Addiction Content / Addiction Content for ϲϿ Davis en New Compound Related to Psychedelic Ibogaine Could Treat Addiction, Depression /news/new-compound-related-psychedelic-ibogaine-could-treat-addiction-depression <p>A non-hallucinogenic version of the psychedelic drug ibogaine, with potential for treating addiction, depression and other psychiatric disorders, has been developed by researchers at the University of California, Davis. A paper describing the work is published Dec. 9 in Nature.</p> <p>“Psychedelics are some of the most powerful drugs we know of that affect the brain,” said David Olson, assistant professor of chemistry at ϲϿ Davis and senior author on the paper. “It’s unbelievable how little we know about them.”</p> December 09, 2020 - 8:08am Andy Fell /news/new-compound-related-psychedelic-ibogaine-could-treat-addiction-depression