Never quit quitting. As a person with life-long poly-substance addiction, Nick tried many strategies including 7 rehabs, one rapid detox, suboxone, methadone, and plant medicine ceremonies. This time at 101 days off kratom, he is embracing a 12 step program and following directions from his sponsor and sober living house.

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New Kratom Meeting Sundays 3pm EST

Zoom: 804 300 586

Passcode: toodles

https://zoom.us/j/804300586

https://kratommeetings.com/ 

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MIT45 Concealed Highly Addictive Nature of Kratom Products, Class Action Says

https://www.classaction.org/news/mit45-concealed-highly-addictive-nature-of-kratom-products-class-action-says

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Kratom as a first-time addiction.  Joining past guests Elliot, Mike, Eric, Fawn, and Tyrone with no previous history of substance abuse, Anne found herself hooked on the popular kava-kratom drink.  It took an encounter in her kitchen with her teenager to give her a wake-up call that helped her finally quit. 

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Drug Shortage Detail: Naltrexone Tablets (ashp.org)

https://www.ashp.org/drug-shortages/current-shortages/drug-shortage-detail.aspx?id=1034&loginreturnUrl=SSOCheckOnly

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Total Synthesis and Structural Plasticity of Kratom Pseudoindoxyl Metabolites

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202303700

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Is kratom an opioid? A widowed single mom, Julie quit kratom along with several other substances - phenibut and a racetam - at the same time. The dangers of under the radar "read about it on Reddit" drugs.

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https://kratommeetings.com/ 

Quitting Feel Free | Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1058727775184974/

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Neptune's Fix products recalled nationwide due to serious health risks - CBS News

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-neptunes-fix-tianeptine-product-recall-gas-station-heroin/ 

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Dependency versus addiction. Kim struggled with a lifelong poly-substance history. In November 2023, she went to an inpatient facility for a short-term medicated-assisted treatment to kick kratom and alcohol, and to begin a new pathway of recovery.

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Relentless Summit x Gary Brecka | Full Speech (youtube.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIgu5yPes4k

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They take kratom to ease pain or anxiety. Sometimes, death follows. - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/02/20/kratom-deaths/

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Can you solve a drug problem with drugs? Andrew pursued treatment with an African plant medicine called Iboga to detox and reset his system to kick kratom for ten months. He relapsed and is now back on track again.

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New Kratom Anonymous meeting on Wednesdays 6:30pm PST / 9:30pm EST to go along with Saturday meetings 2pm PST / 5pm EST.

ZOOM: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/71704829937

Passcode: nokratom

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Ibogaine/Noribogaine in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature

https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/cn/2023/00000021/00000011/art00004 

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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.

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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 

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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. 

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Mindset for quitting kratom

https://www.drjunkieshow.com/podcast/episode/7625def9/108-quitting-kratoma-story-about-set-and-setting

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NPR: Florida's Unregulated Kratom Market

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/31/1198909933/1a-draft-01-31-2024

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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.

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

New rule changes make telehealth and addiction treatment rules permanent.

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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. 

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New WhatsApp Group for Women Quitting Kratom

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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 Literature

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40429-023-00478-3 

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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. 

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Potential medication to discuss with your doctor to help with kratom withdrawals.

https://www.drugs.com/lucemyra.html 

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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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