Dr Drew Pinsky reveals red flag in Presley Gerber addiction treatment before model's death

When news broke that Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of Cindy Crawford, died Sunday at a California rehab facility, it raised questions about how someone with access to extensive treatment resources could still lose his life to addiction.According to addiction specialist Dr.Drew Pinsky, Gerber’s case highlights the deadly, progressive nature of substance use disorder — and what he says is a dangerous trend in modern treatment: allowing patients to dictate their own care."When I listened to [Gerber's] video, what struck me and concerned me was that the patient seemed to be determining some of the care," Pinsky said on his podcast, "Ask Dr.

Drew." "That's never good."PRESLEY GERBER’S DEATH SPARKS QUESTIONS ABOUT OVERDOSE, WITHDRAWAL AND REHAB SAFETYPinsky discussed Gerber’s self-reported trip to Mexico for an "ibogaine flood," referring to a high-dose treatment involving ibogaine, a psychoactive compound derived from an African shrub that has been studied as a potential treatment for substance use disorders but is not approved by the FDA.Presley Gerber was pronounced dead at a Santa Monica recovery facility on Sept.20, with an autopsy completed and final toxicology results currently pending.

(Getty Images)"I've had patients using ibogaine or ayahuasca for decades, and there's nothing magic about it, I assure you," Pinsky warned, noting that almost every patient he’s seen try the alternative drug eventually relapsed on opioids, often suffering personality changes in the process.Ibogaine remains an unapproved Schedule I substance in the U.S.due to documented risks of fatal heart arrhythmias, according to federal health agencies.BRAD PITT SAYS HE CAN DRINK IN ‘RESTRAINED MANNER’ AFTER 7 SOBER YEARS, BUT EXPERT RAISES RED FLAGPinsky argued that Gerber’s case highlights how patients struggling with severe substance use disorder are often allowed to bypass proven medical protocols in favor of risky alternative therapies.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR H...