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Ambio Life Sciences vs Baja Ibogaine Center

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	Ambio Life Sciences	Baja Ibogaine Center
Category	Ibogaine clinic in private homes, physician-staffed	Ibogaine clinic, two facilities
Location	Tijuana area, Mexico	Rosarito Beach, Mexico
Setting	Private, resort-like "fully staffed homes" rather than a hospital.	Two facilities with private suites, described as a licensed medical facility.
Medical team	Physicians, with Dr. José Inzunza as chief medical officer; 24/7 on-site medical staff "trained in emergency response"; equipment described as built for advanced life support. All clients have received IV magnesium prophylaxis since 2014 (Scientific American, on the Stanford study).	Medical director Dr. Victor Ortega MD (ALS instruction claimed) and Dr. Juan Flores MD (trauma and anesthesiology); nurses; medical staff on duty 24 hours.
Screening before treatment	EKG within 60 days and a blood panel (potassium, magnesium, liver) before arrival. Methadone and Suboxone patients must transition to short-acting opioids, with a supervised taper offered; SSRIs, antipsychotics and stimulants are tapered; alcohol abstinence of at least 7 days. Since January 2026 fentanyl users must stay at least 21 days.	A "pre-care detox program" is offered; details were not read.
What is given	Not specified. The site says the ibogaine is "primarily derived from root bark" and "typically extracted from other ibogaine-rich plants"; Nagoya Protocol compliance is claimed. Given as an oral flood dose.	Not stated (an "Iboga vs Ibogaine HCL" page exists).
Who it is for	Addiction, mental health, trauma, TBI, chronic and neuropathic pain, MS and Parkinson's are listed; the site states ibogaine is not approved for any condition.	Opioids, fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, alcohol, kratom, prescription drugs, Suboxone and methadone, Spice; PTSD; TBI; Parkinson's under an "experimental protocol".
Protocol and length of stay	Foundational program 5 days; Detoxification program 7 to 30 days; Neuroregenerative program 4 days plus 3 months of microdosing.	"7 Days To Freedom" program with a pre-care detox program.
After the treatment	A "Gray Day" recovery period, integration, coaching, optional microdosing and booster sessions.	Optional aftercare and check-ins.
Published price	$7,350 to $30,000 by program (site). Blog, March 2024: Foundational $8,350 for 5 days, Detoxification $9,350 to $30,000 for 7 to 28 days, Neuroregenerative $7,350.. $1,000 off for veterans and first responders; alumni rate $5,350.	Cost page could not be opened. recovery.com: $6,500 and up per week.
Licences and accreditations stated	None listed; no COFEPRIS number published.	"Fully staffed and licensed" claimed, with no number.
Founded / history	Opened 2021 (company statement); "over 3,000 patients" by November 2025 (press release). Co-founders Jonathan Dickinson, Trevor Millar and José Inzunza (Lucid News).	Not stated; "4,500+ administrations, not one complication" claimed.
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	4.5 from 52 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)	4.4 from 13 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)
Public record	Treatment site for the Stanford study of 30 special-operations veterans published in Nature Medicine on January 5, 2024 (no cardiac events reported) and the Nature Mental Health follow-up of July 2025. On January 21, 2026 Ambio announced that a patient in its Detoxification Program had died. It declined to give details and announced enhanced screening, longer detox stays and a 21-day minimum for fentanyl users.	None found.
Status	Operating. Site copyright 2026, bookings open through 2026. No inbound phone line is published.	Operating. Site copyright 2026, updated October 2026, taking reservations for November 2026, phone listed.

From each program's website and the sources on its profile, checked 2026-10-20.

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