Waldron’s autopsy also showed a thyroid and heart condition, a muscle relaxer and a prescription antidepressant. But toxicologists at the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office said the prescription drug interactions weren’t what caused his death — it was the very high level of kratom in his blood … But [his mom] isn’t calling for a…
While the FDA has cited 36 deaths in association with kratom, the autopsies which have been made available are missing critical information, and several of the autopsies have not been made public despite Freedom of Information Act concerns … “In every case where we have been able to read the autopsies, there have been other…
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…
Hmmm…I should add up how much big pharm is losing from just me, because I have switched to kratom. They are literally going to kill people if they outlaw this…. I’ve been using kratom for four years and it has saved my life from a lifetime of manmade drugs. I have nerve damage in my…
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,…
Oregon could become home to the legal… use of magic mushrooms. A campaign to legalize psilocybin, informally known as magic mushrooms, is making its way to voters. “Psilocybin, after all, is an off-patent, organic agent which creates change through the psychedelic experience it provides, such that a single experience often changes a person’s disposition moving…
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…
The court’s decision hinged on a question: Would a scientific assessment of LSD’s risk-profile—an evaluation of how harmful and toxic the drug is—warrant lowering the penalty? … Scientific reasoning not only won the day, but also the future. In other words, what weight does the latest research into the effects of LSD on the body…
[It appears], you’d need to eat a whole tree in one sitting to die of kratom. Both alkaloid extract (ED50=194.4 mg/kg) and mitragynine (ED50= 21.96 mg/kg) significantly and dose-dependently showed analgesic effect compared to morphine (ED50=3.69 mg/kg). In addition, based on the acute toxicity study the LD50 for alkaloid extract and mitragynine was estimated 591.6…
“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…
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