Scholarlink

<p>The controlled substance “ibogaine” is reported to have unique addiction-interrupting properties. Due to its illegal status, the drug's application for treating substance dependency has been explored by a network of addicts and harm reduction activists in underground and off-shore clinics. The article investigates the strategies that practitioners have adopted to mitigate harm from administrating this potentially cardiotoxic drug. The case study invites us to probe the affordances (or lack thereof) of a medical subculture to create a global governance structure in the absence of public funding and state regulations. The wider significance of the case study rests on our theoretical claim that the global market in alternative addiction care is indicative of the future of a market-based healthcare system at large.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Risk management in a global market of alternative addiction care: a case study of the ibogaine medical subculture

  • 期刊论文

  • 出版模式：

    开放获取

  • 发表日期：

    2025年6月27日

查看全文
  • Johan Söderberg,
  • Jakob Lundgren

摘要

The controlled substance “ibogaine” is reported to have unique addiction-interrupting properties. Due to its illegal status, the drug's application for treating substance dependency has been explored by a network of addicts and harm reduction activists in underground and off-shore clinics. The article investigates the strategies that practitioners have adopted to mitigate harm from administrating this potentially cardiotoxic drug. The case study invites us to probe the affordances (or lack thereof) of a medical subculture to create a global governance structure in the absence of public funding and state regulations. The wider significance of the case study rests on our theoretical claim that the global market in alternative addiction care is indicative of the future of a market-based healthcare system at large.