Kratom Abstinence
Interviewing people in recovery from kratom abuse or addiction, or experts in the field.
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Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Fading Affect Bias. Alex used kratom powder at about 30 grams per day over several years, and successfully tapered off in November 2023. Starting kratom at first to ween off prescription pain pills, he eventually used kratom at moderate servings to maintain through the week, and at higher doses on the weekends to get high.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Help with restless leg syndrome during kratom withdrawals
https://www.reddit.com/r/quittingkratom/comments/t1cfy3/coping_strategies_for_withdrawal_induced_rls/
Yoga for RLS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCVZIbVmzd4
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudermilk_(TV_series)
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Sunday Feb 11, 2024
Sunday Feb 11, 2024
At one time, Lorine was very pro-kratom on social media and introduced it to many of her friends. After quitting for 11 months, and followed by a return to problematic use, she is now a month off after a short detox stay at the beginning of 2024.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Mindset for quitting kratom
https://www.drjunkieshow.com/podcast/episode/7625def9/108-quitting-kratoma-story-about-set-and-setting
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
NPR: Florida's Unregulated Kratom Market
https://www.npr.org/2024/01/31/1198909933/1a-draft-01-31-2024
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Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Addiction and relationships. After using kratom for 7 years, Jon found his personality was changing and he was not living up to his own values. With a nudge from his wife, he quit cold turkey 99 days ago at the time of the interview.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, the MC5, and My Life of Impossibilities
The first memoir by Wayne Kramer, legendary guitarist and cofounder of quintessential Detroit proto-punk legends The MC5
https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Stuff-Dope-Crime-Impossibilities/dp/0306921545
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
New rule changes make telehealth and addiction treatment rules permanent.
https://katu.com/news/recover-northwest/new-rule-changes-makes-telehealth-and-addiction-treatment-rules-permanent
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Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Kratom's potential negative impacts on mental health. Brette began visiting kratom bars as a teenager with friends and became addicted during her important young adult years. Now three years off the substance, she enjoys the benefits of sobriety and has a lifetime of adventure ahead.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
New WhatsApp Group for Women Quitting Kratom
Contact Decima to join: decimataxservices@gmail.com
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
Kratom's rising role in the potential exacerbation of mental health disorders: A case report and review of the literature.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773021222000621
Adverse Psychological and Therapeutic Effects of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Use: A Systematic Review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376402286_Adverse_Psychological_and_Therapeutic_Effects_of_Kratom_Mitragyna_speciosa_Use_A_Systematic_Review
Clinical Implications of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Use: a LiteratureReview
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40429-023-00478-3
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Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Quitting kratom for good versus taking a break. A powder "grey area" user of usually around 15 grams per day, Tyrone talks to Jacob about kicking kratom once for 8 months, returning to use and struggling with the idea of quitting permanently when he never experienced major consequences from consumption.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Potential medication to discuss with your doctor to help with kratom withdrawals.
https://www.drugs.com/lucemyra.html
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/351644
Today, the FDA announced an open period for applications to support the development, implementation, and evaluation of a human abuse potential (HAP) study on the use of botanical kratom. Addressing the use of botanical Kratom is a priority as the FDA works to characterize its abuse potential and subjective effects, given the absence of published literature and clinical evaluations despite increased human use. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an estimated 1.9 million Americans aged 12 and older reported using kratom in 2022.
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Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
The mismarketing of kratom = taking away informed consent for new users. A doctor recommended kratom to Robynn to help with getting off a several month narcotic prescription to address pain for herniated discs. Big pharma shills, she and Decima discuss her taper off powder kratom as a stay-at-home mom and helping people quit kratom on Tik-Tok.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Tik-Tok resources:
Decima: https://www.tiktok.com/@quittingkratomsupport
Robynn: https://www.tiktok.com/@lilzsmama
KS Podcast: https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
Science literature on kratom liver toxicity
https://www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S0168-8278(23)00311-2/fulltext
https://journals.lww.com/ajg/fulltext/2023/10001/s3554_kratom_induced_liver_injury__a_new_drug_of.3781.aspx
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Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Sunday Jan 07, 2024
Relapse prevention discussion. Nick G. (episode was formerly named Nicolas) describes his quitting experience as follows:
* Prescription opiate background
* Getting hard into extracts after back surgery
* Being an entrepreneur and juggling kratom addiction
* Going through divorce in the middle of severe kratom suffering
* Checking myself in detox and 30 days of treatment
* Relapsing the next day
* Oral naltrexone
* Multiple rounds on and off Vivitrol- benefits and pitfalls
* Suboxone
* Experimenting with Sublocade
* At one point, hiring a sober companion to follow me from work to home because I literally couldn't stop
* Experience with a number of different meds to get off
* Being in active recovery
* Cold turkey withdrawals
* Massive longevity with PAWS
* More Relapses
* Strong views after 2 years of active participation and serving as in admin in rooms within our growing but still very immature Kratom recovery community
* Another relapse or two
* Finding out my testosterone is at scary low levels
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
WhatsApp Group for Quitting Feel Free
https://www.reddit.com/r/Quittingfeelfree/comments/1906ry8/update_whats_app_group/
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
Kratom possession in Alabama leads to unfair (in our opinion) trafficking charge.
https://1819news.com/news/item/atmore-woman-raises-thousands-online-after-kratom-arrest-draws-national-attention
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Sunday Dec 31, 2023
Sunday Dec 31, 2023
New year's resolutions. Once running a 125 mile race and with no previous addiction beyond perhaps exercise, Jazz tapered off powder kratom with the aid of psychedelic therapy in a structured setting
Her mantra after three years of addiction: "I never lose, I either win or learn.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is seeking volunteers to complete an online survey study about substance use. https://tinyurl.com/jhusupplementsurvey
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
Deadly Dose - A Tampa Bay Times investigation into the kratom industry
https://project.tampabay.com/investigations/deadly-dose/kratom-industry/
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Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
NOTE: With the audio quality of voice messages, episode best listened to on Podbean. On the 12th day off kratom, my withdrawals gave to me:
Peace of mind is coming!
11 supporters hyping!
10 hours finally sleeping!
9 songs got me dancing!
8 flu like symptoms!
7 mood hypersensitivities!
6 diarrheas slaying!
5 cold sweats that stink!
4 body hurts!
3 short breaths!
2 restless legs!
And I'm freaking out with anxiety!
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Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Discussion about Tampa Bay Times Deadly Dose series. Chance kicks kratom with the "embrace the suck" strategy to withstand withdrawals and leaning on the help of a 12-step fellowship. Please call 313-437-7720 and leave a three-minute holiday show message.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Google Slide with all the online kratom meeting days and times, and login codes. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Z7rXo7OBlM2Ay-jMEERqysJScgZfTIYvb2mCiLwK61Q/edit?usp=sharing
KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES
Deadly Dose - A Tampa Bay Times investigation into the kratom industry
https://project.tampabay.com/investigations/deadly-dose/kratom-industry/
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