Ibogaine 101 - Interactive Course

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IBOGAINE

12-methoxyibogamine · the iboga alkaloid

Iboga plant - orange fruit and green leaves

AKA iboga, eboga, the root bark

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What is it?

Ibogaine is a

non-classic psychedelic

An alkaloid from the Central African iboga shrub (Tabernanthe iboga). It acts on many brain systems at once - serotonin, dopamine, and opioid receptors among them - and is studied for its ability to interrupt addiction.

Comes as iboga root bark, or purified ibogaine in capsulesTaken swallowed - and it belongs under medical supervision because of the heart risk

AncientBwiti ritual

1962Anti-addiction

1970Banned

2024Studied

TodayTrials

What does the
research show?

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Studied to interrupt opioid addiction

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Eased PTSD & depression in veteran studies

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May reduce cravings & withdrawal

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Early research in trauma & brain injury

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How it unfolds

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Before

Screening & ECG

Medical screening and an ECG come first. With ibogaine, supervision is everything.

Visions

Life review

Body load

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Quick check

A friend wants to take ibogaine at home to quit opioids, with no medical check. What's safest?

Harm reduction

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Get a full cardiac screening and ECG first - ibogaine can cause dangerous heart-rhythm changes

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Only in a medically supervised setting with emergency care on hand

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Share your full health history and every medication - heart and liver conditions raise the risk

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Never mix with opioids, stimulants, or other drugs - combinations can be deadly

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Plan for a long journey - a day or more - and real integration support after

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What are the risks?

Dangerous heart-rhythm changes (QT prolongation) - deaths have occurred

Much higher risk with heart conditions or other drugs

Nausea, vomiting, tremors, and loss of coordination

Seizures - and, in rare cases, psychosis

A narrow margin between an effective and a dangerous dose

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Most reported deaths involve heart complications, pre-existing conditions, or mixing with other drugs - which is why screening and monitoring matter so much. Ibogaine is not a do-it-yourself medicine.

Where it stands

Ibogaine's legal map is just beginning to shift

ISchedule I - illegal in the U.S. except in approved research

$50MTexas became the first U.S. state to fund ibogaine trials (2025)

fewcountries (e.g. Mexico, New Zealand) allow supervised use abroad - rules vary widely

Ibogaine is still investigational - not an approved medicine in the U.S. Momentum is growing to study it safely, but access today is largely unregulated. Learn before you leap - psychedelicalpha.com tracks the law.

Myth or fact?

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Go back anytime to revisit. Knowing the risks - especially the cardiac ones - keeps you and the people around you safer.

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Course complete

You finished Ibogaine 101. Knowing the risks - especially the cardiac ones - keeps you and your people safer.

Sources

psychedelics.berkeley.edu · Nature Medicine · Stanford Medicine
dancesafe.org · psychedelicalpha.com · gov.texas.gov

Portal is an IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and this is harm-reduction education central to our mission - not medical or legal advice, and never an endorsement to use any drug. We do not encourage or promote using any substance. Ibogaine is Schedule I in the U.S. and carries serious cardiac risks - never take it without medical screening and supervision. In an emergency, call 911. Need support during or after a psychedelic experience? The Fireside Project peer-support line: 62-FIRESIDE (623-473-7433), free and confidential.

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