Oral noribogaine shows high brain uptake and anti-withdrawal effects not associated with place preference in rodents

@article{Mash2016OralNS,
  title={Oral noribogaine shows high brain uptake and anti-withdrawal effects not associated with place preference in rodents},
  author={Deborah C. Mash and Barbara Ameer and Delphine Prou and John F. Howes and Emeline L. Maillet},
  journal={Journal of Psychopharmacology},
  year={2016},
  volume={30},
  pages={688 - 697}
}
This study investigated the effects of noribogaine, the principal metabolite of the drug ibogaine, on substance-related disorders. In the first experiment, mice chronically treated with morphine were subjected to naloxone-precipitated withdrawal two hours after oral administration of noribogaine. Oral noribogaine dose dependently decreased the global opiate withdrawal score by up to 88% of vehicle control with an ED50 of 13 mg/kg. In the second experiment, blood and brain levels of noribogaine… 
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