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    "author": "McKenzie Beard",
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    "dek": "Ibogaine has drawn attention for potentially treating substance use disorders and trauma, but a growing number of healthy, high-functioning Americans are traveling to Mexican clinics hoping the psychedelic drug can help optimize their brains.",
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    "excerpt": "\u201cAll I knew was that I\u2019d just survived hell, and I feel like a million dollars now,\u201d Mike Stratton told The Post.",
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    "title": "Exclusive | CEOs, celebs and bored moms are dropping $20K to take the \u2018Mount Everest\u2019 of psychedelics in Mexico",
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    "url": "https://nypost.com/2026/10/02/health/inside-the-20k-psychedelic-trips-drawing-americans-to-mexico/",
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