Jun 10, 2026 · 47 min · 10 segments
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Is showing up more often in overdose death.
Warning about the
herbal supplement called Kratom.
Some say it's as addictive as heroin.
Others say it's the cure to their chronic pain.
He's in a coma from it.
Within seven days, I felt like I wanted to kill myself.
I know I'll just dabble and crowd them because it's not that big of a deal.
You know, we're addicts.
And like, if it doesn't work in the first five minutes, obviously I didn't take enough.
And so I just take more and more.
And next thing you know, I'm overdosed and I'm intubated in the hospital.
And this person called us like basically in tears, didn't know what to do.
And this was a past heroin fentanyl addict that's crying that the Kratom withdrawal is worse than heroin and fentanyl.
And I have heard that from several clients.
I was basically watching somebody come off of heroin that had been using for years.
There's always the question of is it mental health or is it addiction? Enjoy the show.
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