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Ambio Life Sciences vs The Mission Within

Ambio Life Sciences and The Mission Within side by side: setting, medical team, screening, what is given, length of stay, aftercare, published price and public record. See also the questions to ask.

	Ambio Life Sciences	The Mission Within
Category	Ibogaine clinic in private homes, physician-staffed	Veterans program: ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT retreat
Location	Tijuana area, Mexico	Tijuana, Mexico
Setting	Private, resort-like "fully staffed homes" rather than a hospital.	A 5-day in-person retreat within a 6-week virtual program.
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).	"World-class therapists and medical professionals"; led by Dr. Martín Polanco, formerly of Crossroads Treatment Center. EKG and drug urinalysis stated.
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.	Application, discovery call and health screening.
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. Ibogaine is combined with 5-MeO-DMT.
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.	Mild TBI, PTSD, depression, anxiety and addiction, in veterans.
Protocol and length of stay	Foundational program 5 days; Detoxification program 7 to 30 days; Neuroregenerative program 4 days plus 3 months of microdosing.	6 weeks: two preparation coaching sessions, a 5-day retreat, three integration sessions.
After the treatment	A "Gray Day" recovery period, integration, coaching, optional microdosing and booster sessions.	Three integration coaching sessions and peer support.
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.	Not stated. Partners named: Mission to Live Foundation and Special Operations Care Fund.
Licences and accreditations stated	None listed; no COFEPRIS number published.	None stated.
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).	"Since 2017"; the site gives 1,200 to 1,500 veterans treated (figures vary across pages).
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	4.5 from 52 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)	Not shown on the pages we checked
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.

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

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