Anonymous
map-marker Tijuana, Baja California

Scam and ripoff

Having been to Ibogaine university I would never recommend this place to anyone,The professionalism they say they have does not exist, There is no doctor to stay with you throughout your treatment just a nurse (and he was not a qualified nurse) which worried me immensely, After i got there i found out they do not use real ibogaine they use iboga, (false advertising) When i found out they did not use Ibogaine i asked for my money back so i could go to a clinic that uses real Ibogaine and was told i dont get anything back, So i went through with the treatment (i relapsed two weeks after going home, after extensive research i discovered most of their patients relapse , they will do nothing to help you, All i received was an abusive phone call from Charles Johnston. This place is a money grabbing dive that does not care about the patients just the dollar If you have any doubts you can contact me at annechristani@***.com Also it was very hard to communicate as no one spoke english
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Anonymous
map-marker Tijuana, Baja California

My friend just went to Ibogaine University for treatment in Rosarito Beach

My friend just went to Ibogaine University for treatment in Rosarito Beach. They all were drunk there and they let my friend get drunk too. They let him drive a car and he got arrested, they left him there in jail. We had to go get him. They threw him out and stole his money. Charles Johnston is a madman letting a patient go out drinking get drunk get arrested and leave him in jail, then steal his money. Please stay away from these people, there a million horror stories about Charles Johnston, Safe Haven his former place and now Ibogaine University. they are the most dangerous places.
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Charles Shaw wrote this and it is a FAKE review. he is out to discredit any and all ibogaine clinics that aren't ibogalife, he must have a financial interest in that one.

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I am in Australia & want to give ibogaine a go please let me no If anyone can help Email me emmaforster85@***.com
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BeauMasonFraud
map-marker Tijuana, Mexico

Beau Mason Director of Transitions Ibogaine Scammed Me Transitions Ibogaine Is A Scam!!

I am on my 7th day at an amazing Ibogaine Facility here in mexico! I just detoxed my opiate addiction and its unreal. For the first time in 8 years I'm finally free from drugs. I have tried countless rehabs in america and THEY ALL SUCK! Worthless as the pathetic methods they use to help addicts like me. I am lucky to have found Ibogaine!!!! I feel different and my mind is clear. o claims he runs the center "BEAU MASON" are Ibogaine certified trained or experienced. I was given heavy amounts of Benzos before during and after my first attempt of ibogaine treatment 2 months ago during my stay at Transitions Ibogaine. HUGE MISTAKE going to transitions! I regret not so much loosing the $7500 I had saved up for almost a whole year to do this treatment, but the almost fatal mistake at being left at the airport in full opiate withdrawal. Thank goodness and my angels I did not go into cardiac arrest! The reason I believe is not only are they incompetent at running the center but they use expired or cut ibogaine fake NOT REAL IBOGAINE HCL. Oh and forgot they are not licensed to do Ibogaine which they lie about and tell you they are the only ones who are licensed. Please, Do not think for a second that Ibogaine Treatment Detox does not work, nor all Ibogaine Treatment Centers are the same! I have read countless complaints about this Beau Mason who is never to be seen at the Transitions Ibogaine Clinic. Which is so odd! How can a Director NOT BE RUNNING A CENTER?? Then I read about how he stole the websites to another center he worked at. Then I called and talked to the directors to find out the truth. It all added up. He is a thief and was their website and SEO search website optimizer guy who just handles the phone and cons people to go to his Ibogaine Clinic. He has since worked at 3 clinics maybe more, no one really knows who this slick conman is, do you? If so please contact me Me at a dozen others are creating a nation wide campaign to get our money back and most importantly end his deadly ibogaine treatment centers and put his company out of business, not only for me and countless others who need a reliable and honest ibogaine treatment.
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I had a very close friend who went to Rosarito center, he died while there. Due to the dark shame around addiction none of us knew he was going and when news of his death came, some family instantly went down there, I was not one of them, I do however have absolute faith that everything they told me was what they experienced and they answered me w/out hesitation when I questioned the validity or specifics of anything they said to see if they made statements based on assumptions or grief, anger or any emotions.

First let me say this, when this occurred less than a year ago and I googled the center and Dr Polanco there was roughly a 60/40% positive/ negative split. Just did it today as its my friends birthday, and someone who knows how to manipulate google has done a primo job whitewashing the negatives, thats a fact. Even when searching Dr P + deaths, complaints and that sorta stuff, 96% or so of google replies are either the center itself's webpage (where Dr P's name is conspicuously absent as are any names of staff, owners, directors or any medical personal or their licensing), a handful of magazine articles on them overwhelmingly positive, referral sites to this and other ibo centers and a few sites that were essentially yelp for medical workers ALL of which reeked of ficticiousness, none of them had ANY mention of credibility by association w/ any medical board or governing body, by which Im saying they sure seemed to me like bogus hype put online by who the *** knows, with the clear agenda of shining up and promoting Dr Polanco. By the way the people who went down to retrieve my friends body verified the Dr has changed the name under which he does business, that alone speaks volumes.

Likewise the center itself has gone through quite a few name changes, a business (and dont delude yourself, despite having read Dr P himself saying in some interviews that ibogaine treatment should be non profit, crossroads, which is the most recent name theyve used, theres been at least 3 that I know of, is operating as a for profit enterprise, maybe against Dr P's wishes, maybe he was just saying the "right thing" for the interview, but its not a charity, a non profit or some foundation, its a business) does not change names unless its trying to hide or distance itself from something, if its legacy is half as exemplary as both it and the tons of satisfied client's reviews allege, then it would want to be tightly associated w/ that name whether theyre a bunch of greedy scammers as some allege OR a place really dedicated solely to and by all their accounts in fact achieving a high success rate in helping and healing people. Even some of the articles which were completely flattering towards the Dr quote him as wavering all over about his level and the time of affiliation w/ the center. He is quoted as calling himself cofounder, then saying he joined the center well after it began, he states he "wasnt the director at that time" when asked about a death at the center, yet his is really the only name used in promoting it, and from both some of the suspicious looking sites presenting themselves as being from some official medical association or medical board as well as some I accept as legit websites, perhaps heavily biased for the center and Dr, but at least not merely one of the pretty apparently fraudulent ones where Dr P gets top reviews (he was scored a 10 on overy site that allegedly graded Drs) and everything says he was top dog and running the whole show from his arrival. Again let me make clear, Ive never met the Dr, and if it appears Im determined to cast him in a bad light, lemme say this, which is only my opinion and based on various readings and the one experience and related details with my friends treatment, my sense is the Dr is a driven and passionate scientist who completely believes in ibogaine treatment as a benefit to man.

And maybe what Im about to say applies to him , maybe not, but I have alot of Drs in my exntended family ALOT, and alot more in my circle of friends, and theres a ton of reasons people become Drs, from some as low as to make alotta money to purely altruistic ones. But even the saintliest of Drs has an ego, its such a hard path and a competitive one to becoming a Dr thats probably inevitable and a good thing. Surgeons most always have much larger ones than non surgeons, and so are researchers, the first AIDS drugs were delayed going to market and to sick people for a long time based only upon petty bickering between French and American Drs over who got credit for what, look it up if you doubt me. Hey thank God for ego driven glory seeking Drs and scientists because my lazy *** sure isnt going to be the one that cres cancer, or alzheimers, but for some very different reasons many Drs are motivated by things that come before the patients well being, and noone wants to say it or even think it but some deaths are unavoidable when researching deadly diseases.

BUT theres one *** big difference between someone who voluntarily signs up as a sunject in an experiemnt or trials and someone who is a paying client for a procedure or treatment thats marketed as to some degree an established, researched and safe, not 100%, but to some reasonable degree which is fully and honestly explained to the patient. A flu shot can and does kill some people every year, general anesthesia is always a dangerous thing, but patients can reasonably know what those odds are and make a fully informed choice. And even IF they volunteer for a new treatment or drug, they should be FULLY informed, some Drs while not evil, see some deaths as unavoidable and I pray Im never that patient or if so, that a Dr would NOT color the truths and possible dangers. My friends never got to meet the Dr despite requesting so and extending their stay to make it happen, his death was blamed on a cardiac incident.

I cant recall for certain but Im not even positive that they spoke to an actual Dr from the center, only the morgue. It was Mexico so needless to say the records and documentation of his death and surrounding medical treatment or lack thereof were vague at best. I want to be as accurate as possible so that my message is heard, and isnt seen as colored by me and my only intent is that anyone who reads this can make their own choices aided by a few more facts, and by, while not facts, some of the glaring and very questionable things Ive found, the contradictory information from the center and employees themselves, and the most glaring of which to me is the deep and thorough sanitizing of google, I know enough about search engines to say its a fact that some serious work was put into this, it is not a fluke, bad querying on my part or an incidental side effect of anything, it was the intended goal of someone, which doesnt require the mind of Bill Gates to accomplish, but isnt easy either and requires much time and effort. But w/ the caveat that I wasnt there and cannot say the center behaved this way as an absolute fact, I AM certain my friend had been using prescription drugs heavily along w/ his opiate addiction, mostly benzos which Ive read are one of if not the worst prescription drug for bad interactions w/ ibogaine, and both some articles Ive read and the center's own webpage state that patients are given thorough cardiac exams as well as thorough drug testing to ensure a patients free enough of things that can interact, what I was told by a person there AT THE TIME my friend was given the ibo, is it occurred 2 days after arriving, I guess my friend may have quit taking them before he arrived, though knowing him and his disease Id doubt it, he went to them for help w/ his addictions because he could NOT manage or control them after all.

Im not a Dr but Im pretty sure thats not nearly adequate time to rid a body of heavy and prolonged prescription abuse. Lest it sound like Im trying to bash the center, the Dr or ibogaine let me say this, I havent personally taken it, I have several friends who have as well others who've experienced ayahuasca, some who've tried both. Not all of them as treatment for addiction, in fact just over half of them took it for addiction, the rest did so for, to keep it brief explore their spirituality. A couple of these have had multiple experiences after their first.

All of these people excepting my deceased friend did so in a ceremonial setting not a clinical one, and under guidance of a person with many years of training and study in being a shaman or a guide or whatever the lingo is, and I cant say for certain but Id bet at least several of them if not most, w/out a Dr present. All of them told me that part was absolutely crucial, the shaman, not the Dr. And for most of the trip they were simply there observing, and only spoke or touched or tried to soothe or guide the subject when they became unusually dsitressed or something, and my friends said that knowing when that (the unusual part) is or isn't is very subtle and hard to know and is learned by years of training at the hands of seasoned shamans. I understand people may have bones to pick with this center or the Dr that arent about their practice of medicine, I get it, the internets full of whack jobs many of whom make up stories to besmirch someones reputation.

But based on my own experiences with much subtler psychadelics, and what my friends have shared, IF the patients were dosed then given headphones w/ some new age drum music and left alone Id say thats pretty *** and at best its NOT ideal, its not top level care or how the drug is traditionally meant to be used. If I were considering going to the center I know one thing Id do, Id drop in at 3AM on a weeknight and verify for myself what if any staff were on call and EXACTLY what their qualifications and licenses were. If there wasnt at least one MD, not a prescribing nurse, not someone with 10 years experience w/ ibogaine, an actual Dr., then the center is providing the worst of both worlds, ignoring the tradition and humanistic components of the ceremonial shaman trip and not having a top level of professional western medicine supervision. Seriously, IF theres even a single day in a year when they fail to have a Dr, as well as an RN or EMT there 24 hours a day, not nearby, not at the other location but steps away in case of emergency, then why not get the ibogaine yourself have a friend stay by you and save thousands of dollars?

Procurring the drug is not a simple thing to do granted, but not that difficult if you do your due dilligence and seek counsel from non profit motivated people with experience w/ ibogaine. IF, Heaven forbid, you have a reaction or something goes south, you have a friend/ roommate in the house who calls 911. Which is the best you can hope for in a clinic if theres no Dr there. I think the fees are roughly $7-8000 for the treatment, not much compared to US prices for medical procedures, but based on the first hand reports I got and the various articles/ reviews and testimonials (some, Im not saying all or most, or even many, some of which I flat out believe are made up) I dont know for certain whether or not there are times when properly licensed medical professionals are not present.

One person said theyre fully staffed w/ 2 Drs and an EMT, again I wasnt there to see it w/ my own two eyes, but the best most credible info my friends could get while down there (and maybe I didnt emphasize this strongly enough, they came away w/ a strong feeling and belief that any and everyone affiliated w/ the center were dodging, half truthing, lying and/ or avoiding them, if not altogether absent like Dr P, and regardless never got anything close to a complete, cohesive or credible explanation of events, and said of the people who would actually speak to them at all, none could really make eye contact and seemed very uncomfortable) included the detail that paramedics were called in, NOT on premises. *** difference between listing an EMT or MD as on staff on a sheet of paper or website (remember any info like this was auspiciously absent on their webpage anyways) and claiming theres one AT the center 24/7. As to the person who said they were given benzos once the trip had begun, Im skeptical but if so I shudder, just based on web searches it soon becomes apparent there's unanimous belief prescription drugs are dangerous. Last thing, and its minor by comparison, my friends who actually DID see the center, both sd and rosarito, said its neither palatial (speaking of rosarito now) as kinda all the testimonials allege, nor is it the dumpy shack others allege, likewise its not in the deepest scariest hood (meaning Tijuana now) nor is it in one of "the nicest areas in TJ" as if theres actually such a place haaa!

Hope maybe something in this might help somebody. GL

Guest

This person is a liar I went to the facility and they saved my life they are fully staffed with two doctors an emt and a psychiatrist and a wonderful mexican cook cool woman who treated me like a son , it was all on the ocean , I was treated like a prince , please if you can afford it go to this place it will save your life . :grin

Guest

i was one of beau masons first scammed patients at the house in rosarito mexico, and i met him the first day when he arrived to collect the money. So i know what he looks like.

He is a snake to say the least and everything he said was a lie. But since that nightmare almost two years ago, i have been to two other supposedly reputable ibogaine centers and they have all proved to be just as incompetent as beau. each one has a guy that answers the phone and convinces you that they are better then beau and know what they are doing, but in reality they just want your money. As for jeff isreal, he is also a conman.

I spoke to him just after my failed treatment by beau.

And without a doubt the guy was high on heroin begging me to send any amount of money in advance. anyone that wants to contact me, please email andreacohn6@***.com

Jorge Edf

Dear "BeauMasonFraud","Shellone", "Beau Mason is a Killer" and "Joe Merrill".

I'm writing on behalf of Transitions Clinic in Rosarito. This is a public forum and you have the right to express your testimonial if something of the nature of what you are so "openly" expressed ever happened.

Now, here at the clinic we haven't received a single phone call or e-mail from YOU annonymous posters regarding our "bad practice".

Have you reached the Clinic through their phone numbers? have you ever filed a legal complaint or action? This clinic is fully licensed for it's Ibogaine practice Mr "BeauMasonFraud" (I can e-mail you a copy of our license in case you respond, it won't happen because you only signed up for your only mean spirited post).

Traveling circus? Mr "Beau Mason is a killer" have you ever seen the facilities? All over Mexico? tents pop up? at least have the decency of checking the clinic first hand or take a look at the website to have an idea of what Transitions look like before you even write on behalf of someone else (our competitors perhaps?). If you care to take a look at the website and see the "pop up tent" Transitions clinic operate from www.clinicaibogaine.com

And might as well offer an alternative, right "Joe Merril"?

We have over a 100 documented videos of patients from all over the world that have recieved our Ibogaine treatment that agreed to leave a testimonial of our practice and how we changed their lives and now are living a life o sobriety as well as hundreds more testimonials in writing of their experience in our clinic.

We'll be more than happy to give you the links to them.

Transitions Clinic

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Mr Inzunza

What does "on behalf of" mean? You imply you work there, is that correct?

As a medical professional? As an executive, or in management? Accounting? In public relations, marketing or as an attorney?

You take exception to the traveling circus phrase, OK its sensationalistic, but whether the location changes the business's name DOES change alot, I addressed this in my post, its a huge red flag to me when a business changes its name, especially multiple times, why is this the case with you guys? The website you point to as proof of your legitimacy, and I appreciate its now 2 years since you're post, is defunct. This goes hand in hand w/ the name changes, if youve got such a great history why the pattern of distancing yourselves from it? And the current website for crossroads (unless youve changed names again since I started this reply) is void of the things Id expect and take for granted on any valid medical website, for instance the name and accreditation of a single employee.

Unless you want to completely discredit yourself, you wont try and be an apologist for your entire industry and say that its untrue that many unreputable and slimy characters ARE indeed jumping into ibogaine therapy as it becomes more widely known and in demand will you? From what Ive heard and read its not nearly as messed up and terrifying as the ayahuasca industry has become, particularly in Peru, and sadly I think of that as an industry more than a healing or theraputic enterprise. But to be fair the general populace at least in America has known about ayahuasca longer so its going to naturally attract more *** and *** artists to it, for now at least. I know your center has had legal actions taken against them, which all medical centers, good and awful have, I also know there have been deaths, obviously not something a business wants to promote, but while no hospital/ clinic is going to advertise this in neon lights, the lengths to which a business goes to avoid, distort or bury those facts says alot.

Does the center have 24 hour a day professional medical staff on site 365 days a year, yes or no? If so why not list them on the website? I know Ive asked you alot of questions, but dont worry theyre all rhetorical as I know youre most likely no longer affiliated w/ the center and even if you are, you wont reply to my totally valid questions. Your hostile and combative (lets not forget primarily focused on profit, yes anyone who has issues with you is a competitor $$$, how about the clear phony reviews of satisfied clients that are posted?

bllodjanitor? serious? blatantly fake posting, that or he hallucinates alot of oceans) attitude sound an awful lot like what dishonest businessmen or just plain old people sound like when called out on their conduct and go on offense as a shield. I grant some of the posts were pretty damning and hostile in tone, but whatever your position is there, your tactic of attacking and accusing is childlike, low rent and shows a total lack of professionalism, even if you were no more than a used car salesman.

In any case NEVER the tone a representative of any healing center should take. The more crossroads says, shows, promotes or defends itself , the more I tend to believe the horrible deeds some accuse you of. No wonder theres no names on your website, no wonder Dr Polanco, (or whats his professional name this week?

Dr Martin? Love his boots!) isnt available for consultation unless its prior to a patient paying and *** hard to reach afterwards.

Guest

Dear "BeauMasonFraud","Shellone", "Beau Mason is a Killer" and "Joe Merrill".

I'm writing on behalf of Transitions Clinic in Rosarito. This is a public forum and you have the right to express your testimonial if something of the nature of what you are so "openly" expressed ever happened.

Now, here at the clinic we haven't received a single phone call or e-mail from YOU annonymous posters regarding our "bad practice".

Have you reached the Clinic through their phone numbers? have you ever filed a legal complaint or action? This clinic is fully licensed for it's Ibogaine practice Mr "BeauMasonFraud" (I can e-mail you a copy of our license in case you respond, it won't happen because you only signed up for your only mean spirited post).

Traveling circus? Mr "Beau Mason is a killer" have you ever seen the facilities? All over Mexico? tents pop up? at least have the decency of checking the clinic first hand or take a look at the website to have an idea of what Transitions look like before you even write on behalf of someone else (our competitors perhaps?). If you care to take a look at the website and see the "pop up tent" Transitions clinic operate from www.clinicaibogaine.com

And might as well offer an alternative, right "Joe Merril"?

We have over a 100 documented videos of patients from all over the world that have recieved our Ibogaine treatment that agreed to leave a testimonial of our practice and how we changed their lives and now are living a life o sobriety as well as hundreds more testimonials in writing of their experience in our clinic.

We'll be more than happy to give you the links to them.

Transitions Clinic

Guest

Beau Mason lives in Tennessee, presently, but his family is originally from Seattle; henceforth, the 206 area code for his number. I would be very interested in helping you stop this man, and have quite a bit of information about him.

I happened to also be from Seattle, and met one of his "best" friends who tried to recruit us to send our child to his shoddy facility. I'm sure I can find his family as Seattle is a pretty small place, and a name like Beau is quite unusual.

I also know his age, etc. Please contact me through this site if you wish to talk.

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Need more information on this clinic. I'm considering sending my son.

Guest

DO NOT GO TO BEAU MASON FOR IBOGAINE TREATMENT.

TRANSITIONS IBOGAINE CLINIC IS A TRAVELING CIRCUS THAT HAS BEEN OPENING UP ALL OVER MEXICO PAST 2 YEARS. AFTER EVERY DEATH THAT TAKES PLACE, BEAU MASON FINDS A NEW LOCATION, ALSO FINDS A NEW SET OF MEXICANS THAT WORK PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR. THEY FIND A NEW LOCATION AND A TENT POPS UP, "WA-LA" A NEW CENTER.

CALL THIS *** MAN (206) 353 - **** AND ASK HIM WHY HE'S DOING THIS! AND WHY IS HE STILL IN BUSINESS!

Sincerely Yours

Concerned Citizen

Guest

Never heard of Beau Mason but you're def right, www.theholisticsanctuary.com is a great place in Mexico, seems like every other ibogaine detox is a ripoff, there's another one in cancun run by some failed real estate developer named dave Dardashti who got sued and can no longer do business in the US so he runs some clinic out of a cheap old house in Cancun that under doses people.

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Ibogaine R
map-marker Nashville, Tennessee

Dr. Sola and Ibogaine Clinic Will Under dose You

I recently visited the Ibogaine clinic and was treated like garbage. Dr.

Sola under dosed me and when I was still in withdrawal they left me at the airport. Irene pretends to be this nice lady but once they have your money everything changes. There are very good providers out there- its a shame these people are giving the industry a bad name.

I have since had to be treated again at another clinic on the west coast- I was treated with respect and my dosing was accurately calculated.

I stayed 7 days instead of 4 and I now feel completely recovered. I urge to to not believe what Irene or Alex tell you about how professional they are- ALL THEY WANT IS YOUR MONEY.

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Any good Ibogaine clinics that anyone has experienced first hand, please? We came back, from one clinic, without receiving Ibogaine and lost a lot of money.

Guest

First off IbogaineClinic is a name of a clinic in Mexico that is awesome. Dr Sola works for Clear Sky Recovery. Please dont get Them confused with IbogaineClinic witch is run by David Dardashti and has nothing to do with Clear Sky Recovery.

Guest

Sola is just a hired *** of a doctor maybe even not one. Its a scam place.

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When you say Sola do you mean Dr. sola at Clear Sky in Cancun? Just curious cause I was looking into this place If you have info please respond.

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I am so disappointed in the clear sky recovery center! This place is a complete scam!

Their director Laura Shapiro s a scam artist! I send my son for the Ibogaine treatment. He called a family member completely high or drunk a few days after checking in to the center in Cancun asking for money? It is the responsibility of the center to keep them sober and safe while they are in their care!

when they pick them up from the airport until they drop them off at the airport and see them fly back to their home! They did not preform their responsibility and threw four patients out on the streets of cancun ! They have put him exactly where he was before my son went to the center! All this promises of Ibogaine and it did not work, while he was in the center!

This makes me think that proper doses were not given or no Ibogaine was given. We kept our end of the promise and send them $8500 for 7 days but they failed to do their job! His phone, and money should have been taken and given back when flying home! They deal with drug addiction, they should know the rules of safety!

Please do not waste your money and time! Their promises are baseless and just a scam to get your money!

Itzell Exe
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Please contact me at 806{{Redacted}}. My boyfriend and I both had the same thing happen to use last month. We are trying to find enough people to file a class action law suit against Clear Sky.

Guest

YES the exact same thing happened to me except I booked out of there before they got my cash. They had these fake mexican kids pretending to be doing treatment too.

DO NOT DEAL WITH DR. SOLAS SOLA or IRENE THEY ARE *** ARTISTS. I am glad I got out of there safely although sick and went through *** to get back.

BE CAREFUL EVERYONE. And Irene is a very SMOOTH TALKER so keep that in mind.

Guest

Are there any helpful rating blogs our what ever who can list good ibgo centers? I have read the kind of a rating centers from the UK but they still don't tell all.

The one in Panama City sound good (its at a hospital) and also the one at St Kitts. I have heard Crossroads mixed reviews. they were good on the phone and took a lot of time with me, mixes reviews.

The only thing I have heard about Irene is on the phone she was rated the Ibogaine-guru-by herself and pushy. HELP!

Guest

I am amazed at the writing people are putting about Ibogaine Clinic Cancun. I came down with a 32mg Suboxone habit per day.

They allowed me to stay over three weeks without charging me anymore. The facility is nice and the medical staff is superb. They had to let Dr. Sola go for drug abuse which was unfortunate, but Dr.

Jose and Dr. Alex were great. To add icing on the cake, they employe a Masters Level Drug and Alcohol counselor to help you after your treatment to figure out your trigers and help you form a plan of action. Her name is Kai and she is amazing.

She received her education in America and is also a former opiate addict who decided to do Ibogaine even though she'd been clean for many years. She wanted to be able to understand what her patients just went through. I've been clean for about 6 months and my life has changed tremendously. I know there are other good clinics around besides this one, but there are also many bad ones.

I almost got suckered in by both Beau Mason (who I found out killed two people this year) and Eric Taub (who has four deaths to their name). They claim they have a medical Ibogaine detox but they don't. They also don't do proper health screening upfront. I can speak from personal experience on Beau Mason as I went to his facilit in Rosarito Beach the first time I did Ibogaine.

At the time he was in business with Jeff Israel. Their facility was beautiful and the staff was wonderful but I could tell Jeff was high the whole time because he kept nodding off. Also, when I did the Ibogaine, I was left alone through most of my 32 hour experience.

At Ibogaine Clinic Cancun, both an ER MD and Nurse don't leave you along for even a minutes. It made me feel very comfortable.

Just my two cents.

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Anonymous
map-marker Nashville, Tennessee

Ibogaine Sanctuary Is Not Licensed

Do not have your treatment done at the Ibogaine Sanctuary- they claim to have 24 hour medical staff and there are no doctors on staff. They are not a licensed facility and are not licensed to be providing any medical treatments of any kind. They sent me home in withdrawal and didn't offer to treat me again to make up for it. There are good providers out there- Ibogaine Sanctuary is not one of them. All they want is your money and once they have that you are screwed. I urge you to actually do the research and find out who the medical doctors are, and ask to see the license. Do not be fooled by Ibogaine Sanctuary.
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WARNING---------------------After reviewing all the reviews and then reading the responses below, I researched and found out who this author really was. Its too bad Beau Mason took 2 lives with his incompetence and his lack of safety for patients before he was kicked out of the ibogaine treatment industry. It seems this fake and slanderous review by Beau Mason backfired. I found it sad this community has haters like this Mason character. At the end I went to Ibogaine sanctuary and it was perfect. Its worth every penny. You can watch my video on youtube. Johnny the healer saved my life!!! He taught me how to live and I would be dead without him. I was on suboxone and heroin for over 5 years, and Johnny's Ibogaine Sanctuary saved my life. PERIOD, They had 2 doctors and 5 nurses/paramedics! private chef, carbon sauna, hyperbaric chambers, biofeedback, EMDR, massage everyday! I saw their state license and it was REAL yes they are a REAL Medical Spa! I was impressed and loved every minute I was there. I had a master suite and master bed, treated like a human being. I can go on for ever! I have been to 5 rehabs in New Jersey and relapsed within hours finishing at my last 60 day inpatient program. But "Thanks to Johnny" Today marks 10 month of being free from all drugs! This is the first time in my life I have been this happy!!! I have lost 50 lbs and if Johnny's center didn’t exist I would be dead right now. I did not trust any more centers to heal me.

Watch my video on youtube and you can watch how I got healed by the Johnny's Pouyan Method.

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I am available to talk as well you can get my number from the staff if you call the center. Good luck with your search and I would go to Ibogaine Sanctuary if I were you!!!!

Guest

Ibogaine Sanctuary is one of the only real medical spas in Baja to do legit detox. They are the real deal.

Real Doctors, Real Resort, Real Deal. Call me if you want the truth.

I got cured with a brain healing therapy they do there not to mention the center is top notch. I have sent all my friends and they all are healed from drugs!

Mike Parks 608-354-****

Guest

JUST GOOGLE "BEAU MASON IBOGAINE DEATHS" AND YOU WILL FIND OUT WHO THIS HORRIBLE AND ROTTEN LIER IS. :(

Guest

I was treated at the Ibogaine Sanctuary and let me tell you something! Nothing like it in the world!

All BS aside, the place cured my heroin addiction. I was there for 21 days and it wasn't cheap, but then again neither was my $300+ a day heroin addiction. I saw a doctor there all day long and 6-9 other staff in and out all day. The place changed my life, the director is a real human being that actually cares about you.

I have never had a owner of a rehab work with every patient everyday! I was treated like a human being and I am more than pleased with the treatment!

Thanks for saving my life Johnny! :) :)

Guest

This was written by a rotten provider that is loosing clients to the ibogaine sanctuary. This is an outright lie......I was treated at Ibogaine Sanctuary last month!

And they saved my life!!!! They are the most prestigious healing center around. They had every medical device needed to insure a safe treatment. I met the Doctor and he was there the full 72 hours I was in detox.

I met the owner he never leaves the center. I have never felt so safe protected and secure. The place is gorgeous! I fell in love with sitting and watching the wales and dolphins from the jacuzzi.

I am free from heroin for the first time in 12 years!

These guys saved my life! Thanks Again!

Guest

I did a large amount of research into Ibogaine treatment options and decided on Ibogaine Sanctuary due to the fact that Dr. Martin is the Medical Director.

I first learned of Iboga and its potential for drug intervention several years ago from Daniel Pinchbeck’s book, “Breaking Open the Head.” When I had learned that Mr. Pinchbeck had gone for his second Ibogaine experience to be supervised by Dr. Martin of the Ibogaine Sanctuary almost a decade ago, I knew right away which facility was I was going to choose. After speaking with Dr.

Martin on the phone, I felt very comfortable about pursuing something that seemed scary at the time. Shortly after, I was contacted by a man named Beau, WHO IS CLEARLY THE PERSON WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ABOVE! He is another Ibogaine treatment facilitator and for whatever reason is using a morally corroded way of marketing his company. I must have inquired with his facility because he called me after I had decided to go with Ibogaine Sanctuary, and Beau tried to warn me of all of the things in this complaint above.

He tried to instill an unwarranted fear into me with my choice in facility, knowing that I was already fearful of the treatment itself. This man is taking away from the sanctity that is the Ibogaine treatment. Dr. Martin provided me with a safe and effective treatment.

He is very attentive and caring, and he is just overall an amazing Medical Doctor/Ibogaine Healer. I was monitored 24/7, all medical equipment was readily available, as was Dr. Martin and a paramedic to help in ANY way possible. Today marks 3 weeks after my treatment and I feel rejuvenation beyond what I could have imagined.

Change is not an easy thing, even if you get a boost from Ibogaine treatment.

The one thing that is easy and positive every single day is that I have ZERO interest/urge/craving for opiate pain pills. I never thought that would be possible again after trying to quit on my own several times over the last two years.

Guest

I did a large amount of research into Ibogaine treatment options and decided on Ibogaine Sanctuary due to the fact that Dr. Martin is the Medical Director. I first learned of Iboga and its potential for drug intervention several years ago from Daniel Pinchbeck’s book, “Breaking Open the Head.” When I had learned that Mr. Pinchbeck had gone for his second Ibogaine experience to be supervised by Dr. Martin of the Ibogaine Sanctuary almost a decade ago, I knew right away which facility was I was going to choose. After speaking with Dr. Martin on the phone, I felt very comfortable about pursuing something that seemed scary at the time.

Shortly after, I was contacted by a man named Beau, WHO IS CLEARLY THE PERSON WRITING THIS COMPLAINT ABOVE! He is another Ibogaine treatment facilitator and for whatever reason is using a morally corroded way of marketing his company. I must have inquired with his facility because he called me after I had decided to go with Ibogaine Sanctuary, and Beau tried to warn me of all of the things in this complaint above. He tried to instill an unwarranted fear into me with my choice in facility, knowing that I was already fearful of the treatment itself. This man is taking away from the sanctity that is the Ibogaine treatment.

Dr. Martin provided me with a safe and effective treatment. He is very attentive and caring, and he is just overall an amazing Medical Doctor/Ibogaine Healer. I was monitored 24/7, all medical equipment was readily available, as was Dr. Martin and a paramedic to help in ANY way possible.

Today marks 3 weeks after my treatment and I feel rejuvenation beyond what I could have imagined. Change is not an easy thing, even if you get a boost from Ibogaine treatment. The one thing that is easy and positive every single day is that I have ZERO interest/urge/craving for opiate pain pills. I never thought that would be possible again after trying to quit on my own several times over the last two years.

Guest

I was a patient at the Ibogaine Sanctuary and I couldn't be happier with the treatment I received. I was under medical supervision the entire time, was treated with the utmost respect and went home feeling happier and healthier than I've felt in years. I can't say enough good things about the providers and staff and find the above complaint to be highly suspicious.

Guest

This false review was clearly posted by one of their competitors and makes no sense. I was recently treated by Ibogaine Sanctuary and had a great experience.

Their Drs ARE licensed and he is there 24/7 and I would encourage you to call them to ask for their credentials.

You can also call me if you have questions. 516.405.0627

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