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When traditional treatments fail, many people aren’t quite sure what to do next.
For some, the answer is in medical tourism — heading across the border to try out treatments that either aren’t available in the United States or are much cheaper in Mexico. It’s such a common practice in San Diego that it is barely considered worth mentioning. Everybody has at least one friend or family member who swears by their cross-border dentist, for example. (Shout-out to Smile Tijuana!)
One example is the many Mexican clinics that use ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT — two psychedelics with little scientific evidence backing them — to treat trauma suffered by American military veterans. Two companies operating clinics in Tijuana say they have treated about 3,000 U.S. veterans in the last ten years.
In a new story, our partners at The War Horse follow an individual’s progress as he makes his way through the drug trip, back home, and then to the clinic again.
Our Drew Sitton also has a story on a new model for artist residencies between UCSD, a hotel and an advisor.
Thoughts? Opinions? Let us know what you think by emailing news@timesofsandiego.com.
Today’s top story
Veteran travels to Mexico in search of healing through a psychedelic trip
By Natanya Friedheim • The War Horse
Despite support from veterans, a push for more research and efforts to legalize the treatment, much remains unknown about ibogaine’s effectiveness and safety.
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Today’s opinion column
Opinion: Thanks to LAPD decades ago, law enforcement abuse is protected
Since 1983, law enforcement agencies have routinely invoked a Los Angeles precedent to defend themselves against accusations of systematic abuses.
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