Crossroads Treatment Center

Tijuana / Rosarito, Mexico. Last checked 2026-10-20.

Closed

The clinic Dr. Martín Polanco ran before The Mission Within. No evidence of current operation was found.

Facts

Facts about Crossroads Treatment Center
Category	Ibogaine clinic, status unknown since 2014 reporting
Status	Closed. Listed as closed: only 2014 reporting was found, the site could not be opened, and Dr. Polanco now leads The Mission Within.
Locations	Tijuana clinic and a Rosarito / Ensenada beach house (2014 reporting)
Setting	In 2014: a clinic building and a beachfront house.
Medical team	In 2014: three full-time doctors, round-the-clock nursing, 12-lead ECG, Holter monitoring, liver and electrolyte labs and daily drug tests; lead physician Dr. Martín Polanco.
Screening before treatment	Not stated.
What is given	Not stated.
Who it is for	Addiction (2014).
Protocol and length of stay	Not stated.
After the treatment	"Clean Living" aftercare was in development in 2014.
Published price	Not stated.
Licences and accreditations stated	Not stated.
Founded / history	Dr. Polanco had been at Crossroads for "14 years" by 2014.

Legal context, Mexico: Ibogaine is unregulated in Mexico: not scheduled and not approved as a medicine. There is no ibogaine-specific licence; some clinics state a general COFEPRIS health-facility licence on their sites. Most programs that serve Americans are here. Programs in Mexico.

Location

ProgramsUnconfirmedUS clinical trialANR (no ibogaine)Closed

People's experiences

Research checked October 20, 2026. How we read the accounts.

Limited material found in this search.

Crossroads appears in older reviews and discussions, but searches did not verify a recent account from a currently operating Mexico program. Many results instead concern unrelated US clinics with the same name. Treat older comments as historical context and confirm the legal name, address and current team before assuming any listing still takes guests.

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Public record

A 2014 AlterNet feature on the clinic cites a "1 in 300" fatality figure for ibogaine without a source.
Source: AlterNet, Aug 2014

Questions

Where does Crossroads Treatment Center treat patients?

In 2014: a clinic building and a beachfront house.

Who is on the medical team at Crossroads Treatment Center?

In 2014: three full-time doctors, round-the-clock nursing, 12-lead ECG, Holter monitoring, liver and electrolyte labs and daily drug tests; lead physician Dr. Martín Polanco.

What screening does Crossroads Treatment Center do before treatment?

Not stated.

How long do you stay at Crossroads Treatment Center?

Not stated.

What does Crossroads Treatment Center cost?

Not stated.

What happens after treatment at Crossroads Treatment Center?

"Clean Living" aftercare was in development in 2014.

Is there anything on the public record about Crossroads Treatment Center?

A 2014 AlterNet feature on the clinic cites a "1 in 300" fatality figure for ibogaine without a source.

Sources

Facts come from the program's website and the sources above, as read on 2026-10-20. Statements about safety, outcomes and patient numbers are the program's own. Represent this program? Send a correction.