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Beneva Clinics vs The Mission Within

Beneva Clinics 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.

	Beneva Clinics	The Mission Within
Category	Hospital-based ibogaine treatment under Sao Paulo rules	Veterans program: ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT retreat
Location	São Paulo, Brazil	Tijuana, Mexico
Setting	Hospital setting (HealingMaps; Forbes Brasil).	A 5-day in-person retreat within a 6-week virtual program.
Medical team	Three physicians; medical director Dr. Bruno Rasmussen Chaves, described as having 27 to 28 years of experience and more than 2,000 patients, with a study of 80 patients claiming 70% one-year abstinence; anesthesiologists for ketamine.	"World-class therapists and medical professionals"; led by Dr. Martín Polanco, formerly of Crossroads Treatment Center. EKG and drug urinalysis stated.
Screening before treatment	Not stated.	Application, discovery call and health screening.
What is given	Not specified.	Not stated. Ibogaine is combined with 5-MeO-DMT.
Who it is for	Drug addiction (mainly crack and cocaine), depression, suicidal ideation, chronic pain.	Mild TBI, PTSD, depression, anxiety and addiction, in veterans.
Protocol and length of stay	Not stated.	6 weeks: two preparation coaching sessions, a 5-day retreat, three integration sessions.
After the treatment	Not stated.	Three integration coaching sessions and peer support.
Published price	Not listed.	Not stated. Partners named: Mission to Live Foundation and Special Operations Care Fund.
Licences and accreditations stated	Legal basis: ANVISA import with a prescription (2013) and the 2016 São Paulo state decree permitting hospital use under medical supervision (Forbes Brasil).	None stated.
Founded / history	The Rasmussen practice was acquired by Beneva in July 2022; a Novamind partnership was announced in December 2021.	"Since 2017"; the site gives 1,200 to 1,500 veterans treated (figures vary across pages).
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	Not shown on the pages we checked	Not shown on the pages we checked
Public record	None found.	None found.
Status	Operating. Website blocked to automated reading; HealingMaps listing modified March 2025; Forbes Brasil coverage September 2022.	Operating. Site copyright 2026.

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

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