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Eric Taub heard about ibogaine from a friend who was considering using it to treat his alcoholism. What his friend said was so intriguing that Taub headed straight to the library to do research.ByMary Clare Ditton, ContributorContributor07/17/2007 11:09am ET | Updated November 17, 2011This post was published on the now-closed HuffPost Contributor platform. Contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site. If you need to flag this entry as abusive, send us an email.

Eric Taub heard about ibogaine in 1989 from a friend who was considering using it to treat his alcoholism. What his friend said about ibogaine was so intriguing that Taub headed straight to the University of Florida Library to do research. He learned about and immediately contacted Howard Lotsof, the father of the ibogaine movement. …. read more at the link above.