Ibogaine Therapy for Opioid Addiction

At Bassé Ibogaine, we provide clinically supervised ibogaine therapy for people recovering from opioid addiction. Our emergency-trained physicians oversee every step of detox and stabilization, helping you move safely from dependence toward lasting recovery.

Why Choose Ibogaine for Opioid Addiction

Ibogaine treatment offers a new frontier for opioid addiction recovery. Going beyond traditional rehab approaches, ibogaine interacts directly with the neurotransmitter systems closely tied to addiction. Ibogaine essentially returns the brain to a pre-addictive state and, in the majority of cases, drastically reduces opioid withdrawal symptoms and cravings.

Noribogaine, the primary active metabolite of ibogaine, supports neuroplasticity – the ability of the brain to create new neural connections – and mood regulation post-treatment. This enables people to break free from the structures and patterns that were keeping them trapped in addiction, and build new habits from a foundation of psychological and neurological stability.

Ibogaine also induces a profound dreamlike state in the hours after ingestion, taking individuals on a “life-review” and allowing them to witness and process past traumas without emotional attachment.

While ibogaine treatment is not a complete cure for addiction and requires deep personal commitment, it can be a catalyst for transformation for those struggling with opioid use disorder.

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Medical Safety and Clinical Protocols

At Bassé, our priority is your safety – always. Here’s how our expert team supports your ibogaine opioid detox and recovery:

Comprehensive Screening & Stabilization

We conduct thorough laboratory tests and blood work, an electrocardiogram, and a medication review, and monitor your vital signs throughout treatment.

24/7 Onsite Medical Team

Our team of ACLS-certified physicians and nurses is trained in supporting opioid detox in a medically safe way. They are on-site throughout your entire stay to attend to all your medical needs.

Emergency Readiness

Our facility is equipped with resuscitation equipment, and we are 20 minutes away from a hospital in case of an emergency.

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What to Expect During Ibogaine Detox

Preparing for Treatment

The first step on your ibogaine detox journey is our medical screening. During this process, we will rule out any medical or psychological conditions that are contraindicated with ibogaine, such as a history of serious cardiac issues. We will also understand your current medication and substance use so we can put together a plan for tapering or swapping out certain medications that are dangerous to combine with ibogaine.

Once you arrive at our center, we conduct a full medical assessment, including EKG, liver panel, and bloodwork. We balance your electrolytes and nutrition, as well as provide crucial psychological and somatic support, so you go into your ibogaine journey feeling grounded, regulated, and ready for what’s to come.

Embark on Your Ibogaine Journey

The ibogaine experience lasts from 12-24 hours, and can be divided into three stages: the initial visionary stage, the mental processing stage, and real-time integration and recovery. Within 30-45 minutes of taking ibogaine, challenging withdrawal symptoms can be expected to fade, creating a safe environment for healing.

Individuals often enter into a dreamlike state and are taken on a “life review” where they are observers of past events and traumas that have shaped who they are today. Ibogaine enables you to take a third-party perspective and witness and process these events without emotional attachment.

Following the intense part of the journey, you will likely feel mentally clear but physically fatigued. Insights will settle in, and you’ll continue to feel your brain resetting and rewiring and your nervous system regulating. We medically monitor you and provide emotional support to ensure medical and psychological safety throughout treatment.

Rest, Recovery, & Integration

Once you emerge from the experience, we will support your nourishment and recovery with electrolytes, nutrition, and somatic therapies. Our goal is to ease you out of your experience and help you land on stable ground from which you can begin your integration journey – with us walking beside you, every step of the way.

This is a crucial time to capitalize on the neuroplasticity and neurological reset that take place as a result of ibogaine and its longer-lasting metabolite, noribogaine. This vital window gives you an opportunity to leave behind old addictive patterns and adopt new, healthy behaviors and ways of seeing yourself and the world around you.

Are you curious about how our clinical ibogaine programs for opioid addiction treatment may be able to help you or someone you love?

Integrating Insights After Treatment

Opioid addiction recovery with ibogaine is built upon proper aftercare and integration. This means embodying the insights you received and making the necessary changes for sustainable recovery. And it’s not meant to be done alone.

Bassé is unique in that we provide all our clients with our 30-day aftercare course, created by our Head of Integration and a pioneer in the field of psychedelic integration, Kat Courtney. This course provides daily somatic and neuro-supportive practices to help you ground back into your life after your ibogaine treatment and embody the shifts you experienced.

You will also have optional access to 1:1 coaching if you feel you need additional, personalized support during your ibogaine integration period. We recognize that ibogaine is not a magic cure-all – it’s a catalyst that requires profound personal commitment to experience lasting change. And we’re here to walk every step of the way beside you.

Discover more about our approach to aftercare and integration.

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Why Clients Choose Bassé Ibogaine

What makes Bassé unique for opioid addiction recovery?

  • Founder with Personal Experience in Addiction Recovery: Our founder, Laura Shapiro, overcame a severe opioid addiction through ibogaine. Now, she’s dedicated to offering the same possibility to others through the power of trauma-informed, medically safe ibogaine treatment.
  • Boutique, Low-Volume Retreat Center: Our center feels more like a sanctuary than a clinic, nestled in the midst of jungle wildlife, just an hour from the Cancún airport. We host a maximum of six guests at a time, and each ibogaine treatment is held privately, allowing us to offer truly personalized care.
  • Scientific Oversight and Trauma-Informed Team: We offer unmatched clinical oversight with scientific advisory from the world’s leading researcher on ibogaine for addiction, Dr. Deborah Mash. All our clinical and therapeutic team members are trained in providing trauma-informed, compassionate care.
  • Cultural Responsibility and Reciprocity: We partner with non-profit Bwiti Roots to ensure we are in right relationship with the Iboga plant and the tradition from which it originates. We plant an Iboga tree for every client we receive, and Audrey Jover, Founder of Bwiti Roots, serves as our Cultural Advisor.
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Is Ibogaine Right for You?

If you are struggling with opioid addiction and seeking out alternative pathways to recovery, safe ibogaine treatment at Bassé might be for you. Here’s how to know if you may be eligible:

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You have been medically cleared for detox, and our team has determined that your body can tolerate ibogaine

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You understand that ibogaine is not compatible with methadone, Suboxone, and other medications, and collaborate with our physicians for tapering support

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You are ready to take full responsibility for your recovery and leave opioids behind, once and for all

Speak with one of our ibogaine experts to see if you’re a candidate for ibogaine therapy.

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FAQs About Ibogaine for Trauma & PTSD

How does ibogaine help with opioid withdrawal?

Yes, studies indicate that ibogaine can help reduce alcohol cravings due to its multiple neurological mechanisms, including interactions with dopamine and NMDA systems and its ability to promote neuroplasticity in the brain. People report reductions in generalized anxiety, depression, and the emotional distress that often accompany alcohol withdrawal. You must already be through the acute withdrawal stage when you come to us for ibogaine treatment.

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Is ibogaine therapy safe?

Our program offers unparalleled safety thanks to our thorough medical assessments, continuous monitoring, expert team of practitioners, and focus on maintaining your emotional and spiritual safety through therapeutic and somatic support during your treatment and beyond.

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What makes Bassé’s approach different?

You will be in the rest and recovery stage in the 48 hours after your treatment ends, which usually feels like physical fatigue but mental clarity.

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How long before I can return to normal activity?

Yes, you will receive access to our 30-day aftercare program and optional additional sessions with our coaches who specialize in ibogaine integration.

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Begin Your Recovery Safely

At Bassé, we not only have the clinical and therapeutic expertise to support your recovery from opioid addiction – we have personally walked this path. Our Founder has lived experience overcoming severe opioid dependence through ibogaine treatment. We deeply believe that this is possible for you too, with the right care and support. Contact us to begin your journey to recovery today.