogaine to come off drugs but I will just
throw my 2 cents in anyway. For me, the way that ibogaine, post-session,
leaves a person open and in a position to examine, discuss, and resolve
emotional issues can best be made use of in a proper rehabilitation centre.
Therapeutic communities and similar rehab centres have got to be best, imo.
Check the place out first; make arrangements, get funding, whatever; then do
the ibo and check in as soon as you’re down from it.

What I’ve seen in the 5 years or so I’ve been around ibogaine is a lot of
people on a self-help pathway, avoiding the rigours of proper rehab. It’s
totally fine, but the opportunity of what the combination of ibo and rehab
could do is being missed, and this is really a shame, because it could be
massive. And, to be a little contentious, it’s happening a lot because
people who offer ibogaine (itself not an easy but not such a difficult thing
to do) also seem to feel that they should be capable of truly resolving a
person’s addiction issues. I don’t think this is a realistic expectation.
Personally, if I were offering ibogaine to addicts, I’d REALLY push them
towards rehab for aftercare.

Nick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 5, 2004 at 11:43:57 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This use is very, very different from abusing pain meds. If 120 pills per
month is what it takes to bring relief then so be it. If you do the math 120
pills is only 4 per day. I can’t speak for anyone else but I have NEVER
taken 4 pills a day. When I have abused pain meds it was more like 40 pills
a day!!<

LOL, 120 pills a month? Gosh, that’s like, let’s see, quick bit of math- 10
days supply for me.
And if I could afford to do more I would, as this still doesn’t completely
eradicate or make bearable the pain I deal with all day every day.
I missed Vector’s note so I may be responding out of context, but it’s
silly to think that someone must only take one amount of meds as everyone
reacts differently to different drugs and different pain.
Peace all,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:03 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

Vector, I think what you said was very inappropriate.
Sometimes pain meds are needed and used for pain whether chronic pain or
acute pain.
This use is very, very different from abusing pain meds. If 120 pills per
month is what it takes to bring relief then so be it. If you do the math 120
pills is only 4 per day. I can’t speak for anyone else but I have NEVER
taken 4 pills a day. When I have abused pain meds it was more like 40 pills
a day!!
This next statement is very 12 step oriented but it is a very good way to
be…..take your own inventory before you take someone elses.
Callie

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 5, 2004 at 11:16:56 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Isn’t it the idea to try to enlighten people to others situations, to gain
understanding, to fight ignorance, to spread the truth? How about pain
patients like myself being victims of the drug war just like people in
prisons or drug addicts in the street? Do you know the problems pain
patients have, even the word “oxycontin” or “morphine” labels one –
obviously. Pain medications really SUCK to be on, I mean if you have to be
on them there is no fun about it. <

Great letter Brett, really, thanks for writing this one.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

“prescriptions for 120 oxys and morphine. I understand ibogaine helped
you gain control but to someone reading the Kerry site and seeing some
other person saying how ibogaine works in one breath and then going off
about how many pain meds they are still on but don’t need to be.”

Vector, I said that on the ibogaine list (120 oxy that I didn’t get), not
the Kerry list. I am not “on” anything, I was taking oxycontin in the summer
not now.

I hear your point but think it is a drug-war list, so I post drug war
opinions and issues.  I say some magic word like “OXYCONTIN” and pain
medication and people have their minds made up but you can say the word
“pot” and that is OK?. Isn’t it the idea to try to enlighten people to
others situations, to gain understanding, to fight ignorance, to spread the
truth? How about pain patients like myself being victims of the drug war
just like people in prisons or drug addicts in the street? Do you know the
problems pain patients have, even the word “oxycontin” or “morphine” labels
one – obviously. Pain medications really SUCK to be on, I mean if you have
to be on them there is no fun about it. If someone has a drug issues on top
of the need for pain meds is a bit of a catch-22. Ibogaine can be very
helpful for addicts that require pain medications, sometimes this very real
issue comes up and leads to relapse, sometimes doctors refuse to medicate!
for fear of addiction (in addicts or not). Isn’t it a wonderful thing to
have ibogaine there so you don’t have to worry about it? I am not (now)
worried, but I was NUTS having to go on meds this summer. I mean that is one
sucky position to have to be in, but OK, I had my safty belt (ibo). This is
my experience, what happened to me, it is strange by traditional drug
treatment norms and what people believe is true for addiction. I dn’t know
how to say it to not sound strange, but I am going to say it.

I highly doubt Kerry is anything like interested in ibogaine. He wants us to
think he is interested (but don’t ask, don’t tell) in our Drug War, Medical
Marijuana… If the wind blows in that direction Kerry will blow that way
also, if the wind direction changes, he will change that too… The
absolutely bottom line for Kerry is whatever is in his political best
interest (mostly), I am not thrilled but he is the only thing we have to
unseat the Bush brat so I have to go with him for the moment.

Brett

Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com> wrote:

‘me too’ with Patrick is all that 😉

What isn’t all that is the Kerry thread. I am used to all of you, I’ve
been reading this list for years but what Dana and now Brett Calabrese
are doing there is not what I would think helpful to ibogaine. It’s
gone from being a conversation to being this never ending bitch session
Dana is being hostile to the moderator now and Brett I’ve read your
posts for years and I don’t mean to diss you out in any way but you
write these very long posts filled with what sounds like good advice
and then mention some place in the middle how you’re picking up
prescriptions for 120 oxys and morphine. I understand ibogaine helped
you gain control but to someone reading the Kerry site and seeing some
other person saying how ibogaine works in one breath and then going off
about how many pain meds they are still on! but don’t need to be.
Doesn’t make any sense.

I don’t think either one of you is doing anything except making people
connect the word ibogaine with loonie.

My opinion only and I don’t think Kerry is sitting there reading this
but I don’t understand why you two keep going on there? What the
moderator said is that it is a medical marijuana forum and you keep
filling it up with ibogaine messages and posts from this list.
Patrick’s post went from being a amazing and powerful message to being
cut into pieces and every two or three words is “expletive deleted” why
do you repost his, Steven Anker’s, other people’s posts into the Kerry
site?

I’ll shut up about this now but I went and read the thread again after
not seeing it for a week and it is not getting any better.

.:vector:.

— jon wrote:

Hear, hear! Rick is very, very cool people Dana.
And for that matter, I per! sonally get along with Stroup as well,
but then
he’s never had issue with me that I know of- no personal history
between
us
as is the case with you two apparently.
What is the sense of bickering amongst ourselves? The last
eruption
here
on the list really bummed me out, in that I myself should know
better, and
know it ain’t solving any of our issue by attacking allies, even
those I
don’t always agree with, and I’ve felt like a dummie since then for
having
lost my cool.
Anyway, just wanted to write to agree with ol’ Patrick here.

Ok, so this isn’t going to amount to much more than a “me too” post,
but i
also have to vouch for Rick being a cool and groovie person.. He (and
a
couple other people from MAPS) helped me a lot figure out some
direction
for my academic career.

And i really respect the work MAPS has done. I don’t think there’s
much of
a contest in the “who’s been the best supporter of psychedelic
research”
in the past decade or so. And their MDMA for PTSD study is going to
be
starting soon! yay =)

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] virus running rampant!
Date: March 5, 2004 at 10:10:02 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/4/2004 2:42:10 PM Central Standard Time, dana@cures-not-wars.org writes:

P.S.: someone just sent me a virus, &tried to make it look like it came from Ben. Won’t work. I have a MAC.

I have received four (4) infected e-mails in the last 2 or 3 days.
I encourage everyone to scan their puters.
I feel like it is sending it out to the folks in someone’s address book on the list.
I received one from a faux Democratic Party website also.
It is better to be safe than sorry if you don’t have anti virus program that protects your puter all the time…..don’t open attachments. Even if they appear to come from someone you know.
Peace and Happy Friday to all!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 5, 2004 at 12:03:28 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Vector, I think what you said was very inappropriate.
Sometimes pain meds are needed and used for pain whether chronic pain or acute pain.
This use is very, very different from abusing pain meds. If 120 pills per month is what it takes to bring relief then so be it. If you do the math 120 pills is only 4 per day. I can’t speak for anyone else but I have NEVER taken 4 pills a day. When I have abused pain meds it was more like 40 pills a day!!
This next statement is very 12 step oriented but it is a very good way to be…..take your own inventory before you take someone elses.
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Let US gov know (I did!)
Date: March 4, 2004 at 11:55:10 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Sent my e-mails just now!
Thanks so much for the information. I really think we can make some differences but only if we make ourselves be heard.
This is a very good and appropriate opportunity to be heard!
Peace, Callie

From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 4, 2004 at 10:38:20 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“prescriptions for 120 oxys and morphine. I understand ibogaine helped
you gain control but to someone reading the Kerry site and seeing some
other person saying how ibogaine works in one breath and then going off
about how many pain meds they are still on but don’t need to be.”

Vector, I said that on the ibogaine list (120 oxy that I didn’t get), not the Kerry list. I am not “on” anything, I was taking oxycontin in the summer not now.

I hear your point but think it is a drug-war list, so I post drug war opinions and issues.  I say some magic word like “OXYCONTIN” and pain medication and people have their minds made up but you can say the word “pot” and that is OK?. Isn’t it the idea to try to enlighten people to others situations, to gain understanding, to fight ignorance, to spread the truth? How about pain patients like myself being victims of the drug war just like people in prisons or drug addicts in the street? Do you know the problems pain patients have, even the word “oxycontin” or “morphine” labels one – obviously. Pain medications really SUCK to be on, I mean if you have to be on them there is no fun about it. If someone has a drug issues on top of the need for pain meds is a bit of a catch-22. Ibogaine can be very helpful for addicts that require pain medications, sometimes this very real issue comes up and leads to relapse, sometimes doctors refuse to medicate for fear of addiction (in addicts or not). Isn’t it a wonderful thing to have ibogaine there so you don’t have to worry about it? I am not (now) worried, but I was NUTS having to go on meds this summer. I mean that is one sucky position to have to be in, but OK, I had my safty belt (ibo). This is my experience, what happened to me, it is strange by traditional drug treatment norms and what people believe is true for addiction. I dn’t know how to say it to not sound strange, but I am going to say it.

I highly doubt Kerry is anything like interested in ibogaine. He wants us to think he is interested (but don’t ask, don’t tell) in our Drug War, Medical Marijuana… If the wind blows in that direction Kerry will blow that way also, if the wind direction changes, he will change that too… The absolutely bottom line for Kerry is whatever is in his political best interest (mostly), I am not thrilled but he is the only thing we have to unseat the Bush brat so I have to go with him for the moment.

Brett

Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com> wrote:

‘me too’ with Patrick is all that 😉

What isn’t all that is the Kerry thread. I am used to all of you, I’ve
been reading this list for years but what Dana and now Brett Calabrese
are doing there is not what I would think helpful to ibogaine. It’s
gone from being a conversation to being this never ending bitch session
Dana is being hostile to the moderator now and Brett I’ve read your
posts for years and I don’t mean to diss you out in any way but you
write these very long posts filled with what sounds like good advice
and then mention some place in the middle how you’re picking up
prescriptions for 120 oxys and morphine. I understand ibogaine helped
you gain control but to someone reading the Kerry site and seeing some
other person saying how ibogaine works in one breath and then going off
about how many pain meds they are still on but don’t need to be.
Doesn’t make any sense.

I don’t think either one of you is doing anything except making people
connect the word ibogaine with loonie.

My opinion only and I don’t think Kerry is sitting there reading this
but I don’t understand why you two keep going on there? What the
moderator said is that it is a medical marijuana forum and you keep
filling it up with ibogaine messages and posts from this list.
Patrick’s post went from being a amazing and powerful message to being
cut into pieces and every two or three words is “expletive deleted” why
do you repost his, Steven Anker’s, other people’s posts into the Kerry
site?

I’ll shut up about this now but I went and read the thread again after
not seeing it for a week and it is not getting any better.

.:vector:.

— jon wrote:
>
> > Hear, hear! Rick is very, very cool people Dana.
> > And for that matter, I personally get along with Stroup as well,
> but then
> > he’s never had issue with me that I know of- no personal history
> between
> > us
> > as is the case with you two apparently.
> > What is the sense of bickering amongst ourselves? The last
> eruption
> > here
> > on the list really bummed me out, in that I myself should know
> better, and
> > know it ain’t solving any of our issue by attacking allies, even
> those I
> > don’t always agree with, and I’ve felt like a dummie since then for
> having
> > lost my cool.
> > Anyway, just wanted to write to agree with ol’ Patrick here.
>
>
> Ok, so this isn’t going to amount to much more than a “me too” post,
> but i
> also have to vouch for Rick being a cool and groovie person.. He (and
> a
> couple other people from MAPS) helped me a lot figure out some
> direction
> for my academic career.
>
> And i really respect the work MAPS has done. I don’t think there’s
> much of
> a contest in the “who’s been the best supporter of psychedelic
> research”
> in the past decade or so. And their MDMA for PTSD study is going to
> be
> starting soon! yay =)
>
>
>
>
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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 9:56:38 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/4/04 9:20:24 PM, stevenanker@hotmail.com writes:

If anyone wants a copy, I’ve compiled everything everyone has wrote about
After Ibogaine. If you want send me an e-mail off-site and I’ll send a
copy.

It’s about a 12 page word doc. Do with it what you want. I’m calling it
“Keeping Clean” for strange personal reasons, call it what you want.

I’m including stuff from Patrick, Sandra, Callie, Hatie, Bret, Carla and
others. If you don’t want your stuff included please let me know.

Steve,

I would certainly appreciate your compendium but, so may a lot of people so
why not post it to the list?  If there is a reason, then please email me a copy
and be certain to include your own comments as they were well thought out.

Thanks.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Let US gov know
Date: March 4, 2004 at 9:41:32 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I received the following email and thought some of you may wish to avail
yourself of this information in order to bring attention to your elected officials
concerning ibogaine and ibogaine-like drugs to treat chemical dependence.
The original message is not ibogaine-related but, if you feel strongly that
ibogaine is a valuable medication then include that in your email or phone call to
your representative.

Howard
—————-
ORIGINAL MESSAGE

March 4, 2004

Dear Colleague,

I am writing with news about an exciting new Congressional effort to raise
lawmaker awareness about addiction and build legislative support for
expanding
treatment access. And, I’m inviting you to play a part in making it
succeed.

Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN), a recovering alcoholic and a longtime leader in
Congress on addiction issues, has just launched the bipartisan Addiction,
Treatment and Recovery Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. The
caucus
is co-chaired by Rep. Patrick Kennedy, (D-RI), another ally of addiction
recovery and treatment.

Congressional caucuses are informal but organized groups of legislators
that
exist to advocate for a shared interest. Caucuses play an important
long-term
role in federal policymaking, focusing attention on their issues and
gathering
support for legislation.

Representatives Ramstad and Kennedy understand the magnitude of this
national
health problem, and they know what needs to be done. “Last year alone, 3.5
million Americans were denied access to treatment,” said Rep. Ramstad when
announcing the new caucus, “and this is totally unacceptable.” He also
called
on Congress to pass his treatment parity legislation “to end the
discrimination against alcoholics and addicts who need treatment.”

I urge you to help ensure the success of this important bipartisan effort.
Please call or e-mail your member of the U.S. House of Representatives and
ask
him or her to join the Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus, and in so
doing help make this issue a priority for Congress.

Visit http://capwiz.com/jto/ to look up and contact your Representative.
You
can advise his or her staff to contact Karin Hope in Rep. Ramstad’s office,
at
(202) 225-0735, for more information.

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From: Vector Vector <vector620022002@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 4, 2004 at 7:38:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

‘me too’ with Patrick is all that 😉

What isn’t all that is the Kerry thread. I am used to all of you, I’ve
been reading this list for years but what Dana and now Brett Calabrese
are doing there is not what I would think helpful to ibogaine. It’s
gone from being a conversation to being this never ending bitch session
Dana is being hostile to the moderator now and Brett I’ve read your
posts for years and I don’t mean to diss you out in any way but you
write these very long posts filled with what sounds like good advice
and then mention some place in the middle how you’re picking up
prescriptions for 120 oxys and morphine. I understand ibogaine helped
you gain control but to someone reading the Kerry site and seeing some
other person saying how ibogaine works in one breath and then going off
about how many pain meds they are still on but don’t need to be.
Doesn’t make any sense.

I don’t think either one of you is doing anything except making people
connect the word ibogaine with loonie.

My opinion only and I don’t think Kerry is sitting there reading this
but I don’t understand why you two keep going on there? What the
moderator said is that it is a medical marijuana forum and you keep
filling it up with ibogaine messages and posts from this list.
Patrick’s post went from being a amazing and powerful message to being
cut into pieces and every two or three words is “expletive deleted” why
do you repost his, Steven Anker’s, other people’s posts into the Kerry
site?

I’ll shut up about this now but I went and read the thread again after
not seeing it for a week and it is not getting any better.

.:vector:.

— jon <jfreed1@umbc.edu> wrote:

Hear, hear! Rick is very, very cool people Dana.
And for that matter, I personally get along with Stroup as well,
but then
he’s never had issue with me that I know of- no personal history
between
us
as is the case with you two apparently.
What is the sense of bickering amongst ourselves? The last
eruption
here
on the list really bummed me out, in that I myself should know
better, and
know it ain’t solving any of our issue by attacking allies, even
those I
don’t always agree with, and I’ve felt like a dummie since then for
having
lost my cool.
Anyway, just wanted to write to agree with ol’ Patrick here.

Ok, so this isn’t going to amount to much more than a “me too” post,
but i
also have to vouch for Rick being a cool and groovie person.. He (and
a
couple other people from MAPS) helped me a lot figure out some
direction
for my academic career.

And i really respect the work MAPS has done. I don’t think there’s
much of
a contest in the “who’s been the best supporter of psychedelic
research”
in the past decade or so. And their MDMA for PTSD study is going to
be
starting soon! yay =)

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From: <crownofthorns@hushmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 4, 2004 at 6:53:28 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Bro, have to add my comment to this one too. I usually have this urge
to jump in and say something on your behalf when people attack you and
I do. I don’t so much say how much respect I have for you on the list
because you have people kissing your ass all the time and I’m another
one.

Bro you have had a amazing life and what you’ve done is inspirational.
Without being a fan or kissing up, you are a major role model. What separates
you from everyone else isn’t only that you’ve done it and can communicate
but what Jon said hit home.

What if Kurt Vonnegut was a junkie, or something between Hunter Thompson
and Thomas Pynchon. You are mad talented bro. You not only communicate
you pull people into it and make them listen.

Finish your book bro and tell me if Dr. Moraes is doing any more readings
in San Francisco. You are way past the self help league, you can hit
it out of the ballpark for real and people listen.

Every time I get sick of all the Patrick patrick patrick and think you
have a lot of ego and fans, you do something that blows me away and makes
me remember that there’s a big reason for that.

Rick is very cool people, and extremely pro-ibogaine.  What exactly
should
Rick be doing, which he isn’t?  He’s the one trying to get Mexico and
Canada to start keeping data using the same methodology.  He SHOWS
UP.
He’s a really decent human being <– this is rare.  It’s so rare, it
still
shocks the hell out of me when I meet one.

Me too 🙂 Go look in the mirror, because you’re one too. Psycho or not
😉 That’s a first I think, Sara calling anyone a psycho 😉 😉

Finish your book bro, you don’t need to put on a suit and lie about activism
or run for office. You’re better then that, what you’re doing is dangerously
close to turning life into art 🙂

In case I never said it before either, thanks. You give a lot of solid
and honest advice, without any of the cheesey self help crap. Thanks
bro. I think my whole message was a longer and less eloquent version
of what John wrote in two paragraphs 😉 “me too” and in addition, thanks
for the advice because it helps me in my own life and dealing without
heroin 😉

Thanks and peace out,
Curtis

On Thu, 04 Mar 2004 10:56:34 -0800 jon <jfreed1@umbc.edu> wrote:

Patrick,

I know many people have said this sort of thing before in various
permutations, but i just wanted to say that your writing is really
quite
amazing… very inspirational, without all the cheezy typical self-
help
connotations…

There aren’t many people out there who can sound so eloquent while
still
sounding so sincere and real, and devoid of bullshit. Maybe if kurt
vonnegut had been a junky…

anyway, so i just wanted to say thanks..

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From: ruben abreu <rubena@optonline.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Please remove me from your mailing list
Date: March 4, 2004 at 6:51:48 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—–Original Message—–
From: Joseph Musico [mailto:Bodymechanic@starpower.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:51 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Please remove me from your mailing list

Please stop sending me mail please

From: ruben abreu <rubena@optonline.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 6:51:48 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

TTHANKS

—–Original Message—–
From: Steven Anker [mailto:stevenanker@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 4:19 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

If anyone wants a copy, I’ve compiled everything everyone has wrote about
After Ibogaine. If you want send me an e-mail off-site and I’ll send a copy.
It’s about a 12 page word doc. Do with it what you want. I’m calling it
“Keeping Clean” for strange personal reasons, call it what you want.

I’m including stuff from Patrick, Sandra, Callie, Hatie, Bret, Carla and
others. If you don’t want your stuff included please let me know.

Best,
Steve

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From: “Joseph Musico” <Bodymechanic@starpower.net>
Subject: [ibogaine] Please remove me from your mailing list
Date: March 4, 2004 at 5:50:36 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Please stop sending me mail please

From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 4:19:12 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

If anyone wants a copy, I’ve compiled everything everyone has wrote about After Ibogaine. If you want send me an e-mail off-site and I’ll send a copy. It’s about a 12 page word doc. Do with it what you want. I’m calling it “Keeping Clean” for strange personal reasons, call it what you want.

I’m including stuff from Patrick, Sandra, Callie, Hatie, Bret, Carla and others. If you don’t want your stuff included please let me know.

Best,
Steve

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From: Marko <marko@mindvox.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 3:17:22 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004 CallieMimosa@aol.com wrote:

I think off list but online would be a convenient way for folks to
communicate.

We can use sacrament@mindvox.com for that purpose.
That’s what it is for 😉

Marko

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] More Kerry Drug War Controversy
Date: March 4, 2004 at 3:39:10 PM EST
To: Ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

From: climbingthegreatbluecliffs

Ibogaine has a tendency to produce visions which can be interpreted metaphorically as elements in ones life, or as connections in disjointed elements of one’s reality. Really ibogaine’s effects are hard to describe from an emotional or intellectual sense, but it, like many other entheogens or psychoactives have a tendency to make one step back and look at a situation honestly. If a cocaine addict does this and sees the wrong it has done ibogaine has the power to imprint such a powerful impression of the expirence on the person (ibogaine, unlike other psychedellics has a tendency to be as terrifying as it is powerful, which i think is why it has an edge in narcotics treatment programs, scared straight(the problem seems too real, to omnipresent to avoid)). Really its not about why ibogaine should be legal, this is the way it is because we have our perspective from drugs being illegal, this is a man made structure and it does not allow for its own existance. We should ask why ibogaine is, and should be illegal in two seperate questions, and apply these questions seperately to is and should before looking at them together.

From: bcalabrese

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QUOTE (sandy @ Feb 29 2004, 10:42 PM)

Treatment would still be necessary, so it makes no sense to say the treatment industry wants to block Ibogaine.

Sandy,

I am watching it happen, it is a known fact and the treatment industry already admits it. Ibogaine is NOT profitable for them for a number of reasons. Ibogaine was not invented by them, they don’t get money for it, it only takes a couple treatments, it would REDUCE treatment necessary by orders of magnitude! THe revolving door would stop revolving after a few turns for most. DO not think for a second that GREED is not involved, if someone discovered a cure for something, a cheaper, better way (like ibogaine) to replace an existing product that someone won’t do their best to shelve or suppress it, it happens all the time. Ibogaine will also make them LOOK BAD, breaks the rules “a drug is a drug is a drug”. . It does what THEY (the treatment professionals) can’t. This is to say if you ever saw ibogaine work you would say “NO WAY”, or “NO S…T!”, that is impossible. Like 10 or 20 years in treatment/therapy all at once (sort of), or maybe just the missing pieces. Ibogaine is a threat, it is competition, it does the undoable. A single dose and I had a GREAT mood for 6 months, no other support medication were necessary, no meds means no script, no script means no doctor and no money for the pharmacy and drug companies… Few relapses means treatment does not go on for years or even decades. Parole violaters will not violate, that means less crime, no new prisons to build, no promotions to to come… The drug war and the medical industry that accepts it (some have doubts) thrive on the suffering of people. It is self-protecting. If it were really after figting drugs tell me why we have had zero success but bigger and bigger budgets? Kind of strange don’t you think (keep doing the same thing expecting a different result). Ibogaine can take multiple percentage points off the growth of several industries, BILLIONS of dollars are involved.

Ibogaine is like taking real *MAGIC* to the show. All you are getting with those other folks is the illusion of success. Recovery rates for treated people are not better than those who just grow of it/recover on their own. With ibogiine you grow up a whole lot sooner. You are talking removing something like 2/3rds of the people from the list of clients, sure ibogaine is a threat to the treatment industry.

From: sandy

Dana,

Approval has to be gotten to do a study using an illegal substance. Studies are being done on Ibogaine and 18-MC. Dr. Mash has gotten her approvals as have others.

On Ibogaine. It is NOT a cure. I’ll just post what Dr. Mash says herself:

“Addiction is multi-factorial and I’ve been trained to look for the left and the right sides of an argument and of your data. Addiction is something that involves the brain, we’re learning more about that, but it’s also a disease of the spirit, it’s also a disease of personality. A disease of the way a person looks at him or herself, his world, his society and his family and school. It’s clear to me that if you want to get at the addiction process you’ve got to hit it on multiple levels, you can’t just hit it on a neurochemical level.”

Finally, discussing Ibogaine is not the same as advocating an underground connection to Ibogaine use. It is not the same thing as advocating, from this web site, that people can go to other countries and use a substance that has killed people. If somebody followed YOUR advice and died, I can fully see myself, the web site administrator, and Senator Kerry being held legally responsible. As soon as I’m done with this post, I’ll have to go back and edit your posts again.

From: bcalabrese

QUOTE (sandy @ Mar 3 2004, 08:28 PM)

No, you may not advocate or link to sites that advocate the actual use of an illegal substance like Ibogaine. You also can’t link to sites that sell or advocate pot pipes. Or that sell or advocate illegal gun parts. Come on, think.

Sandy,

The fact that ibogaine is illegal should be illegal. The fact that black folks had to sit in the back of the bus should be illegal. The fact that the Japanese were tossed in internment camps was legal. That does not make it right, that does not mean people should not raise their voices against such actions. Wrong laws should be overturned, that is why we have minds. Ibogaine IS in fact approved for FDA safty trials in the USA (that means legally)., ibogaine IS an approved mediction in Panama, there are medical professionals using VERY MANY substances that are not legal/unapproved meds in the USA in other countries. Are we not talking about the DRUG WAR and what is wrong with it? Well IBOGAINE (by orders of magnitude) very best broad spectrum anti-addictive substance there is, there just isn’t anything else like it. And to suppress info, where else is someone going to get ibogaine information than ibogaine sites. This isn’t like you are posting links to pot-seed sites or some get high drug sites, no-one “GETS HIGH” on ibogaine, it is a medicine only – unlike marijuana, xtc, LSD, various opiates… And no-one is telling anyone to go out and buy ibogaine or to self treat, that is best left to people experienced with the use and administration of ibogaine, professional or otherwise.

All it is is information, for people to read and make their own minds up over, not your minds over theirs.

Did you ever ask yourself why this EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE and HIGHLY OBSCURE/unabusable substance would up on the list in the first place? If you came up with it is for our protection/own good then I have confused you with someone else. (Hint, the US government treated drug addicts with the stuff (ibogaine) in the ’50’s, could that have something to do with it, if so, what?
From: Dana

QUOTE

Finally, discussing Ibogaine is not the same as advocating an underground connection to Ibogaine use. It is not the same thing as advocating, from this web site, that people can go to other countries and use a substance that has killed people.

There is nothing underground about those clinics in those other countries. Mash’s is just one, and in her case the data goes straight to the FDA. It’s just expensive. Marc Emory’s is free, and he’s working in coordination with elected officials in Vancouver.

As for the so-called “Ibogaine-related” deaths, I was the one responsible enough to reprint the letter of Nora Volkow, who repeats that claim to justify NIDA inaction; but Dr. Kenneth Alper, the editor of the only other book out there on the subject, says NONE of them were Ibogaine deaths, per se. With addicts we’re dealing with a group of people with a high mortality rate to begin with–they all died from something else, not Ibogaine toxicity.

That’s why we screen out people with heart, liver and seizure disorders. That’s why we hydrate them sufficiently (so simple!) to cut out the arrythmias.

You have to remember Mash owns the patent on nor-ibogaine, so she has a financial incentive to exaggerate the dangers of good old HCL. And 18-MC is years away from going into humans, even though I actually advocate that 18-MC is what a Kerry administration should follow up on. All indications are that it will be MUCH safer, so the point is moot. If you are sincere, you will point Kerry’s drug policy wonk(s) in the direction of Dr. Stanley Glick at Albany Medical College at 518-262-5303. He’s a real straight arrow who as far as I know doesn’t even drink or smoke cigarettes. He won’t be able to get it into human trials without start-up capital, and start-up capital is only going to come from public sector, in all probability.

Meanwhile we have Ibogaine HCl and various plant extracts to work with, and thousands of people all over the world are being helped without recourse to what ANY government is doing. No more deaths have occured in any of the proper clinical environments, which is why I oppose do-it-yourself home treatments. And some lives are being SAVED, because without treatment, they would almost certainly have died, through overdose, or by picking up a fatal blood-born disease, which they would have passed on to others before dying. Intravenous drug use is THE main vector for HIV transmission in the U.S. today, so if you want to limit people’s treatment options, you’ll just have to deal with yr karma, I guess.

Those links got into my post because they were at the end of Patrick’s post.

I’M SORRY. It was an oversight.

That being said, Ibogaine is not going to go away, no matter how you edit it. And like I said, I think the thing to do here is to make direct contact with the decision-makers in the Kerry campaign, because it is unclear to me that your function is to do anything but keep a lid on this site.

It’s like the mule. Gotta get its attention.

Dana/cnw
P.S.: some one just sent me a virus, & tried to make it look like it came from Ben. Won’t work. I have a MAC.

From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 4, 2004 at 2:35:56 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hear, hear! Rick is very, very cool people Dana.
And for that matter, I personally get along with Stroup as well, but then
he’s never had issue with me that I know of- no personal history between
us
as is the case with you two apparently.
What is the sense of bickering amongst ourselves? The last eruption
here
on the list really bummed me out, in that I myself should know better, and
know it ain’t solving any of our issue by attacking allies, even those I
don’t always agree with, and I’ve felt like a dummie since then for having
lost my cool.
Anyway, just wanted to write to agree with ol’ Patrick here.

Ok, so this isn’t going to amount to much more than a “me too” post, but i
also have to vouch for Rick being a cool and groovie person.. He (and a
couple other people from MAPS) helped me a lot figure out some direction
for my academic career.

And i really respect the work MAPS has done. I don’t think there’s much of
a contest in the “who’s been the best supporter of psychedelic research”
in the past decade or so. And their MDMA for PTSD study is going to be
starting soon! yay =)

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From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 4, 2004 at 1:56:34 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Patrick,

I know many people have said this sort of thing before in various
permutations, but i just wanted to say that your writing is really quite
amazing… very inspirational, without all the cheezy typical self-help
connotations…

There aren’t many people out there who can sound so eloquent while still
sounding so sincere and real, and devoid of bullshit. Maybe if kurt
vonnegut had been a junky…

anyway, so i just wanted to say thanks..

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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 1:38:50 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

One book I like is “The Truth About Recovery and Addiction” By Stanton Peele

From: “sandra .” <windforme@graffiti.net>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 10:16:04 -0800

two books I’ve found very useful for aftercare suggestions:

Mindful Recovery: a spiritual path to healing from addiction by Thomas Bien and Beverly Bien published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471442615.html

-for those with a spiritual outlook, a buddhist approach

Recovery Options: The complete guide
by Joseph Volpicelli MD, PH.D and Maia Slavavitz
also published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047134575X.html

-it even includes a small chapter on Ibo, though it doesn’t say much, perhaps a better description could be sent to the authors?

more later…cheers.

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From: “sandra .” <windforme@graffiti.net>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 1:16:04 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

two books I’ve found very useful for aftercare suggestions:

Mindful Recovery: a spiritual path to healing from addiction by Thomas Bien and Beverly Bien published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471442615.html

-for those with a spiritual outlook, a buddhist approach

Recovery Options: The complete guide
by Joseph Volpicelli MD, PH.D and Maia Slavavitz
also published by Wiley books

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-047134575X.html

-it even includes a small chapter on Ibo, though it doesn’t say much, perhaps a better description could be sent to the authors?

more later…cheers.

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From: Brett Calabrese <bcalabrese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Life after Ibogaine……
Date: March 4, 2004 at 1:28:16 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Quitting smoking during “recovery”, is like most things, it will be good for some (kiddies in particular as a group) and not for others. Some people get that one “white chip” and from what I have seen, that is a minority, even with ibo most people deep in addiction with multiple substances/behaviors do not give up all at once. Absolutely quitting smoking is a good thing, elevating, one less drug (addiction) and the further you go, the further you are. So, yeah, great thing to do and I like the idea surviving drug addiction and not dying/having health issues from smoking. Nicotine is the only “drug” that I sometimes still get a craving for, it is far harder in many ways than quitting drugs and not a priority. I think it also helped me deal with taking pain meds, if I can quit smoking cigarettes I can quit anything.  There was a particular moment after I stopped smoking, the silence, for the first time in my adult life I wasn’t stuffing something in my body (or someone elses) to get rid of the discomfort of living in my skin.

So initially maybe or maybe not, IMO, for most, no (cept the kiddies), it depends on the person.. Long term sure quitting smoking going to help most people.

Callie

“Addiction is such a big part of my life that I can’t imagine life without it.”

I can’t imagine my life with it.

“I wonder what I would do if I was successful after Ibogaine treatment”

Be free to do something else .

” What would fill HUGE void that would be left if addiction was removed from my life?!!
You will have to figure that one out. What do you like? Do you know what you like? The thing is to DO STUFF. I can tell you things I do/did and in general a basket of things to start doing. Addiction is body, mind and spirit, to recover you gotta get rid of the old/bad shit and do new shit, hopefully good stuff but not always. You could have a nice sexual addiction, it is quite popular once the drugs are gone, we still have no self control, few coping skills. Anyway, that is a fun addiction to do while. There is work-a-holicism, once I went fishing… thing is to eventually grow past that and become rounder/broader.Yoga was one, now starting some Pilates (good for injuries), Orchids, reloading and shooting (a different form of playing with fire), gardening, a bunch of spiritual, self-help and some “recovery” stuff. I take on projects like painting the house, car repair, built a new countertop for the kitchen, laid tiles, I love to cook, learned how to bake bread… DO STUFF, get out, learn how to have fun without sticking something in your body to do so.

“Would I use from sheer boredom?”

If you sit there waiting for life to happen it is EXTREMELY likely that is exactly what you will do (“use”). You have to go out and “get a life” that does not include the use of drugs as your primary recreation (go smoke something if you need to…). Even if  you do use SO WHAT? That is the nature of addiction, so long as you get that “I JUST USED, I AM A WORTHLESS POS, I CAN’T , I RELAPSED, IT IS OVER, so may as well be an addict…” out of your head, brush yourself off and have continue on, maybe a lesson learned. The thing with ibogaine is it changes the rules a bit. Generally “as a rule” for the peope try to recover, time and time again, once they go out, they are “off to the races”, with ibogaine it isn’t like that so much, less so with additional treatments. If I did”relapse” a dose of ibo will toss me back across the river if needed, I know that, Patrick knows that, Dave knows that… In the worst relapse imaginable, I will always know that my choice, one dose and I can stop it at any time – 100% certain, 100% of the time, no doubts.  Try imaging that power over yourself instead of the multiple choices of “what if” this, that or the other thing negative.

Ibogaine also does this born again thing, like smelling the flowers for the first time, colors are brighter the air is fresher, life is more interesting. I don’t know if it will hit you all at once or as is more typical, a couple tries. The “what if” awfulizing is far from reality. “What if?” you were clean, what if you were happy, what if you had all this extra time and money to do other things, think of the possibilities in a positive sense – you are getting your life back vs life as you know it is going to end. It is a rough thing to give up your friend, your lover, your enemy, the one that is always there for you, that which defines you…

“Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?”

Absolutely NOT! Maybe not at first, maybe in fits and starts, maybe after a couple doses… in time.

Are you saying you are leading an exciting life going to the methadone clinic? I mean yeah, I guess drugs were fun once, I guess you could say it is even exciting (like when I wanted to get high and had to find the money but you don’t sound like you are having a good time of it.

I  just had an argument with my pain management doctor, he wants me on more drugs (ie I cancelled a signed script for 120 oxy’s and just told him no on another 120 I suppose). I want the clarity, the crispness, the fullest sensations and experiences that life has to offer. This means what use to swim around in my head ((sometimes kicking and screaming), does not any longer. I just not interested, it is backwards from the way it use to be.

“Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.”

I understand, fear keeps people from many unknowns. Eventually, you will let go, I can tell cause you wouldn’t be here otherwise. It is just a matter of sooner or later, it is up to you when Sometime when the pain of the pain gets more than the fear of the pain, then you take another step. Maybe it has to get older for you, a few more years on the meth, maybe you are not ready to, I don’t know. I know that I look back and wish I did ibo 20-30 years ago. The nutshell version is the Golden Chalis is being handed to you and you are afraid to drink of it, yes I understand.

“Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am trying to say? ”

Yes, been there, done that I think for most of us.

“Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?”

Yes and it part of the process for you to come to an understanding, and of course get through it. At some point you actually have to do something (that is the trick). The fact that you SEE it, you are here, you are asking the questions (questioning yourself) is great, you are a lot further along than a lot of folks (clean or not) – you see you need change, you see you have fear, you are working through it – most don’t.

“Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?”

You have more than a chance, you have a choice. The “choice” part is a lot clearer after some ibo, after seeing the other side of the river./having most if not all the physical addiction and compulsion lifted… Know you can, cause you can. Ibogaine does change the rules a bit, call it cheating, an easier softer way, call it replacing one drug for another – call it what you will I call it divine intervention by choice. All you have to do is make that choice, you will when you are ready.

Brett

Callie
Would I use from sheer boredom?
Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?

Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.
Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am trying to say?
Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?
Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?
Callie
CallieMimosa@aol.com wrote:
>The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in >the
> 80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even
> consider
> quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
> after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
> unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
> nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.

The above statement is very interesting! I had never thought about our bodies and brains being unable to tell difference between withdrawals of nicotine and other drugs.
Of course the severity of withdrawals is quite different in opiates verses nicotine but our brains reaction is quite the same.
I have tried to quit both and was very unsuccessful in every occasion!

I am very intolerant of pain. In fact, I am very intolerant to any discomfort. I become so obsessive about it that I am unable to concentrate on anything else!

I have in the past double dosed on my Methadone knowing that it is going to make me short in a few days. I immediately begin to worry about the fact that I will be 24-30 hours without medication in a few days to the point that I can’t even enjoy the extra dose I took!
Insane? I should say so!
I am much better about it finally. It has taken me 6 years to get to the point I am!
I still go to clinic twice weekly even though I am eligible for weekly visits or even visiting every two weeks.
I have the fear that I will really make myself sick if I get a week or 2 weeks take homes so I stay at the phase I am now.

Addiction is such a big part of my life that I can’t imagine life without it.
I wonder what I would do if I was successful after Ibogaine treatment. What would fill HUGE void that would be left if addiction was removed from my life?!!
Would I use from sheer boredom?
Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?

Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.
Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am trying to say?
Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?
Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?
Callie

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Re: Censorship of Ibo-links on Kerry site by moderator
Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:08:08 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

You can go there and see what the other people said. Obviously the censorship was not popular.
It’s in the last couple of pages. I re-sent Patrick’s post without the links, and then somehow lost it. Could some one resend it?  http://forum.johnkerry.com//index.php?showtopic=8035&hl=drug+war+thread

QUOTE

This entire Ibogaine post has to go. You can discuss Ibogaine, but you cannot advocate its use or link to sites advocating its use. It is an illegal drug. Come on people, this is the web site for the nominee for the President of the United States.

Would the University of Miami do something illegal?

I don’t think so. Yet they are doing intake and followup in Miami for treatments that are being given legally in St. Kitts. Unfortunately Mash gets all the airplay, including being the source of info for the CSI episode, so that many people cannot find out about much cheaper treatments available in Mexico, Canada, and elsewhere — where it is also legal. It’s pretty much legal everywhere but here, and I think the problem is you’re really uptight about the whole concept of Ibogaine, which is why I was posting the Patrick’s letter for YOU, Sandy, so you would understand better that people really do have to make the autonomous decision to change for the Ibogaine to work.

Why not just delete the offending links, and leave the content?

Our whole point in protesting outside CBS is that we’re COMPLYING with the law, not bringing Ibogaine into the U.S., and sending people over the border where it’s LEGAL, where they have clinics set up to deal with addicted people — instead of driving around back alleys in Vegas trying catch up with particular people and dose them.

Think about it — High Times advertizes on radio in the Boston area for the Cannabis Cup. It’s not legal here, but it is there, so legally they can advertize it under FCC rules. I wouldn’t have included the letter from the head of NIDA if we weren’t making a good-faith effort to get Ibogaine or 18-MC (which is not even scheduled, last I checked) approved through the FDA process. Which is all that needs to happen. And one of our main arguments in the New York State Legislature is that if people are going just over the border to Windsor, Montreal or Vancouver, why can’t we have this wonderful cure for addiction here. And Jeffrion Aubry, head of Assembly Committee on repealing the Rockefeller Drug Law, is chief sponsor of the legislation.

You should think long and hard about allowing stuff on medical marijuana but suppressing info on an African sacred plant and treatment for drug addiction that is a pet project of a number of Black democrats who heretofore have supported Al Sharpton.

The DEA doesn’t even care. In the entire history of the law, exactly 2 grams of Ibogaine have been seized. So what’s the problem?
Dana/cnw

Do any of these offer illegal treatments?

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: [ibogaine] from A-G.spot.
Date: March 4, 2004 at 6:21:24 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

A. Thank you Patrick for being tolerant. psycho or not psycho.

B. I wouldn’t like to cooperate on the  “After Ibogaine “. Because I never experienced being an addicted to hard drugs. I think it should come from successful ex-addicts. Those who know from the inside out.(I did use them But didn’t like it from the start).

C. Hep. C  needs an individual treatment.

D. Governments want you to be sick to be able to control you and your money, you must find out yourself what’s your path.

E. Addiction is about self control and many other things, But if  the opiates are taken as self medication for depression , and the person is a smoker then it is better not to stop smoking, not all addictions at once. And it really doesn’t matter if it is healthy or not to the physical body during the opiates detox.what does matter first is to learn to deal with the depression, before stopping smoking.

F.  F*ck MR.G.W. BUSH. Politics’ sux.  Go Home to Disneyland.

G. Geeses who found you?

Sara

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] white lines
Date: March 4, 2004 at 1:29:09 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie wrote  >do agree that sugar is not a very good thing BUT aspartame,
saccharin and stevia are all getting very bad reputations. They are
beginning to think that these artificial sweeteners may cause symptoms of
fibromyalgia and muscular dystrophy.<

LOL, and here’s the sidebar to the same article:

snip-

SIDEBAR:
I’m So Excited

For those of you smirking as you reach for that NutraSweet, you should know
that artificial sweeteners aren’t much better than the sugar they’re
replacing. Designed to reduce sugar intake, what these substances actually
do is trick the brain into thinking a large amount of energy (sugar) is on
the way. Thus, the brain instructs the liver to not produce glucose for a
while and go into “storage mode.” Within a half-hour, when the expected
energy (sugar) hasn’t arrived, the brain and liver panic and demand food.
This, of course, results in overeating and obesity and explains why you see
so many overweight people drinking diet sodas.

Besides the irony of promoting obesity, there are many health-related
concerns about artificial sweeteners. For example, aspartame, found in more
than 9,000 products, has been suspected in a wide range of medical
problems…from migraines to joint pain to mood swings and behavioral issues
in children. Neurosurgeon Russell L Blaylock labels aspartame an
“excitotoxin” because studies indicate it “can literally excite brain cells
to death.”(34)

Excitotoxins are a “class of substances that damage neurons through
paroxysmal overactivity.”(35) They can produce lesions similar to those of
Huntingdon’s chorea or Alzheimer’s disease. “Glutamic acid (also called
‘glutamate’) is the chief excitatory neurotransmitter in the human and
mammalian brain,” explains researcher James South. “Glutamate and its
biochemical ‘cousin,’ aspartic acid or aspartate, are the two most plentiful
amino acids in the brain.”  (36) Aspartic acid makes up roughly 40 percent
ubiquitous sweetener, aspartame. The rest is 50 percent phenylalanine, “an
amino acid normally found in the brain but dangerous to humans when
concentrated at high levels” and 10 percent methanol, a “wood alcohol known
to be a deadly poison.” (37)

34. http://www.additivesout.org.uk/
35. http://www.books.md/E/dic/excitotoxin.php
36. http://smart-drugs.net/ias-excitotoxins.htm
37. http://www.foodanddiet.com/NewFiles/aspartame.html

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] white lines

This is very interesting stuff.
I love chocolate and I have since I was a small child but always laughed or
rolled my eyes when I heard someone say they were “addicted to chocolate.
Really addicted”.
Well, since being on Methadone I have really increased my sugar consumption
especially chocolate. Reeses peanut butter cups are my favorite but Hersheys
chocolate bars are great and so is Dove chocolates……getting back to
story!
I was without chocolate one night and was really ‘craving’ it. A crave that
was similar to wanting a cigarette after a few hours without one. I was not
just thinking of how good some chocolate would be, I was craving!!
Since that occasion I have made a conscious effort to cut out chocolate from
my diet. It has been very difficult for me to do.
I have some of the signs of addiction….denial at first, preoccupation,
getting defensive if someone says something like, “You better hide your
candy bar or Callie might eat it” and the cravings.
I have found that something salty curbs the craving more than anything.

I do agree that sugar is not a very good thing BUT aspartame, saccharin and
stevia are all getting very bad reputations. They are beginning to think
that these artificial sweeteners may cause symptoms of fibromyalgia and
muscular dystrophy.
Personally I have began using ‘Sugar in the Raw’ or honey to sweeten my
dishes at home.

Thanks for the info!
Callie

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] white lines
Date: March 4, 2004 at 1:02:28 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This is very interesting stuff.
I love chocolate and I have since I was a small child but always laughed or rolled my eyes when I heard someone say they were “addicted to chocolate. Really addicted”.
Well, since being on Methadone I have really increased my sugar consumption especially chocolate. Reeses peanut butter cups are my favorite but Hersheys chocolate bars are great and so is Dove chocolates……getting back to story!
I was without chocolate one night and was really ‘craving’ it. A crave that was similar to wanting a cigarette after a few hours without one. I was not just thinking of how good some chocolate would be, I was craving!!
Since that occasion I have made a conscious effort to cut out chocolate from my diet. It has been very difficult for me to do.
I have some of the signs of addiction….denial at first, preoccupation, getting defensive if someone says something like, “You better hide your candy bar or Callie might eat it” and the cravings.
I have found that something salty curbs the craving more than anything.

I do agree that sugar is not a very good thing BUT aspartame, saccharin and stevia are all getting very bad reputations. They are beginning to think that these artificial sweeteners may cause symptoms of fibromyalgia and muscular dystrophy.
Personally I have began using ‘Sugar in the Raw’ or honey to sweeten my dishes at home.

Thanks for the info!
Callie

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] white lines
Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:42:54 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

HI all,
The following is from “White Lines- Sugar; how sweet it ain’t” by Mickey
Z, which I’m currently editing for inclusion in the book I’m putting
together for the Disinformation Company, called “Under the Influence- the
Disinformation Guide to Drugs” due out in bookstores all over the place in
October, 2004.
I thought I’d share this little excerpt with you all, as it is
interesting. Sugar is one hell of a scary drug folks. Interestingly too, in
footnote 23, naloxone is mentioned, which is, I recently found out, mixed
with buprenorphine to give to people maniacs are insisting shouldn’t be
doing opiates but rather should be taking their synthetic substitutes. Not
that the substitutes don’t help make life easier for some people who like to
do opiates but can’t without getting themselves into all sorts of trouble
due to prohibition laws and prejudices.

snip-

The concept of food addiction is still the subject of much scientific debate
but Obesity Research, the journal of the North American Association for the
Study of Obesity, published a study in 2002 designed to “determine whether
withdrawal from sugar can cause signs of opioid dependence.”(20)

The study’s authors believe that because “palatable food stimulates neural
systems that are implicated in drug addiction…intermittent, excessive
sugar intake might create dependency, as indicated by withdrawal signs.”(21)

Since animal-based research is hardly reliable (22), the study’s conclusion
must be taken with a grain of, uh, sugar: “Repeated, excessive intake of
sugar created a state in which an opioid antagonist caused behavioral and
neurochemical signs of opioid withdrawal. The indices of anxiety and DA/ACh
imbalance were qualitatively similar to withdrawal from morphine or
nicotine, suggesting that the rats had become sugar-dependent.”(23)

snip-

20. Study: “Evidence That Intermittent, Excessive Sugar Intake Causes
Endogenous Opioid Dependence,” Carlo Colantuoni, Pedro Rada,, Joseph
McCarthy, Caroline Patten, Nicole M. Avena, Andrew Chadeayne, and Bartley G.
Hoebel: Obesity Research 10:478-488 (2002),
http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/abstract/10/6/478
21. http://www.obesityresearch.org/cgi/content/abstract/10/6/478
22. http://www.animalresearch.org
23. More specifically, this is what the study found: “Naloxone (20 mg/kg
intraperitoneally) caused somatic signs, such as teeth chattering, forepaw
tremor, and head shakes. Food deprivation for 24 hours caused spontaneous
withdrawal signs, such as teeth chattering. Naloxone (3 mg/kg
subcutaneously) caused reduced time on the exposed arm of an elevated plus
maze, where again significant teeth chattering was recorded. The plus maze
anxiety effect was replicated with four control groups for comparison.
Accumbens microdialysis revealed that naloxone (10 and 20 mg/kg
intraperitoneally) decreased extracellular dopamine (DA), while
dose-dependently increasing acetylcholine (ACh). The naloxone-induced DA/ACh
imbalance was replicated with 10% sucrose and 3 mg/kg naloxone
subcutaneously.”

peace,
Preston

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:34:16 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/3/2004 11:23:33 PM Central Standard Time, carlambarnes@yahoo.com writes:

I’ll remember this moment two weeks from
now when everyone is back to acting like psychos 🙂

Just like one big dysfunctual family!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:32:46 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie thinks this is a great idea and wants to help but Callie has not had Ibogaine treatment…..yet. 🙁

Seriously, I would love to help in any way I can….maybe proofreader?

I think off list but online would be a convenient way for folks to communicate.
Does Mindvox have a chat room?

Peace, Callie

From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:22:29 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks guys. I’ll remember this moment two weeks from
now when everyone is back to acting like psychos 🙂

Really thank you. All of you.

Patrick, run for something 😉

Carla B

— gboy@hush.com wrote:
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Hash: SHA1

i’m going to puke.

if someone doesn’t start ranting soon i’m changing
channels.

patrick run for office already, you should win in
about 5 minutes dog.

and do something to fix dana already. i would have
said its impossible
but do something. you’re responsible for him now. he
doesn’t know any
better.

elections are coming you know.

.g

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:23:50 -0800
deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:
zeke, your my biggest inpiration.
—–Original Message—–
From: zeke@hush.com [mailto:zeke@hush.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004, 8:18 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick

I already said it in private email twice so to
say it to the
list too,
sorry. I was upset, you didn’t deserve any of
that. Your still
a lunatic
;-> If any of the data ever makes it to the FDA I
must ask is
there a
special Patrick column where all the data works
in a different
way? :-

Sorry one more time, I will think more before
sending things
like that
again. I don’t know you or Mash. I was mad
because you kept ignoring
my email I didn’t think that maybe you really
have a lot of email.

To agree with Callie and Dearthzero, cool and
you are a inspiration.
A very weird one :->

bye
zeke

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:40:17 -0800 “Patrick K.
Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:
On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 06:08:58PM -0800],
[rickc@ziplip.com]
wrote:

| Are you in recovery?

Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for
35 years now.

| Do you have cravings?

Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m
gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#”
spins ’round and ’round in little circles and
refuses to go away?
No.  Do
I remember how much heroin utterly fucking
rocks…?  You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up
their mind with
all the
negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then
play pretend,
or
hide and
seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was
awful, degrading
and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not
past-tense.

| Do you have to do anything to stay clean off
heroin?

Yes.

| What do you do?

I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang
it up.  Not sticking
a
syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

| I read many answers here but I don’t know the
background of
the
people
| giving them. How do you go from being a
‘spectacular failure
at
every
| treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.
Were I to say,
“It
was all
me, and I did everything.”  It would technically
be correct,
but
… not
really.  As much as possible I get the fuck out
of the way, and
let
whatever process is unfolding, take place.

| If ibogaine works some miracle turning a
addict into something
| different, then I see some of it here, but I
get the idea there
is a lot
| of work and struggle behind all of it.

There is.

| You don’t give that impression.

You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all
over the list.
I am
fucked
up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have
iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were
I perfect
it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to
incarnate and work
all
this
out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing
— or not doing

– drugZ.

| people on this list who are coming from
mindvox or your friends,

what
| all of them have in common, besides a general
lack of any couth
😉 is
| you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart
isn’t supposed
to
help in
| addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a
double-edged blade.
It means
you can engage intellect, apply force of will,
and make choices.
It also
means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT
the summation of
their
symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve
hung out with since
we were
all in our teens.  One of them turned into a
junkie like I did,

the other
became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.
Statistically speaking
… this
doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.
Not for a lack
of
cash or
access, but simply because they don’t want to.
Neither one likes
entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in
the concept of
God

however you choose to define God, or what it
means to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.
And the dude who
was a
junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by
naltrexone implants,

in
Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.

Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there
was exactly
ONE
who
managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that
same study, was
me.

What does it all mean?

It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human
beings, NOT
the
summation
of their symptomology <– repeat as often as
necessary.

| yet your final quotes in your addiction
miniseries are–
| “Great spirits have always encountered violent
opposition from
mediocre
| | minds.”
| –Albert Einstein
| “I have not failed; I have just found ten
thousand ways that
won’t
work”
| -Thomas Edison

Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance
with my life’s
experience
and belief systems.

| What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Myself.

| Could you do heroin right now and not become
addicted again?

Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty
much gone at
this
point;
‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on …
well, I have a
new
magic
trick that I never had before: I can unspring
myself any time
I
need to.

A better question might be, could I do narcotic
analgesics right
now and
not become habituated … because, that’s a
question I ask myself
sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t
know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and
everything that
people
say is
impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black
and white boundary
around
narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.
Dope … that’s
magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang
up, enjoy it,
and
then get
back to my life … Sadly, the answer is:
probably not.

I have a tremendous amount of strength right
now.  It grows.
Much
of it
is laid upon the foundation of beating something
that has kicked
my ass
in, for every single day of my life … I never
caught an imaginary
disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am
not stuck in some
endless
battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking
odds … Pretty
low,
‘cuz
it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I
do 45 bags, turn
it into a
problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much …
nothing EXTERNAL.
Nobody
around me who actually cares about me, is gonna
paint a bullseye
on me,
and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all
up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water
for 4 years, fell
down,
well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.
You know what
to
do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is
about what anyone
else sees
or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength
for the shit
in
the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else
sees; my ego structure
is
going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.
Which will make
the
1 bag,
or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which
leads to one LONG
fucking
detour of doing something to reset my head Yet
Again … and
it’s
a very
time consuming process.

Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted
again?  Sure.

Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck
no.  Oddly enough,

I now
have the power to make all of that fade out like
a mirage.

If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic
analgesics and use
them
as
directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since
everything IS just
belief,
saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as
saying, “No…”
But
not
quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have
the time to CONDUCT
RESEARCH
in this area.

Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to
being myself the
next
day?
The answer is: no.

And … I just can’t work up the self-hate
anymore.  Been there,

done
that, for most of my life.

Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#

| What do you do?

I communicate with the God of my understanding.

As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for
a while.

It’s the difference between intellectually
understanding that
everything
is just an endlessly-interlocking series of
illusions, and games
within
games … and KNOWING it.

Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of
consciousness.

The
universe is not holding its breath anxiously
waiting to be saved.
Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.

And … when I go home, I become nothing —
shades of heroin

and in the
process, become everything.

Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.

Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer
rush.

| Is there any way to repeat it with someone
else?

Sure … different versions of the same answers
appear on this
very
list,
with alarming regularity.

The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.
“No, but wait,
you
obviously
just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I
just, don’t
wanna
have to
do anything…  Ever.  At all…”

Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.

There are many different roads to follow.  Some
are brightly-
lit
superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the
woods, and once
inna
while
when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered
around through the
woods,

gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking
around in circles
in the
middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO
falls out of
the
sky, and
slams into your head <ClunK!>
AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#  THAT’S IT!!!!!!
Pret+y col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@#
Woooo HoooooO!!!

YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!

Different things have resonance for different
people, in different
ways;
but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same
place.

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500],
[HSLotsof@aol.com]
wrote:

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
|

http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Laters,

Patrick

p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it
into the list.
I know
my
response-time to email sucks, but I do not have
5 secretaries,
and
I
cannot answer all of it.  There are many of you,
and only one
of
me.  If
you have a question in general, just ask it.
Someone with something
worthwhile to say, always arrives.

<Flipping through Manners 101 …>

How dare you say none of my friends have any
couth you fuckhead.
Your
problem is that an inordinately high percentage
of British males
are
castrated at birth, and live their whole entire
existence dealing
with
chronically deficient testosterone levels.

Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!

Dave … say something sensitive and
enlightened.

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:20:59 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Patrick can you just make a list for manual or
aftercare for us please? 🙂

Wanted to add one more thing to all the things you’re
doing 🙂

Carla B

— Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hey,

Everyone who wants to help with the after ibogaine
pamphlet, we should
probably go off line so we don’t bug everyone else.
Hattie, would love your
input. My freinds are going through treatment very
soon so I’d love to get
something together soon, it can be an evolving thing
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Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 4, 2004 at 12:09:32 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hey,

Everyone who wants to help with the after ibogaine pamphlet, we should probably go off line so we don’t bug everyone else. Hattie, would love your input. My freinds are going through treatment very soon so I’d love to get something together soon, it can be an evolving thing no?

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From: <gboy@hush.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 3, 2004 at 11:37:21 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

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i’m going to puke.

if someone doesn’t start ranting soon i’m changing channels.

patrick run for office already, you should win in about 5 minutes dog.

and do something to fix dana already. i would have said its impossible
but do something. you’re responsible for him now. he doesn’t know any
better.

elections are coming you know.

.g

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 20:23:50 -0800 deartheo@ziplip.com wrote:
zeke, your my biggest inpiration.
—–Original Message—–
From: zeke@hush.com [mailto:zeke@hush.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004, 8:18 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick

I already said it in private email twice so to say it to the
list too,
sorry. I was upset, you didn’t deserve any of that. Your still
a lunatic
;-> If any of the data ever makes it to the FDA I must ask is
there a
special Patrick column where all the data works in a different
way? :-

Sorry one more time, I will think more before sending things
like that
again. I don’t know you or Mash. I was mad because you kept ignoring
my email I didn’t think that maybe you really have a lot of email.

To agree with Callie and Dearthzero, cool and you are a inspiration.
A very weird one :->

bye
zeke

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:40:17 -0800 “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:
On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 06:08:58PM -0800], [rickc@ziplip.com]
wrote:

| Are you in recovery?

Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35 years now.

| Do you have cravings?

Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#”
spins ’round and ’round in little circles and refuses to go away?
No.  Do
I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?  You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up their mind with
all the
negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play pretend,
or
hide and
seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful, degrading
and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not past-tense.

| Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin?

Yes.

| What do you do?

I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it up.  Not sticking
a
syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

| I read many answers here but I don’t know the background of
the
people
| giving them. How do you go from being a ‘spectacular failure
at
every
| treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.  Were I to say,
“It
was all
me, and I did everything.”  It would technically be correct,
but
… not
really.  As much as possible I get the fuck out of the way, and
let
whatever process is unfolding, take place.

| If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something
| different, then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there
is a lot
| of work and struggle behind all of it.

There is.

| You don’t give that impression.

You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all over the list.
I am
fucked
up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were
I perfect
it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to incarnate and work
all
this
out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or not doing

– drugZ.

| people on this list who are coming from mindvox or your friends,

what
| all of them have in common, besides a general lack of any couth
😉 is
| you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed
to
help in
| addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a double-edged blade.
It means
you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and make choices.
It also
means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the summation of
their
symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung out with since
we were
all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie like I did,

the other
became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.  Statistically speaking
… this
doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not for a lack
of
cash or
access, but simply because they don’t want to.  Neither one likes
entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the concept of
God

however you choose to define God, or what it means to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And the dude who
was a
junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by naltrexone implants,

in
Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.

Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was exactly
ONE
who
managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same study, was
me.

What does it all mean?

It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human beings, NOT
the
summation
of their symptomology <– repeat as often as necessary.

| yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–
| “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from
mediocre
| | minds.”
| –Albert Einstein
| “I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that
won’t
work”
| -Thomas Edison

Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with my life’s
experience
and belief systems.

| What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Myself.

| Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?

Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty much gone at
this
point;
‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well, I have a
new
magic
trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself any time
I
need to.

A better question might be, could I do narcotic analgesics right
now and
not become habituated … because, that’s a question I ask myself
sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and everything that
people
say is
impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and white boundary
around
narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.  Dope … that’s
magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up, enjoy it,
and
then get
back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably not.

I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.  It grows.
Much
of it
is laid upon the foundation of beating something that has kicked
my ass
in, for every single day of my life … I never caught an imaginary
disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not stuck in some
endless
battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds … Pretty
low,
‘cuz
it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45 bags, turn
it into a
problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much … nothing EXTERNAL.
Nobody
around me who actually cares about me, is gonna paint a bullseye
on me,
and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4 years, fell
down,
well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You know what
to
do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is about what anyone
else sees
or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for the shit
in
the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees; my ego structure
is
going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which will make
the
1 bag,
or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads to one LONG
fucking
detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again … and
it’s
a very
time consuming process.

Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted again?  Sure.

Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.  Oddly enough,

I now
have the power to make all of that fade out like a mirage.

If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic analgesics and use
them
as
directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since everything IS just
belief,
saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as saying, “No…”
But
not
quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the time to CONDUCT
RESEARCH
in this area.

Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being myself the
next
day?
The answer is: no.

And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.  Been there,

done
that, for most of my life.

Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#

| What do you do?

I communicate with the God of my understanding.

As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for a while.

It’s the difference between intellectually understanding that
everything
is just an endlessly-interlocking series of illusions, and games
within
games … and KNOWING it.

Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of consciousness.

The
universe is not holding its breath anxiously waiting to be saved.
Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.

And … when I go home, I become nothing — shades of heroin

and in the
process, become everything.

Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.

Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer rush.

| Is there any way to repeat it with someone else?

Sure … different versions of the same answers appear on this
very
list,
with alarming regularity.

The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.  “No, but wait,
you
obviously
just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I just, don’t
wanna
have to
do anything…  Ever.  At all…”

Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.

There are many different roads to follow.  Some are brightly-
lit
superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the woods, and once
inna
while
when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered around through the
woods,

gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking around in circles
in the
middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO falls out of
the
sky, and
slams into your head <ClunK!>  AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#  THAT’S IT!!!!!!
Pret+y col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@# Woooo HoooooO!!!

YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!

Different things have resonance for different people, in different
ways;
but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same place.

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500], [HSLotsof@aol.com]
wrote:

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Laters,

Patrick

p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it into the list.
I know
my
response-time to email sucks, but I do not have 5 secretaries,
and
I
cannot answer all of it.  There are many of you, and only one
of
me.  If
you have a question in general, just ask it.  Someone with something
worthwhile to say, always arrives.

<Flipping through Manners 101 …>

How dare you say none of my friends have any couth you fuckhead.
Your
problem is that an inordinately high percentage of British males
are
castrated at birth, and live their whole entire existence dealing
with
chronically deficient testosterone levels.

Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!

Dave … say something sensitive and enlightened.

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 3, 2004 at 11:23:50 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

zeke, your my biggest inpiration.
—–Original Message—–
From: zeke@hush.com [mailto:zeke@hush.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004, 8:18 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick

I already said it in private email twice so to say it to the list too,
sorry. I was upset, you didn’t deserve any of that. Your still a lunatic
;-> If any of the data ever makes it to the FDA I must ask is there a
special Patrick column where all the data works in a different way? :-

Sorry one more time, I will think more before sending things like that
again. I don’t know you or Mash. I was mad because you kept ignoring
my email I didn’t think that maybe you really have a lot of email.
To agree with Callie and Dearthzero, cool and you are a inspiration.
A very weird one :->

bye
zeke

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:40:17 -0800 “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:
On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 06:08:58PM -0800], [rickc@ziplip.com] wrote:

| Are you in recovery?

Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35 years now.

| Do you have cravings?

Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#”
spins ’round and ’round in little circles and refuses to go away?
No.  Do
I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?  You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up their mind with
all the
negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play pretend, or
hide and
seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful, degrading and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not past-tense.

| Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin?

Yes.

| What do you do?

I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it up.  Not sticking
a
syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

| I read many answers here but I don’t know the background of the
people
| giving them. How do you go from being a ‘spectacular failure at
every
| treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.  Were I to say, “It
was all
me, and I did everything.”  It would technically be correct, but
… not
really.  As much as possible I get the fuck out of the way, and
let
whatever process is unfolding, take place.

| If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something
| different, then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there
is a lot
| of work and struggle behind all of it.

There is.

| You don’t give that impression.

You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all over the list.  I am
fucked
up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were
I perfect
it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to incarnate and work all
this
out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or not doing –
– drugZ.

| people on this list who are coming from mindvox or your friends,
what
| all of them have in common, besides a general lack of any couth
😉 is
| you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed to
help in
| addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a double-edged blade.
It means
you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and make choices.
It also
means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the summation of their
symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung out with since
we were
all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie like I did,
the other
became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.  Statistically speaking
… this
doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not for a lack of
cash or
access, but simply because they don’t want to.  Neither one likes
entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the concept of God

however you choose to define God, or what it means to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And the dude who
was a
junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by naltrexone implants,

in
Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.

Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was exactly ONE
who
managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same study, was me.

What does it all mean?

It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human beings, NOT the
summation
of their symptomology <– repeat as often as necessary.

| yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–
| “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from
mediocre
| | minds.”
| –Albert Einstein
| “I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t
work”
| -Thomas Edison

Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with my life’s experience
and belief systems.

| What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Myself.

| Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?

Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty much gone at this
point;
‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well, I have a new
magic
trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself any time I
need to.

A better question might be, could I do narcotic analgesics right
now and
not become habituated … because, that’s a question I ask myself
sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and everything that people
say is
impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and white boundary
around
narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.  Dope … that’s
magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up, enjoy it, and
then get
back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably not.

I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.  It grows.  Much
of it
is laid upon the foundation of beating something that has kicked
my ass
in, for every single day of my life … I never caught an imaginary
disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not stuck in some
endless
battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds … Pretty low,
‘cuz
it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45 bags, turn
it into a
problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much … nothing EXTERNAL.
Nobody
around me who actually cares about me, is gonna paint a bullseye
on me,
and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4 years, fell
down,
well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You know what to
do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is about what anyone
else sees
or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for the shit in
the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees; my ego structure
is
going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which will make the
1 bag,
or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads to one LONG
fucking
detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again … and it’s
a very
time consuming process.

Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted again?  Sure.

Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.  Oddly enough,
I now
have the power to make all of that fade out like a mirage.

If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic analgesics and use them
as
directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since everything IS just
belief,
saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as saying, “No…”  But
not
quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the time to CONDUCT
RESEARCH
in this area.

Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being myself the next
day?
The answer is: no.

And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.  Been there,
done
that, for most of my life.

Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#

| What do you do?

I communicate with the God of my understanding.

As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for a while.

It’s the difference between intellectually understanding that everything
is just an endlessly-interlocking series of illusions, and games
within
games … and KNOWING it.

Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of consciousness.
The
universe is not holding its breath anxiously waiting to be saved.
Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.

And … when I go home, I become nothing — shades of heroin —
and in the
process, become everything.

Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.

Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer rush.

| Is there any way to repeat it with someone else?

Sure … different versions of the same answers appear on this very
list,
with alarming regularity.

The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.  “No, but wait, you
obviously
just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I just, don’t wanna
have to
do anything…  Ever.  At all…”

Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.

There are many different roads to follow.  Some are brightly-lit
superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the woods, and once inna
while
when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered around through the woods,

gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking around in circles
in the
middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO falls out of the
sky, and
slams into your head <ClunK!>  AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#  THAT’S IT!!!!!!
Pret+y col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@# Woooo HoooooO!!!

YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!

Different things have resonance for different people, in different
ways;
but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same place.

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500], [HSLotsof@aol.com] wrote:

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Laters,

Patrick

p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it into the list.  I know
my
response-time to email sucks, but I do not have 5 secretaries, and
I
cannot answer all of it.  There are many of you, and only one of
me.  If
you have a question in general, just ask it.  Someone with something
worthwhile to say, always arrives.

<Flipping through Manners 101 …>

How dare you say none of my friends have any couth you fuckhead.
Your
problem is that an inordinately high percentage of British males
are
castrated at birth, and live their whole entire existence dealing
with
chronically deficient testosterone levels.

Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!

Dave … say something sensitive and enlightened.

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From: <zeke@hush.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 3, 2004 at 11:13:17 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I already said it in private email twice so to say it to the list too,
sorry. I was upset, you didn’t deserve any of that. Your still a lunatic
;-> If any of the data ever makes it to the FDA I must ask is there a
special Patrick column where all the data works in a different way? :-

Sorry one more time, I will think more before sending things like that
again. I don’t know you or Mash. I was mad because you kept ignoring
my email I didn’t think that maybe you really have a lot of email.
To agree with Callie and Dearthzero, cool and you are a inspiration.
A very weird one :->

bye
zeke

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:40:17 -0800 “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
wrote:
On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 06:08:58PM -0800], [rickc@ziplip.com] wrote:

| Are you in recovery?

Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35 years now.

| Do you have cravings?

Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#”
spins ’round and ’round in little circles and refuses to go away?
No.  Do
I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?  You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up their mind with
all the
negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play pretend, or
hide and
seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful, degrading and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not past-tense.

| Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin?

Yes.

| What do you do?

I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it up.  Not sticking
a
syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

| I read many answers here but I don’t know the background of the
people
| giving them. How do you go from being a ‘spectacular failure at
every
| treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.  Were I to say, “It
was all
me, and I did everything.”  It would technically be correct, but
… not
really.  As much as possible I get the fuck out of the way, and
let
whatever process is unfolding, take place.

| If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something
| different, then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there
is a lot
| of work and struggle behind all of it.

There is.

| You don’t give that impression.

You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all over the list.  I am
fucked
up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were
I perfect
it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to incarnate and work all
this
out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or not doing –
– drugZ.

| people on this list who are coming from mindvox or your friends,
what
| all of them have in common, besides a general lack of any couth
😉 is
| you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed to
help in
| addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a double-edged blade.
It means
you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and make choices.
It also
means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the summation of their
symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung out with since
we were
all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie like I did,
the other
became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.  Statistically speaking
… this
doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not for a lack of
cash or
access, but simply because they don’t want to.  Neither one likes
entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the concept of God

however you choose to define God, or what it means to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And the dude who
was a
junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by naltrexone implants,

in
Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.

Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was exactly ONE
who
managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same study, was me.

What does it all mean?

It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human beings, NOT the
summation
of their symptomology <– repeat as often as necessary.

| yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–
| “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from
mediocre
| | minds.”
| –Albert Einstein
| “I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t
work”
| -Thomas Edison

Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with my life’s experience
and belief systems.

| What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Myself.

| Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?

Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty much gone at this
point;
‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well, I have a new
magic
trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself any time I
need to.

A better question might be, could I do narcotic analgesics right
now and
not become habituated … because, that’s a question I ask myself
sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and everything that people
say is
impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and white boundary
around
narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.  Dope … that’s
magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up, enjoy it, and
then get
back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably not.

I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.  It grows.  Much
of it
is laid upon the foundation of beating something that has kicked
my ass
in, for every single day of my life … I never caught an imaginary
disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not stuck in some
endless
battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds … Pretty low,
‘cuz
it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45 bags, turn
it into a
problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much … nothing EXTERNAL.
Nobody
around me who actually cares about me, is gonna paint a bullseye
on me,
and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4 years, fell
down,
well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You know what to
do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is about what anyone
else sees
or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for the shit in
the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees; my ego structure
is
going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which will make the
1 bag,
or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads to one LONG
fucking
detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again … and it’s
a very
time consuming process.

Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted again?  Sure.

Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.  Oddly enough,
I now
have the power to make all of that fade out like a mirage.

If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic analgesics and use them
as
directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since everything IS just
belief,
saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as saying, “No…”  But
not
quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the time to CONDUCT
RESEARCH
in this area.

Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being myself the next
day?
The answer is: no.

And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.  Been there,
done
that, for most of my life.

Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#

| What do you do?

I communicate with the God of my understanding.

As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for a while.

It’s the difference between intellectually understanding that everything
is just an endlessly-interlocking series of illusions, and games
within
games … and KNOWING it.

Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of consciousness.
The
universe is not holding its breath anxiously waiting to be saved.
Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.

And … when I go home, I become nothing — shades of heroin —
and in the
process, become everything.

Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.

Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer rush.

| Is there any way to repeat it with someone else?

Sure … different versions of the same answers appear on this very
list,
with alarming regularity.

The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.  “No, but wait, you
obviously
just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I just, don’t wanna
have to
do anything…  Ever.  At all…”

Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.

There are many different roads to follow.  Some are brightly-lit
superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the woods, and once inna
while
when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered around through the woods,

gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking around in circles
in the
middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO falls out of the
sky, and
slams into your head <ClunK!>  AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#  THAT’S IT!!!!!!
Pret+y col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@# Woooo HoooooO!!!

YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!

Different things have resonance for different people, in different
ways;
but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same place.

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500], [HSLotsof@aol.com] wrote:

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Laters,

Patrick

p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it into the list.  I know
my
response-time to email sucks, but I do not have 5 secretaries, and
I
cannot answer all of it.  There are many of you, and only one of
me.  If
you have a question in general, just ask it.  Someone with something
worthwhile to say, always arrives.

<Flipping through Manners 101 …>

How dare you say none of my friends have any couth you fuckhead.
Your
problem is that an inordinately high percentage of British males
are
castrated at birth, and live their whole entire existence dealing
with
chronically deficient testosterone levels.

Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!

Dave … say something sensitive and enlightened.

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 3, 2004 at 10:56:45 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Cool!

From: “ARON KAY” <pieman@pieman.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Trouble from a skanker
Date: March 3, 2004 at 8:20:29 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hey i am on the receiving end ofa barrage of crank calls by none other than hank the nazi skank nuesslein(http://www.pieman.org/hanktheskank.html)
hank did serve 4 years at the ny state crossbar inn due to haveing been caught with an arsenal in his apartment…..
the fact that his bathtub had runneth over was a contributing factor to his situation which landed him in attica, elmira, fishkill,dannemora (or should i say “more of dana” to compound hank’s problems)….
anyway, he put the cures-not-wars office thru 17 years of harrassment via the mails and unsolicited subscribtions of “bird talk”, “dog fancy”, “horse illustrated”, etc
the skank would barrage alice with lots of malicious obscene calls…alice would tell hank to “go use his hand”
he would wake up dana beal every morning at 7 am to ruin his day….
the creep would put up stickers all over nyc advertising “sperm banks”, “phone sex”,”cheap apartments”, “teen sex” ( he had the nerve to advertise my daughter who was 10 at the time…his car aka the skankmobile paid for his crimes)….
anyway he would disrupt our meetings, we would give him the ultimate crankathon…..now we need his phone number again for the next rock fest……in the name of civic improvement….
remember nobody wants a skank in their tank  ….btw he lives somewhere in queens…..

ARON KAY-http://www.pieman.org
BONGS NOT BOMBS!
NO TO DUMBYA’S RAW DEAL!
BUSH OUT THE DOOR!!! ON OR BEFORE 2004!!!
<http://www.pieman.org/>
bush and ayatollah asscroft are promoting the latest version of
kristallnacht..we culture freex must rise to defend our diverse cultures of race, rap, rock, rainbow
and reggae music, art and dance from the jaws of the fascist machine-which is attempting to perpetrate a a nation of blind obedience.
we must make sure they get the glitches in their machine so the people will prevail
From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 3, 2004 at 7:09:22 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Well, Yes I’m “weird” as most of us are. Who wants to be mediocre. “Smart,” well I don’t know about that. It seems the more I learn, the more unanswered questions I have. having worked in Medical research for 20 plus years, I am sure of only one thing and that is what is “right” changes all the time. One year they tell us that treatment A is the best only to state the following year, “oopps” we where wrong, that could kill you so try treatment B.. Most people in the med field are unable to think outside the box. They are taught by the drug reps and the Journals from studies conducted by the major pharmaceutical companies that put the Bushmeister in office. Oxycontin, generated 8 billion in profit last year. there is no profit on natural products, so of course, they “can’t work”

Regarding comfrey tea and hepatotoxicity, The med literature is full of info on this. Do a search on hepatotoxicity and Comfrey. Two good article are Am. J. Med 1990 Oct:89(4):5476
and Am. J.Med 1989 Jul;87(1)97-9.

Good luck and fight the good fight.

From: Hattie <epoptica@freeuk.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 3, 2004 at 4:11:29 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Carla, Steve and all else reading this with interest in contributing.

Carla, I think the idea of a group of us getting together online and doing
an aftercare manual is an amazing idea. I am on another run of inspiration
with regard to ibogaine so now is a good time to put pen to paper, or rather
fingertips to keys!

I have a bunch of ideas having been involved for a long time in all this.
However if you only want ideas from addicts who have got clean with ibogaine
this is not really me. I have been through the addiction, in fact still
swimming in some remnants of them, but didn’t get clean with ibogaine.
Rather ayahuasca. I came to try ibogaine a few years later.

But still reckon I have the credentials as ibogaine facilitator and someone
extremely familiar with addiction and ibogaine itself!

I would also consider offering to edit if noone else is up for the job. I
edited and ran two websites and have written plenty of articles etc. But
everyone decide. Lets discuss. What I would suggest is that like you said
ten people or so get together ,commit, write lets say 1000 words and submit.
Someone can then edit the work and put together a post ibogaine
manual/package.

I am excited and eagerly await the response of others to get involved!!

Hi Steve, reading this list for the last day has been
great. I love this place and have always come back
here even if I left for a while. Why don’t we get
together 10 people or so and put together our own
aftercare manual? The ibogaine manual has a lot of
useful information about everything except aftercare,
that is missing and there isn’t anything there I can
find of much use. Or anywhere else except right here.

I like ibogaine.mindvox.com very much but why don’t we
add a staying clean or aftercare section to it?
Epoptica if you work with Junk The Magic Dragon (who
isn’t patrick of course 😉 then you have more luck
then anyone I know of getting him to do anything, it
takes him 6 months to reply to his email 🙁

Patrick, I’m happy you finally put the whole after
ibogaine series online. I suggested it maybe 20 times
for years now? 😉 Out of all this
http://ibogaine.mindvox.com/HeroinTimes.html

I think alot of it is hysterical, the fuck you
treatment pimp rants are great, but you have at least
5 articles in there that are all about staying clean,
the last 4 of the addiction series with you and Dave
Hunter even has the how to use the 12 steps after
ibogaine section. If it’s all right to use your
writing, why don’t you, epoptica, steven anker who
writes very well, Sara, Sandra, patrick any of the
doctors you know who would be willing to include even
the smallest pieces of advice, whoever your weird
friend schmoolyboy is 😉 beside being nutty he looks
very smart, we have at least 10 people to put together
a manual and put it online here.

I like this place very much, it’s strange and surreal
and has this long history. I love the outside of the
site and think its great that it has a ibogaine
section now. What I don’t love so much is all the
bickering and hate on this list and I know it comes
and goes but it would be so cool to put together
something that helps other people.

Who did I volunteer so far? 😉 Patrick, Epoptica,
Dave Hunter, Steven Anker, Sandra Karpetas, Sara Glatt
(please do contribute Sara!) Patrick’s weird but smart
friend 😉

Everywhere I read about this place always says it is a
community, I see that and the remnants, so let’s have
a real one.

The questions I have would be, first which one will
edit it? The other question I have is, who do we
include information from? Is it only by people who
have done ibogaine and stayed clean or people who have
done ibogaine and work with other drug addicts, do we
leave out what people have to say about being clean
when they are still using pain meds or haven’t done
ibogaine?

Do we set up contributer guidelines based on that or
do we include everything even from people who are
still using pain meds?

Whatever we do, let’s do something!

Carla B

— Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com> wrote:
Some friends of mine are going through the ibogaine
treatment soon and I
wanted to give them a little gift for when they are
done.

I thought it would be loving to make a little
pamphlet with helpful hints on
staying clean after the ibogaine. Anyone with
thoughts or ideas on staying
clean please share. It can be fun! We can make a
little booklet: After
Ibogaine? or The Little Book of Keeping Clean.
Perhaps we could keep it
posted and others can use it in the future. I can
add some pictures, and
people can carry it with them.  I?d love to hear
from people who don?t
always post. Carla and Callie always have great
ideas. Howard must have some
wonderful insight.

Mucho thanks and peace, Steve Anker.

Please add on, let?s put our heads together and make
something helpful and
make a difference:

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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] my question- his answer(in part)
Date: March 3, 2004 at 4:41:07 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Fuck yeah!!! Way to shine light on the cockroaches in power.  It seemed to make his rhetoric more obvious.  You’d be a great anchor for c-span or any other of the ‘non-biased/un-slanted’ news media…actually, I’m not sure your views are slanted enough to be a news reporter, it seems to be a very tall order in that regard : )

This really brightened my day :  )

By the way everyone…
Wolf on cnn is doing a report on ‘the new drug culture: a look at the life of a heroin addict this coming Friday at 4pm central(5pm eastern/2pm Pacific).  I have tried to single handedly sent e-mails about iboga (even before I knew this was airing, but unfortunately without response.  I’d love to see his inbox flooded with a pleas to not overlook iboga/ine treatment in this or future reports, at the very least a mention.  The form e-mail address is:
http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form5.html?8

Patrick, you’re an inspiration dude.

-J

—–Original Message—–
From: Preston Peet [mailto:ptpeet@nyc.rr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004, 12:59 PM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com, drugwar@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] my question- his answer(in part)

Hi Bob and all,

Foley’s appearance on C-Span (today’s Washington Journal, Wednesday, March
3, 2004) was 30:09 minutes long, and my question was posed beginning at
exactly 20:33 into the segment if you’d care to hear/watch it online
yourselves.
But here’s the transcription (some C-Span viewer feedback is found below
the transcript for the ibogaine list readers):

Preston Peet-

Good morning Rep. Foley,
My name is Preston Peet. I run the website DrugWar.com. I have a very
quick comment then a question.
I find it’s kind of ironic that you are pointing out voting
irregularities in Haiti when we had all the voting irregularities in Florida
in 2000. I don’t understand the difference.
But my question is actually about narcotics. What are you going to do
about…You mentioned twice about how Aristide had been involved in
narcotics trafficking but we know Guy Phillipe and Gilbert Dragon are both
implicated in widespread narcotics trafficking under, errr…when they
worked for FRAPH, and took over Haiti from Aristide last time. The same
people have taken over Haiti again and they’re all implicated in narcotics
trafficking.
Is it possible that maybe by removing the profits that can be made from
illegal drugs like we did when we ended alcohol prohibition, maybe we could
remove this extra source of power from these cutthroat maniacs? I mean, we
have this problem all over the world, in Colombia and Afghanistan and the
United States. If we somehow made drugs less profitable by reforming our
drug laws, these people wouldn’t have the capacity to take over countries
any more, and then we could then spend money on health care and education
rather than on this wasteful drug war?

Foley:

Well, there’s no question one of the things I’ve been pursuing and having
support from other members of Congress is a strategy trying to stop the
demand for drugs which is trying to help those who have drug addiction
conquer those drug addictions. Sometimes I believe we spend too much on the
supply chain and worrying about where the drug are coming from. But if you
cure the user, the person who is demanding the drugs you may in fact end
that supply  demand curve that is causing the drugs to be both expensive and
regretably profitable for those who sell them. So there’s a lot to do on
that front.
Let me talk about Florida for a minute, because that’s a…

(C-Span’s Washington Journal segment can be found here, or just go to C-Span
and look for Washington Journal-

http://www.c-span.org/homepage.asp?Cat=Series&Code=WJE&ShowVidNum=6&Rot_
Cat_CD=WJ&Rot_HT=204&Rot_WD=&ShowVidDays=15&ShowVidDesc=

HI all,
Here’s a widely divergent set of notes to me from viewers/listeners who
heard this morning’s call to C-Span. All seem to be looking at things from
different perspectives:

1-

i can’t believe how this guy is dodging your question!!!!!!!!!

That was the most eloquently phrased statement about the inherant
demand-side problems with the drug war, in conjunction with US foreign
policy….

I just had to write and tell you that was a great way to start my day –
nothing is more inspiring then hearing people like you put words to how I
feel (even when ignorant folks like this Mark Foley can’t provide a
satisfying response other than, once again, stigmatizing the drug user).
—-
2-

(I also made a comment at the beginning of my call about Foley’s denigrating
Haiti’s last election due to 700 missing ballots, pointing out voting
irregularities in Florida as an example, but it wasn’t my main point at all-
though it was what Foley mainly concentrated on, as too does this writer –
P)

Just a fact for you Preston.

Cook County, Illinois(Chicago) had the most voting irregularities in the
nation in the Presidential election of 2004,
and the Chicago newspapers are the source for that .

Cook County is run by the “Daley Machine”, and that machine is run by the
brother(Richard Daley) of Al Gore’s 2000 campaign manager(William Daley).

Yoo Hoo      It’s time to stop the myth of Florida, if you want to convince
knowledgable people to your point of view.

3-

Mr. Peet, I heard your interaction with congressman Foley(sp?) on C-Span
today and I enjoyed your question.  However, I wish you would have
asked for a follow-up (or two) because the congressman’s answer was the
typical week crap that most politicians spew out.  Trying to fix the
disease is SIMPLY NOT WORKING.  No matter what, some people are going to
use drugs, but schmoes like that guy think that they know better and
can fix everyone.  You know, cancer is killing more people than the drug
war, but you don’t see the feds sinking $20 billion into that, do you?

So, let’s keep calling and speaking and shouting and being basically not
sheeple-like.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 3, 2004 at 4:12:54 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Rick is very cool people, and extremely pro-ibogaine. <

Hear, hear! Rick is very, very cool people Dana.
And for that matter, I personally get along with Stroup as well, but then
he’s never had issue with me that I know of- no personal history between us
as is the case with you two apparently.
What is the sense of bickering amongst ourselves? The last eruption here
on the list really bummed me out, in that I myself should know better, and
know it ain’t solving any of our issue by attacking allies, even those I
don’t always agree with, and I’ve felt like a dummie since then for having
lost my cool.
Anyway, just wanted to write to agree with ol’ Patrick here.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III

On [Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 01:54:19PM -0500], [Dana Beal] wrote:

| QUOTE
| Look, I think you’re a great guy, and very fair, but I’VE been in the
| movement since 1966, and I know them all even better than you do. I
| remember Keith Stroup dropping the ball with Jimmy Carter in 1978
| because of a tempest in a teapot over paraquat tempted him to plant a
| little story with a Jack Anderson staffer about the White House drug
| czar snorting coke.
|
| Who does he blame? Himself? No–Ben, who innocently brought the guy
| to the NORML party where they were doing the coke. And after almost
| 20 years in the political wilderness who does Lindesmith/DPF
| re-habilitate? Us? No–Stroup. And then they huddle around him for
| ten years while he tells anyone who will listen that Ibogaine is this
| CRAZY idea of these Yippies who sabotaged drug legalization in the
| ’70’s.

Dana … People support Keith Stroup — whom I never even heard of prior
to ’bout 3 years ago, when you explained to me all the evil things he has
done — because he knows how to PUT ON A SUIT and PRETEND THAT HE’S SANE.

Read it again.

Perhaps he smokes crack in his spare time.  Nobody cares.  I’m sure the
DPA would gladly support his right to smoke crack.  The important part
is: He ACTS SANE.

ACTING SANE is IMPORTANT.

Act AS IF and BECOME.  At least TEMPORARILY.  This is all that is
required.

| It was only this year Nadelman broke down and allowed the first
| ibogaine workshop in 10 years at the DPA conference (one small,
| half-filled room while 16 other things were going on). They have
| NEVER put Ibogaine on a plenary. Harm Reduction Coalition is going to
| this November, because they are closer to the concerns of actual
| users–but that bunch of suits over at NORML, DPA, & MPP? Peter B.
| Lewis and George Soros? Don’t hold yr breath.

Dana … to give you MANY props; annoying the shit out of people CAN BE an
effective means of getting their attention.  This is absolutely true.  It
is equally true that YOU were pivotal in getting ibogaine back on the DPA
agenda because you annoyed the shit out of Ethan in New Mexico.

However … HRC is all-good.  DPA is all-good.  All systems go.  The
people who made DPA calm down, accept your presence, and let is all slide,
were ME and Howard.

And Dana … it took at LOT of phone calls and letters, “Do you know what
Dana Beal has done to annoy me…?  Let me give you a LIST of the Top 50
INCIDENTS this year…”

What I’m saying is: chill with HRC and DPA.  It is NOT helpful to keep
reminding people why they were really pissed off.  Everything went
smoothly, there were no problems; DO NOT create new ones!

| The real deal is that the decisionmakers are a bunch of lawyers and
| others unprepared and unqualified to make the evaluation as to which
| illicit drug is the best bet for medical development, because they
| can’t do the science themselves, and so resort to taking
| recommendations from people already in their crowd, like Ric Doblin.

Rick is very cool people, and extremely pro-ibogaine.  What exactly should
Rick be doing, which he isn’t?  He’s the one trying to get Mexico and
Canada to start keeping data using the same methodology.  He SHOWS UP.
He’s a really decent human being <– this is rare.  It’s so rare, it still
shocks the hell out of me when I meet one.

– – – – – – – – –

Dana, I understand what you’re doing here.  Keep doing it.  All I am
saying is, the CONTENT of your message — complete with emotional detours
that serve to ANCHOR the content — is excellent.

However, it is counter-productive to take all these backhand slams at
people who are ALREADY supportive of ibogaine … perhaps not in a big
way; certainly it does not make the very Tippy Top of their priority list;
and I’m sure they could do more.

But … ibogaine is REALLY NOT their primary agenda, and saying thanks by
giving them the finger, DOES NOT HELP.  It is EXTREMELY UNLIKELY that
doing so will cause an abrupt change of their plans, “Oh, gosh, you’re
right!  Why didn’t we see it before!@#!@#!@#”

Here’s a FUN EXPERIMENT: the next time you see Keith Stroup … say
something nice to him.  If you can’t think of anything positive to say,
well, LIE; make something up.

Meet him 5 more times and keep doing that, and gosh, perhaps CNW and NORML
can ALL WORK TOGETHER AGAIN.  (Happy Happy, Joy Joy).

– – – – – – – – –

Pardon me, I just hadda get all that out … whoopsie, no, wait, there’s
one more thing caught in my throat.

Allow me to summarize ALL of the “idealogical differences,” that are
present in the whole entire medical marijuana movement, and why all 23
opposing factions, Just Can’t Get Along.

Pretty much ALL of them are based upon, who ripped off who, or who set up
who, in a drug deal gone wrong, circa 1972.

The End.

– – – – – – – – –

DanA!@#(!*@#!@#  You’re a beautiful disaster.  And, in fact, my living
role model who serves to remind me that it’s never too late to have a
happy childhood.

But in the course of doing whatcha’re doin’ there … it’s counter-
productive to ReFuck things that have already been DeFucked and
UnFucked.

Fuck this, I’m done.  And yeah, it is entirely possible that what I’ve
read in those quotes was taken out of context … but all I have right in
front of me, is the summary you clipped and posted, so, well … those are
my thoughts.

Patrick

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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] my question- his answer(in part)
Date: March 3, 2004 at 3:59:56 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Bob and all,

Foley’s appearance on C-Span (today’s Washington Journal, Wednesday, March
3, 2004) was 30:09 minutes long, and my question was posed beginning at
exactly 20:33 into the segment if you’d care to hear/watch it online
yourselves.
But here’s the transcription (some C-Span viewer feedback is found below
the transcript for the ibogaine list readers):

Preston Peet-

Good morning Rep. Foley,
My name is Preston Peet. I run the website DrugWar.com. I have a very
quick comment then a question.
I find it’s kind of ironic that you are pointing out voting
irregularities in Haiti when we had all the voting irregularities in Florida
in 2000. I don’t understand the difference.
But my question is actually about narcotics. What are you going to do
about…You mentioned twice about how Aristide had been involved in
narcotics trafficking but we know Guy Phillipe and Gilbert Dragon are both
implicated in widespread narcotics trafficking under, errr…when they
worked for FRAPH, and took over Haiti from Aristide last time. The same
people have taken over Haiti again and they’re all implicated in narcotics
trafficking.
Is it possible that maybe by removing the profits that can be made from
illegal drugs like we did when we ended alcohol prohibition, maybe we could
remove this extra source of power from these cutthroat maniacs? I mean, we
have this problem all over the world, in Colombia and Afghanistan and the
United States. If we somehow made drugs less profitable by reforming our
drug laws, these people wouldn’t have the capacity to take over countries
any more, and then we could then spend money on health care and education
rather than on this wasteful drug war?

Foley:

Well, there’s no question one of the things I’ve been pursuing and having
support from other members of Congress is a strategy trying to stop the
demand for drugs which is trying to help those who have drug addiction
conquer those drug addictions. Sometimes I believe we spend too much on the
supply chain and worrying about where the drug are coming from. But if you
cure the user, the person who is demanding the drugs you may in fact end
that supply  demand curve that is causing the drugs to be both expensive and
regretably profitable for those who sell them. So there’s a lot to do on
that front.
Let me talk about Florida for a minute, because that’s a…

(C-Span’s Washington Journal segment can be found here, or just go to C-Span
and look for Washington Journal-

http://www.c-span.org/homepage.asp?Cat=Series&Code=WJE&ShowVidNum=6&Rot_
Cat_CD=WJ&Rot_HT=204&Rot_WD=&ShowVidDays=15&ShowVidDesc=

HI all,
Here’s a widely divergent set of notes to me from viewers/listeners who
heard this morning’s call to C-Span. All seem to be looking at things from
different perspectives:

1-

i can’t believe how this guy is dodging your question!!!!!!!!!

That was the most eloquently phrased statement about the inherant
demand-side problems with the drug war, in conjunction with US foreign
policy….

I just had to write and tell you that was a great way to start my day –
nothing is more inspiring then hearing people like you put words to how I
feel (even when ignorant folks like this Mark Foley can’t provide a
satisfying response other than, once again, stigmatizing the drug user).
—-
2-

(I also made a comment at the beginning of my call about Foley’s denigrating
Haiti’s last election due to 700 missing ballots, pointing out voting
irregularities in Florida as an example, but it wasn’t my main point at all-
though it was what Foley mainly concentrated on, as too does this writer –
P)

Just a fact for you Preston.

Cook County, Illinois(Chicago) had the most voting irregularities in the
nation in the Presidential election of 2004,
and the Chicago newspapers are the source for that .

Cook County is run by the “Daley Machine”, and that machine is run by the
brother(Richard Daley) of Al Gore’s 2000 campaign manager(William Daley).

Yoo Hoo      It’s time to stop the myth of Florida, if you want to convince
knowledgable people to your point of view.

3-

Mr. Peet, I heard your interaction with congressman Foley(sp?) on C-Span
today and I enjoyed your question.  However, I wish you would have
asked for a follow-up (or two) because the congressman’s answer was the
typical week crap that most politicians spew out.  Trying to fix the
disease is SIMPLY NOT WORKING.  No matter what, some people are going to
use drugs, but schmoes like that guy think that they know better and
can fix everyone.  You know, cancer is killing more people than the drug
war, but you don’t see the feds sinking $20 billion into that, do you?

So, let’s keep calling and speaking and shouting and being basically not
sheeple-like.
Peace,
Preston

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 3, 2004 at 2:42:05 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Wed, Mar 03, 2004 at 01:54:19PM -0500], [Dana Beal] wrote:

| QUOTE
| Look, I think you’re a great guy, and very fair, but I’VE been in the
| movement since 1966, and I know them all even better than you do. I
| remember Keith Stroup dropping the ball with Jimmy Carter in 1978
| because of a tempest in a teapot over paraquat tempted him to plant a
| little story with a Jack Anderson staffer about the White House drug
| czar snorting coke.
|
| Who does he blame? Himself? No–Ben, who innocently brought the guy
| to the NORML party where they were doing the coke. And after almost
| 20 years in the political wilderness who does Lindesmith/DPF
| re-habilitate? Us? No–Stroup. And then they huddle around him for
| ten years while he tells anyone who will listen that Ibogaine is this
| CRAZY idea of these Yippies who sabotaged drug legalization in the
| ’70’s.

Dana … People support Keith Stroup — whom I never even heard of prior
to ’bout 3 years ago, when you explained to me all the evil things he has
done — because he knows how to PUT ON A SUIT and PRETEND THAT HE’S SANE.

Read it again.

Perhaps he smokes crack in his spare time.  Nobody cares.  I’m sure the
DPA would gladly support his right to smoke crack.  The important part
is: He ACTS SANE.

ACTING SANE is IMPORTANT.

Act AS IF and BECOME.  At least TEMPORARILY.  This is all that is
required.

| It was only this year Nadelman broke down and allowed the first
| ibogaine workshop in 10 years at the DPA conference (one small,
| half-filled room while 16 other things were going on). They have
| NEVER put Ibogaine on a plenary. Harm Reduction Coalition is going to
| this November, because they are closer to the concerns of actual
| users–but that bunch of suits over at NORML, DPA, & MPP? Peter B.
| Lewis and George Soros? Don’t hold yr breath.

Dana … to give you MANY props; annoying the shit out of people CAN BE an
effective means of getting their attention.  This is absolutely true.  It
is equally true that YOU were pivotal in getting ibogaine back on the DPA
agenda because you annoyed the shit out of Ethan in New Mexico.

However … HRC is all-good.  DPA is all-good.  All systems go.  The
people who made DPA calm down, accept your presence, and let is all slide,
were ME and Howard.

And Dana … it took at LOT of phone calls and letters, “Do you know what
Dana Beal has done to annoy me…?  Let me give you a LIST of the Top 50
INCIDENTS this year…”

What I’m saying is: chill with HRC and DPA.  It is NOT helpful to keep
reminding people why they were really pissed off.  Everything went
smoothly, there were no problems; DO NOT create new ones!

| The real deal is that the decisionmakers are a bunch of lawyers and
| others unprepared and unqualified to make the evaluation as to which
| illicit drug is the best bet for medical development, because they
| can’t do the science themselves, and so resort to taking
| recommendations from people already in their crowd, like Ric Doblin.

Rick is very cool people, and extremely pro-ibogaine.  What exactly should
Rick be doing, which he isn’t?  He’s the one trying to get Mexico and
Canada to start keeping data using the same methodology.  He SHOWS UP.
He’s a really decent human being <– this is rare.  It’s so rare, it still
shocks the hell out of me when I meet one.

– – – – – – – – –

Dana, I understand what you’re doing here.  Keep doing it.  All I am
saying is, the CONTENT of your message — complete with emotional detours
that serve to ANCHOR the content — is excellent.

However, it is counter-productive to take all these backhand slams at
people who are ALREADY supportive of ibogaine … perhaps not in a big
way; certainly it does not make the very Tippy Top of their priority list;
and I’m sure they could do more.

But … ibogaine is REALLY NOT their primary agenda, and saying thanks by
giving them the finger, DOES NOT HELP.  It is EXTREMELY UNLIKELY that
doing so will cause an abrupt change of their plans, “Oh, gosh, you’re
right!  Why didn’t we see it before!@#!@#!@#”

Here’s a FUN EXPERIMENT: the next time you see Keith Stroup … say
something nice to him.  If you can’t think of anything positive to say,
well, LIE; make something up.

Meet him 5 more times and keep doing that, and gosh, perhaps CNW and NORML
can ALL WORK TOGETHER AGAIN.  (Happy Happy, Joy Joy).

– – – – – – – – –

Pardon me, I just hadda get all that out … whoopsie, no, wait, there’s
one more thing caught in my throat.

Allow me to summarize ALL of the “idealogical differences,” that are
present in the whole entire medical marijuana movement, and why all 23
opposing factions, Just Can’t Get Along.

Pretty much ALL of them are based upon, who ripped off who, or who set up
who, in a drug deal gone wrong, circa 1972.

The End.

– – – – – – – – –

DanA!@#(!*@#!@#  You’re a beautiful disaster.  And, in fact, my living
role model who serves to remind me that it’s never too late to have a
happy childhood.

But in the course of doing whatcha’re doin’ there … it’s counter-
productive to ReFuck things that have already been DeFucked and
UnFucked.

Fuck this, I’m done.  And yeah, it is entirely possible that what I’ve
read in those quotes was taken out of context … but all I have right in
front of me, is the summary you clipped and posted, so, well … those are
my thoughts.

Patrick

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From: “Luke Christoffersen” <lchristoffersen@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] life
Date: March 3, 2004 at 1:19:41 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi,

Just seening if this thing works.  My name is Luke.  I used Ibogaine 5 times for alcohol problems and personnal development.

I’m still finding life difficult and at times still drink, though a hell of a lot less than I did two years ago.

Luke

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, III
Date: March 3, 2004 at 1:54:19 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

QUOTE

I have been an active part of the movement since 1989, and I think I have met and know most of the major players in the “legalization movement” and I can’t think of who you are referring to here. I posted links from my own library to ibogaine resources as soon as my library went up (1994), and that was supported by every one that I had occasion to talk to at the time. Every person I have discussed the issue with since then has agreed that ibogaine should be researched and allowed, even if it isn’t their primary interest in life.

Look, I think you’re a great guy, and very fair, but I’VE been in the movement since 1966, and I know them all even better than you do. I remember Keith Stroup dropping the ball with Jimmy Carter in 1978 because of a tempest in a teapot over paraquat tempted him to plant a little story with a Jack Anderson staffer about the White House drug czar snorting coke.

Who does he blame? Himself? No–Ben, who innocently brought the guy to the NORML party where they were doing the coke. And after almost 20 years in the political wilderness who does Lindesmith/DPF re-habilitate? Us? No–Stroup. And then they huddle around him for ten years while he tells anyone who will listen that Ibogaine is this CRAZY idea of these Yippies who sabotaged drug legalization in the ’70’s.

It was only this year Nadelman broke down and allowed the first ibogaine workshop in 10 years at the DPA conference (one small, half-filled room while 16 other things were going on). They have NEVER put Ibogaine on a plenary. Harm Reduction Coalition is going to this November, because they are closer to the concerns of actual users–but that bunch of suits over at NORML, DPA, & MPP? Peter B. Lewis and George Soros? Don’t hold yr breath.

QUOTE

Perhaps you are just reflecting a fairly common misunderstanding held by a lot of people. Lots of people in the movement seem to think that their particular pet project is being slighted by the “legalization movement” in one respect or another. I don’t think that’s the case. I think it is simply a matter of the fact that everyone has their own particular special interests that they concentrate on more than other interests. And it is not as if everyone has the time and resources to be pursuing every aspect of the fight against the war on drugs. They have to put their time where their interests lie and where they personally think they can make some progress. But that’s a pretty natural thing that you would find anywhere, in any sort of political movement.

The real deal is that the decisionmakers are a bunch of lawyers and others unprepared and unqualified to make the evaluation as to which illicit drug is the best bet for medical development, because they can’t do the science themselves, and so resort to taking recommendations from people already in their crowd, like Ric Doblin.

In addition, Ibogaine had a specific problem with what was until recently the largest and best financed group, the one around Arnold Trebach, whose main project is comparative trials of methadone vs. heroin maintenance, which they’re promoting around the world. For them Ibogaine really muddies the waters, since some youngster is liable to get up and say, Why not have a third, Ibogaine, leg of your trial, for a real comparison?

We had to drag them kicking and screaming into the fight for medical marijuana, and before that hemp. They never seem to get the myriad uses of either until it was pointed out to them. And it pisses me off that one whole wing of the med mar movement was iced out of the recent New York City Hall hearing on medical marijuana because we’re also working on Ibogaine and because Vince Marone and Rob Campia want to keep a lock on the Peter B. Lewis money and have apparently really bad-rapped Ibogaine to him.

For the rest of you, I have this letter from Nora Volkow that may clarify things a bit where Ibogaine stands right now with NIDA. Keep in mind that Deborah Mash is supposed to meet with them next month to present data from 280 treatments in St. Kitts that shows Ibogaine was “well tolerated” by patients she treated.

Her husband, the Chairman of the Dade County Democratic Party, was until recently a Dean supporter.

QUOTE

February 24, 2004

Mr. Jason Bursey

5827 Timbercrest Drive

Arlington, Texas 76017

Dear Mr. Bursey:

Your emails to Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, Director of the National Institutes of Health, and Mr. Claude A. Allen, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, regarding ibogaine have
been sent to me for response.

In your emails, you ask a number of questions concerning the role of the Federal Government in ibogaine research and scheduling. While anecdotal evidence of treatment successes (such as in your case) and treatment failures with ibogaine have existed for years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires that a substantial amount of data be submitted concerning the safety and efficacy of a product prior to approving it for use as a therapeutic agent. Anecdotal evidence (positive, negative, or both) does not meet the regulatory requirements of the FDA under which new treatment agents can be approved.

In 1991, based largely on the information provided by Mr. Howard Lotsof, Dr. Deborah Mash
and others, the Medications Development Division (now the Division of Treatment Research and Development) of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), created a medications
development project directed towards exploring the potential development of ibogaine. This
occurred at a time when Mr. Lotsof, who owned patents concerning the use of ibogaine as a drug addiction treatment agent, and the law firm he hired could not find any commercial entity in the United States (U.S.) willing to license and/or develop ibogaine. As part of this initiative, the project team carried out research studies addressing various issues including the pharmacology and toxicology of ibogaine as required by the FDA. Preclinical studies showed that ibogaine possessed dose related neurotoxic effects in the rat, dog, and monkey including the ability to cause seizures, neuron losses, and cardiovascular-QT prolongation which has been associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia, which may result in fatal arrhythmias. It isimportant to note that dose related toxicity alone does not necessarily rule out further development of a medication. However, a safe dose level must be determined for human use. This information is critical, as literature exists potentially linking ibogaine to deaths (including during ceremonial use in Africa).

In 1995, prior to commencing a Phase I clinical trial of ibogaine in opiate dependent human
subjects, a review was held with a panel of outside expert consultants who were charged with reviewing the available data to help determine whether NIDA should pursue a clinical study with ibogaine. A number of persons and organizations interested in ibogaine participated in this review meeting. Mr. Lotsof presented data on the number of subjects he had treated with ibogaine and their outcomes. In addition to the toxicological findings, the data presented by Mr. Lotsof (number of treatment successes versus treatment failures, time to relapse) did not appear to offer increased efficacy over existing methods of opiate detoxification. The majority opinion of the consultants was that NIDA should not pursue a clinical trial of ibogaine.

Subsequent to NIDA’s decision not to directly perform clinical trials with ibogaine, Dr. Mash
and Mr. Lotsof entered a business agreement concerning the development of ibogaine and
received FDA approval to perform a Phase I study in the U.S. This study was never completed. Dr. Mash has been administering treatment with ibogaine at the Healing Visions Institute for Addiction Recovery on the island of St. Kitts.

Thus, although ibogaine is no longer part of NIDA’s directed medications development efforts, we will continue to fund research projects on ibogaine through grants that receive meritorious scores in peer review. NIDA continues to make all of the preclinical data it developed (currently residing as a Drug Master File with the FDA) available to researchers interested in conducting clinical studies with ibogaine.

Some of the lack of interest in ibogaine may stem from the fact that the drug lacks a composition of matter patent. Compounds lacking such protection are usually given short shrift by the pharmaceutical industry as their commercial value is very limited.

Regarding current U.S. scheduling of ibogaine, under U.S. law, psychoactive substances that
meet defined criteria and have no FDA approved medical uses must be placed in Schedule I.
Ibogaine is considered hallucinogenic and thus far has no FDA approved medical use. This does not mean that medical research cannot be performed with ibogaine or other Schedule I
substances, but researchers are required to meet certain storage and record keeping requirement standards that pertain to Schedule I substances. For more information on scheduling, please contact the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

I hope that you find this information helpful.

Sincerely,

Nora D. Volkow, M.D.
Director,  National Institute on Drug Abuse

(You know, we really should respond as a group to the Volkow letter. The list, I mean. I can think of half a dozen objections right off the bat. Starting with 18-MC.   –Dana)

From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 3, 2004 at 1:33:54 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

To the group, Please excuse my poor spelling. Not knowing how to type ( I
took basket weaving instead of typing in High School) and being OCD, I
frequently
send stuff off w/ spelling errors.

As this is not a hepatitis forum, I will refrain from giving any more tips
on
that disease. If anyone feels that I can help them in some way and wishes
to
ask any questions, Please e-mail me directly so we don’t bore the group w/
personal medical problems or my opinions on the current state of hep C
treatment.

i’d say a discussion on hep c treatments is pretty much on topic… i
mean, what’re the current stats on the percentage of IV users with hep c?
it’s something pretty disturbing…

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From: “Patrick K. Kroupa” <digital@phantom.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 3, 2004 at 12:40:17 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 06:08:58PM -0800], [rickc@ziplip.com] wrote:

| Are you in recovery?

Yes.  I’ve been recovering from being born for 35 years now.

| Do you have cravings?

Cravings … Do I enter a headspace where “I’m gonna bang dope!@#!@#!@#”
spins ’round and ’round in little circles and refuses to go away?  No.  Do
I remember how much heroin utterly fucking rocks…?  You bet!

Some people create a paradigm where they fill up their mind with all the
negative consequences of bangin’ dope; and then play pretend, or hide and
seek … “I never really liked heroin, it was awful, degrading and
terrible!”

I don’t do that.  I love heroin.  Period.  Not past-tense.

| Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin?

Yes.

| What do you do?

I don’t cop it, dump it into a cooker, and bang it up.  Not sticking a
syringe in my arm has a 100% success rate.

| I read many answers here but I don’t know the background of the people
| giving them. How do you go from being a ‘spectacular failure at every
| treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

A lot of work, luck, karma … shit happens.  Were I to say, “It was all
me, and I did everything.”  It would technically be correct, but … not
really.  As much as possible I get the fuck out of the way, and let
whatever process is unfolding, take place.

| If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something
| different, then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there is a lot
| of work and struggle behind all of it.

There is.

| You don’t give that impression.

You don’t know me.  I don’t dump my shit all over the list.  I am fucked
up n’ shit, I have IssueS; my iSSUEs have iSsUeS.  <Shrug>  Were I perfect
it’s unlikely I would have felt the need to incarnate and work all this
out.

No, my problems no longer revolve around doing — or not doing — drugZ.

| people on this list who are coming from mindvox or your friends, what
| all of them have in common, besides a general lack of any couth 😉 is
| you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed to help in
| addiction,

Like anything else, being smart, is always a double-edged blade.  It means
you can engage intellect, apply force of will, and make choices.  It also
means, more than enough rope.

But … just being realistic.  People ARE NOT the summation of their
symptomology.  I have two friends, whom I’ve hung out with since we were
all in our teens.  One of them turned into a junkie like I did, the other
became an alcoholic pillhead.

We were all … complete fucking disasters.

Ten years after … all of us are clean.  Statistically speaking … this
doesn’t happen.  But, it did.

Neither one of my friends has done ibogaine.  Not for a lack of cash or
access, but simply because they don’t want to.  Neither one likes
entheogens.  Neither one actually believes in the concept of God —
however you choose to define God, or what it means to you.

Both of them cleaned up through the 12-steps.  And the dude who was a
junkie actually detoxed using UROD; followed by naltrexone implants, in
Yet Another Super-Exciting STUDY.

Out of a group of 82 people in that study, there was exactly ONE who
managed to stay clean.  Him.

One of the 81 people who fucked it up, in that same study, was me.

What does it all mean?

It means: people make CHOICES.  People are human beings, NOT the summation
of their symptomology <– repeat as often as necessary.

| yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–
| “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
| | minds.”
| –Albert Einstein
| “I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work”
| -Thomas Edison

Yeah … both quotes have tremendous resonance with my life’s experience
and belief systems.

| What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Myself.

| Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?

Yeah.  The fear of physical dependence is pretty much gone at this point;
‘cuz if I ever did snap the clicks back on … well, I have a new magic
trick that I never had before: I can unspring myself any time I need to.

A better question might be, could I do narcotic analgesics right now and
not become habituated … because, that’s a question I ask myself
sometimes.  And the honest answer is: I don’t know.

As much as I can do pretty much anything and everything that people say is
impossible in “recovery,” I drew a very black and white boundary around
narcotic analgesics.  Drugs are just molecules.  Dope … that’s magic.

But anyway, could I go cop a bag of dope, bang up, enjoy it, and then get
back to my life … Sadly, the answer is: probably not.

I have a tremendous amount of strength right now.  It grows.  Much of it
is laid upon the foundation of beating something that has kicked my ass
in, for every single day of my life … I never caught an imaginary
disease; I’m not sober one day at a time; I am not stuck in some endless
battle.

I went to war, and I won.  What’re the fucking odds … Pretty low, ‘cuz
it surprised the shit out of me!

I do a bag … the world is not rearranged.  I do 45 bags, turn it into a
problem, and what’ll happen.  Pretty much … nothing EXTERNAL.  Nobody
around me who actually cares about me, is gonna paint a bullseye on me,
and run an announcement, “Patrick fucked it all up!!!”

It’ll be more like, “Okay, you walked on water for 4 years, fell down,
well, lemme give you a hand, just get back up.  You know what to do.”

Except … the problem is … none of this is about what anyone else sees
or knows.

I do one bag, and I just traded all my strength for the shit in the bag.
Because *I* will know.

I just lost.  And no matter what anybody else sees; my ego structure is
going to disintegrate and go down the toilet.  Which will make the 1 bag,
or 45 bags, turn into 450 bags … alla which leads to one LONG fucking
detour of doing something to reset my head Yet Again … and it’s a very
time consuming process.

Could I do a bag of dope and not become addicted again?  Sure.

Do I have any fear of physical dependence?  Fuck no.  Oddly enough, I now
have the power to make all of that fade out like a mirage.

If I ever *needed* to, could I do narcotic analgesics and use them as
directed?  <Giggle> … I don’t know.  Since everything IS just belief,
saying, “I don’t know,” is nearly the same as saying, “No…”  But not
quite.  I simply do not know.  And don’t have the time to CONDUCT RESEARCH
in this area.

Could I do a bag of dope and just get back to being myself the next day?
The answer is: no.

And … I just can’t work up the self-hate anymore.  Been there, done
that, for most of my life.

Onwards to BRanD NeW M1stak3s!@#!@#!@#!@#

| What do you do?

I communicate with the God of my understanding.

As often as I can manage to do so; I go home for a while.

It’s the difference between intellectually understanding that everything
is just an endlessly-interlocking series of illusions, and games within
games … and KNOWING it.

Everything IS no more, nor less, than a play of consciousness.  The
universe is not holding its breath anxiously waiting to be saved.
Everything is all-good.  Everything just IS.

And … when I go home, I become nothing — shades of heroin — and in the
process, become everything.

Addiction is just energy.  Ride the lightning.

Godhead rocks the fuck out.  It’s one killer rush.

| Is there any way to repeat it with someone else?

Sure … different versions of the same answers appear on this very list,
with alarming regularity.

The only catch is: YOU have to do SOMETHING.  “No, but wait, you obviously
just don’t understand!  I want to be clean … I just, don’t wanna have to
do anything…  Ever.  At all…”

Bummer, but it doesn’t work like that.

There are many different roads to follow.  Some are brightly-lit
superhighways, others are offbeat paths in the woods, and once inna while
when you’ve left the superhighway, wandered around through the woods,
gotten lost somewhere, and find yourself walking around in circles in the
middle of a swamp … a piece from a passing UFO falls out of the sky, and
slams into your head <ClunK!>  AhA!!@#!@#!@#!@#!@#  THAT’S IT!!!!!!
Pret+y col0rZ, l1ghtS, eyes, CyCloneS!@#!@# Woooo HoooooO!!!

YeahYeahYeahYEAHYEAHYEAH!

Different things have resonance for different people, in different ways;
but oddly enough, all of them lead to the same place.

On [Tue, Mar 02, 2004 at 12:12:23PM -0500], [HSLotsof@aol.com] wrote:

| http://www.ibogaine.net
| http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/
| http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org
| http://www.ibeginagain.org
| http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/
| http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm
| http://www.iboga.tk/

Laters,

Patrick

p.s., Please don’t single me out and dump it into the list.  I know my
response-time to email sucks, but I do not have 5 secretaries, and I
cannot answer all of it.  There are many of you, and only one of me.  If
you have a question in general, just ask it.  Someone with something
worthwhile to say, always arrives.

<Flipping through Manners 101 …>

How dare you say none of my friends have any couth you fuckhead.  Your
problem is that an inordinately high percentage of British males are
castrated at birth, and live their whole entire existence dealing with
chronically deficient testosterone levels.

Whoopsie; I meant to say: thank you!

Dave … say something sensitive and enlightened.

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, II
Date: March 3, 2004 at 12:15:14 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

QUOTE

With regard to getting Ibogaine approved for patient use as well as the recent comments on Ecstasy, this article seems to indicate that the feds think that “X” is more worthy of approval that “I”
http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread18429.shtml

No, all it shows is that the legalization movement has sidelined Ibogaine, while funding Ric Doblin to get his favorite drug into clinical trials first. They like X personally, you see, whereas the Ibogaine project is much more strategic, intended to transform the whole drugs landscape completely. So the only people who’ve been interested in it are the genuine proponents of treatment on demand, as opposed to those who say: Just legalize, and let it all hang out.

Legalization advocates have always been put off by the fact that Ibogaine is not a “fun” drug that we were promoting “medically” (wink, wink, nudge, nudge) because we really wanted to do some ourselves. (Just love that nausea, and the sleep paralysis–there’s a REAL high!)

I’m not for locking people up for X, but as I first told Ric, it’s really just a speed, and will never have one tenth the medical potential of cannabis or iboga. And my favorite drugs are pot and beer.

QUOTE

I Think we are wasting our time with Mr Kerry. He’s not for marijuana REFORM. we need to find someone who is. Nader?

You’ve got to be kidding. See my last post. Nader is personally MORE intolerant, with LESS true understanding of the ins and outs of this problem than Kerry.

QUOTE

While I am sure that Sen Kerry will make an infinitely better president than the one we have now, I would be interested to find out how much he has received in contributions from law enforcement, prison and drug-testing interests, and pharmaceutical companies. It may give some idea of how much change we can expect.

Let me see. Terry Heinz owns a ketchup company. Don’t the Bush and Quayle families share a controlling stake in Eli Lilly & Co?

QUOTE

I am also still wondering about his record as a prosecutor with regards to how many people he convicted of simple possession.

Once against, look at the Rolling Stone interview:

RS: And every year, the number of people arrested for marijuana offenses goes up.

JK: I’ve met plenty of people in my lifetime who’ve used marijuana and who I would not qualify as serious addicts — who use about the same amount as some people drink beer or wine or have a cocktail. I don’t get too excited by any of that.

RS: Would you favor decriminalization?

JK: No, not quite. What we did in the prosecutor’s office was have a sort of unspoken approach to marijuana that was almost effectively decriminalization. We just didn’t bother with small-time use. It doesn’t rise to the level of nuisance, even. And what we were after was people dealing with heroin and destroying lives, and people who were killing people. That’s where you need to focus.

Did any of you watch the CSI episode? Interesting stuff on heroin addiction and gender oppression. Mindy and the other woman in that house are Slaves, dammit.

Heroin addiction is slavery, and CIA drug runners are fascists. It’s not for nothing that Bush’s grandfather was convicted in 1943 of giving aid and comfort to Hitler, or that W. himself has been reported piloting an executive jet into a military air base in Florida in 1986 to pick 2 kilos of pure coke direct from Southern Air Transport to take back to his buddies in Texas.
I guess they had a really big party.

I’m for Kerry because he understands the DIFFERENCE between pot and psychedelics on the one hand, and hard drugs on the other.

Of course if your goal is blanket legalization all of this just muddies the water.

I quote:

“The Sickness is drug addiction and I was an addict for fifteen years. When I say addict I mean addict to junk (generic term for opium and/or derivatives including all synthetics from demerol to palfium). I have used junk in many forms: morphine, heroin, dilaudid, eukodal, pantopon, diocodid, diosane, opium, demerol, dolophine, palfium. I have smoked junk, eaten it, sniffed it, injected it in vein-skin-muscle, inserted it in rectal suppositories. The needle is not important. Whether you sniff it smoke it eat it or shove it up your ass the result is the same: addiction. When I speak of drug addiction I do not refer to keif, marijuana or any preparation of hashish, mescaline, Bannistria caapi, LSD6, Sacred Mushrooms or any other drug of the hallucinogen group… There is no evidence that the use of any hallucinogen results in physical dependence. The action of these drugs is physiologically opposite to the action of junk. A lamentable confusion between the two classes of drugs has arisen owing to the zeal of the U.S. and other narcotic departments.

I have seen the exact manner in which the junk virus operates through fifteen years of addiction. The pyramid of junk, one level eating the level below (it is no accident that junk higher-ups are always fat and the addict in the street is always thin) right up to the top or tops since there are many junk pyramids feeding on peoples of the world and all built on basic principles of monopoly:

1–Never give anything away for nothing.
2–Never give more than you have to give (always catch the buyer hungry and always make him wait.
3–Always take everything back if you possibly can.
The Pusher always gets it all back. The addict needs more and more junk to maintain a human form…buy off the Monkey.

Junk is the mold of monopoly and possession. The addict stands by while his junk legs carry him straight in on the junk beam to relapse. Junk is quantitative and accurately measurable. The more junk you use the less you have and more you have the more you use. All the hallucingen drugs are considered sacred by those who use them–there are Peyote Cults and Bannisteria Cults, Hashish Cults and Mushroom Cults–“the Sacred Mushrooms of Mexico enable a man to see God”–but no one ever suggested that junk is sacred. There are no opium cults. Opium is profane and quantitative like money. I have heard that there was once a beneficent non-habit-forming junk in India. It was called soma and is pictured as a beautiful blue tide. If soma ever existed the Pusher was there to bottle it and monopolize it and sell it and it turned into plain old time JUNK.

Junk is the ideal product…the ultimate merchandize. No sales talk necessary. The client will crawl through a sewer and beg to buy… The junk merchant does not sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise. He degrades and simplifies the client. He pays his staff in junk.

Junk yields a basic formula of “evil” virus: The Algebra of Need. The face of “evil” is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain frequency need knows absolutely no limit or control. In the words of total need: “Wouldn’t you?” Yes you would. You would lie, cheat, inform on your friends, steal, do anything to satisfy total need. Because you would be in a state of total sickness, total possession, and not in a position to act in any other way. Dope fiends are sick people who cannot act other than they do. A rabid dog cannot choose but bite. Assuming a self-righteous position is nothing to the the purpose unless your purpose be to keep the junk virus in operation. And junk is a big industry. I recall talking to an American who worked for the Aftosa Commission in Mexico. Six hundred a month plus expense account:

“How long will the epidemic last?” I enquired.

“As long as we can keep it going… And yes…maybe the aftosa will break out in South America,” he said dreamily.

If you wish to alter or annihilate a pyramid of numbers in a serial relation, you alter or remove the bottom number. If we wish to annihilate the junk pyramid, we must start with the bottom of the pyramid: the Addict in the Street. And stop tilting quixotically for the “higher ups,” so called, all of whom are immediately replaceable. The addict in the street who must have junk to live is the one irreplaceable factor in the junk equation. When there are no more addicts to buy junk there will be no more junk traffic. As long as junk need exists, someone will service it.

Addicts can be cured or quarantined–that is, allowed a morphine ration under minimal supervision like typhoid carriers. When this is done, junk pyramids of the world will collapse. So far as I know, England is the only country to apply this method to the junk problem. They have about five hundred quarantined addicts in the U.K. In another generation when the quaratined addicts often die off and pain killers operating on a non-junk principle are discovered, the junk virus will be like smallpox, a closed chapter–a medical curiosity.

The vaccine that can regelate the junk virus to a land-locked past is in existrence. This vaccine is the Apomorphine Treatment discovered by an English doctor whose name I must withhold pending his permission to use it and to quote from his book covering thirty years of apomorphine treatment of addicts and alcoholics. The compound apomorphine is is formed by boiling morphine with hydrochloric aicd. It was discovered years before it was used to treat addicts. For many years the only use for apomorphine which has no narcotic or pain-killing properties was as an emetic to induce vomiting center in the back brain.

I found this vaccine at the end of the junk line. I lived in One room in the Native Quarter of Tangier. I had not taken a bath in a year nor changed my clothes or removedthem except to stick a needle every hour in the fibrous grey wooden flesh of terminalk addiction . I never cleaned or dusted my room. Empty ampule boxes and garbage piled to the ceiling. Light and water long since turned off for non-payment. I did absolutely nothing. I could look at the end of my shoe for eight hours. I was only roused to action when the hourglass of junk ran out. If a friend came to visit–and rarely did since who or what was left to visit–I sat there not caring that he hads entered my field of vision– a grey screen always blanker and fainter–and not caring when he walked out of it. If he died on the spot I would have sat there looking at my shoe waiting to go through his pockets. Wouldn’t you? Because I never had enough junk–no one ever does. Thirty grains of morphine a day it still was not enough. And long waits in front of the drugstore.Delay is a rule in the junk business. The Man is never on time. This is no accident. There are no accidents in the junk world. The addictis taught again and again exactly what will happen if he does not score for his junk ration. Get up that money or else. And suddenly my habit began to jump and jump. Forty, sixty grains a day. And it still was not enough. And I could not pay.

I stood there with my last check in my hand and realiuzed that it was my last check. I took the next plane for London.

The doctor explained to me that apomorphine acts on the back brain to regulate the metabolism and normalize the blood stream in such a way that the enzyme system of addiction is destroyed over a period of four to five days. Once in the back brain is regulated apomorhine can be discontinued and only used in case of relapse. (No one would take apomorphine for kicks. Not one case of addiction to apomorphine has ever been recorded.) I agreed to unergoe treatment and entered a nursing home. For the first twenty-four hours I was literally insane and paranoid as many addicts are in severe withdrawal. This delirium was dispersed by twenty four hours of intensive apomorphine treatment. The doctor showed me the chart. I had received minute amounts of morphine that could not possibly account for my lack of the more severe withdrawal symptoms such as leg and stomach cramps, fever and my own special symptom, The Cold Burn, like a vast hives covering the body and rubbed with menthol. Every addict has his own special symptom that cracks all control. There was a missing factor in the withdrawal equation–that factor could only be apomorphine.

I saw the apomorphine treatment really work. Eight days later I left the nursing home eating and sleeping normally. I remained completety off junk for two full years–a twelve year record. I did relapse for some months as a result of pain and illness. Another apomorphine cure has kept me off junk through this writing.

The apomorphine cure is qualitatively different from other methods of cure. I have tried them all. Short reduction, slow reduction, cortisone, antihistamines, tanquilizers sleeping cures, tolserol, reserpine. None of these cures lasted beyond the first opportunity to relapse. I can say definitely that I was never metabolically cured until I took the apomorphine cure. The overwhelming relapse statistics from the Lexington Narcotic Hospital have led many doctors to say that addiction is not curable. They used a dolophine reduction cure at Lexington and have never tried apomorphine so far as I know. In fact, this method of treatment has been largerly neglected. No research has been done with variations of the apomorphine formula or with synthetics. No doubt substances fifty times stronger than apomorphine *could be developed and the side effect of vomiting eliminated.

–William S. Burroughs 1955

We have found that substance: Ibogaine.

Dana Beal/co-Founder, Cures not Wars
Initiator, Million Marijuana March
Field Marshal, White Panthers/Youth International Party

From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Kerry Drug War Thread, I
Date: March 3, 2004 at 12:14:42 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Reading that same Giordano piece  http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread18418.shtml on Kerry’s drug war position, which the rest of you apparently only mined for its cannnabis content, I came across the following, which is considerably broader than than medical marijuana, and speaks to a lot of the other concerns that have been raised here:

QUOTE

JK: We have never had a legitimate War on Drugs in the United States, ever, and we won’t until we have treatment on demand for addiction and until you have full drug education in our schools. The mandatory-minimum-sentencing structure of our country is funneling people into jail who have no business being there.

Of course the only way you’ll ever have on-demand treatment is to fast-track FDA approval of Ibogaine, the way AIDS drugs were fast-tracked. All the other modalities necessitate huge waiting lists, because they’re so time-consuming, because they don’t really WORK.

QUOTE

The last one just committed suicide because she was heartbroken about the fact that her daughter died two years ago from a coke OD. She was also financially bankrupt from all of the clinics and rehab programs that she put her daughter in over a period of six years.

Any effective medical treatment for the broad spectrum of addictions addressed by Ibogaine would quickly become the new gold standard of treatment (a niche now occupied by methadone), changing the whole way addiction is looked at, which is why I disagree to some extent with you, Sandy:

QUOTE

I said the purpose of treatment is to get people to recognize and accept that they’re an addict. Nobody is going to take Ibogaine unless they recognize and accept that they’re an addict. You can’t force medication on people. Treatment would still be necessary, so it makes no sense to say the treatment industry wants to block Ibogaine.

We’ve encountered all kinds of resistance and skepticism in the treatment community, much of it based on the understandable reluctance to assimilate a radically new approach. Its not just a matter of

QUOTE

those who rant against the crazy liberals who want treatment instead of prison sentences, even though the majority thinks the way we’re approaching the drug problem is stupid.

If you can imagine the resistence of docs whose whole training is to manage opioid addiction with opiates, think of how much more controversial use of a psychedelic to treat addiction is going to be with church-based NA’s in Texas, the main purpose of which is to deter pot use.

QUOTE

Since cannabis prohibition causes the greatest increase in forced treatment and arrests each year it is the driving force behind the drug war. They are in many respects indivisible. The war on drugs is in large part a war on cannabis consumers.

Installation of Ibogaine as the new standard of treatment will revolutionize everything. Number one, the main beneficiaries will be alcoholics and nicotine addicts–because that’s where the numbers are. Number two, it will finally force the public to differentiate cannabis from the other drugs, because Ibogaine is ineffective against cannabis (due to the fact that both are glutamate antagonists (blockers). In Canada and Holland, cannabis is even used as an adjuvant treatment WITH Ibogaine–for the nausea.

After Ibogaine treatment, people even frequently replace all other drugs with a mono-diet of marijuana, so that you could make the argument Ibogaine will eventually lead to cannabis replacing alcohol and cigarettes.

Strictly pharmacologically speaking, of course.

What people on this tread also have to understand is the tactical relevance of Ibogaine to another concern voiced on this list:

QUOTE

You can also throw your vote away on Nader, who on paper all of a sudden has a Kucinich-like position that was not part of his 2000 platform (which was just “anti-corporate”). A vote for Nadir which re-elects Bush will not end the drug war, no matter how peachy his cribbed platform (which he stole from Kucinich and us) is.

At the shadow convention in Philadelphia in 2000, I was running a Cures not Wars table when who should appear but Ralph, accompanied by Ethan Nadelman. I walked up and said, Hi, I’m the guy who first acquainted you with industrial hemp, gave you Jack Herer’s book in 1989, and (handing him the IBOGAINE STORY) said, this is really important, just as important as the book on hemp I gave you eleven years ago.

And he mumbled some stuff about hemp, and without bothering to ask what it was about, handed the book to Nadelman, who I guess stuffed it down the memory hole. What they talked about as they walked away, I can surmise only by what happened 14 months later at the Students for Sensible Drug Policy Conference, when Nader was asked an intelligent question about Ibogaine as a cure for addiction, and replied–

“I don’t take club drugs like ecstasy, because I’m personally anti-drug even though I’m for legalization.”

Nadelman had obviously bent his ear about Ric Doblin’s MAPS-backed clinical trials of MDMA for unipolar depression, diverting the conversation from Ibogaine trails for the treatment of addiction, so that all Nader remembers is that X and Ibogaine were somehow connected.

I couldn’t make this up! I’m trying to get the video of this to put it on our website. We plan to campaign against Nader nationwide using this gaffe as ammunition in the fall, using the entire Million Marijuana March network, in all 140 U.S. cities.

Kucinich did the same thing BTW. Handed it to an aide and didn’t even bother to ask, “What is this?” Theresa Heinz at least read it and came back and ask for more copies. So don’t go just on what people’s written positions are. We need politicians who LISTEN.

I’m also going to send you the link to the HDTV version of CSI. It’s much better without the commercials.
Dana/cnw

From: “Hannah Clay” <hannah.clay@ntlworld.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] New Iboga source
Date: March 1, 2004 at 6:26:19 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

UNSUBSCRIBE!….please!
—– Original Message —–
From: Brett Calabrese
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] New Iboga source

Paul,

“Is the root bark the best form to get it in?”

It depends. For someone trying to self-treat an addiction or a first (self) experience, not the best IMO. It is too variable in strength, from worthless to quality material, so make sure you are getting quality root bark not an iboga bush tossed in a chipper. Root bark would be more difficult for someone inexperienced to use, it is bulkier (try an oz of bark). A standardized extract of a known potency (which is all over the place, but seems to work) is Indra, you can also get HCL.  Extracts, bark vs Ibogaine HCL is a somewhat different experience. Indra (which should be similar to root bark) is a softer trip – at least in a given anti-addictive amount, somewhat more sickening – that is what I hear about bark, but worse. You could make an extract, it is really horrid stuff to try to consume, especially once the effects start setting in (think drinking a bucket of bitter vomit on a tossing ship in the worst storm imaginable, now multiply) HCL is a rougher trip (strapped to a rocket going inward), more “scary” (on the way up), breaks through better, Indra and I assume root bark (never did any) is more “real”, richer, fuller where HCL is a bit more cartoon-like in some visions (for lack of a better description). Any ibogaine used properly will work for visions, are VERY long, are VERY sickening, has an immense body load, takes a long time to recover (ah, and then… the glow begins) and is likely to be the most amazing and lucid experience of your life (done properly), do it wrong and you will scare the shit out of yourself, or worse. The after effects are better with HCL than Indra, more of a “glow”, better mood, recouperation is quicker,. HCL is better for small, quick doses (ie 2mg/kg), that are basically over in several hours, no “trip” but lots of nice effects that last for days – not as good with Indra -and I assume other full spectrum iboga products. Given the choice between the two verions (one being too soft, the other too hard) I would mix the 2, given the choice if I could only get one kind it would be ibogaine HCL. I personally had a harder time trying to use Indra to fight addiction unless I used a very high dose.. I hear of people that love good quality root bark, that the experience is richer, perhaps more than Indra which is 18 years old.

Get other opinions, the experience on ibogaine depends a lot on who you are and where you are at, the reasons you are taking it, set, setting etc and what you do after is more important than the type of ibogaine you use.  Once you are tripping on ibogaine (at altitude), you are pretty much tripping on ibogaine/iboga, there isn’t a lot of difference in the basic trip and side effects, one is bit better at this or that than the other.

Be careful read http://www.ibogaine.manual.html, follow protocol and read everything else you can get your hands on. DO NOT TAKE precautions lightly.

Brett

Paul MacLennan <leisure1@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
Is the root bark the best form to get it in?

—– Original Message —–
From: “AG”
To:
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] New Iboga source

> Hey Howard,
>
> You’re right, there’s not a single price on the entire list..
> (And I read the french and english versions)
>
> I found the iboga halfway down the tonic page
>
> http://www.vegetaux.com/plantes.asp?mot=Tonique
>
> or here in English
>
> http://www.vegetaux.com/eng/plantes.asp
>
> the ‘buy now’ links up to a ‘coming soon’ page..
> and the ‘more info’ is a 404…
>
> Personally I find this site dubious.
>
> Who the hell is this pharmacist who can’t be named..?
>
> Most of all, I hate it when someone’s not forthcoming
> with the pricing… this ‘call us and we’ll haggle with you’
> is fucking BS… but merci beaucoup for all the botanical
> info…
>
> Adam
>
>
>
> > > >>
> > >
> > > I am not getting any significant information beyond a faint image on
> > > anything
> > > but the opening page. Is anyone doing any better?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Howard
> > >
>
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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: Article on improving methadone treatment. Sent fyi.
Date: March 3, 2004 at 8:35:32 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
To: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 12:33 AM
Subject: Article on improving methadone treatment. Sent fyi.

“How to get the most from methadone treatment – Barriers to more
appropriate prescribing”.
subtitle: Better treatment practices can help patients, staff and
community.
Article written by Andrew Byrne and Richard Hallinan.

Abstract:
This article presents some strategies to improve the results of
methadone treatment. Dose levels, take-away provisions and psychosocial
supports can have profound effects on the effectiveness of methadone
maintenance treatment (MMT). Here we suggest some practical approaches
to the patient who is not doing well in treatment.

Patients need sufficient doses and adequate psychosocial supports.
Although methadone has been the gold standard treatment for opioid
addiction for 30 years, a proportion of patients still do not do well
with initial treatment. Clear and consistent research reveals that to
optimise outcomes dose levels must be adequate and there needs to be
adequate psychosocial support as well as a ready access to flexible
dosing arrangements. This includes better retention in treatment,
reduced illicit drug use and reduced risk taking behaviour such as
needle sharing and unsafe sex.

Dole states that given adequate doses of methadone, heroin use should be
completely eliminated in 95% of opioid dependent patients while in
treatment [ref 1].

Based on the research literature, clinical recommendations in several
countries advise maintenance or ‘plateau’ doses in the range 60mg to
120mg daily for the majority of patients [ref 2]. However many patients
are still prescribed doses lower than this range with predictably
unsatisfactory results [ref 3.]. Some possible reasons for this are
addressed below.

Cross tolerance between heroin and methadone.

Since there is cross tolerance with other opioids, patients who continue
to use heroin regularly should be candidates for additional methadone.
If heroin use has been sporadic and small in quantity, patients may be
advised to persist with the current dose and look at other factors which
may need addressing. When heroin use is as regular as several times
weekly, a dose increase should be considered. It is important to exclude
clinical toxicity or excessive sedation, usually by simple history and
physical examination. However, for the very young, HIV positive subjects
or those on doses greater than 150mg daily, this should be documented by
formal examination 3 hours after a supervised dose. This also is a
protection for work, driving or operating machinery, etc. Increments are
usually of about 10mg, no more frequently than third daily with
appropriate reviews before further increases.

Inadequate doses of methadone can also be associated with increased
cocaine use [ref 5]. Patients on inadequate methadone doses may also
find it more difficult to stop drinking or to detoxify from
benzodiazepines. Most importantly, they may drop out of treatment
altogether.

The patient’s dose should be sufficient to reduce or even abolish
cravings for 24 hours. Some will have other symptoms such as a general
malaise or frank depression which may be indicative of an inadequate
dose. A ‘therapeutic trial’ of higher dose levels may show such symptoms
were due to inadequate doses. Some such patients resort to heroin use
while others just ‘suffer in silence’. In either case they are unlikely
to be achieving their own treatment goals.

Fast metabolism and increased tolerance.

Patients who appear to need more than 120mg daily may be rapid
metabolisers and/or they may have higher than average tolerance. Only a
small proportion of patients appear to be in this category. The
metabolism of methadone is a function of the individual’s cytochrome and
other enzyme systems. We are not aware of any proven relationship
between heroin intake and subsequent methadone requirement.

The need for higher doses in previously stable patients may sometimes be
due to increased metabolism, for example from pregnancy or drug
interactions, notably anticonvulsants and anti-retrovirals.

While rigorous research can guide dose decisions up to 120mg daily,
higher dose prescription must rely on basic pharmacology and
therapeutics (see Strang below). This is supported by many observational
studies on doses of up to 200mg daily which appear to be safe and
effective. Studies show that even higher doses are required by perhaps
2% of the total [ref 7i] which should be available in specialist units.
Dole’s groundbreaking methadone study in 1964 employed doses up to 180mg
daily (mean 103mg, r 10-180mg) [ref 4.].

Strang recommends that apart from the usual range up to 120mg “in some
instances, due to a patient’s high tolerance, higher doses may be
required … such as where plasma methadone levels reveal persistent
sub-therapeutic dosing … High doses can reduce heroin and other opiate
consumption, but caution needs to be observed about high doses if there
is associated alcohol or benzodiazepine dependence.” [ref 2]

“Barriers to appropriate dosing”: Fear of high doses.

There may be a resistance to high doses from both patients and health
care workers. There is also sometimes a confusion between the
recommended starting dose of 30-40mg daily with the recommended
maintenance dose of 60-120mg. This may be due to a natural conservatism
or misunderstanding of the treatment. Side effects can sometimes limit
the usefulness of methadone. Patients usually tolerate the common minor
side effects of excessive sweating and constipation.

Where outcomes are unsatisfactory despite dose adjustments then one
should look at alternatives such as adding an antidepressant or perhaps
changing the patient to another agonist such as buprenorphine. A second
opinion may also be valuable in this situation.

Apart from some sedation in the first days of treatment, there are few
side effects reported with methadone. Sweating and constipation are the
only common side effects and these are rarely dose limiting. Reduced
libido, impotence and menstrual irregularities are common with heroin
use and these usually improve on methadone treatment. The improvements
following appropriate dose adjustments are usually very gratifying. Side
effects can be easily addressed by graduated dose reductions once
abstinence has been achieved.

A common concern is that higher doses may increase the time it takes to
get off methadone. While this is a reasonable concern, inadequate doses
and continued heroin use will always delay progress. The most time
consuming reductions are usually at lower levels with the final
reductions below 30mg often taking more than previous reductions from
100mg.

Patients may also express the fear of needing to be on methadone ‘for
life’. While this applies only to a minority, patients need to be
reassured that dosing arrangements are now moving towards less
supervision for long term cases. In the US for example, once monthly
dosing is now approved for long term stable cases. This makes a major
change from the daily or second daily clinic attendance. It has been
shown that twice weekly attendance is associated with significantly
improved outcomes even in early treatment when compared with daily
supervision [ref 7d]. Numerous American reports of successful long term
‘medical’ (or non-clinic based) treatment show that strict daily
supervision is not always necessary. [refs 7efg]

Improved psychosocial supports also yield better outcomes. Better
counselling, budgeting assistance, housing and vocational training are
likely to help patients become better socially rehabilitated and
abstinent from harmful drug and alcohol use (ref 7h).

Strategies to encourage appropriate prescribing.

It is often helpful for the prescriber to engage an unstable patient
more intensively. While there is continued use of illicit opioids and/or
stimulants there should probably be regular weekly consultations with
the treating doctor. Such visits need be no more than 20 minutes in most
cases. It is helpful to discuss a range of related issues such as
general health, dose levels, side effects, dosing arrangements,
dispensary hours, supplementary drug or alcohol use, ‘track’ marks, vein
care, finances, employment and family matters. Some of these matters
should be broached at each visit.

It is useful to focus on the patient’s own major objectives and goals in
treatment, eg. saving money, avoiding injecting, drinking less,
employment stability, family responsibilities, etc. This can be useful
as intercurrent drug use often makes these goals more elusive. A
notation should always be made in the medical records for future
reference.

After these practical problems have been identified, it is useful to
assess the patient’s responses to treatment, including current dose
level and past history of MMT. Previous dose levels should be noted. It
may be helpful to place the patient’s treatment into perspective by
pointing out the wide range of methadone doses used. Such “high-
pointing” may have a reassuring effect in itself by taking the emphasis
away from ‘minor’ dose adjustments or ‘fine-tuning’ in the ‘normal’
therapeutic range up to say 150mg daily. It is then useful to discuss
the benefits and drawbacks of a higher dose in the individual case. Side
effects are usually minor when compared with the consequences of
continued illicit drug use. However, patients’ concerns should always be
taken seriously, even if they appear to be unrelated to treatment.

The patient may have been on higher doses previously with good results.
Our experience has shown that the majority of patients who have a
serious relapse usually need to return to their own maximum or “plateau”
dose before regaining control. This is consistent with chemical
‘recruitment’ that also applies to smokers and alcoholics when they
relapse.

Some patients will volunteer that they have taken large doses of
‘street’ methadone and can report the results. “Have you ever taken
extra methadone?” “What happened when you did?” “How much did you take?”
“Did you get ‘stoned’?” “Did you use other drugs or alcohol afterwards?”
“Have you ever overdosed?” This is all taken in the strictest medical
confidence, and it is worthwhile saying so, even to the point of not
writing every detail in the regular medical records should the patient
request. Another useful issue is the patient’s attitude to trials of
injectable heroin prescription: this defines goals much more clearly. In
our experience most wish to move away from this approach but an
important minority are keen at such prospects which remain hypothetical
in most countries.

Blood ‘trough’ levels – interpretation.

Another strategy in difficult cases is to order a ‘trough’ blood
methadone level (24 hours after a supervised dose). This is advisable
for most patients taking doses above 120mg daily, on at least one
occasion, to document their rapid metabolism. It is a safeguard for both
patient and doctor. In those who are still using other drugs, the level
may well be in the low range (< 0.2mg/l) indicating the scope for
incremental dose increases. This also informs patients and prescribers
that the drug is not ‘building up’ or accumulating in the body, nor that
it is ‘getting into the bones’ or causing other residual side effects.
It is very rare to find levels above the therapeutic range
(0.1-1.0mg/l). Dole has advised trough levels above 0.2mg/l to avoid
cravings [ref 1]. Eap has found a ‘threshold’ of 0.4mg/l above which
heroin use was exceptional. Dose increases should only be undertaken
with the patient’s informed consent and for clinical reasons such as
illicit drug use, cravings, insomnia, depression, etc. The increase
would normally only be considered when such symptoms failed to resolve
with simple measures and the passage of time.

Concerns over methadone use during pregnancy.

Some women believe that pregnancy is a good time to decrease doses, even
when using other drugs. However, in a setting of continued heroin use it
is more important than ever to consider higher doses. It is much safer
to take a little more methadone and eliminate extraneous street drug or
alcohol use wherever possible. While abstinence may be preferable, there
is also a high risk of foetal complication from relapse during the
stressful episodes which inevitably occur, even in normal pregnancies.

Fear of incarceration.

Another common piece of ‘home logic’ from the patient is: “I might be
arrested and then I will ‘hang out’ more in the cells if taking higher
doses”. Patients who give false names for minor infringements or
‘warrants’ cannot very well request methadone in their own name. We can
reassure such anxious patients on two accounts. Those fearing arrest
should also be reminded that when taking adequate doses of methadone
they are probably less likely to be apprehended. And if arrested, a
stable patient on higher doses is more likely to be able to provide a
good record of attendance and progress, thus making bail or acquittal
more likely.

Patients who are taken into custodial care should expect every endeavour
by their doctor to have their medication continued. All prisons have
medical services with access to appropriate medications. Methadone and
even buprenorphine are becoming more routine in jails around the world.
They work just as well in prison and may be even more important than in
the community due to the higher health risks in prison.

Fear of termination of treatment.

We should also reassure patients that their treatment will not be
terminated arbitrarily. It is no longer acceptable to cease treatment
abruptly, especially as a ‘punishment’ for continued illicit drug use.
If there are serious behavioural problems, patients may be transferred
to another service, so they always have a realistic medicated option,
even though it may not be as convenient.

Intolerance to methadone additives.

Another barrier to correct dosing may be the various constituents of
prescribed methadone. Sorbitol, alcohol, preservatives, flavouring,
colouring and other ingredients appear to affect some people adversely.
Sugar-free solution is now available in Australia and its release has
revealed a substantial proportion of patients are much better off
without the additives in the older preparation [ref 7j]. Considering the
poor dental health of many methadone patients the pure solution
(‘Biodone Forte’) should be probably now be used ‘first-line’.

In summary, unstable and unhappy patients should carefully consider the
matter of dose for a reasonable period before deciding on an increase.
The dose can always be reduced again gradually when desired. It is very
important that the patient does not feel forced into higher doses
without consent. It is the patient who must bear the consequences of
higher or lower doses and there is often excess sweating and
constipation. Research shows added benefits when patients have a direct
input into their dose level (Refs 6,7). This sort of therapeutic
partnership is considered quite normal when using analgesic,
antidepressant, antipsychotic and anxiolytic treatment.

The more energy we put into careful assessments and customised
prescribing for our patients, the more likely they are to benefit, and
begin to move away from the dependency life style.

written by Dr Andrew Byrne and Dr Richard Hallinan

Sincere thanks are due to Dr Stefan Goldfeder who originally suggested
this topic and gave useful comments on the manuscripts at several points
during its gestation.

References:
1. Dole VP. In Ball J, Ross A: The Effectiveness of Methadone
Maintenance Treatment. Springer-Verlag, New York 1986. Foreword p viii.

2. Drug Misuse and Dependence – Guidelines on Clinical Management. 1999
The Stationary Office. Working Group Chair: Strang J.
http://www.open.gov.uk/doh/pub/docs/doh/dmfull.pdf

3. D’Aunno T, Folz-Murphy N, Lin X. Changes in Methadone Treatment
Practices: Results from a Panel Study, 1988 – 1995. American Journal of
Drug and Alcohol Abuse 1999 25;4:681-700

4. Dole VP, Nyswander ME. A medical treatment for diacetylmorphine
(heroin) addiction. J Amer Med Assoc 1965;193:646-50

5. Hartel DM, Schoenbaum EE, Selwyn PA, Kline J, Davenny K, Klein RS,
Friedland GH. Heroin use during Methadone Maintenance Treatment: The
Importance of Methadone Dose and Cocaine Use. Am J Public Health.
1995;85:83-88.

6. Havassy B, Hargreaves WA. Self-regulation of dose in methadone
maintenance with contingent privileges. Addictive Behaviors, 1979;
4:31-38.

7. Robles E, Miller FB, Gilmore-Thomas KK, McMillan DE. Implementation
of a clinic policy of client-regulated methadone dosing. Journal of
Substance Abuse Treatment (2001) 20;3:225-230

7a. McLellan AT, Arndt IO, Metzger DS, Woody GE, O’Brien CP. The Effects
or Psychosocial Services in Substance Abuse Treatment. JAMA.
1993;269:1953-1959.

7b. Leavitt SB, Shinderman M, Maxwell S, Eap CB, Paris P. When “Enough”
Is Not Enough:New Perspectives on Optimal Methadone Maintenance Dose. Mt
Sinai Journal of Medicine (2000) 57;5&6:404-411

7c. Tennant FS. Inadequate Plasma Concentrations in Some High-Dose
Methadone Maintenance Patients. Am J Psychiatry 1987; 144: 1349-1350.

7d. Rhoades HM, Creson D, Elk R, Schmitz J, Grabowski J. Retention, HIV
Risk, and Illicit Drug Use during Treatment: Methadone Dose and Visit
Frequency. 1998 Am J Public Health 88:34-39

7e. Novick DM, Joseph H, Salsitz EA, Kalin MF, Keefe JB, Miller EL,
Richman BL. Outcomes of Treatment of Socially Rehabilitated Methadone
Maintenance Patients in Physician’s Offices (Medical Maintenance). J Gen
Intern Med. 1994;9:127-30.

7f. Schwartz RP, Brooner RK, Bontoya ID, Currens M, Hayes M. A 12-year
Follow-Up of a Methadone Medical Maintenance Program. American Journal
on Addictions 1999 8;4:293-299

7g. Senay EC, Barthwell A, Marks R, Bokos PJ. Medical Maintenance: An
Interim Report. Journal of Addictive Diseases. 1994;13(3):65-9.

7h. Kraft MK, Bothbard AB, Hadley TR, McLellan AT, Asch DA. Are
Supplementary Services Provided During Methadone Maintenance Really
Cost-Effective? Am J Psychiatry (1997) 154;9:1214-19.

7i. Eap CB, Broly F, Mino A, Hammig R, Deglon JJ, Uehlinger C, Meili D,
Chevalley AF, Bertschy G, Zullino D, Kosel M, Preisig M, Baumann P.
Cytochrome P450 2D6 genotype and methadone steady-state concentrations.
J Clin Psychopharmacol 2001 Apr;21(2):229-34

7j. Byrne A. Methadone ‘Solution’ (Biodone) Survey. APSAD Annual
Conference, Wesley Centre, Sydney. October 2001

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dr Andrew Byrne,
General Practitioner, Drug and Alcohol,
75 Redfern Street, Redfern,
New South Wales, 2016,
Australia
Tel (61 – 2) 9319 5524 Fax 9318 0631
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“Addict in the Family” http://www.csdp.org/addict
“Methadone in the Treatment of Narcotic Addiction”
http://www.drugpolicy.org/library/byrne_contents_methadone.html

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From: “Jamilah” <jamilah@erols.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 3, 2004 at 7:25:58 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Greetings,
As a PA-C who works in Infectious Disease, I just want to mention that we treat alot of Hep C, and that one could consider an ID doc instead of gastroenterology. As Hep C is usually a very slow growing virus in terms of damage (the viral loads are only used to monitor treatment progress, and as a weak prognostic indicator, not an indicator of liver damage), so treatment decisions are not usually an emergency.

We (in ID) are a little less likely to order biopsies, and we generally have them done as ultrasound-guided by a radiologist with the patient asleep/sedated. For instance, Genotype 2 and 3 are very favorable for treatment response, with only 6 months, not one year, and if the person was a good candidate otherwise, one may consider treatment without biopsy. The purpose of biopsy is to evaluate damage, when the treatment response is slim (such as Type 1s) to see if the risk of treatment is worth the potential benefit (in otherwords to see if the liver damage is progressing)..

In our practice (and CDC guidelines) an active drinker/drug user would not be a candidate until clean for 6 months. Methadone and cannabis are permitted (in our practice). The psychiatric criteria are also critical. So if one doesn’t meet pretreatment criteria, I suggest waiting. New treatments are down the line, less toxic, so if the psyche issues defer treatment, just hold on, the drug companies are hoping to make their trillions, and I’m sure will come up with something.

Hope this helps.
Peace,
Jamilah
—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?

Thanks Schmooly!
I know you couldn’t give specific advice.
I think a hepatologist is what her next step should be.
I did encourage her to get a second opinion. I encourage anyone to get a second opinion if they have been diagnosed with a catastrophic illness as treatment is so varied in everything, not just hepC.
You have inspired me to understand MY hep C better.
Callie

From: Jon Ludlam <seraphina@compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 3, 2004 at 5:49:31 AM EST
To: “INTERNET:ibogaine@mindvox.com” <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Callie,
Here is a URL at the US Patent Office  for a process  that has no side
effects and cures HEP-C. It has NOT been approved by the FDA, but I have
seen the blood work on 5 people who have had the treatment and all were
cured.

UNFORTUNATELY, this process is about as well received as IBO treatments by
the “Establishment”  You have to read to the end to get to the part about
HEP-C as it also has other applications. In brief, a hyper ozonated 1%
saline solution is what the treatment is and it is infused within 5 minutes
of production. It is the KISS theory exemplified. SIMPLE!!!

Respectfully Yours,

Jon Ludlam

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=
1&u=/netahtml/srchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5,674,537.WKU.&OS=PN/5,674,537&RS
=PN/5,674,537

EXAMPLE XVII

A patient, MV, was enrolled in a NIH sponsored clinical trial for chronic,
symptomatic patients with Hepatitis C infections. MV was treated with
interferon and ribavirin for a six month period. Tests of liver function,
including AST, ALT, and LDH continued to increase to levels exceeding 400
for AST and ALT and 700 for LDH. Because no clinical or laboratory
improvement was seen by MV or attending physicians following the conclusion
of the NIH clinical trial, MV elected to receive therapy using the
electrolyzed saline of Example I. Following intravenous treatment at a
dosage of 2 mg/kg body weight for five consecutive days a dramatic drop in
the AST, ALT and LDH levels were observed. One month after receiving the
electrolyzed saline therapy, ALT, AST and LDH values were reestablished
within normal ranges and the overall health of MV was stated to being
comparable to before becoming symptomatic for Hepatitis C. MV continues to
demonstrate good health and laboratory findings show measured parameters to
be within normal ranges.

The above examples show there is evidence that the in vitro and in vivo use
of electrolyzed saline in treating physiological solutions and patients in
accordance with the invention resulted in decontamination of solutions and
marked improvement in patients with no visible toxic side effects.

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 3, 2004 at 3:00:18 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

How far that little candle throws his beams!

So shines a good deed in a weary world.

William Shakespeare

Steven,

“Heading out for a pygmy initiation in a month. VERY excited. and a little
scared.”

Blessings on your journey.

Sara

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 3, 2004 at 1:48:29 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/2/04 10:21:29 PM, CallieMimosa@aol.com writes:

The only reason I mention the treatment for chronic pain is because to

continue getting her pain meds she must follow he Docs recommendations.
His
recommendation was to follow up with this gastro Doc for Hep C treatment.
She has two young children and is afraid if treatment makes her sick her
kids
will suffer.

Following up with a gastric doc does not necessarily mean proceeding to
interferon/riviron treatment.  As a patient advocate I have seen more pain patients
than I would like who are threatened into proceeding to medical procedures
they do not want under threat of having pain medication withheld.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
http://www.doraweiner.org

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 10:39:58 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks Schmooly!
I know you couldn’t give specific advice.
I think a hepatologist is what her next step should be.
I did encourage her to get a second opinion. I encourage anyone to get a second opinion if they have been diagnosed with a catastrophic illness as treatment is so varied in everything, not just hepC.
You have inspired me to understand MY hep C better.
Callie

From: rickc@ziplip.com <rickc@ziplip.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Question for Patrick
Date: March 2, 2004 at 9:08:58 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I have a simple question. In all the anger that came through towards you and Mash and yes I am sure you are who you are for a lot of different reasons besides being clean, you’re articulate, smart, you have a huge amount of experience, you look good on camera which is strange seeing you, you don’t look like a junkee or entheogen person, you look more like a american football player, that comment ‘Miami Vice on acid’ was apt. You make Mash look really good, you do turn her into Mother Teresa, without digging into your relationship which is your own business or kissing your arse further 😉 simple or not so simple question.

I see your arm on camera, I see Mash talking about you saying you’re one of the worst heroin addicts she’s ever known and her voice breaks, I don’t think either one of you is acting.

How do you get from how she met you and the person who did that to themselves, to who you are now?

Are you in recovery? Do you have cravings? Do you have to do anything to stay clean off heroin? What do you do?

I read many answers here but I don’t know the background of the people giving them. How do you go from being a ‘spectacular failure at every treatment modality’ to being who you are now?

If ibogaine works some miracle turning a addict into something different, then I see some of it here, but I get the idea there is a lot of work and struggle behind all of it. You don’t give that impression.

What do you do? Is there any way to repeat it with someone else? I see people on this list who are coming from mindvox or your friends, what all of them have in common, besides a general lack of any couth 😉 is you’re all very smart and weird. Very smart isn’t supposed to help in addiction, yet your final quotes in your addiction miniseries are–

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
–Albert Einstein
“I have not failed; I have just found ten thousand ways that won’t work”
-Thomas Edison

What did you find the 10,001st time? 🙂

Could you do heroin right now and not become addicted again?

You never answered my first letter or personal email I’m sure you must be busy but I do hope you will give at least a little thought and answer the last question if not anything else!

Thank you

Rick Coster
rickc@ziplip.com

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From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 2, 2004 at 7:56:27 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

To the group, Please excuse my poor spelling. Not knowing how to type ( I took basket weaving instead of typing in High School) and being OCD, I frequently send stuff off w/ spelling errors.

As this is not a hepatitis forum, I will refrain from giving any more tips on that disease. If anyone feels that I can help them in some way and wishes to ask any questions, Please e-mail me directly so we don’t bore the group w/ personal medical problems or my opinions on the current state of hep C treatment.
Thanks.

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] (OT) Re: [ibogaine] Preston Peet- Are these pictures your work?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 7:54:39 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Yes, I took them.
It was from our rooftop just south of Houston St. in the Lower East Side.
It’s less than a mile, or maybe about 1 mile, but I think a bit less. I
couldn’t see the people jumping, but I could see a lot of stuff happening
with my bare eyes.
It was pretty awful, hearing everyone on the surrounding rooftops around
mine screaming simultaneously as that second tower fell. Seeing the streams
of people covered wtih WTC debris pouring past our street heading north. Our
street wound up being blocked by armed cops and military for a while- had to
have and show ID to get home.
We could smell the smell for weeks, the burning buildings, cement,
asbestos, skin, wires, and goodness only knows what else that we were
breathing and smelling- especially since officialdom lied to us NYers about
the safety and cleanliness of the air after the attacks, saying things were
much better much sooner than they really were or even are for that matter.
I used to be able to sit here and stare at the two towers through my
living room window as I sat here at my desk and typed. Now it seems like
there’s more sunlight on the horizan.

Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 4:39 PM
Subject: [ibogaine] Preston Peet- Are these pictures your work?

Click here: September 11, 2001 – WTC Attacks – Preston Peet – Freedom News
Network –

When I looked at your pic I wanted to see more, so I did a google search.
These pics are great! Did you take them?
How close were you to the WTC?
Callie

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From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 7:50:57 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

W/ out specific information I really can’t give any specific advise. Methadone for pain is prescribed every 12 hours, not every 24 like on maintenance, so they are correct w/ her split dose. Active hep c has been proven to speed up the metabolism of methadone and hep c patients have lower serum peak meth levels when compared to patients who don’t have hep.

I find it hard to understand that a doc would force her to have hep c treatment and use her pain Rx as the carrot at the end of the stick. Perhaps she needs a second opinion from a qualified pain specialist and hepatologist.

Wish I could be of more help on this one.
I hope she is getting Pegalated Interferon as opposed to regular interferon. Pegalated lasts longer and has better results.

PS; Some studies have shown that taking 400 mgs of Ibuprofen or 325 mgs of aspirin prior to taking the interferon shots, cuts down on the nasty side effects of the shots w/ out affecting its efficacy.

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 5:09:31 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

This information has really come at a good time for me.
A girlfriend called me today very upset. She had been to gastrointerologist and he encouraged her to have liver biopsy and start treatment with Interferon and Ribavarin.
He was very honest with her about the adverse effects and told her she would have to be totally committed to this treatment if she started it.
Well, she is scared shitless! She has not been having problems. She is newly diagnosed with Hep C.
She is being treated for chronic pain of back and feet from years of waitress work. She recently started Methadone 20 mg twice daily for pain instead of Oxycontin.
The only reason I mention the treatment for chronic pain is because to continue getting her pain meds she must follow he Docs recommendations. His recommendation was to follow up with this gastro Doc for Hep C treatment.
She has two young children and is afraid if treatment makes her sick her kids will suffer.

What do you think?
I know LOTS of folks with hep C, myself included, and no one is receiving treatment at this time.

What would you recommend a friend with hep C do to keep it in check?

Thanks in advance schmooly!
Callie

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Preston Peet- Are these pictures your work?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 4:39:52 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Click here: September 11, 2001 – WTC Attacks – Preston Peet – Freedom News Network –

When I looked at your pic I wanted to see more, so I did a google search. These pics are great! Did you take them?
How close were you to the WTC?
Callie

From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 4:29:31 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Biopsies are always recommended by GI docs. That way they have a base line to gage future biopsies and guesstimate the speed of damage. If they see pre cirrhosis i.e. “bridging necrosis” they always recommend initiating therapy. Therapy w/ Interferon and ribavarin makes you feel sick and is not a great idea for an addict in their first year of recovery. It feels a little like kicking.

Ten years ago they told us that 10% of hep c people would develop cirrhosis and 1% would get hepatome. Now its 10 years later and where are these people. It seems that the ones who abused their livers with alcohol and drugs did poorly and the others, despite biopsies, etc., did well.

Before getting treated w/ toxic meds, know what type of hep c you have. Some strains are not very aggressive and others are. If the viral load is high, treatment should be considered. Viral loads change all the time. A biopsy may show damage from years ago while the current viral load is low. For example, An alcoholic w/ hep c who has been sober for years might have a bad biopsy but a low viral load and thus not need treatment.

Basically, If the patient is symptomatic (having signs of viremia) on a daily basis like sweating, fatigue, flu like symptoms, consider treatment.

From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 4:19:25 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Yes, they are simple but expensive blood tests covered by most insurance. Success of treatment w/ various antiviral agents depends on what type of hep c you have. There are several different strains. some are more virulent then others. Liver function tests do not corollate well with actual damage being done. Ultra sensitive viral load will tell you exactly how much virus is in the body.

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 2, 2004 at 3:58:10 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

photos of me at at http://www.drugwar.com, if you click the “preston peet”
link at the top of the page.
But I will refrain from giving “tips.”
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

My friend Jerry always says the tough part isn’t getting clean, it’s
staying
clean.

Addicts are the niggers of society and here we have this wonderful root
from
Africa. Cool eh? Man I love the pygmies. Thanks guys.

Heading out for a pygmy initiation in a month. VERY excited. and a little
scared.

Current treatment modalities work for some, but are my problem is the one
size fits all approach. For me ibogaine worked well, but I felt a little
alone afterwards. In the big city of LA there is one ibogaine friend I
have
for support. In America you spend $60,000 dollars on treatment and you
have
a %10 effectiveness rate. I find that sad.

Let’s not oppose any treatment modality. Fuck dogma. AA, Methadone and
buprenorphine has helped people I love.

For me ibogaine is about reaching a higher and better vibration and as
Sara
put it love. Oh yeah and help people and not be an egotistical bastard.
And
to help people one must have ones owns house in order. “Clean your room!
The
Bwiti told me!”

I’ve just got a great bit to add from a therapist friend:

Spend two minutes on meditate on where you really want your life to be in
one year, 5 years and 10 years.

I’ll include all the tips from the ones I’m collecting from friends. Let’s
draw from all sources and help as many addicts as we can. If it’s a cool
booklet, others may want to try ibogaine.

We should take advice from everywhere and everyone, except people strung
out. Let’s make the best advice for keeping clean, and hey if someone went
cold turkey cool they may find help. I’ve asked all my friends for tips.
For
instance my best friend and my cameraman is not an addict (smokes weed
four
times a year) but has had amazing insight into addiction. We have spent
allot of time talking with addicts, he was the one who pointed out the
smoking to me. Cigarettes are totally  the gateway drug, not weed. Glick
wrote me:

Your cameraman is quite right.  About 99% of addicts smoke– it’s a
well documented fact.  And there is also substantial evidence that
nicotine (smoking) is a “gateway” drug.  Also, there is plenty of data
indicating that it is harder to quit smoking than heroin (and I have
many pertinent anecdotes from friends and colleagues).  By the way, we
believe that 18-MC will be most effective against nicotine– so we have
hopes that we may be developing a preventive as well as a treatment
agent for heroin and other abused drugs.

Check out:
http://www.no-smoking.org/feb00/02-24-00-1.html

About myself: My ibogaine experience helped me stop a 12 year heroin
addiction, I have taken the trip four times, as proactive measures and
once
because I relapsed. I decided to try ibogaine after reading Daniel
Pinchbeck’s “Breacking Open the Head” I received instructions during my
ibogaine experiences that I may be able to help get the word out because
of
working in the entertainment industry and connections in the media. I have
succeed partially, so I feel a slight sigh of relief. I was also told to
make a film about it, and have been funding a film for the last 14 months
through my commercial work. I was also told to help a few other addicts
out.
I’m helping two addicts for there second treatment please let’s help.

I do not think that someone has have tried ibogaine to be an advocate. I
have enormous respect for Glick and I know he hasn’t taken it, why the
fuck
should he? I find Dana to be a poor advocate and was embarrassed by the
protests frankly. From what I hear, the clinics are getting many calls
because of the CSI show. The writer does have respect for the root and
understands the pain of addiction.

I do believe treatment providers are better equipped to help if they have
experienced the root which is why I respect all who have. Dr. Martin Sara,
and Sandra hats off.

I’m posting a separate letter regarding my thoughts on Dana’s advocacy and
not taking ibogaine while being it’s loudest advocate.

I wish this list were a little more focused on ibogaine and let’s get some
good vibes going as well.

For people seeking help with opiate maintenance there is a good site:
opioids.com.

For some strange reason, I love many addicts. Let’s help them.

Of the people working on this let’s send pictures to each other so we know
what we look like, make it more friendly. Should we work off-site?

Peace and love to those of you I do in fact love,

Steve Anker.

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From: Dana Beal <dana@cures-not-wars.org>
Subject: [ibogaine] Correction
Date: March 2, 2004 at 3:39:20 PM EST
To: Ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I wrote:
I quit coke after my mother’s daughter spiked my coke with acid because she was concerned that I was doing too much

I meant:
“I quite coke after the mother of my daughter spike my coke with acid…”

Sorry. Some one just pointed this out..

Dana/cnw

From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 2, 2004 at 2:19:21 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

My friend Jerry always says the tough part isn’t getting clean, it’s staying clean.

Addicts are the niggers of society and here we have this wonderful root from Africa. Cool eh? Man I love the pygmies. Thanks guys.

Heading out for a pygmy initiation in a month. VERY excited. and a little scared.

Current treatment modalities work for some, but are my problem is the one size fits all approach. For me ibogaine worked well, but I felt a little alone afterwards. In the big city of LA there is one ibogaine friend I have for support. In America you spend $60,000 dollars on treatment and you have a %10 effectiveness rate. I find that sad.

Let’s not oppose any treatment modality. Fuck dogma. AA, Methadone and buprenorphine has helped people I love.

For me ibogaine is about reaching a higher and better vibration and as Sara put it love. Oh yeah and help people and not be an egotistical bastard. And to help people one must have ones owns house in order. “Clean your room! The Bwiti told me!”

I’ve just got a great bit to add from a therapist friend:

Spend two minutes on meditate on where you really want your life to be in one year, 5 years and 10 years.

I’ll include all the tips from the ones I’m collecting from friends. Let’s draw from all sources and help as many addicts as we can. If it’s a cool booklet, others may want to try ibogaine.

We should take advice from everywhere and everyone, except people strung out. Let’s make the best advice for keeping clean, and hey if someone went cold turkey cool they may find help. I’ve asked all my friends for tips. For instance my best friend and my cameraman is not an addict (smokes weed four times a year) but has had amazing insight into addiction. We have spent allot of time talking with addicts, he was the one who pointed out the smoking to me. Cigarettes are totally  the gateway drug, not weed. Glick wrote me:

Your cameraman is quite right.  About 99% of addicts smoke– it’s a
well documented fact.  And there is also substantial evidence that
nicotine (smoking) is a “gateway” drug.  Also, there is plenty of data
indicating that it is harder to quit smoking than heroin (and I have
many pertinent anecdotes from friends and colleagues).  By the way, we
believe that 18-MC will be most effective against nicotine– so we have
hopes that we may be developing a preventive as well as a treatment
agent for heroin and other abused drugs.

Check out:
http://www.no-smoking.org/feb00/02-24-00-1.html

About myself: My ibogaine experience helped me stop a 12 year heroin addiction, I have taken the trip four times, as proactive measures and once because I relapsed. I decided to try ibogaine after reading Daniel Pinchbeck’s “Breacking Open the Head” I received instructions during my ibogaine experiences that I may be able to help get the word out because of working in the entertainment industry and connections in the media. I have succeed partially, so I feel a slight sigh of relief. I was also told to make a film about it, and have been funding a film for the last 14 months through my commercial work. I was also told to help a few other addicts out. I’m helping two addicts for there second treatment please let’s help.

I do not think that someone has have tried ibogaine to be an advocate. I have enormous respect for Glick and I know he hasn’t taken it, why the fuck should he? I find Dana to be a poor advocate and was embarrassed by the protests frankly. From what I hear, the clinics are getting many calls because of the CSI show. The writer does have respect for the root and understands the pain of addiction.

I do believe treatment providers are better equipped to help if they have experienced the root which is why I respect all who have. Dr. Martin Sara, and Sandra hats off.

I’m posting a separate letter regarding my thoughts on Dana’s advocacy and not taking ibogaine while being it’s loudest advocate.

I wish this list were a little more focused on ibogaine and let’s get some good vibes going as well.

For people seeking help with opiate maintenance there is a good site: opioids.com.

For some strange reason, I love many addicts. Let’s help them.

Of the people working on this let’s send pictures to each other so we know what we look like, make it more friendly. Should we work off-site?

Peace and love to those of you I do in fact love,

Steve Anker.

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From: HSLotsof@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 2, 2004 at 12:12:23 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/2/04 12:16:04 PM, sara119@xs4all.nl writes:

People who like to do Ibogaine for personal reason, but not stop their
pain
medication are welcome to do it with me. I will not complain ,coz I know
what is life with physical condition. It can help to reduce the medication
and sometime ease the pain for few months in some conditions.

Very good Sara,

This is an important area of ibogaine therapy I have been thinking about for
some time.  In fact I think a number of ibogaine providers are looking at
ibogaine’s role in helping pain management patients as an important utility for
ibogaine.  I’m glad to see a broader harm reduction approach to ibogaine rather
than an abstinence only philosophy.  Patients should select where they want to
go and providers assist them in getting there.  It is too bad ibogaine is not
an approved drug so that more time could be spent to determine its value in a
broader spectrum of approaches including varying after-ibogaine approaches
to extend benefits to the patient/initiate even if that evaluation shows that
there may be no distinctions across the spectrum of patients except for the
administration of ibogaine and the patient’s own abilities.  But, I guess that is
nothing new.

Visiting the various ibogaine treatment web pages has become more interesting
in evaluating the philosophies of the facilities.

http://www.ibogaine.net

http://www.ibogaine-therapy.net/

http://www.ibogatherapyhouse.org

Begin Again

http://www.ibogainetreatment.com/

http://www.canna-lympics.org/projects/pages/addiction.htm

http://www.iboga.tk/

If anyone knows of any additional english language treatment sites please
post them.

Howard

Howard S. Lotsof
President
Dora Weiner Foundation
POB 10032
Staten Island, NY 10301-0032
USA
dir tel, 1 718 442-2754
dir fax, 1 718 442-1957
email, dwf123@earthlink.net
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From: Germán Caldelas <gcaldelas@fibertel.com.ar>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 9:11:27 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

“can be” is a matter of quantity, quality , frequency?
could you explain more please?
thanks
GC
—– Original Message —–
From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?

“Comfry can be hepatotoxic”.

From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 2, 2004 at 7:10:20 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dear Carla B.

It is simply that:” Our lives begin to end the day we become

silent about things that matter.”

Martin Luther King, Jr.
that my view too. Only I make a lot of noise.

At the same time: “The more talking and thinking, the farther from the
Truth.”

Seng-Ts’an

And that’s my view too.so I shut up about many things.

So it must be somewhere in between.as I see it.

The info. “AfterIbogaine”  Should be simple short and powerful, Because
there are so many books with 10 golden rules to success.

How many people read those books and succeed?
Is there any research?
How many people do yoga but don’t practice love?

Anyways , critics isn’t about hate.

People who like to do Ibogaine for personal reason, but not stop their pain
medication are welcome to do it with me. I will not complain ,coz I know
what is life with physical condition. It can help to reduce the medication
and sometime ease the pain for few months in some conditions.

Be well,

Sara

Who did I volunteer so far? 😉 Patrick, Epoptica,
Dave Hunter, Steven Anker, Sandra Karpetas, Sara Glatt
(please do contribute Sara!) Patrick’s weird but smart
friend 😉

Everywhere I read about this place always says it is a
community, I see that and the remnants, so let’s have
a real one.

The questions I have would be, first which one will
edit it? The other question I have is, who do we
include information from? Is it only by people who
have done ibogaine and stayed clean or people who have
done ibogaine and work with other drug addicts, do we
leave out what people have to say about being clean
when they are still using pain meds or haven’t done
ibogaine?

Do we set up contributer guidelines based on that or
do we include everything even from people who are
still using pain meds?

Whatever we do, let’s do something!

Carla B

— Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com> wrote:
Some friends of mine are going through the ibogaine
treatment soon and I
wanted to give them a little gift for when they are
done.

I thought it would be loving to make a little
pamphlet with helpful hints on
staying clean after the ibogaine. Anyone with
thoughts or ideas on staying
clean please share. It can be fun! We can make a
little booklet: After
Ibogaine or The Little Book of Keeping Clean.
Perhaps we could keep it
posted and others can use it in the future. I can
add some pictures, and
people can carry it with them.  Id love to hear
from people who dont
always post. Carla and Callie always have great
ideas. Howard must have some
wonderful insight.

Mucho thanks and peace, Steve Anker.

Please add on, lets put our heads together and make
something helpful and
make a difference:

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From: “Allison Senepart” <paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 2, 2004 at 3:57:32 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks for the info Hattie.  Will try and source the handbook.  Apparently I’m genotype 2.  Allison

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Tuesday, 2 March 2004 12:23:04 p.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?

Allison

Theres a fantastic book called the Hep C handbook by Matt Dolan. I work with a number of people with Hep C and as a herbalist in training it is something I am doing a lot of research on at the moment.

The book outlines all available treatments for hep c – allopathic and naturopathic and discuss in detail the response of the different types of hep C to the various treatments. Do you know what type you have?

If you want any more advice just let me know. You can purchase the book on line at  www.hepchandbook.com

Hope this helps.

Hattie

hanks lots Sara.   Has made me feel better just getting a positive response.  I also read what you wrote about milk thistle, which I have used for a long time, and comfrey which  I had not heard about regarding liver problems.   I will read up and try to source Liv.52 here.  Will let you know how I get on.   Ta very much.  Allison

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 10:40:10 p.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

Dear Allison, Be strong, while you are waiting for treatment, I can advice you to look at this product and see if you can get it in NZ. Liv.52 was introduced in 1955 by Himalaya Herbal Healthcare. Since then, it has been sold worldwide and is recognized by thousands of health professionals as one of the most effective liver formulas, with beneficial effects reported in over 300 studies on a variety of cases. Liv52 ensures optimum liver function through the protection of the hepatic parenchyma, and by way of its potent antioxidant properties. Liv.52 <http://www.liv52.com>  / LiverCare neutralizes all kind of toxins and poisons from food, water, air and medications, all sources of detrimental effects on the liver. Counteracting those hard to avoid poisons and protecting one of the body’s most important organs. Alcohol users in partucular find Liv.52/LiverCare helpful in maintaining a healthier liver. It also helps those taking necessary allopathic medications to protect themselves against the damaging hepatoxic side effects.  Take care, Sara

Van: Allison Senepart [mailto:paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz] 
Verzonden: maandag 1 maart 2004 10:30
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

Personally I find it really hard to give up all sorts of things at once.  Its hard enough giving up drugs without smoking and all your other bad habits all at once.  I know I really hit the alcohol when I stopped using opiates and now have liver problems as well, partly from Hep C and most likely aggravated from all the vodka I knocked back trying to not use opiates.  Anything to calm or still the system sort of thing.  Have just had a liver biopsy done which I have put off for years telling myself that good diet etc. will be enough (unfortunately I have still been sick & very tired).  Anyway, have been put on a waiting list for treatment but am to be treated with a combination of interferon and ribo(whatever, sorry can’t recall the exact name),.  Am really pissed off as apparently there is a better medication, pegulated interferon with a 75% success rate for Hep C but good old NZ has listed it as too expensive and will not subsidize it.  So much for getting my hopes up.  I should have known the system would kick in somewhere and stuff it up.  Guess that sounds negative but am feeling a bit fed up with all the red tape and waiting lists etc. etc.  And they wonder why we take drugs, drink & smoke.    Allison………..PS don’t take this too seriously, a bit of black humour can put things in perspective.   
 
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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 1:53:17 a.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

>Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
nonsmokers.<
 
The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in the
80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even consider
quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.
     But the above bit about smokers and non- makes me wonder about the
reasons for that assertion by the treatment pimps now.
     Hmmm.
     Peace,
     Preston
 
 
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From: “jon freedlander” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?
 
 
> In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds.
> 
> > “Iboga tends to make anything bad for you taste really crappy. If
possible,
> > we want our patients to quit cigarettes at the same time. We think that
> > cigarettes can lead people back to other addictions.”
> >
> > This is bollix.
> >
> > How can anyone say that? It is up to what the person wants and not you,
If
> > possible, if they are ready to stop anything that is up to them. with or
> > without Iboga.
> > By saying that you are looking for disappointments.
> > How can you say cigarettes is a gateway to other addiction.
> > Where is a research that made you think that way? What makes you think
that
> > way?
> > Maybe people who smoke have a consumers mentality?maybe ,I think.
> 
> 
> Actually, there is some research to support the idea that tobacco acts as
> a gateway drug. Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
> drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
> nonsmokers. Presumably it has to do with, at least in part, the dopamine
> release that nicotine causes. One might think that if the pleasure/reward
> circuit is still being activated in a similar manner to the way the drug
> of abuse did, the behavioural consequence might be to seek out the drug of
> abuse.
> 
> 
> I have also read at least a few accounts of ibogaine takers who have said
> that an unexpected consequence of taking it was that they ceased wanting
> cigarettes as well.
> 
> I also don’t see anything in what Marc said where he says they force
> people to quit smoking. He says if possible, they want them to do it.
> Which seems perfectly reasonable; if you’re running a therapeutic program,
> I’d say you’re obligated to at least suggest things to your clients that
> would benefit their recovery, and their health in general. If you fail to
> do that, I think you are doing your clients a great disservice.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] Fw: Do cannabis withdrawals need drug therapy? Controlled trial from America.
Date: March 2, 2004 at 1:17:20 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>, <drugwar@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

—– Original Message —–
From: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
To: “Andrew Byrne” <ajbyrne@ozemail.com.au>
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:37 PM
Subject: Do cannabis withdrawals need drug therapy? Controlled trial from
America.

Pharmacotherapy for Marijuana Dependence: A Double-blind,
Placebo-controlled Pilot Study of Divalproex Sodium. Levin FR, McDowell
D, Evans SM, Nunes E, Akerele E, Donovan S, Vosburg SK. American J
Addiction (2004)13:21-32

Dear Colleagues,

Negative research findings can be just as important as positive ones.
This is especially so in well conducted placebo-controlled, randomised
intervention trials. A recently published trial from the group at
Columbia University in Manhattan has shown no significant effects using
a mood-stabilising anti-convulsant, divalproex, in cannabis withdrawal
subjects.

Despite finding no effect from the drug treated group, for some reason
these veteran researchers do not say as much in their abstract. One has
to read this sentence in the abstract to glean the important message of
the article: “Regardless of treatment group, patients reported a
significant reduction in their frequency and amount of marijuana use as
well as a reduction in irritability.”

These researchers stress their positive findings, corroborating other
reports regarding cannabis: (1) There are many members of western
communities who perceive that they have cannabis dependency, (2) many
such citizens are interested in treatment options, (3) such subjects
will attend and comply well with recommended treatment and (4) most will
reduce (or cease) their drug consumption during such interventions,
regardless of their nature.

Any drug used to counteract cravings or withdrawals must have a safety
profile which is in measure with the safety profile of the drug of
dependence being treated. As well as such safety, such a drug must also
be effective. This trial shows convincingly that divalproex, although a
drug with some promise for cocaine withdrawals, is not a useful drug for
symptoms of cannabis withdrawal. Cannabis is a harmful drug, causing
dependence in a proportion of users and causing damage to the upper
respiratory tract if smoked. The scope for harm appears to be low for
most users, and is much lower than the harm which occurs in the
‘average’ tobacco smoker.

These authors (or the journal’s editors) use the lay term marijuana for
some reason, only rarely using the correct scientific term, cannabis, in
their text.

There is also a problem with the formal DSM criteria for cannabis
dependency in the USA. The definitions (304.30 and 305.20) involve (1)
the time spent acquiring the drug, (2) interference with family,
schooling, work or ‘recreation’ (sic!) and (3) legal consequences of
possession and consumption of the drug. Thus some of the subjects in
this trial, if given access to cheap, unadulterated cannabis as in
Holland, may not have satisfied the same criteria and thus been
categorized as having cannabis ‘problems’ rather than cannabis
‘dependency’.

Levin FR, McDowell D, Evans SM, Nunes E, Akerele E, Donovan S, Vosburg
SK. Pharmacotherapy for Marijuana Dependence: A Double-blind,
Placebo-controlled Pilot Study of Divalproex Sodium. American J
Addiction (2004)13:21-32

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 9:01:13 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

In a message dated 3/1/2004 6:09:57 PM Central Standard Time, Schmoolyboy@aol.com writes:

If you have hep C- get a genotype and an ultra sensitive viral load.

What are these? Are they blood tests?

From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 9:00:15 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

From: “Preston Peet” <ptpeet@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 8:31:50 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

If you have hep C- get a genotype and an ultra sensitive viral load. Liver
Biopsies are not as important as the doc’s would like us to believe.<

Why do you say that?
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?

Comfy can be hepatotoxic. Milk thistle’s active ingredients are silymarin
and silybin. The rest of the Milk Thistle alkaloids are not needed. Vit c
and Vit e at a max doe of 800I,U. per day had been proven to help. Above 800
per day there are diminishing returns. Look up OPC3’s , The worlds most
potent antioxidant from maritime tree bark or grape seed extract. This
nutricueticals has to be loaded.

Omega 3’s are important but omega 6 and 9’s are equally important. The
problem is that the majority of products come from cold water fish and are
highly contaminated with Mercury. Get Omega 3-6-9 from algae or schooled
fish. UDO’s oil is a great product.

I am considered an expert in this field (what ever that means?)and hope this
helps some of you. If you have hep C- get a genotype and an ultra sensitive
viral load. Liver Biopsies are not as important as the doc’s would like us
to believe.

Good luck. Stay away from Tylenol and alcohol and hepatically metabolized
drugs.

Pray helps too.

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From: Carla Barnes <carlambarnes@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 1, 2004 at 7:36:30 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hi Steve, reading this list for the last day has been
great. I love this place and have always come back
here even if I left for a while. Why don’t we get
together 10 people or so and put together our own
aftercare manual? The ibogaine manual has a lot of
useful information about everything except aftercare,
that is missing and there isn’t anything there I can
find of much use. Or anywhere else except right here.

I like ibogaine.mindvox.com very much but why don’t we
add a staying clean or aftercare section to it?
Epoptica if you work with Junk The Magic Dragon (who
isn’t patrick of course 😉 then you have more luck
then anyone I know of getting him to do anything, it
takes him 6 months to reply to his email 🙁

Patrick, I’m happy you finally put the whole after
ibogaine series online. I suggested it maybe 20 times
for years now? 😉 Out of all this
http://ibogaine.mindvox.com/HeroinTimes.html

I think alot of it is hysterical, the fuck you
treatment pimp rants are great, but you have at least
5 articles in there that are all about staying clean,
the last 4 of the addiction series with you and Dave
Hunter even has the how to use the 12 steps after
ibogaine section. If it’s all right to use your
writing, why don’t you, epoptica, steven anker who
writes very well, Sara, Sandra, patrick any of the
doctors you know who would be willing to include even
the smallest pieces of advice, whoever your weird
friend schmoolyboy is 😉 beside being nutty he looks
very smart, we have at least 10 people to put together
a manual and put it online here.

I like this place very much, it’s strange and surreal
and has this long history. I love the outside of the
site and think its great that it has a ibogaine
section now. What I don’t love so much is all the
bickering and hate on this list and I know it comes
and goes but it would be so cool to put together
something that helps other people.

Who did I volunteer so far? 😉 Patrick, Epoptica,
Dave Hunter, Steven Anker, Sandra Karpetas, Sara Glatt
(please do contribute Sara!) Patrick’s weird but smart
friend 😉

Everywhere I read about this place always says it is a
community, I see that and the remnants, so let’s have
a real one.

The questions I have would be, first which one will
edit it? The other question I have is, who do we
include information from? Is it only by people who
have done ibogaine and stayed clean or people who have
done ibogaine and work with other drug addicts, do we
leave out what people have to say about being clean
when they are still using pain meds or haven’t done
ibogaine?

Do we set up contributer guidelines based on that or
do we include everything even from people who are
still using pain meds?

Whatever we do, let’s do something!

Carla B

— Steven Anker <stevenanker@hotmail.com> wrote:
Some friends of mine are going through the ibogaine
treatment soon and I
wanted to give them a little gift for when they are
done.

I thought it would be loving to make a little
pamphlet with helpful hints on
staying clean after the ibogaine. Anyone with
thoughts or ideas on staying
clean please share. It can be fun! We can make a
little booklet: After
Ibogaine
or The Little Book of Keeping Clean.
Perhaps we could keep it
posted and others can use it in the future. I can
add some pictures, and
people can carry it with them.  I’d love to hear
from people who don’t
always post. Carla and Callie always have great
ideas. Howard must have some
wonderful insight.

Mucho thanks and peace, Steve Anker.

Please add on, let’s put our heads together and make
something helpful and
make a difference:

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From: Schmoolyboy@aol.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 7:08:50 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Comfy can be hepatotoxic. Milk thistle’s active ingredients are silymarin and silybin. The rest of the Milk Thistle alkaloids are not needed. Vit c and Vit e at a max doe of 800I,U. per day had been proven to help. Above 800 per day there are diminishing returns. Look up OPC3’s , The worlds most potent antioxidant from maritime tree bark or grape seed extract. This nutricueticals has to be loaded.

Omega 3’s are important but omega 6 and 9’s are equally important. The problem is that the majority of products come from cold water fish and are highly contaminated with Mercury. Get Omega 3-6-9 from algae or schooled fish. UDO’s oil is a great product.

I am considered an expert in this field (what ever that means?)and hope this helps some of you. If you have hep C- get a genotype and an ultra sensitive viral load. Liver Biopsies are not as important as the doc’s would like us to believe.

Good luck. Stay away from Tylenol and alcohol and hepatically metabolized drugs.

Pray helps too.

From: Hattie <epoptica@freeuk.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 1, 2004 at 6:22:20 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

hello there,

I give the following piece of prose to people post ibogaine, or sometimes
pre ibogaine, or sometimes just whenever you want a fresh perspective.

I read it myself over and over again……

By Gabriel Garcia Marquez

If for an instant God were to forget that I am a rag doll and gifted me with
a piece of life, possibly I wouldn’t say all that I think, but rather I
would think of all that I say. I would value things, not for their worth but
for what they mean. I would sleep little, dream more, understanding that for
each minute we close our eyes we lose sixty seconds of light.

I would walk when others hold back, I would wake when others sleep. I would
listen when others talk, and how I would enjoy a good chocolate ice cream!
If God were to give me a piece of life, I would dress simply, throw myself
face first into the sun, baring not only my body but my soul. My God if I
had a heart, I would write my hate on ice, and wait for the sun to show.
Over the stars I would paint with a Van Gogh dream a Benedetti poem and a
Serrat song would be the serenade I’d offer to the moon. With my tears I
would water roses, to feel the pain of their thorns, and the red kiss of
their petalsŠŠ.

My god, if I had a piece of lifeŠŠI wouldn’t let a single day pass without
telling the people I love that I love them. I would convince each woman and
each man that they are my favorites, and I would live in love with love. I
would show men how very wrong they are to think that they cease to be in
love when they grow old, not knowing that they grow old when they cease to
be in love! To a child I shall give wings, but I shall let him learn to fly
on his own. I would teach the old that death does not come with old age, but
with forgetting. So much have I learned from you, oh menŠ..

I have learned that everyone wants to live on the peak of the mountain,
without knowing that the real happiness is in how it is scaled. I have
learned that when a newborn child squeezes for the first time with his tiny
fist his fathers finger, he has him trapped forever. I have learned that a
man has a right to look down on another only when he has to help the other
get to his feet. From you I have learned so many things, but in truth they
won’t be of much use, for when I keep them in this suitcase, unhappily shall
I be dying.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

A farewell letter written to his friends as he was dying of cancer.

Love epoptica

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From: Hattie <epoptica@freeuk.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 1, 2004 at 6:17:04 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I would add breathwork – holotropic or rebirthing. Its a really powerful tool for releasing deep seated emotional issues and conflicts. For those that don’t do so well on talking therapy it is particularly helpful.

Deep tissue bodywork is also an excellent way of releasing those psychospiritual issues that have become lodged in the physical realm. Something like rolfing, hellerwork or feldenkrais for example.

The Bwiti recommend getting physical post iboga experience. Indeed with a community an anthropologist/ethnobotanist  friend of mine stayed, they strongly recommended sex straight after the experience – indeed even offering him a woman.
This makes sense when you think about the metaphysical impact of an experience such as ibogaine. One of the best ways to ground it and integrate it into the body is by getting physical afterwards. So this could be done through breathwork, bodywork, sex, exercise, movement therapy, dance etc.

But this is the direction I would go. I have written more about this in the article I wrote that I think is in the appendix of the manual.

There is a paragraph on the post ibogaine experience.

Hope this helps a little. Sorry not to write more on the list but I have been really busy with my studies!

Hattie

I found one of the nicest ways to exercise was swimming because it doesn’t jar the bones & muscles.  The water helps support you & its such a cool feeling plus it exercises so much of the body at the same time.  Allison

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 8:59:59 p.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

Some friends of mine are going through the ibogaine treatment soon and I
wanted to give them a little gift for when they are done.

I thought it would be loving to make a little pamphlet with helpful hints on
staying clean after the ibogaine. Anyone with thoughts or ideas on staying
clean please share. It can be fun! We can make a little booklet: After
Ibogaine? or The Little Book of Keeping Clean. Perhaps we could keep it
posted and others can use it in the future. I can add some pictures, and
people can carry it with them. I?d love to hear from people who don?t
always post. Carla and Callie always have great ideas. Howard must have some
wonderful insight.

Mucho thanks and peace, Steve Anker.

Please add on, let?s put our heads together and make something helpful and
make a difference:

Go camping or a take little vacation, get away from your scene and away from
the drugs.

Exercise and build endorphins back up in the brain. Regain your health, I
love Bikram yoga myself. Bike riding is fun. Jogging, whatever.

Eat right, proper nutrition. All that money saved on dope can go to good
food. Avoid sugar.

Avoid triggers and people taking drugs. Forget your dealer?s number.

Have a plan in place if you feel the craving coming on, go to a movie, hang
with good friends, or go for a walk.

Some one on one therapy to address personal issues, the root of addiction.

AA/NA, & SMART recovery help many. Try them out. The SMART recovery book is
very helpful. It?s good to have the support of others who have been through
the pain of addiction.

Build a support network of friends and family, people you can call for help.
Rebuild relations.

Sweating all that shit out of your system in a sauna can help.

Do some fun things. Find a new hobby. Stamp collecting, butterflies, or
psychedelics.

Quit smoking (is it too much to do all at once?)

Be busy, get a job, work.

Learn some self-compassion.

If you must, smoke weed, hey it?s better than crack.

Try and have a mind/body/spirit balance.

Masturbate instead of using drugs.

Make a better life for yourself.

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From: Hattie <epoptica@freeuk.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] hep C?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 6:08:02 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Allison

Theres a fantastic book called the Hep C handbook by Matt Dolan. I work with a number of people with Hep C and as a herbalist in training it is something I am doing a lot of research on at the moment.

The book outlines all available treatments for hep c – allopathic and naturopathic and discuss in detail the response of the different types of hep C to the various treatments. Do you know what type you have?

If you want any more advice just let me know. You can purchase the book on line at  www.hepchandbook.com

Hope this helps.

Hattie

hanks lots Sara.   Has made me feel better just getting a positive response.  I also read what you wrote about milk thistle, which I have used for a long time, and comfrey which  I had not heard about regarding liver problems.   I will read up and try to source Liv.52 here.  Will let you know how I get on.   Ta very much.  Allison

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 10:40:10 p.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

Dear Allison, Be strong, while you are waiting for treatment, I can advice you to look at this product and see if you can get it in NZ. Liv.52 was introduced in 1955 by Himalaya Herbal Healthcare. Since then, it has been sold worldwide and is recognized by thousands of health professionals as one of the most effective liver formulas, with beneficial effects reported in over 300 studies on a variety of cases. Liv52 ensures optimum liver function through the protection of the hepatic parenchyma, and by way of its potent antioxidant properties. Liv.52 <http://www.liv52.com>  / LiverCare neutralizes all kind of toxins and poisons from food, water, air and medications, all sources of detrimental effects on the liver. Counteracting those hard to avoid poisons and protecting one of the body’s most important organs. Alcohol users in partucular find Liv.52/LiverCare helpful in maintaining a healthier liver. It also helps those taking necessary allopathic medications to protect themselves against the damaging hepatoxic side effects.  Take care, Sara

Van: Allison Senepart [mailto:paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz] 
Verzonden: maandag 1 maart 2004 10:30
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

Personally I find it really hard to give up all sorts of things at once.  Its hard enough giving up drugs without smoking and all your other bad habits all at once.  I know I really hit the alcohol when I stopped using opiates and now have liver problems as well, partly from Hep C and most likely aggravated from all the vodka I knocked back trying to not use opiates.  Anything to calm or still the system sort of thing.  Have just had a liver biopsy done which I have put off for years telling myself that good diet etc. will be enough (unfortunately I have still been sick & very tired).  Anyway, have been put on a waiting list for treatment but am to be treated with a combination of interferon and ribo(whatever, sorry can’t recall the exact name),.  Am really pissed off as apparently there is a better medication, pegulated interferon with a 75% success rate for Hep C but good old NZ has listed it as too expensive and will not subsidize it.  So much for getting my hopes up.  I should have known the system would kick in somewhere and stuff it up.  Guess that sounds negative but am feeling a bit fed up with all the red tape and waiting lists etc. etc.  And they wonder why we take drugs, drink & smoke.    Allison………..PS don’t take this too seriously, a bit of black humour can put things in perspective.   
 
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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 1:53:17 a.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

>Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
nonsmokers.<
 
The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in the
80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even consider
quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.
     But the above bit about smokers and non- makes me wonder about the
reasons for that assertion by the treatment pimps now.
     Hmmm.
     Peace,
     Preston
 
 
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From: “jon freedlander” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?
 
 
> In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….
> 
> > “Iboga tends to make anything bad for you taste really crappy. If
possible,
> > we want our patients to quit cigarettes at the same time. We think that
> > cigarettes can lead people back to other addictions.”
> >
> > This is bollix.
> >
> > How can anyone say that? It is up to what the person wants and not you,
If
> > possible, if they are ready to stop anything that is up to them. with or
> > without Iboga.
> > By saying that you are looking for disappointments.
> > How can you say cigarettes is a gateway to other addiction.
> > Where is a research that made you think that way? What makes you think
that
> > way?
> > Maybe people who smoke have a consumers mentality?maybe ,I think.
> 
> 
> Actually, there is some research to support the idea that tobacco acts as
> a gateway drug. Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
> drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
> nonsmokers. Presumably it has to do with, at least in part, the dopamine
> release that nicotine causes. One might think that if the pleasure/reward
> circuit is still being activated in a similar manner to the way the drug
> of abuse did, the behavioural consequence might be to seek out the drug of
> abuse.
> 
> 
> I have also read at least a few accounts of ibogaine takers who have said
> that an unexpected consequence of taking it was that they ceased wanting
> cigarettes as well.
> 
> I also don’t see anything in what Marc said where he says they force
> people to quit smoking. He says if possible, they want them to do it.
> Which seems perfectly reasonable; if you’re running a therapeutic program,
> I’d say you’re obligated to at least suggest things to your clients that
> would benefit their recovery, and their health in general. If you fail to
> do that, I think you are doing your clients a great disservice.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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From: <deartheo@ziplip.com>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] Life after Ibogaine……
Date: March 1, 2004 at 5:20:14 PM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

An opiate kick is very de-stabalizing, at least short term, so yes, I very much understad the fear of the unknown (after all opiates where an unknown and look how that turned out), it is so real you might as well tell me to consider quiting oxygen, like the mere suggestion could only come from one would couldn’t see clearly what I was up against.

Their seems to be different dimensions of addiction, like layers…

Compulsion (being an oil burner is a great example, drinking 15 cups of cappuccino at a              12 step meeting is another; What are the limits of being so easily manipulated by our own desire…and the methadone clinic helps with that for sure, I’ve never felt ‘high’ off methadone, although some say they do, eventually when I make myself sick often enough by taking all three days take homes in one day I learn what’s in my best interest regarding dosing, forcing me to look at how ‘present’ and ‘future’ aren’t separate but interconnected as far as actions relate to ‘future’ possibilities or liabilities…the sickness can be a very powerful re-enforcement of lessons in that system…, a common sign of compulsion at methadone clinics seems to be patients still doing heroin after methadone treatment even if not feeling sick (after a ‘stable’ dose level… which I do agree that the clinics shouldn’t push so hard for people to get ‘stable’ first, discouraging people from using methadone to kick heroin immediately without stepping to much in the methadone quick sand;)

Mental mindset:  deals with how I view myself and the often self embossed but many times learned limits of who I is, Rational Recovery has some neat stuff about mindset, this is obviously a work in progress…what is my role in community, do I feel connected to the community, do I trust my community, are all things futile vs. are things interconnected, do my actions matter, could my actions matter without me being aware of it, do I have value, can that value be understood, is it the listener’s or the communicator’s responsibility to get a message across etc.;;;;         Iboga seems to be like a Super Mario Warp Zone in that regard–; “you can’t step in the same (enter name) twice… ‘you can’t step in the same river twice’”  Also, what is my immediate community situation like (family, friends etc) how is that shaping me, how much of that shaping is inevitable and how much of that shaping can be affected ; do I connect the dots about opiates both taking away AND causing the sickness, is their a difference between shooting heroin in the mainline and shooting pure sickness in the mainline?

Physical addiction:  I’m admittedly pretty biased in this topic;  I’ve heard crack and speed heads say their addiction is physical, I certainly don’t know much so perhaps they could be…but I have much respect as far as physical addiction for Opiates or Alcohol as far as the physical side only goes, and methadone/orlaam shouldn’t be overlooked in this category being a long lasting opiate, at least in my experience.

Spiritual?: perhaps this belongs under mindset?…an area to be looked at.

Yes, All drugs have different characteristics, each “addict” has a different reaction to those characteristics, and therefore I think it would be a mistake to limit our options in regards to how iboga treatment is carried out.

I think the potential of iboga is in danger if we limit it by blanketing one or two dose treatment.  In my experience, the guide of iboga is the true facilitator and seems to make sure you know what you need to know; As a junkie I learned to listen to the sickness or else, so when iboga can play on that level, yes much respect for it is in order.

If methadone treatment, in all it’s faults and limitations, has at least determined it best for some to learn and quit quickly and others not so quickly through maintenance, Why should iboga treatment/research not see if “maintenance” (every 6 months, year or whatever) isn’t a good tool for ‘chronic relapser’s’;         I suppose ironically, reliable supplies have therapeutic benefits, though limited.  But that whole, full blown sickness if arrested thing can be a bitch, and can pour fuel on an already vast source of mis-trust.

The more options the better, I think most would agree.  Addictions like a fingerprints are as individualized as the people who have them,

Oh, and as far as quitting tobacco during treatment…what kind of treatment and what are you kicking? If iboga treatment, I say let iboga do it’s work and it will happen when ready…for compulsives I’d say beware of biting off more then can chew, but for other types I’d say what are your main triggers?  For me, it’s if it physically hurts when I stop…it has never physically hurt when I stopped tobacco, and like mentioned before it kills many times over heroin etc,

It doesn’t get me high, why am I doing this again?
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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Sent: 01 Mar 04, 11:08 AM
Subject: [ibogaine] Life after Ibogaine……
>The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in >the
> 80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even
> consider
> quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
> after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
> unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
> nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.

The above statement is very interesting! I had never thought about our bodies and brains being unable to tell difference between withdrawals of nicotine and other drugs.
Of course the severity of withdrawals is quite different in opiates verses nicotine but our brains reaction is quite the same.
I have tried to quit both and was very unsuccessful in every occasion!

I am very intolerant of pain. In fact, I am very intolerant to any discomfort. I become so obsessive about it that I am unable to concentrate on anything else!

I have in the past double dosed on my Methadone knowing that it is going to make me short in a few days. I immediately begin to worry about the fact that I will be 24-30 hours without medication in a few days to the point that I can’t even enjoy the extra dose I took!
Insane? I should say so!
I am much better about it finally. It has taken me 6 years to get to the point I am!
I still go to clinic twice weekly even though I am eligible for weekly visits or even visiting every two weeks.
I have the fear that I will really make myself sick if I get a week or 2 weeks take homes so I stay at the phase I am now.

Addiction is such a big part of my life that I can’t imagine life without it.
I wonder what I would do if I was successful after Ibogaine treatment. What would fill HUGE void that would be left if addiction was removed from my life?!!
Would I use from sheer boredom?
Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?

Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.
Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am trying to say?
Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?
Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?
Callie

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From: CallieMimosa@aol.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Life after Ibogaine……
Date: March 1, 2004 at 2:00:59 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

>The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in >the
> 80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even
> consider
> quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
> after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
> unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
> nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.

The above statement is very interesting! I had never thought about our bodies and brains being unable to tell difference between withdrawals of nicotine and other drugs.
Of course the severity of withdrawals is quite different in opiates verses nicotine but our brains reaction is quite the same.
I have tried to quit both and was very unsuccessful in every occasion!

I am very intolerant of pain. In fact, I am very intolerant to any discomfort. I become so obsessive about it that I am unable to concentrate on anything else!

I have in the past double dosed on my Methadone knowing that it is going to make me short in a few days. I immediately begin to worry about the fact that I will be 24-30 hours without medication in a few days to the point that I can’t even enjoy the extra dose I took!
Insane? I should say so!
I am much better about it finally. It has taken me 6 years to get to the point I am!
I still go to clinic twice weekly even though I am eligible for weekly visits or even visiting every two weeks.
I have the fear that I will really make myself sick if I get a week or 2 weeks take homes so I stay at the phase I am now.

Addiction is such a big part of my life that I can’t imagine life without it.
I wonder what I would do if I was successful after Ibogaine treatment. What would fill HUGE void that would be left if addiction was removed from my life?!!
Would I use from sheer boredom?
Would life be dull and uninteresting without opiates?

Fear of the unknown is a huge obstacle I would have to overcome before I would even attempt Ibogaine treatment.
Do those of you that have been treated with Ibogaine understand what I am trying to say?
Are these thoughts and questions legitimate?
Could I or would I have a chance to stay drug free?
Callie

From: “jon” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 1:35:36 PM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in the
80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even
consider
quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.
But the above bit about smokers and non- makes me wonder about the
reasons for that assertion by the treatment pimps now.

Well, that’s a complicated issue. Most of the studies I was referring to
were comparing smokers to non-smokers; that is, they didn’t take into
account people who were smokers, but tried to quit. So, they don’t
necessarily contradict what the treatment providers told you. I’m not sure
I’ve seen any studies that address that issue directly.

But it does seem odd that tobacco would be the one drug they told you not
to stop. I mean, presumably if you were both a heroin and cocaine addict
(and a smoker), they would have told you to quit the heroin and coke, but
not the cigarettes. Which doesn’t seem to follow logically; if you’re
going to quit two out of three drugs, why not quit them all?

It seems to me that it would be best to get them all in one go; especially
if you’re doing it with ibogaine, and have that “window of opportunity”
open.

And I know it’s not uncommon for heroin addicts who also smoke pot to be
told they need to quit the pot as well. Which seems utterly ludicrous,
especially if they tell you not to quit smoking cigarettes on top of that.
I mean, pot is rarely addictive, while tobacco almost always is.

I think it gets back to these preconceived notions that permate the
mindset of treatment providers… the drugs that the government says are
bad are demonised to the point where someone who uses them casually is an
addict.. but the drugs that the govt’s ok with get off scot free..

A drug is not a drug is not a drug. Each drug has it’s own rules,
characteristics, and consequences; just as each drug user reacts to each
drug in a slightly (or sometimes drastically) different way. Treatment
providers need to stop applying blanket statements to both the people they
treat and the drugs they are on.

And, just one more final parting though…. tobacco kills more people
annually than all other drugs combined.

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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 1, 2004 at 7:06:33 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Hello Steven,
Good Idea,
I couldn’t get my head together , but I have found something which worth
looked at,

Must I Wait All My Life; or, The Misery Song
(Uncouth-and-not Anthem of the Particular and
General Unconscious)

Must I wait all my life for a certain thing to happen?
Must I spend all my days just in dozin’, just in nappin’?
Isn’t there to be a fire? Won’t some color come?
Am I blind? have I no luck? am I just plain dumb?
Must I wait all my life for a certain person’s comin’?
Will I die, my life gone, and still a love tune hummin’?
Is my life to be empty? Won’t some real love come in it?
Is my life just to be one grey minute after minute?
God, I could scream. God, I could tear myself to pieces-
I’m the boredest human of the whole damn human species.
I could bite, I could cry, I am hell tired of waitin’-
When the Lord made me he did some bum creatin’.
I listen for a sound but all I do is listen;
What other people get it always seems I’m missin’.
I’m in a deep unhappy ditch, I’m as miserable as sin.
Must I wait all my life for life just to begin?

From Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana: Poems (Definition Press)
C 1957 by Eli Siegel

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From: “Allison Senepart” <paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 1, 2004 at 5:48:50 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

I found one of the nicest ways to exercise was swimming because it doesn’t jar the bones & muscles.  The water helps support you & its such a cool feeling plus it exercises so much of the body at the same time.  Allison

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 8:59:59 p.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…

Some friends of mine are going through the ibogaine treatment soon and I
wanted to give them a little gift for when they are done.

I thought it would be loving to make a little pamphlet with helpful hints on
staying clean after the ibogaine. Anyone with thoughts or ideas on staying
clean please share. It can be fun! We can make a little booklet: After
Ibogaine… or The Little Book of Keeping Clean. Perhaps we could keep it
posted and others can use it in the future. I can add some pictures, and
people can carry it with them. I’d love to hear from people who don’t
always post. Carla and Callie always have great ideas. Howard must have some
wonderful insight.

Mucho thanks and peace, Steve Anker.

Please add on, let’s put our heads together and make something helpful and
make a difference:

Go camping or a take little vacation, get away from your scene and away from
the drugs.

Exercise and build endorphins back up in the brain. Regain your health, I
love Bikram yoga myself. Bike riding is fun. Jogging, whatever.

Eat right, proper nutrition. All that money saved on dope can go to good
food. Avoid sugar.

Avoid triggers and people taking drugs. Forget your dealer’s number.

Have a plan in place if you feel the craving coming on, go to a movie, hang
with good friends, or go for a walk.

Some one on one therapy to address personal issues, the root of addiction.

AA/NA, & SMART recovery help many. Try them out. The SMART recovery book is
very helpful. It’s good to have the support of others who have been through
the pain of addiction.

Build a support network of friends and family, people you can call for help.
Rebuild relations.

Sweating all that shit out of your system in a sauna can help.

Do some fun things. Find a new hobby. Stamp collecting, butterflies, or
psychedelics.

Quit smoking (is it too much to do all at once?)

Be busy, get a job, work.

Learn some self-compassion.

If you must, smoke weed, hey it’s better than crack.

Try and have a mind/body/spirit balance.

Masturbate instead of using drugs.

Make a better life for yourself.

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From: “Allison Senepart” <paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 4:48:57 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Thanks lots Sara.   Has made me feel better just getting a positive response.  I also read what you wrote about milk thistle, which I have used for a long time, and comfrey which  I had not heard about regarding liver problems.   I will read up and try to source Liv.52 here.  Will let you know how I get on.   Ta very much.  Allison

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 10:40:10 p.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

Dear Allison,

Be strong, while you are waiting for treatment, I can advice you to look at this product and see if you can get it in NZ.

Liv.52 was introduced in 1955 by Himalaya Herbal Healthcare. Since then, it has been sold worldwide and is recognized by thousands of health professionals as one of the most effective liver formulas, with beneficial effects reported in over 300 studies on a variety of cases. Liv52 ensures optimum liver function through the protection of the hepatic parenchyma, and by way of its potent antioxidant properties. Liv.52 / LiverCare neutralizes all kind of toxins and poisons from food, water, air and medications, all sources of detrimental effects on the liver. Counteracting those hard to avoid poisons and protecting one of the body’s most important organs. Alcohol users in partucular find Liv.52/LiverCare helpful in maintaining a healthier liver. It also helps those taking necessary allopathic medications to protect themselves against the damaging hepatoxic side effects.

Take care,

Sara

Van: Allison Senepart [mailto:paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz] 
Verzonden: maandag 1 maart 2004 10:30
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

Personally I find it really hard to give up all sorts of things at once.  Its hard enough giving up drugs without smoking and all your other bad habits all at once.  I know I really hit the alcohol when I stopped using opiates and now have liver problems as well, partly from Hep C and most likely aggravated from all the vodka I knocked back trying to not use opiates.  Anything to calm or still the system sort of thing.  Have just had a liver biopsy done which I have put off for years telling myself that good diet etc. will be enough (unfortunately I have still been sick & very tired).  Anyway, have been put on a waiting list for treatment but am to be treated with a combination of interferon and ribo(whatever, sorry can’t recall the exact name),.  Am really pissed off as apparently there is a better medication, pegulated interferon with a 75% success rate for Hep C but good old NZ has listed it as too expensive and will not subsidize it.  So much for getting my hopes up.  I should have known the system would kick in somewhere and stuff it up.  Guess that sounds negative but am feeling a bit fed up with all the red tape and waiting lists etc. etc.  And they wonder why we take drugs, drink & smoke.    Allison………..PS don’t take this too seriously, a bit of black humour can put things in perspective.

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From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 1:53:17 a.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

>Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
nonsmokers.<

The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in the
80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even consider
quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.
But the above bit about smokers and non- makes me wonder about the
reasons for that assertion by the treatment pimps now.
Hmmm.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “jon freedlander” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

> In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….
>
> > “Iboga tends to make anything bad for you taste really crappy. If
possible,
> > we want our patients to quit cigarettes at the same time. We think that
> > cigarettes can lead people back to other addictions.”
> >
> > This is bollix.
> >
> > How can anyone say that? It is up to what the person wants and not you,
If
> > possible, if they are ready to stop anything that is up to them. with or
> > without Iboga.
> > By saying that you are looking for disappointments.
> > How can you say cigarettes is a gateway to other addiction.
> > Where is a research that made you think that way? What makes you think
that
> > way?
> > Maybe people who smoke have a consumers mentality?maybe ,I think.
>
>
> Actually, there is some research to support the idea that tobacco acts as
> a gateway drug. Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
> drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
> nonsmokers. Presumably it has to do with, at least in part, the dopamine
> release that nicotine causes. One might think that if the pleasure/reward
> circuit is still being activated in a similar manner to the way the drug
> of abuse did, the behavioural consequence might be to seek out the drug of
> abuse.
>
>
> I have also read at least a few accounts of ibogaine takers who have said
> that an unexpected consequence of taking it was that they ceased wanting
> cigarettes as well.
>
> I also don’t see anything in what Marc said where he says they force
> people to quit smoking. He says if possible, they want them to do it.
> Which seems perfectly reasonable; if you’re running a therapeutic program,
> I’d say you’re obligated to at least suggest things to your clients that
> would benefit their recovery, and their health in general. If you fail to
> do that, I think you are doing your clients a great disservice.
>
>
>
>
>
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From: “Sara Glatt” <sara119@xs4all.nl>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 4:39:27 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Dear Allison,

Be strong, while you are waiting for treatment, I can advice you to look at this product and see if you can get it in NZ.

Liv.52 was introduced in 1955 by Himalaya Herbal Healthcare. Since then, it has been sold worldwide and is recognized by thousands of health professionals as one of the most effective liver formulas, with beneficial effects reported in over 300 studies on a variety of cases. Liv52 ensures optimum liver function through the protection of the hepatic parenchyma, and by way of its potent antioxidant properties. Liv.52 / LiverCare neutralizes all kind of toxins and poisons from food, water, air and medications, all sources of detrimental effects on the liver. Counteracting those hard to avoid poisons and protecting one of the body’s most important organs. Alcohol users in partucular find Liv.52/LiverCare helpful in maintaining a healthier liver. It also helps those taking necessary allopathic medications to protect themselves against the damaging hepatoxic side effects.

Take care,

Sara

Van: Allison Senepart [mailto:paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz] 
Verzonden: maandag 1 maart 2004 10:30
Aan: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

Personally I find it really hard to give up all sorts of things at once.  Its hard enough giving up drugs without smoking and all your other bad habits all at once.  I know I really hit the alcohol when I stopped using opiates and now have liver problems as well, partly from Hep C and most likely aggravated from all the vodka I knocked back trying to not use opiates.  Anything to calm or still the system sort of thing.  Have just had a liver biopsy done which I have put off for years telling myself that good diet etc. will be enough (unfortunately I have still been sick & very tired).  Anyway, have been put on a waiting list for treatment but am to be treated with a combination of interferon and ribo(whatever, sorry can’t recall the exact name),.  Am really pissed off as apparently there is a better medication, pegulated interferon with a 75% success rate for Hep C but good old NZ has listed it as too expensive and will not subsidize it.  So much for getting my hopes up.  I should have known the system would kick in somewhere and stuff it up.  Guess that sounds negative but am feeling a bit fed up with all the red tape and waiting lists etc. etc.  And they wonder why we take drugs, drink & smoke.    Allison………..PS don’t take this too seriously, a bit of black humour can put things in perspective.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 1:53:17 a.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

>Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
nonsmokers.<

The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in the
80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even consider
quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.
But the above bit about smokers and non- makes me wonder about the
reasons for that assertion by the treatment pimps now.
Hmmm.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “jon freedlander” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

> In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….
>
> > “Iboga tends to make anything bad for you taste really crappy. If
possible,
> > we want our patients to quit cigarettes at the same time. We think that
> > cigarettes can lead people back to other addictions.”
> >
> > This is bollix.
> >
> > How can anyone say that? It is up to what the person wants and not you,
If
> > possible, if they are ready to stop anything that is up to them. with or
> > without Iboga.
> > By saying that you are looking for disappointments.
> > How can you say cigarettes is a gateway to other addiction.
> > Where is a research that made you think that way? What makes you think
that
> > way?
> > Maybe people who smoke have a consumers mentality?maybe ,I think.
>
>
> Actually, there is some research to support the idea that tobacco acts as
> a gateway drug. Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
> drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
> nonsmokers. Presumably it has to do with, at least in part, the dopamine
> release that nicotine causes. One might think that if the pleasure/reward
> circuit is still being activated in a similar manner to the way the drug
> of abuse did, the behavioural consequence might be to seek out the drug of
> abuse.
>
>
> I have also read at least a few accounts of ibogaine takers who have said
> that an unexpected consequence of taking it was that they ceased wanting
> cigarettes as well.
>
> I also don’t see anything in what Marc said where he says they force
> people to quit smoking. He says if possible, they want them to do it.
> Which seems perfectly reasonable; if you’re running a therapeutic program,
> I’d say you’re obligated to at least suggest things to your clients that
> would benefit their recovery, and their health in general. If you fail to
> do that, I think you are doing your clients a great disservice.
>
>
>
>
>
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From: “Allison Senepart” <paradisepaint@callsouth.net.nz>
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?
Date: March 1, 2004 at 4:29:41 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Personally I find it really hard to give up all sorts of things at once.  Its hard enough giving up drugs without smoking and all your other bad habits all at once.  I know I really hit the alcohol when I stopped using opiates and now have liver problems as well, partly from Hep C and most likely aggravated from all the vodka I knocked back trying to not use opiates.  Anything to calm or still the system sort of thing.  Have just had a liver biopsy done which I have put off for years telling myself that good diet etc. will be enough (unfortunately I have still been sick & very tired).  Anyway, have been put on a waiting list for treatment but am to be treated with a combination of interferon and ribo(whatever, sorry can’t recall the exact name),.  Am really pissed off as apparently there is a better medication, pegulated interferon with a 75% success rate for Hep C but good old NZ has listed it as too expensive and will not subsidize it.  So much for getting my hopes up.  I should have known the system would kick in somewhere and stuff it up.  Guess that sounds negative but am feeling a bit fed up with all the red tape and waiting lists etc. etc.  And they wonder why we take drugs, drink & smoke.    Allison………..PS don’t take this too seriously, a bit of black humour can put things in perspective.

——-Original Message——-

From: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Date: Monday, 1 March 2004 1:53:17 a.
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: Re: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

>Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
nonsmokers.<

The first residential treatment program I was enrolled in way back in the
80s informed us druggies that if we were smokers we shouldn’t even consider
quitting smoking while getting off the other drugs (or even all that soon
after getting off those other drugs) as our bodies and brains would be
unable to tell the difference between cravings and the withdrawals from
nicotine could very well drive us to use other drugs.
But the above bit about smokers and non- makes me wonder about the
reasons for that assertion by the treatment pimps now.
Hmmm.
Peace,
Preston

—– Original Message —–
From: “jon freedlander” <jfreed1@umbc.edu>
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] anecdotal evidence?

> In the United States alone, someone checks their email every 3 seconds….
>
> > “Iboga tends to make anything bad for you taste really crappy. If
possible,
> > we want our patients to quit cigarettes at the same time. We think that
> > cigarettes can lead people back to other addictions.”
> >
> > This is bollix.
> >
> > How can anyone say that? It is up to what the person wants and not you,
If
> > possible, if they are ready to stop anything that is up to them. with or
> > without Iboga.
> > By saying that you are looking for disappointments.
> > How can you say cigarettes is a gateway to other addiction.
> > Where is a research that made you think that way? What makes you think
that
> > way?
> > Maybe people who smoke have a consumers mentality?maybe ,I think.
>
>
> Actually, there is some research to support the idea that tobacco acts as
> a gateway drug. Not only are smokers more likely to start doing other
> drugs, but recovering addicts who smoke are more likely to relapse than
> nonsmokers. Presumably it has to do with, at least in part, the dopamine
> release that nicotine causes. One might think that if the pleasure/reward
> circuit is still being activated in a similar manner to the way the drug
> of abuse did, the behavioural consequence might be to seek out the drug of
> abuse.
>
>
> I have also read at least a few accounts of ibogaine takers who have said
> that an unexpected consequence of taking it was that they ceased wanting
> cigarettes as well.
>
> I also don’t see anything in what Marc said where he says they force
> people to quit smoking. He says if possible, they want them to do it.
> Which seems perfectly reasonable; if you’re running a therapeutic program,
> I’d say you’re obligated to at least suggest things to your clients that
> would benefit their recovery, and their health in general. If you fail to
> do that, I think you are doing your clients a great disservice.
>
>
>
>
>
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From: “Steven Anker” <stevenanker@hotmail.com>
Subject: [ibogaine] After Ibogaine…
Date: March 1, 2004 at 2:59:09 AM EST
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Some friends of mine are going through the ibogaine treatment soon and I wanted to give them a little gift for when they are done.

I thought it would be loving to make a little pamphlet with helpful hints on staying clean after the ibogaine. Anyone with thoughts or ideas on staying clean please share. It can be fun! We can make a little booklet: After Ibogaine
or The Little Book of Keeping Clean. Perhaps we could keep it posted and others can use it in the future. I can add some pictures, and people can carry it with them.  I’d love to hear from people who don’t always post. Carla and Callie always have great ideas. Howard must have some wonderful insight.

Mucho thanks and peace, Steve Anker.

Please add on, let’s put our heads together and make something helpful and make a difference:

Go camping or a take little vacation, get away from your scene and away from the drugs.

Exercise and build endorphins back up in the brain. Regain your health, I love Bikram yoga myself. Bike riding is fun. Jogging, whatever.

Eat right, proper nutrition. All that money saved on dope can go to good food. Avoid sugar.

Avoid triggers and people taking drugs. Forget your dealer’s number.

Have a plan in place if you feel the craving coming on, go to a movie, hang with good friends, or go for a walk.

Some one on one therapy to address personal issues, the root of addiction.

AA/NA, & SMART recovery help many. Try them out. The SMART recovery book is very helpful. It’s good to have the support of others who have been through the pain of addiction.

Build a support network of friends and family, people you can call for help. Rebuild relations.

Sweating all that shit out of your system in a sauna can help.

Do some fun things. Find a new hobby. Stamp collecting, butterflies, or psychedelics.

Quit smoking (is it too much to do all at once?)

Be busy, get a job, work.

Learn some self-compassion.

If you must, smoke weed, hey it’s better than crack.

Try and have a mind/body/spirit balance.

Masturbate instead of using drugs.

Make a better life for yourself.

_________________________________________________________________
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From: “wachtel” <wachtel@shani.net>
Subject: RE: [ibogaine] Good deeds in evil time.
Date: March 1, 2004 at 1:52:48 AM EST
To: <ibogaine@mindvox.com>
Reply-To: ibogaine@mindvox.com

Its our pleasure to help a women like you. Just take care of your self and think of what i said about the need to develop a compassionate model of treatment with Ibogaine, but one that is between the very compassionate you offer and the no compassion that hospitals offer.
Keep in touch and tell me how things move with Dominique  Vicer from Rotterdam

Hugs
boaz

P.O.Box 2983 E.ven Yehuda 40500
Israel
Tel:  972-54-573679
Fax: 972-9-8996639

—–Original Message—–
From: Sara Glatt [mailto:sara119@xs4all.nl] 
Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:12 AM
To: ibogaine@mindvox.com
Subject: [ibogaine] Good deeds in evil time.

Thanks Boaz, for your great deed of Mitzvah.

I pray to Hashem to keep you and your family in good health and prosperity.  (Am Israel Chai.)

love

Sara.

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