Meet the 'Monte Everest' of Psychedelics, Who Have Attracted Leaders and Celebrities

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The American Mike Stratton lived a "infernal day", unable to move, while visions exposed repressed thoughts, resentments and destructive habits that had corroded his quality of life. This was the first experience of the 34-year-old man with ibogaine, a compound extracted from native plants in Africa, often called "Monte Everest" of the psychedelics. "I remember being stuck in that cycle for what seemed months or years," he told New York Post Str…