To make brief, SWIM live's in Boston, MA. SWIM's brother has been addicted to cocaine for over 9 years. SWIM's family and SWIM have been trying to help him break the addiction, but nothing succeeded. He's in the verge of dying if SWIM etc don't find a way to break the addiction. SWIM only found out about his addiction a few years ago. SWIM wouldn't get into how much he have put SWIM's family and SWIM through the span of the addiction. SWIM understand's it's his addiction that is causing most of his troubles. SWIM's family and SWIM are far from rich, and are more around the range of being poor. SWIM found out about Ibogaine a few months ago. SWIM wouldn't get into details about how hard SWIM tried to help his brother get or go through Ibogaine treatment. SWIM has done the research on Ibogaine etc. SWIM needs urgent help in regards to Ibogaine etc? Thank you all very much, in advance, for your help!
No swimming here, as far as I know. I don't think that Ibogaine will provide what you expect. Though it could work. Placebo could work too. LSD too. Ibogaine It is not a wonder medicine which cures addictions of all types. One could also use coke to cure some other type of addictions (Yes people do that, those who can aford it.). Coke is not what you maybe think a super heavy drug which makes one feel some crazy euphoria (Not talking abou IV coke here. Have no experience with IV.). For me it feels more like mild stimulant. It is nothing compared to opiates/opioids. I think lot of people who really overenjoy coke do that under influence of placebo. An example; 4 guys take few lines of coke, and feel invincible for the rest of the night!? Don't claim this, but I take it as a possible explanation, because coke doesn't last that long (regarding just mentioned example.), and lot of people I know feel same about coke as I do (mild stimulant, fixes ones mood, bit euphoria, but quite natural feeling.).
I would like to give you an advice. Focusing attention, thoughts, energy, and everyting on coke, or any drug, and on getting one off the drug is wrong path which NEVER works.
Ask your self, and your brother following questions: Does he have any passion in his life (aside from doing drugs of course.)? Moral principles? Is the fear of dying his only reason why he wants to stop, or not even that?
In case he lacks both, your only option is to work on these issues, treating acute issues as they come, but focus on topics I just mentioned.
If doing coke is only thing he really likes, and he doesn't care about you and his familiy, chances are he won't make any real, lasting progress, even if he is scared for his life, and that is his only motivation.
In case he is not such an asshole, help him to focuse on things he like. If he has any friends ask them to spend more time with him. Don't push he has to stop now, and completelly. Don't make issues from temporary relaps, when he starts making progress, decrasing his consume.
Important is that he has life, joy, that he doesn't harm people he loves (and all others as a matter of fact, including him self.), that he spends good time, goes to work, supports family and him self, instead of using them and harm.
With other words try helping him to become a batter person, and to focus on better, usefull things, and if he succeeds coke will become side issue in his life. If he continues to do it every now and then, doesn't really matter (my POV at least.). Important is he doesn't abuse it (Yes I think one can use it and not abuse it, theoretically.), spend his and yours money on it, harms his health.
I whish you both, and your family all good.
