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Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Pangea Biomedics is located in a lavish four-bedroom home in Tijuana's upscale Playas neighborhood.
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Pangea Biomedics is located in a lavish four-bedroom home in Tijuana's upscale Playas neighborhood.
Pangea Biomedics is located in a lavish four-bedroom home in Tijuana's upscale Playas neighborhood.
Inside the clinic: Four bedrooms are upstairs; the kitchen is off to the right.
Pangea owner Clare Wilkinson says tripping on ibogaine helped her overcome an opiate addiction: My sense of shame about my addiction was washed away without having to practice with a therapist and talk, talk, talk.
The living room, with the veranda ahead through the sliding glass door.
The view of the Playas neighborhood and the Pacific ocean from the clinic's veranda.
Wilkins adopted a dog off the streets of Tijuana; hence his name: Calle.
A small weight room doubles as a yoga space.
The upper level of the terraced patio features a hot tub and panoramic views.
Sandi, pictured with a golden retriever named Yuppy, operates an aftercare facility. Patients who aren't ready to return home after ten days of rehab at Pangea Biomedics come to Sandi for booster doses of ibogaine and additional therapy.
The vitamin and supplement stash at Pangea Biomedics.
A Tijuana beach at sunset.

This week’s feature story,

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