Kratom Sobriety

Sticking to a recovery routine, Dave from Ireland first emailed the show in July 2023. He is now 14 months kratom free. You can find him most weeks at 7pm Thursdays Eastern at the Dopey kratom meeting.    RESOURCE OF WEEK Home | ATLAS (treatmentatlas.org) https://treatmentatlas.org/     KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES The wellness drink for sober people that some say they can’t stop drinking | Well actual...

Julie, M.Ed, LPC, gives her perspective as a psychotherapist, tips on quitting kratom, healing and recovery.    Find Julie here: https://pensight.com/x/sacredself_wellnesshub   CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety     https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety     https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety    https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety     https://www.facebook.com/kratomsobrie...

Pros and cons of plant medicine. With a past poly-substance addiction, Libby found her non-problematic powder addiction escalated to extract use. Finding difficulties with both tapering and cold turkey quitting off kratom extracts, she went to Mexico to detox and treat her kratom addiction with ibogaine.  Contact Libby at libbyquitkratom@gmail.com     RESOURCE OF WEEK Wherever You Go There You Are...

Author Nolan Sinclair on his quitting kratom book. Kicking Kratom: A Complete Guide to Taming your Addiction. https://www.amazon.com/Kicking-Kratom-Complete-Addiction-Quitting/dp/B0D3J6YSWY/ Nolan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Nolanwrites   CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety     https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety     https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety    htt...

Dealing with stressful situations kratom free. NO Resource of the Week (Charlie is moving!) Stevenson collaborated with his wife to seek treatment. Initially, he was not accepted by providers because kratom wasn't an illicit drug. Stevenson's advice: "Try to quit on your own, but if you are not able to, reach out!"   RESOURCE OF WEEK One week hiatus:  Kitty Wells, Don't Wait The Last Minute To Pra...

QuitK - A supplement to help you quit kratom for good   https://quitk.com/   Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) effects on withdrawal syndrome of heroin abusers - PubMed (nih.gov) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10836211/     CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety     https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety     https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety    https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety  ...

Compare and despair. Frank's drinking 24 kava-kratom tonics a day led to a four-day hospitalization, intensive outpatient rehab, and medicated assisted treatment.   RESOURCE OF WEEK Exercise: How It Can Help With Addiction Recovery (webmd.com) https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/exercise-help-addiction-recovery     KRATOM IN THE HEADLINES Kratom: Opioid-Like Herb With Health and Addictio...

Interview with Patti Wheeler, mother of twin Wyatt, and filmmaker, Joanne Rubino. A Beautiful Life Stolen https://abeautifullifestolen.com/   CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety     https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety     https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety    https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety     https://www.facebook.com/kratomsobriety       QUITTING KRATOM SUPPORT ME...

Welcoming Jasmine as a new cohost. Blaine found his kratom addiction happened "gradually and all at once". While we try to be MAT friendly, we know Suboxone is not right for everyone, and Blaine didn't find helpful for him based on his background, personality and circumstances.  Jasmine's podcast Clean Sips, the episode she shared to her sober audience that she struggled with kratom.  Overcoming A...

Joe became addicted to kava-kratom tonics and decided to stop sell kratom at his kava bar. WLVS DEN KAVA: Getting to Know Owner Joe Reed - Vegas Cannabis Magazine https://www.vegascannabismag.com/main-feat/wlvs-den-kava-getting-to-know-owner-joe-reed/   CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety     https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety     https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety    http...

Did you use kratom recreationally? Corey's kratom use escalated to the point where he was buying 48-bottle cases to ensure he didn't run out. A couple days in jail withdrawaling hard, followed by an almost two-week hospital stay and then a month in drug rehab, Corey celebrated 13 months kratom free on August 2, 2024.   RESOURCE OF WEEK COWS: The Opioid Withdrawal Score and Its Use (healthline.com)...

Hell or Hope in a Bottle (kratomsobriety.com) https://kratomsobriety.com/f/hell-or-hope-in-a-bottle   CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety     https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety     https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety    https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety     https://www.facebook.com/kratomsobriety       QUITTING KRATOM SUPPORT MEETINGS https://www.kratommeetings.com  ...

Podcast host transition and new volunteers. Chris hit a hard kratom bottom: relapse after a rehab stint, lost two jobs, relationship ending, pending eviction from parent's home, nearly losing custody of her beloved son, and a crashed car.  Learning from past lessons, Chris jumped into online meetings and focusing on getting sober for herself, to kick kratom in May 2024.   Decima's Quitting Kratom...

Clip of Michal Charles, which was shared at beginning of this episode: EP 360: Early Days - Navigating Kratom & Kava, Personal Insights & Warnings — Sobertown Podcast | Sobriety Podcast & Inspiring Recovery Stories https://www.sobertownpodcast.com/sober-podcast-episodes/episode-360-earl-days-navigating-kratom-kava-personal-insights-warnings Today's guest Jimmy Price: Kava Facts of the...

In person versus virtual meetings. Meredith shares her journey with kratom addiction, starting innocently with a recommendation at a convenience store and quickly escalating to daily use. She details the subsequent struggles with withdrawal and the support she found in online communities to help her abstain from the blue kava-kratom tonics since February 2024.   RESOURCE OF WEEK The Power of a Mor...

Austin was age 25 when his dad found him deceased in the family's basement. According to the post-death toxicology and autopsy reports, he did not have pre-existing conditions nor any illicit or prescription drugs in his system.   "Though kratom related deaths are low when compared to its widespread use, the denial that kratom use does not result in fatalities is false and misleading. Mitragynine...

Saying no to "People Pleasing".  Opiate free for almost 20 years and booze free for almost 15 years, but prone to transfer addictions, Shane started taking kratom mostly to address mental health issues. But with his first couple kratom uses, he had that "oh I like this" similar to using opiates. After figuring out he had a mental health misdiagnosis, during his second and hopefully his last kratom...

Exotic Plants, Deadly Consequences - by Scott Carney (substack.com) https://sgcarney.substack.com/p/exotic-plants-deadly-consequences   CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety   https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety   https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety   https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety   https://www.facebook.com/kratomsobriety     QUITTING KRATOM SUPPORT MEETINGS https://...

Don't engage in analysis paralysis about your kratom quit. After her husband was shot in Iraq a decade plus ago, Frankie started abusing pain pills prescribed to her spouse.  Eventually, she started having kidney issues, liver spots on her skin and hair falling out.  Also abusing benzos and booze, she was able to finally quit after joining a WhatsApp group. To say off kratom, she goes to AA meetin...

Cornel N. Stanciu, M.D., C.P.E., M.R.O. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the Director of Addiction Services at New Hampshire Hospital. As an Addiction Psychiatrist, Dr. Stanciu is involved in clinical care, research, and policy concerning services and treatments for people with addictive disorders.  Throughout his career, Dr. Stanciu has played a...

A voice mail from a listener. Cody has a history of poly-substance addiction. With a military background, he excels at staying fit and on track. But he found himself struggling with kratom after finding it a couple years ago, and it reminded him of his days on stronger opioids. His persistence pays off and he is able to interrupt and discontinue his kratom use despite it being so ubiquitously avai...

First of a series of special episodes coming out this summer on Wednesdays with guests talking about kratom related topics beyond the wonderful quitting stories usually featured on Sundays.   CONNECT WITH US https://www.instagram.com/kratomsobriety   https://twitter.com/kratomsobriety   https://www.tiktok.com/@krat0ms0briety   https://www.youtube.com/@KratomSobriety   https://www.facebook.com/krat...

Hiding your kratom addiction. From Courtney's email to the show: "...after {getting up to} 44gpd in capsules, I went cold turkey. I discovered kratom after my mom had passed in February last year - I used to have a pill habit so when my mom left us with oxys, I ended up taking all of them, only to run out and behold - kratom had been discovered. I want to somehow advocate for those who want to qui...

Why do kratom users carry around spoons and a knife? Jack got to spending up to $600 a week on kratom and becoming 40 pounds underweight in part because of often throwing up after eating meals as a result of kratom-related nausea. After a short-term detox, Jack is about to reach being a year kratom free by helping to lead the Saturday morning quitting meeting, naltrexone, and therapy.   RESOURCE O...

Responding to recent podcast feedback. Hilary at one time had two years off kratom, but after a step backwards returning to capsule use, is now reinvesting in her recovery by being active in the quitting community, service work, healthy eating, going to the gym, support from loved ones and pursuing goals for her future.    RESOURCE OF THE WEEK ARTICLES Annuar, Nur Aisyah Khairul, Ummi Kalthum Azla...