Kratom Sobriety

Decima & Charlie discuss getting things done without kratom. Eva shares how she quit kratom after a near-death experience and a relapse.   RESOURCE OF WEEK Google Sheet tapering tool: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13QpmFV45wUXWuh6YDQPvk51Da3gJMkh4X1WSLpsEwzE/edit?usp=sharing   KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Shot of Joy FDA Warning Letter: https://www.fda.gov/inspections-compliance-enforcemen...

Jacob and Decima discuss MAT opiate blockers versus replacement therapy.  Chad talks about getting up to 12 kava/kratom drinks a day, and the horrible cracked and bloody hands, and significant weight loss that off accompanies it. Lots of references to libido and negative impacts with use of subs and kratom! Charlie's "Kicking K" Spotify Playlist featuring Social Distortion's Ball & Chain: http...

Mr. Ericson's reporting on the kratom industry for Court House News: https://www.courthousenews.com/can-kratom-kill/ https://www.courthousenews.com/addiction-and-the-kratom-business/ https://www.courthousenews.com/the-kratom-playbook-working-the-refs/ https://www.courthousenews.com/the-law-and-the-profits-inside-kratoms-political-underbelly/ https://www.courthousenews.com/major-kratom-importers-gu...

Preview of an upcoming episode with journalist Edward Erickson, Jr. and his articles about the kratom industry. Decima interviews Sammy who quit kratom 5 years ago!  Jacob takes a look at kratom and toxic metals. RESOURCE OF WEEK https://nextdistro.org/naloxone If you are using kratom and are at-risk of mixing it with stronger drugs known to cause respiratory depression, please have naloxone/narca...

Kratom and hair loss. Wes tells how he kicked the kava/kratom "little blue devils". Drugs that use CYP3A to break down may be inhibited by kratom consumption, and hence may cause a dangerous overdose condition with some common pharmaceuticals.   RESOURCE OF WEEK Kratom can affect certain forms of CYP enzymes that are crucial in the metabolization of other compounds such as pharmaceutical drugs. Th...

Lori shares how she broke her 10 year long kratom addiction (dependency + inability to stop despite a strong desire to quit and negative consequences - financial and health in her case). She really relates to the quote from the Lord of Rings in which Bilbo tells Gandalf that “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” Things are much better today kratom-free.  NOTE:...

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Kava/kratom drink special. Interview best listened to on speakers not headphones sorry for audio issues. John tells how he kicked kava/kratom shots: "You have to work on the little blue bottle hole inside you that led you to get addicted."  See previous episode on potential fermenting of kratom that may why kratom/kava drinks maybe so addictive for many people: https://kratomsobriety.podbean.com/e...

Guest analysis about kratom pharmacology with academic references for this episode's commentary.  Contact info at end of the show notes if you are seeking help quitting kratom.   SOURCES Angyal, Péter, Kristóf Hegedüs, Bence Balázs Mészáros, János Daru, Ádám Dudás, Anna Rita Galambos, Nariman Essmat, Mahmoud Al-Khrasani, Szilárd Varga, and Tibor Soós. 2023a. “Gram-Scale Syntheses of Kratom Pseudoi...

Charlie and Decima discuss top ten tips for quitting kratom.  Misha talks about her struggle with the risky carousel of kratom, alcohol and pills.  Jacob gives a review of online MAT providers.   RESOURCES OF THE WEEK https://quick.md/medication-assisted-treatment/ https://www.bicyclehealth.com/treatment/medication-assisted-treatment   KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Major kratom importer’s guilty plea st...

Matthew continues sharing his experience, including incorporating stoic philosophy into his recovery.  Part 1 of the interview was published August 27, 2023.   Stoicism quotes for quitting kratom: Seneca: “We are often more frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.”  Epictetus: “It isn’t events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgements about them....

Matthew discusses (in part one of two episodes) his pathway back to a more fulfilling life after a two year relapse on kratom.  The challenge of the distance-beta paradox in kratom addiction (for example, kratom is for most people not as bad as other addictions so that actually makes it harder to quit, similar to how a so-so job may be harder to quit than a horrible job). https://en.wikipedia.org/...

Guest expert interview with CEO of Boardwalk Recovery in San Diego. Occasionally, on Wednesdays we may publish special episodes featuring content different from our typical format on Sundays with people in recovery from kratom addiction sharing their stories.   Episode 18: Tommy Hathorn shares a hopeful message about his 19 years of personal recovery and a decade of service operating addiction cen...

Eric is a family man who is fit (protein diet & regular exercise) and energetic (high earner & top performer). Without a history of addiction in his past, he found even with his typical competency and life advantages he needed the help of a short-term detox center and brief MAT intervention to kick kratom.   RESOURCES OF THE WEEK Kratom Quitting Via MAT Subreddit  https://www.reddit.com/r/...

Hosted by Krista & Jacob this week. Fritz's addiction doctor said his kratom withdrawal may feel like "a mix of opiates, benzos & stimulates" after five years of 30 grams per day. After quitting kratom through the help of medical treatment and by resetting his sobriety date at his 12 step home group, Fritz has restored trust with his wife to enjoy new dance lessons and new peace during his...

Cold turkey vs tapering discussion. A mother of five and an EMT, Natalie started using kratom seven years ago and took a year to prepare to quit by making exercise and nutritional lifestyle changes to reinforce a transition to being kratom free.   RESOURCES OF THE WEEK Andrew Huberman AMA Kratom https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoH93judXmE   KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES News story with kratom related se...

Krista and Charlie discuss tips for using alcohol and drug recovery meetings for kicking kratom.  Overview of Decima’s story: * Moderator of large quitting kratom Facebook group * Nearly decade of use & former pro-kratom advocate  * Experienced 3 seizures from kratom earlier in 2023 * Prescribed Vivitrol to support this kratom quit * Best advice: start supplements six weeks before CT or taper...

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 ht...

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 WEE...

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.2...

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 Everythin...

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 Yea...

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...

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 yo...

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=10009155410791...