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Ibogaine is a psychoactive chemical from a West African shrub that some clinics use to help people stop using opioids or stimulants. Small studies, animal research, and many personal reports say a single high dose can cut opioid withdrawal and reduce cravings. For example, one study found 50% of participants…
Researchers interviewed 50 traditional medicine practitioners in a rural district of southwestern Uganda to record which plants they use to treat problems linked to drinking alcohol. They found 25 different plant species and clear patterns in how healers prepare and give these remedies, for example using leaves and drying plants…
