Kratom: Overblown Fear of Another Plant
Kratom use is on the rise lately and health officials aren't happy about it, issuing repeated warnings about the dangers of consuming this natural herbal supplement.
Recent headlines suggest that kratom has been linked to at least 100 overdoses in the United States in the last 18 months. However, most of those overdoses involved individuals who were mixing kratom with others drugs like fentanyl or heroin.
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Despite threats of a crackdown on kratom by authorities, it's still got a dedicated following, there are thousands of people who are taking kratom regularly to help with addiction, pain, and more. As for the increase in overdoses that have been linked to kratom, it's reported that for at least 80 percent of those deaths that a history of substance misuse had been determined.
Kratom has already been banned in a number of regions, including Australia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and in several states in the U.S. including Indiana, Alabama, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department has previously suggested that kratom be listed as a Schedule I substance, but those regulations have since been put on hold. This is despite the many testimonials that can be found of people who claim to have found amazing benefit and priceless remedy after taking kratom for themselves. The debate is still ongoing over whether or not kratom is a potentially life-saving medicine that can drastically improve the lives of many, or if its a "deadly drug" that offers no potential benefit.
Kratom works! I only wish I had discovered sooner then later. If they ban this, I am going to be a very mad person.
if they don't ban it i'll be surprised lol
Yeah sad to say, I fell the same way.
maybe they'll allow us to get a permit for it following the prohibition? 😂🙏
The next one to be outlawed will be Cilantro. Just my prediction.
😂 I for one am shocked that it's still allowed to be grown😨😂
I am getting really upset at statistics being used as a propaganda tool.
Yes, they are not exactly lying, but they are definitely not telling the truth.
And, how about comparing those outcomes to things like... vaccines. The side effects of those include shuffling off your mortal coil. Even aspirin is not completely safe.
Why haven't they pulled sugar off the shelves? If they reported, in the same way, the number of cases of diabetes and insulin related deaths, then of course, sugar should be immediately pulled, or have a Surgeons General warning.
I also wonder how many milligrams did some of these people take too. Like if you have a young kid who is naive, and thinks this is this drug is a joke and take hundreds of capsules. Such a shame that the labels cant say what it exactly is, instead of being so vague to get around laws. I take Kratom every now and then, and I love it. But one or two capsules is more then enough.
What does it do?