Comments on: Drug Addiction Medicine Ibogaine http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html Science Blog from Freelance Science Writer David Bradley Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:25:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-3#comment-630999 David Bradley Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:41:37 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-630999 I am afraid I cannot offer you medical advice, Dan, please talk to your counsellor or GP. As far as I know ibogaine is not available legally in the UK. Moreover, whether or not it actually works is not proven yet. I am afraid I cannot offer you medical advice, Dan, please talk to your counsellor or GP. As far as I know ibogaine is not available legally in the UK. Moreover, whether or not it actually works is not proven yet.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-2#comment-630998 David Bradley Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:40:25 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-630998 Via email Could you please forward me any information you may have about treatment for heroin addiction using, ibogaine in the UK? I am a heroin addict who is in a methadone treatment programme! I have managed to stay off heroin for 16 months using methadone, but just cannot, or should I say find it very hard, to come off the methadone! I'm very interested to find any treatment with in the UK that uses ibogaine as part of there treatment programme. Thanks Dan Via email

Could you please forward me any information you may have about treatment for heroin addiction using, ibogaine in the UK?

I am a heroin addict who is in a methadone treatment programme! I have managed to stay off heroin for 16 months using methadone, but just cannot, or should I say find it very hard, to come off the methadone!

I’m very interested to find any treatment with in the UK that uses ibogaine as part of there treatment programme.

Thanks

Dan

]]> By: TJ http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-2#comment-628606 TJ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:26:18 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-628606 I ordered and tried Iboga from Shamanic Extracts and there was no effect at all, I spent 130.00 for this lesson. Dont buy your Iboga from Shamanic Extracts . I ordered and tried Iboga from Shamanic Extracts and there was no effect at all, I spent 130.00 for this lesson. Dont buy your Iboga from Shamanic Extracts .

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-2#comment-593358 David Bradley Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:41:57 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-593358 @Anonymous I haven't looked at the ibogaine story for a while, maybe it's time I did an update as there is obviously still interest. @Anonymous I haven’t looked at the ibogaine story for a while, maybe it’s time I did an update as there is obviously still interest.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-2#comment-593346 Anonymous Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:20:02 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-593346 i would love to see ibogaine available to all drug users if it is as good as they say. When i have spoken to local drug users there are a lot that want to get off heroin, rehab is not possible as some have asked and have been told it would take years to get in as there are far too many places available, this is no help for them they need help right now, It is not only the user that suffers but children in the family also , i would love to see ibogaine available to all drug users if it is as good as they say. When i have spoken to local drug users there are a lot that want to get off heroin, rehab is not possible as some have asked and have been told it would take years to get in as there are far too many places available, this is no help for them they need help right now, It is not only the user that suffers but children in the family also ,

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-2#comment-106974 David Bradley Mon, 28 May 2007 19:52:28 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-106974 Interesting comment Lena. I suspect that you are right, provided there is the will to detox, then rehabilitation programs are probably the most effective way forward. Good luck to you and your husband. Interesting comment Lena. I suspect that you are right, provided there is the will to detox, then rehabilitation programs are probably the most effective way forward. Good luck to you and your husband.

]]> By: Lena Malhorn http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-1#comment-106964 Lena Malhorn Mon, 28 May 2007 19:03:19 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-106964 My husband took several different anti-depressants and "addiction blockers" to get rid of the urge to drink. Not only were they not effective, but they often times made him sick and he would take other prescription drugs to cover the effects. The only thing that ever worked was a no pill approach to curing his addiction. My husband is a recent graduate of the Narconon Vista Bay program, and I could not be more proud of him. For the first time in 30 years he is free of any and all chemicals, and our relationship is truly working for the first time in a very long time. If you want to treat addiction properly, go to a prgram like Narconon Vista Bay, http://drugrehab.net/program.php My husband took several different anti-depressants and “addiction blockers” to get rid of the urge to drink. Not only were they not effective, but they often times made him sick and he would take other prescription drugs to cover the effects. The only thing that ever worked was a no pill approach to curing his addiction. My husband is a recent graduate of the Narconon Vista Bay program, and I could not be more proud of him. For the first time in 30 years he is free of any and all chemicals, and our relationship is truly working for the first time in a very long time. If you want to treat addiction properly, go to a prgram like Narconon Vista Bay, http://drugrehab.net/program.php

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-1#comment-87833 David Bradley Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:09:33 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-87833 There is, of course, no such thing as a "non-side-effect drug". Everything you ingest or inject has effects on your body beyond the immediately apparent. However, if further safety and efficacy trials demonstrate proof of concept with ibogaine, then it should certainly be pursued more keenly as a potential treatment for addiction. There is, of course, no such thing as a “non-side-effect drug”. Everything you ingest or inject has effects on your body beyond the immediately apparent. However, if further safety and efficacy trials demonstrate proof of concept with ibogaine, then it should certainly be pursued more keenly as a potential treatment for addiction.

]]> By: Gen http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-1#comment-87726 Gen Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:09:16 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-87726 This is good news. If ibogaine's potency is widely accepted, then we should think of its inclusion in our alcohol treatment programs. I am specifically excited about the possibility of a non-side effect ibogaine drug that will surely promote convenience among our patients. --Gen This is good news. If ibogaine’s potency is widely accepted, then we should think of its inclusion in our alcohol treatment programs. I am specifically excited about the possibility of a non-side effect ibogaine drug that will surely promote convenience among our patients. –Gen

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/drug-addiction-medicine-ibogaine-is-in_23.html/comment-page-1#comment-84030 David Bradley Wed, 28 Mar 2007 13:48:00 +0000 http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/.html#comment-84030 "It is commonly used as insecticide." Indeed, that is the reason it is present naturally in tobacco plants, it is a toxic alkaloid that can ward off plant-eating insects or kill them before they do too much harm to the plant being attacked. “It is commonly used as insecticide.” Indeed, that is the reason it is present naturally in tobacco plants, it is a toxic alkaloid that can ward off plant-eating insects or kill them before they do too much harm to the plant being attacked.

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