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Studies show that ibogaine can be effective for short-term opioid addiction treatment, especially reducing drug cravings and some withdrawal symptoms.

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A bout of mental illness, a decline into drug addiction and then a downward spiral into homelessness: That’s the linear, causal progression — drugs and mental-health problems leading to homelessness — ...

New Mexico tops the list for the state with the worst drug problems, according to new analysis.