Months before his death, Presley Gerber shared a raw look at his battle with addiction and the treatment he hoped would help him find his way back to himself.In March, the model — who died unexpectedly in a rehab facility on Sunday — posted a video of himself preparing to undergo an "ibogaine flood dose," a psychedelic treatment, at a wellness clinic in Cancún, Mexico.According to Stanford Medicine, ibogaine is a naturally occurring psychedelic derived from the root bark of the Tabernanthe iboga shrub.It has "gained interest from the medical and scientific communities for its potential to treat opioid and cocaine addiction, and research has suggested that it increases signaling of several important molecules within the brain, some of which have been linked to drug addiction and depression."The treatment is legal in some countries, but not in the United States. PRESLEY GERBER'S DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED AS 'A SUSPECTED OVERDOSE': POLICEPresley Walker Gerber died on Sept.
20.He was 27. (Getty Images)"Quiet moment before everything changed," Gerber wrote in the Instagram caption.
"I was absolutely terrified, and I knew I would be again if I ever had to face something like this."Gerber said letting go of control was difficult, but he trusted "there was something bigger than me guiding it.""I knew why I was there.I faced what I had been running from, and somewhere in all of it, I started finding my way back to myself," he wrote.He also said he was "praying it’s the last time" he would need to return for treatment.'FRIENDS' STAR MATTHEW PERRY'S DEATH EXPOSED SECRET DOUBLE LIFE OF ‘KETAMINE QUEEN’: PALGerber's final Instagram post was on Aug.
5, 2026. The model shared a carousel of photos of himself wearing Vuori clothing.In the images, Gerber smiled outdoors in a black T-shirt and backward cap, displaying his signature neck and arm tattoos.
He did not include a caption and instead tagged the Vuori brand's Instagram account.Rande Gerber, Kaia Gerber, Cind...