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A comment on Thousands Say Kratom Cured Their Addiction, Government Says It’s Another Opioid. Parent comment

Re:Thousands Say Kratom Cured Their Addiction, Government Sa... by GW150914 on Sunday July 08, 2018 @12:42PM (#17484689)
Does Kratom have other undesirable side effects? How is it on the liver? If the population present opiate users switched to Kratom, what would we see?
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Re:Thousands Say Kratom Cured Their Addiction, Government Sa... by scoggs on Sunday July 08, 2018 @01:27PM (#17484981)
I've heard it causes pretty significant constipation in some cases. I guess that's undesirable.
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Re:Thousands Say Kratom Cured Their Addiction, Government Sa... by GordonS on Sunday July 08, 2018 @01:49PM (#17485113)
It does cause some constipation, but it's nothing compared to that caused by even 'weak' opioids like tramadol or dihydrocodeine.
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Re:Thousands Say Kratom Cured Their Addiction, Government Sa... by pault on Sunday July 08, 2018 @12:47PM (#17484721)
Instant end to opiate overdose deaths, for one.
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