'My mom thought kratom was healthy. It killed her': Fears over growing toll of 'health supplement'

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The unregulated supplement is marketed as a safe energy boost. But the CDC says it caused 107 deaths in 18 months, and victims’ relatives warn it can kill. In 32 states between July 2016 and December 2017. While some report kratom can help relieve pains, depression and anxiety and reduce symptoms of opioid withdrawal, at higher doses, the herbal substance can mimic an opioid. However there are few rules around kratom, and none apply nationwide.

While some report kratom can help relieve pains, depression and anxiety andHowever there are few rules around kratom, and none apply nationwide. Six states—Alabama; Arkansas; Indiana; Rhode Island; Vermont and Wisconsin—outlaw its possession and sale and some cities or counties ban retailers from stocking it.

Woods, who has treated patients with kratom addictions, recalled a patient who went from taking 7 kratom pills a day to 80 capsules within minutes of waking up. Daniel Vidrine would buy a 500-capsule bottle of kratom supplements from Whole Herbs every few days at the gas station near his home. He learned about kratom when he was looking for a remedy for anxiety and insomnia. Kratom supplements by the brand Whole Herbs are currently on sale at a gas station in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

“The Kratom sold in the United States is not the same Kratom leaf plucked from a plant and used as a tea in South East Asia … [it] may be contaminated, degraded, and may not be safe for human consumption,” Vidrine told The Post.He would buy a 500-capsule bottle every few days at the gas station near his home. He died in the early morning hours after Vidrine say him last.

 

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