What is the psychedelic drug ibogaine that Trump wants fast-tracked?

Ibogaine — a potent drug that sends users on an intense, sometimes emotionally upsetting, hourslong trip — has been touted as a way to treat traumatic brain injury and opioid addiction.

Ibogaine — a potent drug that sends users on an intense, sometimes emotionally upsetting, hourslong trip — has been touted as a way to treat traumatic brain injury and opioid addiction. President Donald Trump ignited wide interest in the substance when he signed an executive order meant to spur research into it and other psychedelics.

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