Mr. Beal is an activist and writer who cofounded and directs the harm reduction organization Cures-Not-Wars. He has long been an advocate of ibogaine, a naturally occurring plant alkaloid that is used to treat substance dependence. Mr. Beal has present- ed on ibogaine in numerous conferences and his published work has appeared in the peer reviewed scientific literature and includes the book the Ibogaine Story, which is cited by Alexander Shulgin as one of four definitive source works on ibogaine. Mr. Beal’s activism was a critical influence in the decision of the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study ibogaine in the early 1990s, and has produced numerous articles on ibogaine in the mainstream media, as well as major support for the International Conference on Ibogaine held at New York University in 1999. He was the first to lend organized support for the development of ibogaine in 1980.

First global conference on methamphetamine science, strategy and response, Prague, 15-16 September 2008