[goldstategop]

If there was a permanent cure for drug and alcohol addiction, every government on Earth would leap for it. Considering the costs of addiction, I'm surprised no one has found one by now. I'm skeptical ibogaine is the Wonder Drug some have touted it.

(Denny Crane: "There are two places to find the truth. First God and then Fox News.")

[kevkrom]

If there was a permanent cure for drug and alcohol addiction, every government on Earth would leap for it. Considering the costs of addiction, I'm surprised no one has found one by now. I'm skeptical ibogaine is the Wonder Drug some have touted it.

Agreed. It's possible, though, that the stuff might actually work, but have too many negative side-effects to get approved anywhere with a halfway decent regulatory system.

For now, all we have is anecdotal evidence (both pro and con), and a bunch of conspiracy theories.

[ruiner]

I agree, I stopped taking the article seriously at " prison-industrial complex" . . .

[musical_airman]

I don't know if they would jump for it or not. It would also introduce the concept (maybe) of consequence free drug use- especially if it is affordable. Even if it does cure the addiction to a drug, who's to say it won't create a culture of people who will go on some sort of weird drug binge, then clean up (consequence free) for their own entertainment? Just a thought, though unlikely.

[Old Professer]

Give the government a dollar, track every dime; go back when the dollar is gone and give them another, the government never runs out of uses for dimes.

[Know your rights]

If there was a permanent cure for drug and alcohol addiction, every government on Earth would leap for it. Considering the costs of addiction

Why would government care about the costs of addiction, when any portion of that cost they pay, they use someone else's (my) money? Addiction creates jobs for many suckling at the government teat.