Aeden Smith-Ahearn

Addiction is a disease that has a profound effect on everyone that it touches. No one wakes up one day and decides that they want to become addicted to drugs or alcohol. It’s a complex combination of genetics and life experiences that will, ultimately, lead someone to become dependent on substances.

For many young adults, college will be their first introduction to a life lived without constant supervision. They find themselves pushed out of the nest, and into an educational pressure cooker.

Before I found out about Ibogaine treatment, I was a massive junkie. My life was in shambles. I had stolen cash, credit cards, vehicles, and probably lifespan from my parents.