Kaitlyn Boecker, Author at Reason Foundation https://reason.org/author/kaitlyn-boecker/ Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:06:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://reason.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Kaitlyn Boecker, Author at Reason Foundation https://reason.org/author/kaitlyn-boecker/ 32 32 Proposed Model Policy: “Veterans Mental Health Innovations Act”  https://reason.org/backgrounder/proposed-model-policy-veterans-mental-health-innovations-act/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:05:00 +0000 https://reason.org/?post_type=backgrounder&p=87225 This model legislation is intended to authorize state ibogaine research and participation in a larger multistate effort to complete a supervised clinical drug trial.

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]]> Ibogaine is a psychoactive substance that a growing body of research shows can help treat opioid use disorder, traumatic brain injury, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder by physically repairing damaged brain tissue. This model legislation is intended to authorize state ibogaine research and authorize participation in a larger multistate effort to complete a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supervised clinical drug trial.

The trial would seek approval of ibogaine as a treatment for opioid use disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other behavioral health conditions, especially those suffered by military veterans. If the FDA approves ibogaine to treat a medical condition, the legislation would allow licensed physicians to prescribe ibogaine administration for a patient under supervision.  

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