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Published 12 August 2026

How Ibogaine Works in the Brain

A plain-language account of ibogaine pharmacology: the receptors involved, the active metabolite, and the limits of current understanding.

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Receptors

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The active metabolite

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Limits of the model

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What we don’t know

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Common questions

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Sources

2 sources · How we source

  1. PubMed: ibogaine literature

    Primary source · National Library of Medicine

  2. PubMed Central: open-access reports

    Primary source · PMC

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Medically reviewed 12 August 2026

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Physician in addiction medicine. Reviews what this site publishes on withdrawal, drug interactions and the treatment pathway. Has spent enough years in opioid dependence to be sceptical of any single-session cure, and enough to know why patients go looking for one.

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