Addiction recovery official warns about dangerous legal substances sold locally

A local addiction recovery official wants local students and parents to know that there are legal, unregulated substances sold in the open in Henderson that can lead to overdoses and death.

In recent Henderson City Commission and Henderson County Fiscal Court meetings, Carrie Gentry, the director for both the Stop The Overdose Project and the Recovery Resource Club, told local lawmakers that two substances—Kratom and “Spice”—are both very dangerous substances and can be bought at local vape stores or gas stations.

In fact, a flag in front of a Green Street vape shop advertises “Kratom.”…

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