There's a drug in Africa that can help treat heroin, alcohol, cocaine and meth addiction! It's banned in most places!
Like any drug addiction, a heroin habit can be extremely difficult to break.
The body becomes physically dependent on heroin and if a user abruptly stops taking it, their body goes through withdrawal. This can be an extremely painful process.
There is a drug out there that is said to help with breaking heroin addiction as well as addiction to alcohol, cocaine, and meth. Ibogaine is a hallucinogen made from African plants. Its use has roots in Bwiti spiritual traditions.
This drug, with it's dissociative properties, is used to treat addiction. However, it is banned in many countries, most likely because of it's psychedelic properties. It is also used to aid psychological and spiritual exploration.