Susan R Wilcox

Ibogaine-associated cardiac arrest and death: case report and review of the literature.

Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology April 1, 2016 Jessica A Meisner, Susan R Wilcox, Jeremy B Richards 19 citations

A naturally occurring hallucinogenic plant alkaloid, ibogaine has been used as an adjuvant for opiate withdrawal for the past 50 years. In the setting of an escalating nationwide opiate epidemic, use of substances such as ibogaine may also increase. Therefore, familiarity with the mechanisms and potential adverse effects of ibogaine is important for clinicians. We present the case report of a...