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Ibogaine: Rite of Passage
2004 · Film · documentary · 50 min
Directed by Benjamin De Loenen
Ibogaine is a plant extract that stops drug addiction. In this documentary, a 34-year-old heroin addict undergoes ibogaine therapy with Dr Martin Polanco at the Ibogaine Association, a clinic in Rosarito, Mexico. In Gabon, where use of the iboga root is traditional, a Babongo woman's tribe uses the plant to help her recover from a depressive malaise. Director Benjamin De Loenen interviews people formerly addicted to heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, who share their perspectives about ibogaine treatment.
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I wish more people were familiar with Ibogaine. It's expensive, but it's helped two friends completely return to life with no withdrawal symptoms or desire to use again.
It has properties that break opiate withdrawal almost instantaneously, as well as other psychological effects that tend to reset senses such as smell, touch, etc, back to an almost childlike state. Very mysterious and beautiful substance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibogaine
This is also a must-watch documentary:
Ibogaine, Rite of Passage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPDIH9WODnk