Some Athletes are Trying the Psychedelic Ibogaine to Treat Brain Injuries

“As awareness grows around the dangers of head trauma in sports, a small number of professional fighters and football players are turning to a psychedelic called ibogaine for treatment,” reports the Los Angeles Times.

They note that the drug’s proponents “tout its ability to treat addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, or TBI. ”

Ibogaine, which is derived from a West African shrub, is a Schedule 1 drug in America with no legal medical uses,…