Here, I am also seeking to answer, with specificity, which opioids kratom resembles in terms of risk of death. Here, as “similar risk” has been mentioned, I am seeking the documentation and statistical analysis, used by the FDA, that articulates or provides evidence of the “similar risk” of kratom viz a viz other opioids. Additionally,…
The process of determining the legality of a substance—in this case kratom—is not something most laypeople are familiar with. The FDA says they need information from the DEA. The DEA says scientific tests take time and money but if and when they have anything, they’ll surely send it along to the FDA … Lowin said,…
Dr. Patrick Luedtke, Lane County’s Chief Medical Officer Lane County Health Officials are back-tracking just a bit from last week’s health warnings on a very popular herbal supplement called Kratom. Officials say they got a lot of blow-back, most of it critical of the County’s stance … [Lane County residents] say the supplement helps for…
email here: Karen Gaffney Director of Lane County Health and Human Services “Future steps by the county could include asking local businesses to voluntarily stop selling the substance, he said. The county also could approve a local ban”. –Jason Davis, a spokesman for Lane County Public Health LINK But kratom enthusiasts have resisted previous attempts to crack down…
Kratom is not (technically) an opioid or a synthetic substance. It’s a natural botanical native to tropical Southeast Asia that is part of the coffee family, according to the American Kratom Association. Many users believe pharmaceutical companies and lobbyists want to prevent alternative remedies from cutting into their drug profits. Scott Sutton, who plays drums…
While the test came back negative for 232 of the substances tested for, it returned positive for mitragynine, the active chemical in kratom. The test detected 3,500 nanograms per milliliter of mitragynine in Dana’s blood, nearly six times as much as any other blood test from an alleged kratom overdose. … National Medical Services Labs,…
He is looking to collect 365,880 voter signatures by April to get his California Psilocybin Legalization Initiative on the statewide ballot. Under the measure, possessing, growing, selling or transporting psychedelic psilocybin mushrooms would be legal for adults over the age of 21. Original Article (Newsweek):Will magic mushrooms be the next drug to become legal in…
“How do you comfort the dying? You could try giving them LSD. It’s not a facetious idea. In March 2014, Dr. Peter Gasser, a Swiss psychiatrist, published the results of using LSD alongside talk therapy for 12 patients with terminal illness. It was the first controlled trial of the drug in over 40 years. And…
At the time, I’d just started my first semester of college, and my only focus was getting back to class and finishing my degree. I agreed to the terms and walked out of the courtroom, happy to be free, confident the incident was at least mostly behind me. Two decades of constantly having to explain…
The commission will recommend the Department of Justice establish [more] drug courts in every federal district, and that individuals with substance use disorder who violate probation terms be diverted to a drug court… President Trump’s commission on combating the opioid epidemic plans to encourage the federal government to establish drug courts in every federal judicial…
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