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Dec. 7, 2023 – As an injecting drug user for 20 years, I have personal experience with ibogaine. My life was transformed – potentially saved – when I used ibogaine to rid myself of withdrawal from heroin. I then spent years treating others with ibogaine … Ibogaine, a psychedelic root found in West Africa, is considered an agonist therapy that works to prevent withdrawal and reduce cravings for opioids. Even in the best-case scenario though, ibogaine treatment is likely decades away from being accessible to the general public, let alone Kentucky’s hardest-to-reach communities. While exploring new and promising practices is important, the proposal to allocate $42 million of Kentucky’s opioid settlement funds toward ibogaine research will provide few Kentuckians immediate care. 

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