“On the death of a Eugene youth at a local addiction treatment center and in the defense of ethnobotanical plants such as Iboga, Kratom, and others. When the science is ignored, the people continue to suffer.” Whenever a loved one is lost due to allegations of medical malpractice, pangs of anguish emerge. How can those we trust to care for…
“It was kratom, Ash said, that allowed her to escape the opioid epidemic. She ended up in rehab in 2011, and was weaned off her pain pills with Suboxone, a medication that itself contains opioids and can be addictive… [Another Mom] wrote… I need it so I’m not hurting, so I can be a good…
“At the end of August, the DEA threw a curve ball at kratom users, announcing plans to declare the drug a level one controlled substance — the same as heroin. But nationwide protests, tens of thousands of signatures and specific criticisms from a number of U.S. Senators has delayed action on the DEA’s proposal… the DEA [will]…
“The alkaloids have been known for over a decade to possess some modest opioid actions but their potential benefit for patients with chronic pain and substance dependence was overlooked in the (DEA) notice of intent to place the botanical chemicals in the same class as heroin, LSD and mescaline.” Columbia associate research scientist, Andrew Kruegel,…
“Congress granted emergency scheduling authority to the DEA based on the need for law enforcement interdiction of new and previously unknown illegal synthetic street drugs that result in injuries and death. The use of this emergency authority for a natural substance is unprecedented, so it is important to determine whether the circumstances here necessitate a…
“The ban would eliminate a substantial harm-reduction option for recovering addicts of other substances… and once stockpiled supplies dry up, people will buy more on the black market without being able to hold vendors accountable for what’s in the product.” Susan Ash, founder of the American Kratom Association, estimates that 60 percent of kratom users…
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