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Understanding Kratom’s Effects, Risks, and Withdrawal Through Personal Experience (www.youtube.com)
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I've known Evan Edinger for years, he's been on Lateral, I'm in one of his upcoming videos, we've hung out plenty of times: and I had absolutely no idea that, for a lot of the time I've known him, he was struggling with an addiction to a drug that's sold in a lot of US gas stations. (Occasional strong language.) This is a personal, heartfelt story that's told with laser-like precision in word choice, and I'd recommend it -- if only to learn what this stuff is so you stay away from it.

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[–] e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I didn't know that Kratom could be this addictive and I agree that regulation seems to be necessary. I remember experimenting a bit with legal highs as a teenager. Kratom tea was one of the things I tried. The effects are obviously quite nice. It greatly improved my mood and it felt like there was a warmth radiating from within my body. So, I can see why people can get addicted to Kratom. Thankfully Kratom extracts weren't easily available at the time. I had to brew tea from the leafs which has an intense bitter taste. It was bad enough to deter me from buying it again. I guess I can consider that a bullet dodged.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I can just think of this

Glad you're ok.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I also tried it one time and it made me feel euphoric. I was unsettled when I found out how addictive it could be later on, because from the way my friend offered it to me I thought it was just another supplement like matcha.