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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jessica Blackburn didn’t know she was addicted to opioids until her body’s first withdrawal. It was 2004, and she was 18. For the last year, she’d swallowed
Jessica Blackburn said she experienced severe hallucinations during ibogaine therapy. “It was violent, like being choke-slammed by God.” But she credits ibogaine for helping to combat her opioid addiction.
The head of the commission that manages Kentucky’s opioid-settlement money said Wednesday that the panel will “explore the possibility” of committing “no less than $42 million” to developing a treatment