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Re:Thousands Say Kratom Cured Their Addiction, Government Sa... by udp on Sunday July 08, 2018 @05:30PM (#17486308)
> Of course there are a lot of legal addictives - like a whole range of mood altering drugs like Xanax, Prozac, etc. - which are far worse long term.

Xanax is a benzo and is addictive, but Prozac is an SSRI. SSRIs are not addictive, and aren't even interesting recreationally because they don't make you feel anything good.

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Re:Thousands Say Kratom Cured Their Addiction, Government Sa... by stordoff on Sunday July 08, 2018 @05:39PM (#17486356)
> SSRIs are not addictive, and aren't even interesting recreationally because they don't make you feel anything good.

And are distinctly unpleasant at higher doses.

They can be addictive though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antidepressant_discontinuation... (at least in that they can cause withdrawal when stopped).

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