Ibogaine: the unofficial reading guide

April 14, 2026

A compilation of resources about ibogaine.

If you are seeking treatment or trying to find a faciliator or clinic, please reach out to me directly! I am more than happy to help & share.

Also if I am missing a resource in a category I should be, please also reach out to me. Happy to add!

I have absolutely zero financial or vested interest in any of these resources: books, clinics, articles, protocols, etc.

Resources

If something is ☆☆☆☆☆ , it means I haven’t read/listened/consumed it, but I continually update this list as a find new sources and read them!

★★★★★ Rick Perry & Bryan Hubbard on Joe Rogan: #2477 (2026)
- Even if you don’t like Joe Rogan, this is an incredible introduction
- This is usually the first content I recommend to anyone wanting to learn more
- Rick Perry and Bryan Hubbard run the Americans for Ibogaine organization
★★★★★ Rick Perry & Bryan Hubbard on Joe Rogan: #2251
- Similar to the above, but the first episode. I recommend both, but the 2026 one is obviously more up to date with the progress made in 2025-20206
★★★★★ The Economist: The Red State Psychedelic (2026)
- A fantastic dive into the unconventional background of Bryan Hubbard and the first signs that the religious right might accept psychadelics as a form of care
☆☆☆☆☆ One Reporter’s Life-Altering Psychadelic Trip

Coming soon.

If you contact me I am happy to share more, but I won’t post “ratings” in this section until I gather more information from more primary sources.

Finding and selecting a clinic that will properly support you and not put you in danger is very, very important.

★★★★☆ Iboga: the Root of All Healing
- Good overview of history and usage. Objective facts and survey of subjective experiences during flood doses. My favorite book so far on the subject.
☆☆☆☆☆ The Ibogaine Story: Report on the Staten Island Project
- (Reading in progress)
☆☆☆☆☆ Breaking Open the Head
☆☆☆☆☆ Ibogaine and the Bicameral Mind

★★★★★ /r/Ibogaine
- Obviously do not trust everyone you meet or talk to online. But there are some wonderful people amongst the noise here that are happy to help
★★★★★ /r/Iboga
- (Similar advice to /r/Ibogaine above)

★★★★☆ Ibogaine Treatment Complete Guide
- Great intro to treatment protocol, risks, and what to look for in a provider
- It’s an ad for Avante Ibogaine, but that doesn’t detract from the content
☆☆☆☆☆ Book review: ibogaine and addiction — The Guardian, 2003

★★★☆☆ It’s an Obscure Psychedelic Used to Treat Trauma. Could It Help Me?
- A decent first-hand account of a reporter going to Ambio for treatment
- An instructive example of why preparation and having intent going in is important for an outcome or a making shift. I don’t think this reporter did that.
☆☆☆☆☆ The Long, Strange Trip of Rick Perry — NYTimes
☆☆☆☆☆ Best Books to Read on Iboga and Ibogaine
☆☆☆☆☆ Ibogaine, Fair Trade, and Gabon — National Geographic (Michael Pollan)

★★★★☆ Ibogaine: Fight of a Lifetime — Amazon Prime Video
- Straightward, heartwarming, and informative. Made by the Americans for Ibogaine initiative & Beond as a push to pass legislation in Texas for clinical trials
- Focuses on the stories of a few US service members suffering from TBI and PTSD and their journey to the Beond treatment facility in Mexico
☆☆☆☆☆ Ibogaine: Rite of Passage — YouTube, free
☆☆☆☆☆ In Waves and War — Netflix

☆☆☆☆☆ Oxford University Press chapter on ibogaine
☆☆☆☆☆ What Approval Won’t Solve — Psychedelic Alpha
- Ketamine’s lessons for scaling psychedelic care.