Please don’t mistake legal for safe.
Incredibly wise advice, but unfortunately, it’s wisdom that many either don’t know or don’t heed. There are many, many supplements and legal drugs on the market, some with extremely shady sources and unclear/ unsafe dosing instructions. That’s the advice one Lubbock mother is giving after the very untimely death of her son after ingesting kratom.
What Is Kratom? Can You Buy It In Lubbock?
I’ll be very honest from the get-go: I’m a Kratom hater. I tried it one time, and it tasted like spinach that long fermented in a gas station toilet. The effect? A dull, long-lasting headache. Boo. I do have some friends who use it and like it, so perhaps it was just not for me, but knowing how dangerous it can be, I won’t use it again. If you like it, I won’t yuck your yum, but I will encourage you to be very careful about dosing and the source you obtain it from. Because kratom is an opioid .
Sounds like caffeine, yerba mate, nicotine, or any other of several natural “drugs”. However, kratom has a long list of potentially serious side effects, including: “nausea, liver toxicity, seizures, and respiratory depression when combined with other substances.” The kratom available at gas stations and other retail settings can be in extremely high concentrations, greatly amplifying these risks…