Rick Perry on paving the way for Ibogaine in America

About this episode

Greg interviews Rick Perry about his journey from opposing drugs to advocating for ibogaine and its effects on mental health issues.

Greg interviews Rick Perry, the former Governor of Texas and former U.S. Secretary of Energy and leading advocate for ibogaine, live at the Real Summit. In this episode, we discuss: How a former Texas governor moved from strict opposition to drugs to becoming a leading advocate for ibogaine after firsthand experience and veteran outcomes.Ibogaine’s impact on PTSD, opioid addiction, and traumatic brain injury, including Stanford-linked brain imaging data showing functional and structural impro...

People in this episode

Hosts: Greg Kubin, Matias Serebrinsky

Guest: Rick Perry

Topics covered

• Ibogaine
• PTSD
• opioid addiction
• traumatic brain injury
• drug policy
• mental health

Keywords

• Ibogaine
• Rick Perry
• PTSD
• opioid addiction
• brain injury
• drug policy
• mental health

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Organizations: Stanford, Real Summit

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