
E215 Nick H.
Nick is going to AA and KA meetings and taking Suboxone to overcome a long-term kratom powder habit that evolved to the use of extracts and a one-time 7-OH relapse. WANT TO TELL YOUR STORY ON THE P...
30 Aug 49min

E214 Benjamin's Mom Kelli
Kelli talks about the death of her son from kratom toxicity. Case–control study of mitragynine deaths in Florida: https://academic.oup.com/jat/article-abstract/50/5/bkag017/8524763 “Is it possible to ...
23 Aug 43min

E213 J. Paul
Welcome back, Lily, as an interviewer. Our guest this week had a previous addiction to alcohol and started taking kratom powder capsules about 5 years ago. Eventually, he switched over to kava-kratom ...
16 Aug 52min

E211 Rocky
Lauren and Rocky talk about his 10-year kratom addiction, starting with kratom powder, then to liquid extracts, and ending on 7-OH, like so many in 2026. Off all substances since January 2025, Rocky h...
2 Aug 51min

E210 Ron
Ron shares his journey with Lauren, discussing his experience through opioid addiction, alcohol abuse, and kratom dependence over decades, describing how each substance provided temporary relief but u...
26 Juli 48min

E209 Kara
Lauren interviews Kara, who shares her journey through years of opioid and heroin addiction, a period of sustained recovery, and an unexpected relapse into kratom use she discovered unknowingly throug...
19 Juli 47min

E208 Kratom Crisis Policy Panel
Our quitting interviews this week fell through due to technical and scheduling issues. We will return next week to our normal format of sharing stories of people overcoming kratom addiction. Past gue...
12 Juli 1h 5min



















