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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Mash DC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5996271 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in pharmacology 20180605
Ibogaine may be effective for transitioning opioid and cocaine dependent individuals to sobriety. American and European self-help groups provided public testimonials that ibogaine alleviated drug craving and opioid withdrawal symptoms after only a single dose administration. Preclinical studies in animal models of addiction have provided proof-of-concept evidence in support of these claims. However, the purported therapeutic benefits of ibogaine are based on anecdotal reports from a small series ...[more]