What to know about ibogaine, the drug Presley Gerber used for treatment months before death

Months before he died, Presley Gerber shared he was using the psychoactive compound ibogaine as a form of treatment.

The only son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber died at Resolutions Living sober living home in the Los Angeles area Sunday, Sept. 20, from what the Santa Monica Police Department described as a "suspected overdose." He was 27 years old.

Gerber, who increasingly used his public platform to discuss depression, addiction and recovery, posted about ibogaine in March on Instagram, writing in a caption, "Pre Ibogaine Flood Dose – quiet moment before everything changed."

"Letting go of control didn’t come easy, but I trusted there was something bigger than me guiding it. I knew why i was there. I faced what I had been running from, and somewhere in all of it, i started finding my way back to myself," he continued over a video geolinked to Cancun, Mexico. "… praying it’s the last time I have to come back."

Ibogaine is a powerful psychoactive compound that has been used for decades to treat substance use disorders.

The drug's "most striking benefit is its ability to stop opioid withdrawal and eliminate cravings, often after a single session, something…

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