Posted 13 June 2016
Ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in plants in the Apocynaceae family such as Tabernanthe iboga, Voacanga africana and Tabernaemontana undulata. It is a psychedelic with dissociative properties. [Wikipedia]
Ibogaine has been offered as treatment for those suffering from drug or alcohol addiction by at least 3 South African centres:
- http://www.magalieswellnesscentre.com/
- http://www.iboga.co.za/
- http://www.homedetox.co.za/alternative-addiction-treatment/ibogaine-treatment/
A recent updates to the Schedules (Government Notice No. 620 in Government Gazette No. 40041, 3 June 2016; http://www.gov.za/sites/www.gov.za/files/40041_gon620.pdf) added ibogaine in Schedule 6. The MCC has also issued a specific call-up notice for this substance (Government Notice No. 502, Government Gazette No. 39970, 4 May 2016).
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