Misconception #21 Because Kratom is socially unacceptable and not prescribed by a doctor, it must be a deadly drug like everyone says it is. FACT CHECK: FALSE.

I don’t like to condemn the use of methadone and suboxone because it IS helping people to kick heroin and opioids. HOWEVER, let’s get something STRAIGHT.

Do NOT condemn this plant Kratom, when you sit there taking methadone or suboxone, and are now addicted to it or dependent. Because that would be a double standard to condemn Kratom for having ANY risk for addiction. However, when we ingest Kratom we aren’t becoming addicted or dependent like YOU are because our plant is scientifically PROVEN to be 1,000 times SAFER THAN MORPHINE ~ addiction-wise AND overdose-wise. It’s not highly addictive, nor has it caused respiratory depression in the history of mankind. Let’s talk about what is REALLY going on here.

First of all, people are afraid of change or anything ‘new’. By no means is Kratom new. It’s been used in Asian and Chinese Traditional Medicine for thousands of years. However, some people are very closed minded and would rather believe what the media tells them, instead of finding out the truth for themselves. Marijuana went through something similar, however; I don’t think there was as much misconception surrounding it. I’m here to change that.

People who quit heroin and opioids with the use of methadone and suboxone are still addicted to a MORPHINE-LIKE OPIOID. It’s only weaker, however; it still has risk for respiratory depression and is HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. Methadone kills at least 5,000 people per year. Kratom kills ZERO.

People who quit heroin and opioids with Kratom, Mitragyna Speciosa ARE NOT GOING TO BE ADDICTED TO A MORPHINE-LIKE SUBSTANCE ANYMORE. BECAUSE, Kratom is NOT an opioid by DEFINITION. Kratom is not even in the same category as an opioid. It is not derived from an opioid plant, nor is it even chemically made up the same as an opioid. Kratom is 1,000 times safer than morphine.

So, when you transition with Kratom instead of suboxone or methadone, you may be dependent on it the same way as a caffeine addiction, but that’s IT. Withdrawing from Kratom is way less mild than any kind of morphine-like opioid. It’s safer also. It’s a partial agonist, attaching only partially to the mu-receptors within the brain. Therefore, it’s not addicting like methadone or suboxone, and it doesn’t cause overdose or respiratory depression.

I believe it is safe to say this because the bottom line is THIS: In the history of mankind, there is not one toxicology report or lab value showing death or overdose, as a result from Kratom alone. Nor, is there any proof showing that Kratom causes seizures or hallucinations. Stop slandering, stop speaking against this herb, in which you know nothing about. There ARE rules and laws that you WILL be held accountable to …IF you remain spreading these lies and falsehood. That’s NOT OKAY. Because, you are (literally) keeping another suffering soul from benefiting from it, from being saved by it.

I am talking to YOU.. to you FDA, DEA, media, doctors, scientists, lawyers, politicians, and ignorant/misinformed Americans. STOP PARROTING misinformation and spreading falsehood about a plant that is saving people’s LIVES. Why don’t you actually go and buy some and try it for yourself, so you can (at least) make an informed opinion.

Benzodiazepines, fentanyl, heroin, morphine, and oxycodone want to make you feel like you are losing your mind when suffering withdrawals. Kratom is nowhere NEAR that kind of suffering (if you happen to experience a withdrawal from it). And you only suffer withdrawals, if you consume heavy amounts every single day.

Methadone kills at least 5,000 people per year. Kratom kills ZERO. Opioids, meth, heroin, and cocaine kill over 67,000 people PER YEAR. Kratom kills ZERO and has been proven to be 1,000 times safer than morphine!!!

Here is a scientific study written by Dr. Jack Henningfield showing the risk of death associated with Kratom use compared to opioids. It plainly states that Kratom is 1,000 times SAFER.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31647958/

I do want to add something here tho. I am NOT against being addicted to something. WAIT …DO NOT ASSUME TO KNOW WHAT THE DEPTHS OF WHAT I AM SAYING. I am against anyone exhibiting out of control behavior with ANYTHING in which they are dependent upon. Because an addiction is exactly THAT. It IS when a person can not control themselves by limiting the amount of consumption to something. They keep going back to whatever their drug of choice IS and keep consuming it or behaving in a way that is harmful. I believe there are healthy addictions same as toxic ones. Because this is how I programmed my mind to be. I purposely wanted to be addicted to healthy things like exercise. However, only to a point of safety. As soon as you are destructing that’s no longer a healthy habit or any kind of safe addiction to have.

For example, a coffee habit is safe. Therefore, I believe this to be a safe addiction. A Kratom tea habit is safe. Therefore, I believe this to be a safe addiction as well, and we do actually have science to back up the safety of coffee/caffeine and kratom as a partial agonist/alkaloid. ~

Again …here is the science that backs everything I told you. Here is a scientific study written by Dr. Jack Henningfield showing the risk of death associated with Kratom use compared to opioids. It plainly states that Kratom is 1,000 times SAFER. ~ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31647958/

Seems like a no-brainer to me ~ Respectfully Yours, Kami Ann Davis

Caffeine, A partial agonist same as Kratom https://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/i/i_03/i_03_m/i_03_m_par/i_03_m_par_cafeine.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5344672/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5813050/

Abuse potential as per Kratom within this study ~

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871620304002