Sunday Jul 30, 2023

E14 Decima

Krista and Charlie discuss tips for using alcohol and drug recovery meetings for kicking kratom. Overview of Decima’s story:

* Moderator of large quitting kratom Facebook group

* Nearly decade of use & former pro-kratom advocate

* Experienced 3 seizures from kratom earlier in 2023

* Prescribed Vivitrol to support this kratom quit

* Best advice: start supplements six weeks before CT or taper

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The Slippery Slope of Kava, Kratom, and CBD

Medicated Assisted Treatment: some evidence a longer period is better than rapid detox

* Compares people on a 6 day detox with Suboxone vs people maintained at 16mg a day; 100% failure rate and relapse rate for the detox patients vs 25% with the patients maintained on Buprenorphine. https://nida.nih.gov/publications/research-reports/medications-to-treat-opioid-addiction/efficacy-medications-opioid-use-disorder.

* Different study showing much better success rates of abstinence when maintained on subs for 12 weeks vs using only for a short term detox period - https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/extended-suboxone-treatment-substantially-improves-outcomes-opioid-addicted-young-adults

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