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Ibogaine Community
WorldwideUser-to-User
BrugerForeningenInternational Drug Users Day
(IDUD) 2008
Copenhagen, Denmark
31 October - 3 November 2008
Howard S. LotsofDora Weiner Foundation
Staten Island, NY
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Ibogaine Found in the West
African plant Tabernantheiboga
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Iboga alkaloids are concentrated
in the bark of the root
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Usable forms include scrapedor ground root bark
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Regulatory and Scientific
Development
The first attempt at drug development of ibogaine wasby the Dora Weiner Foundation in 1983.
In 1986, a for-profit corporation, NDA International,Inc. was established and subsequently raised 4 million
towards the approval of ibogaine, initiating researchand patent development.
1991, National Institute on Drug Abuse ibogaineresearch project.
1993, FDA approval for University of Miami clinicalstudy.
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Ibogaine Patents
1. Rapid method for interrupting the narcoticaddiction syndrome, US 4,499,096 (1985)
2. Rapid method for interrupting the cocaine andamphetamine abuse syndrome US 4,587,243(1986)
3. Rapid method for attenuating the alcoholdependency syndrome, US 4,957,523 (1989)
4. Rapid method for interrupting or attenuating thenicotine/tobacco dependency syndrome, US5,026,697 (1991)
5. Rapid method for interrupting or attenuating poly-drug dependency syndromes, US 5, 124,994(1992)
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First scientific publication of
ibogaine antiaddictive effects
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Ibogaine effects on
Morphine self-administration
(Glick et al. 1991)
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Ibogaine effects on
Morphine withdrawal
(Glick et al. 1992)
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Ibogaine effects on cocaine(Cappendijk & Dzoljic. 1993)
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Ibogaine effects on alcohol
(Rezvani et al. 1995)
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Ibogaine:Stages of effect
1. Visualization or wakingdream-like experience
3 - 6 hours
2. Cognitive evaluation8 - 20 hours
3. Residual stimulation
12 - 72 hours
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Ibogaine:Side-effects
1. Nausea or vomiting
2. Ataxia
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1. Ibogaine significantly reduces withdrawal
2. Interrupts drug craving
3. Interrupts drug self-administration
4. Returning patients to a preaddictive state
5. Antibacterial
6. Returns free choice
7. Eliminates stigma
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Ibogaine
1) User discovered
2) User developed
3) User supported
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Ibogaine ActivistAdvocacy Organizations Play
Role in Ibogaine Development
International Coalition for Addict Self-Help(ICASH) 1989
Dutch Addict Self-Help (DASH) 1990
International Addict Self-Help (INTASH) 1992
Cures-Not Wars (ibogaine and other issues) 1994
Ibogaine Underground 2004
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ICASH logo
Used to attract attention of government
officials and media
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Cures-Not-Wars placed pressureon NIDA to support Ibogaine
research through protests
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Mindvox internet ibogaine list
(user advocacy continues)
We all got to help each other best we can. No
one else gives a shit bout us hippy freak
junkies? anon.
To join send an email to
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FM- We feel that continuing the focusoffshore, outside the US, has not served amajority of people inside the US. Like manyother grassroots movements, which facilitated
change, treatments, sessions, need to be donewhere they belong, in all major US cities, ascost effectively as possible.
http://www.drugwar.com/ibonyc.shtm
Ibogaine underground appears 2004
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Ibogaine:
Question #1asked by users
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Ibogaine & Withdrawal
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Ibogaine & Withdrawal- Early findings ca. 1995 -
http://ibogaine.org/ibonarco.htm
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1. While ibogaine effects may be generalized,they are also specific to each individual.
2. Each person treated and each experience hasunique characteristics that must be observedand responded to uniquely.
3. The administration of ibogaine requires, art,craft and practice as do all human endeavor.
Technology Transfer
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a growing problem
1. United States 1967
2. Belgium 1987
3. Switzerland 1989
4. Sweden 1999
5. Denmark 2003
6. France 2007
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1. Ibogaine significantly reduces opioidwithdrawal to heroin, methadone andother narcotics
2. Interrupts drug craving3. Returns users to a preaddictive state
4. Eliminates stigma
5. Offers freedom of choice
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HRC
1. Initially skeptical
2. Observed ibogaine proponents in their system
3. Now supports and refers to treatmentIHRA
1. Skeptical
2. No observation of treated persons
3. Education and treatment observations
required
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