{"id":76143,"date":"2026-04-18T14:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-signs-executive-order-to-research-ibogaine-a-psychedelic-used-abroad-to-treat-ptsd\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T14:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T14:01:19","slug":"trump-signs-executive-order-to-research-ibogaine-a-psychedelic-used-abroad-to-treat-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/trump-signs-executive-order-to-research-ibogaine-a-psychedelic-used-abroad-to-treat-ptsd\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs executive order to research ibogaine, a psychedelic used abroad to treat PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump has signed an executive order to ease restrictions on the psychedelic ibogaine, signaling the administration&#8217;s willingness to further U.S. research into the drug, which is used in some countries to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump was joined by health officials including Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and podcaster Joe Rogan.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said the order will &#8220;dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs,&#8221; which he said have shown &#8220;life-changing potential.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump said that the federal government will make a $50 million research investment into ibogaine. He said the federal government was also opening a pathway for ibogaine to be administered to &#8220;desperately ill patients&#8221; under the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/patients\/learn-about-expanded-access-and-other-treatment-options\/right-try\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food and Drug Administration&#8217;s Right To Try rule<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody is so strongly in favor of this. It&#8217;s for a lot of people, but it&#8217;s for our veterans in particular,&#8221; Mr. Trump said, highlighting veteran suicide rates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If these turn out to be as good as people are saying it&#8217;s going to have a tremendous impact on this country and in other countries too,&#8221; Mr. Trump added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Food and Drug Administration commissioner Marty Makary said that three psychedelics would be added to the National Priority Voucher pilot program, which is a pathway meant to dramatically reduce review times for drug and biological products that align with U.S. national health priorities. The FDA will also begin the process to allow for researchers to conduct human trials into ibogaine&#8217;s use, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is an unmet public health need and there are potentially promising treatments,&#8221; Makary said. &#8220;That&#8217;s why there is a sense of urgency around this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>CBS News\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/psychedelic-drug-ibogaine-ptsd-trump-to-sign-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">first reported<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that Mr. Trump was expected to sign the order earlier this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ibogaine is a naturally occurring compound found in a shrub native to Africa. It has been used to treat depression, anxiety, addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder and brain trauma. Researchers say ibogaine could eventually fill a gap in addiction treatment, particularly for opioid dependence, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekaselect.com\/article\/126990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more<\/a>\u00a0large-scale clinical trials are needed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsatjournal.com\/article\/S0740-5472(21)00443-8\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">before<\/a>\u00a0it can be considered safe or effective for any condition.<\/p>\n<p>The scientific evidence behind the drug so far consists mostly of small observational studies and open-label trials. Only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/MJT.0000000000001723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial<\/a>\u00a0has been completed. More advanced\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.phrs.2022.106620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trials<\/a>\u00a0have been started recently, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill approving $50 million for research last year. It is unclear how the federal government will help facilitate further research. Sources told CBS News that strategies were still being hammered out in internal discussions this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a Schedule I substance, ibogaine is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dea.gov\/drug-information\/drug-scheduling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currently grouped<\/a>\u00a0by the Drug Enforcement Administration alongside substances including heroin and ecstacy. Americans have traveled to unregulated clinics, often in Mexico or the Caribbean, to take the drug. Studies show that ibogaine can cause\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/add.70319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dangerous heart rhythm disturbances<\/a>, which can be fatal. 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