A 43-year-old man in the United States experienced cardiac arrest during self-administered ibogaine treatment in 2005.
The series reports apparent seizure activity before death, ibogaine in blood and significant cardiac disease. The autopsy conclusion and the case-series authors' assessment differ in emphasis.
Sources:
- Alper, K. R., Stajić, M. & Gill, J. R. Fatalities Temporally Associated with the Ingestion of Ibogaine. J. Forensic Sci. 57, 398-412 (2012). Table 1, case 10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.02008.x
- ICEERS literature compilation, row 10. https://www.iceers.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ICEERS2012_Ibogaine_literature_compilation.pdf
Investigation & Causality
Substance Reported
Ibogaine HCl
Exposure Context
Self-administered
Ibogaine Causality
Alleged
Case Reference
Alper et al. 2012, Table 1, case 10
Case Details
Location
United States
Age
43
Sex
Male
Cause of Death (as first reported)
Valvular heart disease with dilated cardiomyopathy as a contributing condition, per reported autopsy