SMART Policy Podcast

SMART Initiative

Podcast by the UT SMART Initiative. Host Jeremy Kourvelas speaks with experts from across the recovery ecosystem - representing healthcare, prevention, law enforcement and more - about local, state and federal drug policy to find out what is and isn't working to make this fight against addiction a little easier.

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SMART Policy Podcast

Episodes (46)

Tue Jul 7th Controlled, Unpleasant, Unpatented, and Potentially Life-Saving: the Ibogaine Question
Jun 1st 12 Hard Lessons: Richard J. Baum on America's Opioid Crisis
Apr 2nd Why a New Synthetic Opioid is Outsmarting Drug Tests

SMART Policy Podcast

Jul 7, 2026
1¼ hours
41 MB

On April 18th, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14401, which directs federal agencies to accelerate research into psychedelic medications for the treatment of serious mental illness, including substance use disorder. One of the most prominent substances mentioned in this EO is the alkaloid ibogaine. As of this podcast episode, ibogaine is a Schedule I controlled substance in the U.S., meaning that legally it is considered to have a high potential for abuse without any known medical benefits. Its scheduled status also makes it extremely difficult to research. However, treatment with ibogaine is legal in other countries and s...

SMART Policy Podcast

Controlled, Unpleasant, Unpatented, and Potentially Life-Saving: the Ibogaine Question

SMART Initiative

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