Kratom Sobriety

Krista and Charlie talk about alternatives to the 12 steps. In the interview, Jacob from Maine shares how he used SMART Recovery and MAT to manage to get and stay off extract shots for over 90 days after a hard struggle. RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Clonidine prescription for withdrawals https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459124/ https://www.drugs.com/comments/clonidine/for-opiate-withdrawal.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27057581/ KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES https://www.npr.org/2023/07/08/1186632829/the-readily-available-herbal-supplement-kratom-is-facing-wrongful-death-lawsuits CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety https://www.facebook.com/kratomsobriety https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected] https://kratomsobriety.com

Caught up in the Florida kratom bar scene, Krista explains how after finishing a 30 day residential treatment program in August 2022, she is working the 12 steps with a sponsor and tapping into her own expertise as an addiction counselor to stay off kratom. Article about kratom risks looking at Florida autopsy data: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4495146 RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Quit Kratom app in Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.michaljanecek.quitkratom KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Utah Mountain Express: “How kratom, a legal 'herbal opioid,' tore one local family apart” https://www.mtexpress.com/news/health/how-kratom-a-legal-herbal-opioid-tore-one-local-family-apart/article_7d5d01a6-1767-11ee-83f5-6bb06325e72d.html CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety https://www.facebook.com/kratomsobriety https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected] https://kratomsobriety.com

Should I count days while quitting kratom? RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Bird and the Bee: Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates https://open.spotify.com/album/6Bh8grVrJlDIJ0vJKtakTi?si=4ThijOzcS36kdTUYeYd9Iw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6Bh8grVrJlDIJ0vJKtakTi KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Heart health risks and kratom recent study: https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.009 https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/arrhythmias/104851 CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety https://www.facebook.com/kratomsobriety https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected] https://kratomsobriety.com/

After a three-day inpatient medical detox for kratom, Rob talks about how he's fighting for his recovery after a lifelong struggle. If you have developed tolerance and dependence related to your kratom use, and have trouble quitting because of severe withdrawals or due to addiction, this podcast may help you with kicking kratom and maintaining long-term abstinence. RESOURCES OF THE WEEK Everything You Know About Addiction Is Wrong - Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs Rob's book suggestion: https://www.abebooks.com/9781590030721/Twenty-Five-Words-Serenity-Prayer-Save-1590030729/plp Handbook of Addiction Disorders (2004): https://www.academia.edu/download/39758328/Handbook_of_Addictive_Disorders_-_A_Practical_Guide_to_Diag._and_Trtmt_-_R._Coombs_Wiley__2004_WW.pdf KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/from-addiction-to-recovery/202306/exploring-the-complexities-of-kratom CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected] https://kratomsobriety.com/

Joey's kratom addiction landed him in the psych ward and drug rebab, and after many attempted quits, he has finally found success over the last three months. Beating the odds so far, this peer-reviewed study found Kratom Use Disorder has a relapse rate "as high as 78% to 89% at 3 months post-cessation." https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33974767/ RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Truth About Kratom - Five Years Off Kratom https://youtu.be/4evMaPJqUjE KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Ban, ignore or regulate? Kratom and the Whac-A-Mole world of soft drugs https://www.politico.eu/article/kratom-czech-republic-ban-ignore-or-regulate-and-the-whac-a-mole-world-of-soft-drugs/ CONNECT WITH US htps://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

Addicted to the noxious a popular kratom / kava product, Savanna shares how she got hooked on the "wellness" drink and struggled for nearly a year to overcome her expensive daily habit with the help of an online community, therapy and exercise. Reflecting on the claim people can get addicted to anything, "I've had coffee a million times and I've never lied to my partner about going and getting a coffee...Like I didn't want to drive to the store. I didn't want to be making up excuses, sneaking behind my family...to go get a dose. But I truly would be dope sick without it." RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Savanna's book recommendations: William Porter's Alcohol Explained https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/25374689 Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Vaping: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57922494 Hypnosis App https://www.hypnosisdownloads.com/sleep-problems/back-to-sleep KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Always Sunny in Philadelphia guys talk about "Feel Free" https://wegotthiscovered.com/celebrities/it-just-gets-you-high-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-fans-issue-psa-after-rob-mcelhenney-name-drops-feel-free/ CONNECT WITH US htps://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

Izzy turned to white strains of kratom to help with her ADHD and to get off other substances. Admitting to having an addictive personality, she (@rejectclown) also found she also had to abstain from kratom as it wasn’t an herbal remedy that improved her life. Izzy says “Don't let anybody silence you or trick you into thinking that you are alone in this kratom struggle, that you're wrong, that you're what you're feeling is not valid. Your addiction is valid. How you choose to recover is valid.” Medicated Assisted Treatment & Kratom select research studies: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33226096/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35112990/ RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Interview on Recovery in the Middle Ages Podcast https://recoveryinthemiddleages.podbean.com/e/from-monkster-to-master-unraveling-the-kratom-knot-with-charlie-x/ Kratom special on Recovery in the Middle Ages Podcast (about 48 minutes in) https://recoveryinthemiddleages.podbean.com/e/rma-nights-the-kratom-withdrawal-nightmare-with-jeff-bianca-d/ KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES https://filtermag.org/quitting-kratom-addiction/ CONNECT WITH US htps://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

Mike found his kratom addiction to be "the progressive narrowing of things that brought him joy". RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Doctor gives an overview of kratom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxvYfD6bs3c KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES https://twitter.com/lawdotcom/status/1664756316030529542 CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

Review of three books available about quitting kratom as of May 2023. https://www.amazon.com/My-Kratom-Hell-Users-Quitting/dp/1691182109 https://www.amazon.com/Kratom-Glass-Empty-Fallon-Smith/dp/B0C2S2KN7Q/ RESOURCE OF THE WEEK FDA Reporting Form for Product Problems https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/index.cfm?action=consumer.reporting1 KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Kratom supplier owes millions to family of South Florida nurse who overdosed and died; Krystal Talavera, a Boynton Beach nurse, fatally overdosed in 2021. Medical examiners identified kratom as the cause. Requires subscription: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/drugs/2023/05/18/kratom-supplier-owes-family-of-nurse-who-fatally-overdosed-on-kratom/70224342007/ CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

Jess shares how she quit extracts, bounced back after a relapse and came back stronger to help others. RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Wim Hof Method https://www.wimhofmethod.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/quittingkratom/comments/7si4ui/the_wim_hof_methodan_awesome_little_set_of/ Jess: https://www.quittingkratom.org/ KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES https://www.forbes.com/health/body/kratom/ How dependent is the alcohol industry on heavy drinking in England? https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30136436/ CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

Logan tells how he achieved kratom abstinence after 5 years of use with the help of MAT, 12 steps and music. RESOURCE OF THE WEEK Dopey 409 Guests Discussing Kratom: https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-rzh35-e7be7 Dopey Kratom Meeting Thursdays 7pm Eastern: https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety/status/1643774735258378242?cxt=HHwWhICznbSa7s8tAAAA KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES "What Clinicians Should Know": https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/addiction/kratom-use-us-what-clinicians-should-know/ CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

Transplanted North Dakota oil well worker tells how he kicked kratom while having no addiction history and taking powder capsules. RESOURCES OF THE WEEK https://www.reddit.com/r/Quittingfeelfree https://www.reddit.com/r/quittingkratom/wiki/index/#wiki_supplements https://discord.com/invite/v2gYpqPJqA https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy3vvq/gas-station-heroin-tianeptine-zaza-pills KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/man-sues-wellness-beverage-for-causing-sobriety-relapse/449552 https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/3-million-worth-kratom-seized-174042136.html CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety CONTACT THE SHOW Voice: 313-437-7720 Email: [email protected]

1) An intro to the podcast, 2) A little background about my story, and 3) some myth-busting about kratom addiction. RESOURCE OF THE WEEK https://www.quittingkratom.org/ KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Class Action Lawsuit Against OPMS: https://www.classaction.org/news/o.p.m.s.-failed-to-warn-that-kratom-products-can-be-addictive-class-action-says Police Chief Charged with Kratom Theft: https://www.pineandlakes.com/news/local/emily-police-chief-charged-with-theft-from-business?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_PAL_EchoJournal FOLLOW US: https://twitter.com/Kratomsobriety https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091554107916 https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety/ GET IN TOUCH VOICE: ‪ (313) 437-‪7720‬‬ EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: https://kratomsobriety.com/