Ibogaine+and+the+World

=Ibogaine and the World =

During the 1980's the United States and Europe used the Iboga plant as a non-addictive source to help stop drug dependency from highly addictive drugs such as cocaine or heroin. Later, it was classified as a hallucinogen and deemed dangerous. It make made illicit in the US and cannot be bought, sold or possessed without a licence. It's possession is also prohibited in Belgium, Switzerland and Australia. Although some places have deemed it too dangerous, France, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, Canada and certain countries in the Caribbean still imort and use ibogaine and the root bark can sometimes even be found in pharmacies and markets (Bourobou, H.P., 2006).

Research is still being done to determine if iboga and ibogaine play an important role in detox and recovery for addicts. Following are videos from Canada and the United States profiling research of ibogaine.

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media type="youtube" key="8psUpdfUrVE" width="425" height="350"(CBC The National, 2003) media type="youtube" key="syztZcpj69U" width="425" height="350" (KRON4 News, 2007)