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This is a very overblown assertion about kratom. I've heard of people getting addicted, but no one I've known personally has ever had any issues.

I have been using kratom almost daily for about a decade, and it has been one of the most useful substances for managing my physiology in response to my environment. It's great for stress reduction, but my most common use is actually ADHD treatment (which I doubt would be "on-label" if it went through the healthcare clusterf*dge)

The ability to self-titrate is one of **the most important parts**. I know how much I need, and when I need it. With doctors or psychiatrists, you gotta schedule appointments and then try out a dosage for a while, then schedule a recheck and refine the dosage, etc etc etc. I have not had much success with prescription drugs, and I have tried many

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> but my most common use is actually ADHD treatment

Glad it's working out for you. My partner's brother had been trying to do the same and it has completely changed him for the worse. Blown up his job, marriage, relationship with his young children, and he's damned fortunate that his siblings were raised better than me 'cause if it were my brother we'd be done already.

Adderall had always worked fine for him but we're living in a world where it's exceedingly difficult to keep a Schedule II drug prescription active and fulfilled.

Youve never heard of someone being addicted but youve been taking it nearly every day for a decade? Do you hear yourself?

Taking something regularly for extended time does not imply "addiction". Otherwise we could include in that category any number of everyday activities; it needs to entail some sort of negative consequence, in spite of which you persist.

I don't experience any significant negative side effects from my usage. And BTW I also don't have a problem going cold turkey whenever I go on vacations.

Do I hear myself?! No, but I can read what I wrote.

I don't have any personal experience with kratom, other than just recently finding out an old friend is taking it for some reason or another.

Your comment string did remind me a bit about a video that popped up on my YouTube feed like half a year ago from someone I don't watch terribly often.

https://youtu.be/TLObpcBR2yw

> This is a very overblown assertion about kratom. I've heard of people getting addicted, but no one I've known personally has ever had any issues.

My brother in law has a horrible kratom addiction. He now lives in a car with no insurance.

> I have been using kratom almost daily for about a decade

Hmm...

I'm sorry for your BIL. These things can both be true, though.

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