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Iboga Treatment Center vs Iboga Wellness Institute

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	Iboga Treatment Center	Iboga Wellness Institute
Category	Extended-stay program, 30-day minimum	Physician-led ibogaine program in private retreats
Location	Ensenada, Mexico	Cozumel, Mexico
Setting	"Extended-stay facility" with client bungalows and a "fully equipped clinical setting".	"Private medical facility" operating in retreat villas.
Medical team	"24/7 medical supervision", "experienced ibogaine physicians" and doctoral-level therapists stated; cardiac and psychological screening.	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	A pre-care phase of about a week on short-acting opiates, and up to a month for Suboxone or methadone, before ibogaine.	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	Not stated.	Not specified; "verified suppliers", tested for purity.
Who it is for	Opiates, methamphetamine, prescription drugs, alcohol; treatment-resistant PTSD including with TBI; depression; complex trauma; growth.	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	A recommended minimum stay of 30 days.	5 to 30 days.
After the treatment	Integration program on site.	Check-in calls at one week, one month and three months; integration therapists; peer groups; booster sessions.
Published price	Cost page not read.	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.	None stated; physicians list board certifications.
Founded / history	Not stated.	Not stated; claims 3,000+ treatments.
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	Not shown on the pages we checked	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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