At one point or another, all consumers want to know… Is Kratom Addicting
One way to avoid this happening is to be sure to alternate between two different strains; this way your body can have a break from a certain strain and won’t become used to a particular strain. It is also important to keep your dosage low. Many Kratom users will up their dosage on a constant basis to get a stronger effect. While this may sound appetizing, you are increasing your tolerance to the product itself. Tolerance is one of the main causes of addiction. Another way to avoid addiction is to take a break from Kratom. Taking a couple of days off during the week will help to make sure that your body does not become dependent on that daily dose.
The question comes up often… Is Kratom addicting? Well, addictions come in all shapes and forms and if you are not careful, Kratom can be one of them, but, many things can It is important to remember that it is all in your hands. By itself is not harmful to the body or mind, but depending on how it is abused, it can become harmful.
As reported by Pubmed.gov in February 2016, titled “A Case Report of Kratom Addiction and Withdrawal“, Kratom is a relatively unknown herb among physicians in the western world, is advertised on the Internet as an alternative to opioid analgesics, as a potential treatment for opioid withdrawal and as a “legal high” with minimal addiction potential. This report describes a case of addiction in a 37-year-old woman with a severe opioid-like withdrawal syndrome that was managed successfully with symptom-triggered clonidine therapy and scheduled hydroxyzine. A review of other case reports of toxicity, the herb’s addiction potential, and the kratom withdrawal syndrome is discussed. Physicians in the United States should be aware of the growing availability and abuse of kratom and the herb’s potential adverse health effects, with particular attention to the toxicity, addictive potential, and associated withdrawal syndrome.
In 2017 Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on Kratom as a possible alternative to opiod use, which can be viewed in the video below.
Source Article: Can this plant help fix the opioid crisis?
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