What's happening
This bill requires New York's Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to promote clinical research on using ibogaine to treat addiction.
Why it matters
Promotes innovative addiction treatment research. By directing the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to support clinical trials of ibogaine, the bill could accelerate the development of new therapies for individuals struggling with heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine addiction—potentially offering hope for people not helped by existing treatments.
Legitimizes and destigmatizes alternative therapies. Official state support for ibogaine research may reduce stigma around psychedelic-assisted therapies in general, making it easier for researchers, clinicians, and patients to explore these options safely and transparently.
Addresses gaps in current treatment options. Many addiction treatments have limited effectiveness or accessibility; this bill could pave the way for evidence-based alternatives, particularly for substances like methamphetamine and cocaine, for which there are fewer effective medical treatments compared to opioid addiction.
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Study Ibogaine for Addiction
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- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
- Referred to alcoholism and drug abuse
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5459
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the office of alcoholism and substance abuse services to encourage, aid, and facilitate clinical research into the use of ibogaine in drug treatment
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 19.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (l) to read as follows:
(l) The office of alcoholism and substance abuse services shall encourage, aid, and facilitate clinical research into the use of ibogaine in drug treatment for heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine addiction.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09704-01-7
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