Safety tests proposed for anti-cocaine medicine: ibogaine

Copyright 1993 The San Diego Union-Tribune The San Diego Union-Tribune August 28, 1993, Saturday LANGUAGE: ENGLISH LOAD-DATE-MDC: September 1, 1993 SECTION: NEWS; Ed. 1,2,3,4,5; Pg. A-19 LENGTH: 494 words HEADLINE: Safety tests proposed for anti-cocaine medicine BYLINE: NANCY McVICAR Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel BODY: A drug that could shut down a…

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Drug addiction: new therapies, old policies – Lancet

Copyright 1993 Information Access Company; Copyright Lancet Ltd. 1993 The Lancet July 31, 1993 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH LOAD-DATE-MDC: August 13, 1993 SECTION: Vol. 342 ; No. 8866 ; Pg. 297; ISSN: 0099-5355 LENGTH: 593 words HEADLINE: Drug addiction: new therapies, old policies; Conference BYLINE: Rowe, Paul M. BODY: The link between…

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Addiction and Obsession

Copyright 1992 Newsday, Inc. Newsday November 19, 1992, Thursday, NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION SECTION: PART II; ADDICTION & OBSESSION; Pg. 68 Other Edition: City Pg. 72 LENGTH: 4505 words HEADLINE: Howard Lotsof insists he has the cure for drug addiction. Some authorities are beginning to take him seriously. BYLINE: By…

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Ibogaine Patents @ the USPO

Ibogaine Patents @ the United States Patent Office (USPO) Use of ibogaine in reducing excitotoxic brain damage Use of ibogaine in reducing excitotoxic brain damage This invention discloses that ibogaine, a plant derivative, can be used as a safe NMDA antagonist at relatively high dosages (including dosages high enough to…

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Ibogaine Abstracts on PubMed

18-Methoxycoronaridine (18-MC) and ibogaine: comparison of antiaddictive efficacy, toxicity, and mechanisms of action. 18-Methoxycoronaridine (18-MC) and ibogaine: comparison of antiaddictive efficacy, toxicity, and mechanisms of action. 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…

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2006: Ibogaine @ Columbia University & COSM (Chapel of Sacred Mirrors)

Chapel of Sacred Mirrors

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Seeking Ways to Crack Cocaine Addiction

Feature: Seeking Ways to Crack Cocaine Addiction The Lancet [Volume 352, Number 9136] 17 October 1998 by Kelly Morris The use of cocaine, a highly addictive stimulant and euphoriant with few physical withdrawal symptoms, is increasing. Up to 10% of ever-users will become heavy users, particularly if they inject the…

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Addiction Treatment Strives for Legitimacy

by Brian Vastag Journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 288 No. 24, pp. 3096-3101, December 25, 2002 © 2002 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Tabernanthe iboga, the West African source of ibogaine, used by some to treat addiction. New York — Some drugs are made in laboratories. Others,…

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Heroin, Ibogaine and Patrick Kroupa

Copyright © 2002, Marc Powell / marc[at]rotten.com (Original Publication: Cool Beans #13, 2002) Patrick Kroupa: career addict, co-founder of the hacker culture stronghold “MindVox,” writer of Apple ][e viruses, member of the legendary bad-ass hacker group “Legion of Doom,” and presently an outspoken ibogaine activist. CB: How long have you…

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