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Natural substance 'Kratom' becoming a
growing problem
July 5, 2011 - abc15.com
There’s a new natural substance just about anyone can buy in stores
across the nation, including the Valley, that doctors say can be more
addictive and dangerous than some illegal drugs.
It’s a substance many young people are taking and substance abuse
experts say it can be more difficult to get off of than heroin.
It’s called Kratom. It’s from the leaf of a tree grown in Southeast
Asia and it’s legal in the United States.
We found a simple online search reveals there are Phoenix businesses
that openly sell Kratom and dozens of others that sell it over the
Internet.
It may not be illegal, but some say it is certainly concerning.
Michelle Tesarek ordered a drink that contained Kratom earlier this
year hoping it would help her relax.
“Something that I thought was just going to be a good time, ended up
making me sick,” said Michelle.
"They just said ‘Try this, it gives you a euphoric feeling,'” she said.
Michelle said she didn’t know at the time that it can be highly
addictive and has been banned in a handful of countries. She soon began
to realize why.
“In one instance, I had to actually pull over, because it was just way
too much of an intense feeling for me,” Michelle said.
“I knew I was hooked on it, when I was given the medicine to block it
and I still wanted it anyways to see if I could still get that feeling
back because I missed it,” she explained.
We found the Drug Enforcement Administration has been tracking many
Kratom shipments and conducted many studies on the plant.
It wasn’t until Michelle went to a clinic that specializes in substance
abuse that she realized how dangerous Kratom can really be.
“I have treated patients who prefer Kratom to heroin,” said Dr. Robert
Moran of the Wellington Retreat.
Moran treated Michelle and said the substance can have opiate-type
effects for some people if taken in certain doses.
"It's quite frightening because most people who are introduced to it
have no idea what the potential danger is,” said Moran.
In fact, Moran prescribed the same medication to wean Michelle off
Kratom as he would prescribe to someone addicted to heroin. “They think
that because it's not illegal, it's safe,” he said.
Dr. Raul Rodriguez has seen more than 100 patients over the past year
due to problems associated with Kratom use.
“The worst one is actually Kratom leaf, that is the one that will get
them hooked physically worse than any of the other ones,” said
Rodriguez.
For Michelle, it caused so many problems she checked herself into a
rehab facility for a month.
"Everybody thought it was the silliest thing to check myself into
treatment for... but at the same time, I was scared to death,” said
Michelle.
Kratom is a big substance in the rehab community. Doctors said many
people are taking it as a substitute for drugs like heroin or
oxycodone. It does not show up on a drug test. Many doctors are now
trying to get the drug banned.
Some reports show Kratom has a chemical structure similar to a
psychedelic drug. Its been reported that it can act as a
stimulant in low doses and sedative in high doses.
Quote: It’s a substance many young people are taking and substance abuse experts say it can be more difficult to get off of than heroin.
Who gives a fuck if young people are doing it? I seriously doubt it's harder to quit than heroin. In fact, are there any heroin users on the board who prefer kratom to H? I have never heard that before.
Quote: The worst one is actually Kratom leaf,
As opposed to what, the Kratom scrotum? Where the fuck do they think the substance comes from? It comes from a leaf one way or the other.
Quote: Some reports show Kratom has a chemical structure similar to a psychedelic drug. Its been reported that it can act as a stimulant in low doses and sedative in high doses.
AKA this reporter has a learning disability. This is like identical shit to stupid bath salt articles that say "It causes the effects of cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, and rabies all in one."
all the shit they said in this could be applied to tobacco...natural addictive substance. and I bet cigarretes are more addicting than this shit, though ive never tried it.
I really wish I could talk to these fucks and say "cant all this be said about tobacco and alcohol?"
-------------------- If acid puts you in the drivers seat, and mushrooms put you in the passenger seat...then DXM puts you in the trunk
-------------------- December 1960:
"They took the drug one evening at Leary's house and had a profound experience, during which Ginsburg prophetically realized that it was a time to start "a peace and love movement". He then ran naked around the house, attempted to get Kruschev and Kennedy on the telephone and announced to the operator that he was God."
-------------------- Mad_Larkin said: Death is just a thang.
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sheekle said: life is drugs... and music... and cat...
Quote: “I knew I was hooked on it, when I was given the medicine to block it and I still wanted it anyways to see if I could still get that feeling back because I missed it,” she explained.
Get off the demon kratom, child, with the help of this goodly suboxone
Quote: It’s a substance many young people are taking and substance abuse experts say it can be more difficult to get off of than heroin.
Who gives a fuck if young people are doing it? I seriously doubt it's harder to quit than heroin. In fact, are there any heroin users on the board who prefer kratom to H? I have never heard that before.
Having abused oxy and heroin for a year, I much prefer kratom now, as I don't need to deal with shady dealers/runners, it's far cheaper, it actually has some beneficial health effects, I don't have to worry about OD'ing and dying, and because it's MUCH EASIER TO USE RESPONSIBLY ON THE WEEKEND INSTEAD OF EVERY GODDAMN DAY
Quote: Some reports show Kratom has a chemical structure similar to a psychedelic drug. Its been reported that it can act as a stimulant in low doses and sedative in high doses.
You have got to be kidding me? Can't believe they are going after Kratom now just because some brainless bimbo thinks, if you can call it thinking, that she has an addiction to it. You can become addicted to anything, video games, car driving, drinking coffeee, eating candy, chocolate, masturbation, sex, jogging, hockey, basketball, sports, healthy eating, vegetables, computers. Just because someone is addicted to something does not make it wrong and just because it's a drug does not necessarily make the effects worse. ABC really must be run by the federal government drug hounds and big pharma as they go after every single inexpensive natural drug that exists. After falling down the stairs and nearly breaking my neck I was prescribed Percocet but decided to use Kratom for pain relief instead. It worked faster and better than the Percocet and I felt much healthier the day after, with the Percocet I had a much stronger urge to take an increased dose the next day. Big pharma really doesn't give a crap if the drugs they push are addictive, harmful or abused, all they care about is that people buy them. I can get a pound of excellent quality Kratom for about $80 that lasts me a year with moderate use, 1-3 times a week yet. I have never felt any addiction to Kratom even on times where I decide to use it for an entire week at a time I still easily can go several weeks and more at a time not using it with zero symptoms of withdrawal. Miley got the Salvia band wagon moving fast, now some nameless bimbo is going to do the same for Kratom.
yeah that sounds horrible why would anyone want anything thats anticancer. everyone knows its better to take drugs the goverment consents too those are the healthy ones :P
Might I respectfully suggest that you break your words up into paragraphs or even just a few free floating sentences?
It's a lot easier to read and follow that way.
Anyway, I don't think this'll be too big of an issue. With research chemicals pulling most of the limelight, and the fact the poppy pods are still legal (despite being far stronger and actually capable of causing deadly OD), I think this little coverage is gonna get swept under the rug pretty quick.
Quote: digitalemu said: You have got to be kidding me? Can't believe they are going after Kratom now just because some brainless bimbo thinks, if you can call it thinking, that she has an addiction to it.
Well you can become physically addicted to it. You just have to be a dumbass and take it every day.
I love Kratom but at the 4th hour I can't move or I get horribly sick. If I sit back down, everything is fine again. Annoying. Meanwhile my girlfriend gets to continue jumping around the house.
When my local television station was doing horrid drug pieces I decieded I had to do something. What I did, was write a bunch of letters from phoney folks saying that their sensational pieces exaccerbate the problem of drugs by encouraging use and that they are going to stop watching and write the shows sponsors as well. Since then, I have not seen as many drug hit pieces on my local news.
-------------------- Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
T. S. Eliot
Quote: Michelle Tesarek ordered a drink that contained Kratom earlier this year hoping it would help her relax.
“Something that I thought was just going to be a good time, ended up making me sick,” said Michelle.
"They just said ‘Try this, it gives you a euphoric feeling,'” she said.
Michelle said she didn’t know at the time that it can be highly addictive and has been banned in a handful of countries. She soon began to realize why.
“In one instance, I had to actually pull over, because it was just way too much of an intense feeling for me,” Michelle said.
“I knew I was hooked on it, when I was given the medicine to block it and I still wanted it anyways to see if I could still get that feeling back because I missed it,” she explained.
Michelle said, "Kratom made me very sick, so I knew I had to try more because I hate feeling good. In fact, I hate my very existence - and so should you!"
I have started a petition to the Obama Administration and all of you should follow suit in your respecetive countries. In it, I ask our government to just make every single plant besides corn, apples, tomatoes, roses, oak trees and lawn grass, to be illegal thus solving our drug problem once and for all.
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