Fatalities temporally associated with the ingestion of ibogaine.
Journal of forensic sciences March 1, 2012 Kenneth R Alper, Marina Stajić, James R Gill 101 citations
Between 1990 and 2008, nineteen individuals died within 1.5 to 76 hours after taking ibogaine, a plant alkaloid used for opioid detoxification. The deaths did not show a characteristic pattern of nerve damage. In 12 of the 14 cases with sufficient autopsy data, advanced preexisting medical conditions—mainly heart disease—or the presence of other abused drugs explained or contributed to the death. Additional risk factors included seizures from alcohol or benzodiazepine withdrawal and use of unregulated traditional forms of ibogaine.