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Tripping on Iboga

By Daniel Pinchbeck — 1999

Over the last decades, iboga has developed a cult following in the United States and in Europe, where it is known as ibogaine. In the West, the psychedelic is being promoted as a potential one-shot cure for treating addiction to heroin and other drugs. Some researchers believe that ibogaine has the ability to "reset the switches" of addiction, freeing addicts from withdrawal symptoms and all drug cravings for up to six months.

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Research into psychedelics, shut down for decades, is now yielding exciting results.

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Those of us who are professional counselors are perhaps most likely to recognize psychedelic drugs by their recreational or street names — acid, magic mushrooms, ecstasy — and to consider them to be drugs of abuse that may be dangerous to our clients.

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Benjamin Hearn
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Experiences of ‘Ultimate Reality’ or ‘God’ Confer Lasting Benefits to Mental Health

In a survey of thousands of people who reported having experienced personal encounters with God, researchers report that more than two-thirds of self-identified atheists shed that label after their encounter, regardless of whether it was spontaneous or while taking a psychedelic.

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Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Roland Griffiths: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Roland Griffiths is a Johns Hopkins University professor, researcher and expert in the field of pharmacology. He is best known for his research into the beneficial effects psilocybin on cancer patients.

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Alyssa Choiniere
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Psilocybin Studies and the Religious Experience: An Interview with Roland Griffiths, Ph.D.

We spoke about his research with psilocybin, his interest in spiritual experiences, and how psychedelics may provide help for people who are dying.

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