Like people in general, pregnant people use non-prescribed drugs for many reasons. As with pain medications and recreational drugs, it is possible to overdose on kratom. UPDATE (September 2016): On August 31, 2016, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published in a notice of intent to temporarily place two opioid-like chemicals found in the kratom plant, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine, in Schedule I.
It should be noted that every strain of kratom, and person, has a different ideal dosage, so some time should be spent finding the right dosage for your needs. In 1897 H. Ridley was the first to report and document that Kratom leaves were an aid for opioid withdrawals and a cure for opioid dependence.
Sometimes other drugs, such as methadone, are prescribed to help ease the transition from the addicting substance, though drugs like methadone can, themselves, become addicting. I know dozens of people taking it instead of opioids that would have killed many of them years ago.
You can start off at 2 teaspoons of kratom, 4 times per day (every 4 to 5 hours) with your own preferred method of consumption, (ie. I felt the reason why people are claiming kratom gets them off heroin and opioids. Kratom has sometimes been used to aid with withdrawal symptoms caused by both prescription and illicit opioids.
In recent months, MSNBC reported that kratom has sent users to the ER, the Daily called it a "hallucinogenic drug" with "potentially fatal side effects," Forbes asked if it was the next bath salts, and ABC Action News in Tampa claimed that "it can be more difficult to get off than heroin." Kratom is legal and supported by a vocal community touting its health benefits, but in the wake of bath salts and synthetic pot — drugs tied to scores of gruesome crimes this year, including (probably erroneously) the "Miami Zombie" attack — lawmakers are eager to ban the next big thing.
Pure kratom won't have the high cost or withdrawal symptoms. Detox with medical
trevorhwuh301.jigsy.com oversight can ease withdrawal symptoms, and rehabilitation programs offer therapy and social support so people can get help overcoming the psychological aspects of addiction. We recommend that kratom not be combined with large amounts of alcohol, with benzodiazepines, opiates (other than possible use with red poppy tea—see below), or any other drugs that depress the nervous system.