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Bassé Ibogaine vs Iboga Wellness Institute

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	Bassé Ibogaine	Iboga Wellness Institute
Category	Boutique clinic with emergency physicians	Physician-led ibogaine program in private retreats
Location	Tulum, Mexico	Cozumel, Mexico
Setting	Private luxury boutique clinic.	"Private medical facility" operating in retreat villas.
Medical team	"Board-certified emergency physicians with 24/7 onsite coverage"; medical director Dr. Juan Manuel Quijada Gaytán; Dr. Mikel Velázquez (ACLS/ATLS); nurses monitor the EKG. The physicians are said to hold emergency roles at Hospiten Cancún, Riviera Hospital and others.	Physician-led: a chief medical director (anesthesiologist), a psychiatry and addiction consultant, a sports-medicine physician, a head nurse and an RN coordinator; "physicians on-site 24/7" and "ICU-trained nursing". A cardiologist is not mentioned.
Screening before treatment	Daily EKG, liver panel and full blood work. A taper rule is not stated; "medically assisted withdrawal" is offered for extended stays.	Baseline 12-lead EKG, echocardiogram if warranted, electrolyte labs 48 hours before, blood chemistry, and a post-treatment EKG within 24 hours. Fasting rules. SSRIs, SNRIs, MAOIs, tricyclics, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and stimulants are tapered; opioid-dependent patients are "stabilized onsite". A methadone or Suboxone taper rule is not stated.
What is given	Ibogaine HCl described as "99.7% pure pharmaceutical grade", lab tested; the supplier is not named.	Not specified; "verified suppliers", tested for purity.
Who it is for	PTSD, trauma, TBI, depression, anxiety, opioids, alcohol, stimulants, kratom and 7-OH, chronic pain; veterans.	Opioids, alcohol, stimulants, PTSD, depression, anxiety, grief, TBI and post-concussion syndrome, CTE, Parkinson's, MS, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, CRPS.
Protocol and length of stay	Signature week of about 7 days; reviews describe 7 to 14 days.	5 to 30 days.
After the treatment	A 30-day integration course (Kat Courtney) is included.	Check-in calls at one week, one month and three months; integration therapists; peer groups; booster sessions.
Published price	$13,500 for the signature week (site, recovery.com and Mind Medicine Law agree).	Not on the pages we read. recovery.com: "From $7,500". Financing via Affirm and Credit Karma is offered.
Licences and accreditations stated	None stated; the site says ibogaine is not FDA approved.	None stated; physicians list board certifications.
Founded / history	Not stated. An affiliated 501(c)(3), Bassé Root Church, hosts Root Healing retreats in the United States.	Not stated; claims 3,000+ treatments.
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	5 from 18 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)	5 from 16 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)
Public record	None found.	None found.
Status	Operating. Site copyright 2026, phone listed.	Operating. Site updated October 2026, phone listed. Note: Blossom's directory conflates this program with the Iboga Wellness Center in Costa Rica, which is a different, root-bark retreat.

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

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