>For what Lotsof said he discovered in 1962 is a drug that treats {*filter*}ion. He
>said that ibogaine erased his dependency on {*filter*} and {*filter*} without the
>agony of withdrawal-- a claim endorsed by other {*filter*}s who have tried it.
>"Ibogaine kind of knocks you on your butt, which is good because you can't go
>out and get {*filter*}," said Dana Beal, a former Yippie and smoke-in organizer, who
>has become the drug's leading promoter. "By the time the ibogaine wears off,
>you don't have any craving."
>dependency and are leery of its hallucinogenic properties, Lotsof and his
>followers argue that the drug's psychoactive nature is an essential part of its
>healing power. The "visions"-- Lotsof denies they are hallucinations-- help
>{*filter*}s deal with the underlying behavi{*filter*}problems that cause their
>{*filter*}ion.