"For half a century, psychedelics largely belonged to the cultural left: anti-war, anti-capitalist, suspicious of the church and state. Now, one of the most politically consequential psychedelic drugs in the US ibogaine is being championed by evangelical Christians, Republican governors, military veterans, and big tech billionaires. Many of them see ibogaine, an intense psychedelic derived from a central African rootbark, as a divine technology. In fact, some pointedly do not refer to it as a psychedelic, given the apparent baggage of the term"
"The tactical decision to make military veterans the face of [the psychedelic reform] movement has now taken on a life of its own. After the Food and Drug Administration's rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD last year, ibogaine is now center stage. Texas governor Greg Abbott signed off on a landmark $50m funding package for ibogaine research in June, noting the great promise of the drug in treating conditions suffered by veterans more of whom live in Texas than any other state."
Ibogaine, an intense psychedelic derived from central African rootbark, has attracted evangelical Christians, Republican governors, military veterans, and tech billionaires who often view it as a divine technology. Some proponents avoid calling it a psychedelic because of cultural baggage. The movement has emphasized veterans as faces of reform and gained momentum after MDMA-assisted therapy was rejected by the FDA, positioning ibogaine at the center of treatment debates. Texas approved $50m for ibogaine research, and reform efforts are underway in Ohio and Colorado. Advocates claim 12-hour ibogaine sessions can produce breakthrough therapeutic effects, including resolving traumatic brain injuries in a single treatment.
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