{"id":1042,"date":"2015-01-07T19:16:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-08T00:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/readyforanything.org\/?p=1042"},"modified":"2015-06-01T12:59:13","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T16:59:13","slug":"ibogaine-the-ultimate-preparedness-tool-for-substance-abusers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readyforanything.org\/?p=1042","title":{"rendered":"Ibogaine, The Ultimate Preparedness Tool For Substance Abusers."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ibogaine_2<\/a><\/p>\n

By Aton Edwards,\u00a0 I.P.N. Executive Director
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let me begin by wishing you all a Happy New Year.<\/strong>\u00a0 There are many difficult challenges ahead and I hope you can meet them safe, healthy and of course … prepared<\/em>.<\/h3>\n

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In 2015, the I.P.N. is committed to presenting the most revolutionary and cutting edge disaster preparedness\/response\/self-reliance\/sustainable living concepts and ideas that cover the broadest spectrum in each discipline.\u00a0 The following story features one of the most incredible!<\/h3>\n
\"Dana\"<\/a>
Dana Beal, Original Yippie! activist, Ibogaine Pioneer And Advocate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Over two decades ago, my friend Dana Beal, <\/strong><\/a>one of the original Yippie! activists introduced me to Ibogaine, <\/strong><\/a>an amazing alkaloid drawn from\u00a0 Tabernathe Iboga, a plant found in the African rainforest<\/strong><\/a>. When Ibogaine is taken in a medicinal form in small doses, it can arrest the craving for a broad spectrum of drug<\/em>s including,<\/p>\n

\"Iboga<\/a>
Iboga Plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

heroin, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol and a number of other frequently abused substances that many find impossible to break away fro<\/span><\/a>m.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s anti-addictive properties were accidentally discovered by Howard Lotsof\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>back in the early 60’s, when he was experimenting with drugs and developed a heroin habit that he couldn’t kick.\u00a0 While searching for a new high, a chemist friend who also frequently “turned on” with psychedelics offered him a mysterious white powder, that he proclaimed would induce a “thirty-six hour trip.”<\/em>\u00a0 He was curious and tried it, not knowing that the bitter\u00a0tasting powder was once used by the US government’s MK-ULTRA (Project Bluebird) mind control program on groups of black ex-opiate addicts.<\/p>\n

The experiment was conducted by Dr. Harris Isbell <\/a>at the Federal Narcotics Hospital Of Lexington<\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>
Dr. Harris Isbell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kentucky (of course — the CIA doesn’t confirm or deny that they did this)\u00a0 Almost immediately after taking Ibogaine, Lotsof lost his craving for heroin.\u00a0 He even felt emotionally transformed and invigorated.\u00a0 He began to search for more and for subjects to test it on, informally creating the first Ibogaine trials.\u00a0 Over the years, Lotsof conducted extensive scientific research into Ibogaine and, was awarded a patent for narcotic addiction in 1985 and poly-drug dependency in 1992. <\/a><\/p>\n

On December 12, 1980, Beal teamed up with Lotsof to help inform the world about the curative and healing aspects of Ibogaine and to develop a program to help treat addicts around the world.\u00a0 Howard Lotsof died of liver cancer in 2010, <\/a>but Dana has been relentless in his quest to make Ibogaine treatments available to all who need them.<\/p>\n

A few years ago, I began to consider the possibilities of Ibogaine being used as an emergency treatment<\/strong> <\/a>for hardcore opiate\/cocaine\/crack addicts and alcoholics before and — after<\/em> large scale disasters — when methadone’s availability is sparse or non-existent and other addiction treatments aren’t readily available.\u00a0\u00a0 The stress produced by large disasters of any type can also provoke former substance abusers to relapse. \u00a0<\/a> It’s a major problem that is almost never<\/em> discussed in the context of disaster preparedness, response and recovery.\u00a0 I knew that it needed to be — so, I began to explore many different types of available therapeutic options but, in the end, nothing even came close to Ibogaine.<\/p>\n

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Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the fall of 2014, I had a telephone conversation with another friend,\u00a0Dimitri Mobengo Mugianis,<\/strong><\/a> a drug policy activist who shared some of his ideas about the subject with me.\u00a0 He had extensive experience with Ibogaine as he was once a substance abuser with a habit that it helped him kick.\u00a0 His experience with Ibogaine was so profound that not only did it break his cycle of abuse, he was inspired by, or perhaps compelled to learn more about it and traveled to Gabon, an African nation where Ibogaine is used in a religion called Bwiti and where he eventually became a Bwiti healer — called an “N’ganga.<\/p>\n

Mobengo was extremely<\/em> concerned that this ignored segment of our nation’s population will be shattered<\/em> when a large-scale disaster strikes leaving an already compromised community completely<\/em> devastated.\u00a0 He was right.<\/em>\u00a0 It would be an absolute catastrophe and we both knew that something must be done to immediately deal with this looming crisis. \u00a0 We agreed to work together to develop some practical concepts that could help to significantly diminish this threat. \u00a0 Right after we ended our conversation, I knew that Ibogaine would be at the top of our list of ideas.<\/p>\n

\"Howard<\/a>
Howard Lotsof, Founding Father Of The Global Ibogaine Movement<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The problem is, we also knew that it isn’t legal to use in the USA.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 Canada, Mexico, Norway, the UK\u00a0 and several other countries allow it, but that doesn’t help Americans\u00a0with drug habits. Legalization is the only way it can be used as a widespread therapy in the U.S. \u00a0That process begins with an FDA trial.<\/p>\n

Once it receives their\u00a0approval, Ibogaine could be made available for all who need it. \u00a0Given the rapidly escalating heroin crisis in the USA, and the looming prospect of a large scale disaster,\u00a0we can’t afford to wait for another addiction treatment method when the best one is already available.<\/em><\/p>\n

I believe that it is time to rally support for an FDA trial, and a major push toward legalizing Ibogaine’s\u00a0use in the USA. \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ibogaine isn’t<\/em> a magic bullet and it must be used properly by professionals.\u00a0 When it is, this amazing gift from Mother Nature combined with human ingenuity can not only cure addicts of their life shattering habits but also emotionally transform them in a highly positive way. \u00a0It even shows promise for treating patients with Parkinson’s disease and other ailments.<\/p>\n

It is definitely a cause worth fighting for as the benefits to all who are treated with it will be evident not only in their lives but for their families, communities and ultimately our entire nation.<\/p>\n

To help support this cause, I joined Beal, along with other Ibogaine proponents from across the nation including the popular hip-hop artist<\/a> Immortal Technique<\/strong><\/a> on the steps of NY City Hall to inform Mayor DeBlasio and the NY City Council about Ibogaine and, to also enlist their aid in conducting a safety trial at a NYC area hospital.<\/p>\n

We’re still working to gain the support of the Mayor’s office and the NY City Council but have recently assembled a dedicated team of health professionals that are helping us to secure a location where the trials can be conducted. \u00a0 In November, we staged a benefit at Carolines Comedy Club<\/a> featuring Immortal Technique, the legendary performance artist Penny Arcade and — yours truly to <\/a>raise funds for the effort.<\/p>\n

\"Dana<\/a>
Dana Beal and Aton Edwards At Carolines Fundraiser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Afghanistanian<\/a>
Afghanistani Drug Addicts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition, it was also created to help fund an Ibogaine project in Afghanistan that Beal created to help combat the growing opiate problem that has produced nearly 2 million addicts in a nation of 30 million people.<\/p>\n

Comparatively speaking, could you imagine America with nearly 20 million heroin addicts?<\/em> This is what Afghanistan is facing and Beal, along with former Afghani policy maker Murtaza Majeed<\/a>, and others are working to combat this scourge by opening Ibogaine clinics at the center of the storm in Kabul, the nation\u2019s capitol.\u00a0 Murtaza and Beal are committed to help turn the tide of this wave of misery that is rapidly spreading across the country and both believe that Ibogaine is the best and most effective way to accomplish this.\u00a0 Beal also believes that Afghanistan will serve as proof of Ibogaine’s potential for the USA.<\/p>\n

\"Afganistanian<\/a>
Afganistanian Activist Murtaza Majeed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I’m already aware of what Ibogaine can do and hope that in 2015, we can assemble the support that Dana Beal, Murtaza Majeed, Dimitri Mobengo Mugainis, and everyone who has\u00a0\u00a0 been involved in the struggle needs to make this amazing gift from nature available to everyone.\u00a0 I plan to continue my work to make this happen and I hope that you will join our efforts!<\/p>\n

Contact: Dana Beal @<\/p>\n

idb1947@gmail.com<\/p>\n

(646) 713-1690<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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