Kratom Sobriety

Kratom as a first-time addiction.  Joining past guests Elliot, Mike, Eric, Fawn, and Tyrone with no previous history of substance abuse, Anne found herself hooked on the popular kava-kratom drink.  It...

17 Mar 202456min

Is kratom an opioid? A widowed single mom, Julie quit kratom along with several other substances - phenibut and a racetam - at the same time. The dangers of under the radar "read about it on Reddit" d...

10 Mar 20241h 7min

Dependency versus addiction. Kim struggled with a lifelong poly-substance history. In November 2023, she went to an inpatient facility for a short-term medicated-assisted treatment to kick kratom and ...

3 Mar 20241h

Can you solve a drug problem with drugs? Andrew pursued treatment with an African plant medicine called Iboga to detox and reset his system to kick kratom for ten months. He relapsed and is now back o...

25 Feb 20241h 10min

Fading Affect Bias. Alex used kratom powder at about 30 grams per day over several years, and successfully tapered off in November 2023.  Starting kratom at first to ween off prescription pain pills, ...

18 Feb 202452min

At one time, Lorine was very pro-kratom on social media and introduced it to many of her friends. After quitting for 11 months, and followed by a return to problematic use, she is now a month off afte...

11 Feb 202454min

Addiction and relationships. After using kratom for 7 years, Jon found his personality was changing and he was not living up to his own values. With a nudge from his wife, he quit cold turkey 99 days ...

4 Feb 20241h 1min

Kratom's potential negative impacts on mental health. Brette began visiting kratom bars as a teenager with friends and became addicted during her important young adult years. Now three years off the s...

28 Jan 202434min