Innovation

Kentucky’s Risky Million-Dollar Bet to Fight the Opioid Crisis With Psychedelics

EXPENSIVE TRIP

The Bluegrass State thinks the hallucinogenic drug ibogaine could help stop opioids from ravaging its communities.

Noah Daly
Noah Daly
Illustration of Kentucky map and pills
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Noah Daly

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