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Ibogaine: To Have or Have Not

Ibogaine: To Have or Have Not. Howard S. Lotsof Dora Weiner Foundation http://www.doraweiner.org. Why would a root derived alkaloid. Found in a West African plant. Or its Chemical equivalent. Lead to a user directed movement to demand a treatment for chemical dependence?.

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Ibogaine: To Have or Have Not

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  1. Ibogaine:To Have or Have Not Howard S. Lotsof Dora Weiner Foundation http://www.doraweiner.org

  2. Why woulda root derived alkaloid

  3. Found in a West African plant

  4. Or itsChemical equivalent

  5. Lead to a user directed movement to demand a treatment for chemical dependence?

  6. Because it works and is deemed effective by usersbut, then…

  7. QuestionsofEmpowerment Ethics & Law

  8. Drug User Rights • The right to use • The right not to use • The right to choose

  9. Failure to respond“Ibogaine Availability” • The medical community • The pharmaceutical industry • Government

  10. 1. The right to assume control of Ibogaine?2. The right to provide Ibogaine to others? Does such failure leave drug users

  11. Historical Precedents for Action • Underground Railroad • Needle Exchange

  12. Underground Railroad • Direct confrontation to slavery • An illegal activity

  13. Law Offered No Protection

  14. Some guides orconductors as they were calledwere well known like Harriat Tubman

  15. Due to the nature of the work most guides remained anonymous X

  16. Railroad Routesto Freedom

  17. Needle Exchangenot dissimilar • Direct confrontation • Sometimes illegal • Sometimes tacit approval • Danger of arrest

  18. The Issues

  19. The Solution

  20. Conductors/Guides • Jon Parker • Dave Purchase

  21. Parker risked arrest continuously

  22. Purchase established a national needle exchange network

  23. Ibogaine Precedents • International Coalition for Addict Self-Help (ICASH) • Dutch Addict Self-Help (DASH) • Cures-Not-Wars

  24. ICASH logo

  25. Nico Adriaans founderRotterdam Junkies Union

  26. Organizing in the US

  27. Pressure placed on NIDAto support Ibogaine research Cures-Not-Wars action

  28. Mindvox Ibogaine List(user advocacy continues) “We all got to help each other best we can. No one else gives a shit ‘bout us hippy freak junkies? ” anon. To join send an email to ibogaine-subscribe@mindvox.com

  29. “FM- I'm not really privy to what's happening in that regard here in the US. Suffice to say, nothing has worked which is why we're here. We feel that continuing the focus offshore, outside the US, has not served a majority of people inside the US. Like many other grassroots movement, which facilitated change, treatments, sessions, need to be done where they belong, in all major US cities, as cost effectively as possible. “http://www.drugwar.com/ibonyc.shtm Ibogaine underground railroad appears

  30. Ibogaine Routesto Freedom

  31. Returning us to:QuestionsofEmpowerment Ethics & Law

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