OK, a little bit late, but ibogaine is /interesting stuff/. martian -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Anti-addictive ibogaine therapy talks set Date: 20 Nov 1999 05:12:45 GMT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (HSL123) Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com Newsgroups: uk.announce.events Followup-To: uk.announce.events.d Please forward the following talks flyer to any likely interested parties. Many thanks .................. This e-mail contains information about ibogaine, the chemical dependence interrupter that could revolutionise the treatment of drug, alcohol and nicotine addiction. Ibogaine is the only substance known to remove the symptoms of withdrawal commonly associated with drug dependence, thereby helping to facilitate painless detoxification. In addition to being an introduction to the drug for yourselves, we would be very grateful if you could forward this mailing to any interested persons on your mailing list, should you have one. We are entirely a non-profit making organisation. We do not supply ibogaine, merely make interested persons aware of its existence. http://www.ibogaine.co.uk Ibogaine, an indole alkaloid derived from an African plant species, is a recently developed medical treatment for drug, alcohol and tobacco addiction that may soon be available in the UK. Unlike existing treatments, ibogaine is offered as a single administration. Ibogaine is the only known substance that can completely remove the symptoms of withdrawal associated with addiction to heroin, methadone, cocaine, alcohol and tobacco. In addition, ibogaine frequently provides addicts with a "drug free" period - an interval of weeks or months when they experience no desire to use drugs. And has also frequently been shown to provide the user with psychological insights into the reasons for their addictive behaviour. The use of ibogaine, combined with effective counselling or similar strategies, likely represents the best known treatment for substance abuse problems. It is particularly effective for treating chronic dependency. Ibogaine does, however, have one major problem, which is considerably holding up its development. It is not commercially viable. To bring new licensed drugs onto the market requires considerable background investment by the pharmaceutical companies - large, often multinational, corporations with vast numbers of shareholders. It is simply not viable to invest in a drug which cannot be patented, (it comes from a natural source); is typically offered as only a single administration, (one-off treatment); and, furthermore, will eat into profits generated by maintenance therapies like methadone. In fact, commercial law could be said to render such investment illegal. To help spread the word about this potentially revolutionary treatment, talks on ibogaine are being held around around London throughout the second half of November 1999, Speakers will include Dr Kenneth Alper of the New York School of Medicine, an internationally recognised authority on ibogaine. Other speakers to be announced. Tickets are UKŁ15 each and are available in advance or on the door. Price UKŁ10 each for two or more. Advance booking is advised as some venues have a fairly limited capacity. Dates: 26th November - Bristol University. 29th November - London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre. Talk times: 6-10pm For more information on ibogaine, please visit our site at http://www.ibogaine.co.uk For more information of the ibogaine talks, and to order tickets, please visit http://www.ibogaine.co.uk/new.htm Thanks for your attention. Ibogaine Co UK 31 D'arblay St London W1V 3FG UK ph - 0207-287 2828 (in UK); +44 207 287 2828 (outside UK) fx - 0207-287 2277 (in UK); +44 207 287 2277 (outside UK) e-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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