I agree with you. Even with strong opiates people tend to blow the effects out of proportion like they watched trainspotting one too many times or something. Anyway here is my input on the subject:
Opiates are only destructive because they are illegal. High prices, impure products, dangerous contaminants (fentynal) cause the dangerous lifestyle. Kratom is a safe alternative (although even alternative would be a stretch as it is very different from other opiates). Yes it may be somewhat addictive but so what. At least people know what they are taking and it is affordable and available. Look at all the problems that arrise from opiate addiction, all of them are avoidable if the drug was only readily available to the user.
What is my proof? Prior to drug prohibition there were the same % of opiate addicts that there are today (% of population) yet overdoses were down, opiate associated crime was down, even IV use was less and heroin could be bought at the store by anyone. This is the truth it is prohibition that has made opiates the monster that they are today. It is prohibition that causes these things and thus the dangers. High prices, low quality product, fluctuating doses are caused by prohibition not opiates. Thus so what if people get addicted, what does that matter. They aren't losing their jobs, they aren't stealing to support their habits, they are not injecting kratom tea cut with crap because it is affordable, legal and available.
Kratom helps a lot of people more than it harms. More research should be done however I think controlling kratom will do no good. Making anything illegal only acts to increase the dangers because you lose control. Regulation is control. Controlling price, purity, availability.... this is power to minimize the dangers. All drugs should be regulated and controlled by the government. This should be done to minimize the harm associated with drug use. Drugs are not harmless but prohibiting them only makes them more dangerous as well as create crime.
are never going to stop using recreational chemicals. This is a part of being an animals. Animals from all types use recreational drugs (birds, insects, mammals...)
I am an opiate addict. I have serious back pain and am prescribed opiates. I have tried kratom and see little comparison. It is a mild legal intoxicant and that is why it is still legal. I could not imagine becoming addicted to kratom. Yes some people do but if so so what. This is there choice. I think that the potential should be acknowledged (as I feel it is maybe not on the forum but on other sites). There is nothing wrong with addiction in and of its self. Many people are self medicating and need opiates. It helps a lot of people with anxiety, depression, and pain. opiates are able to make one feel content and this is a very useful trait of any chemical. Addiction is a personal choice. Addiction maybe dangerous depending on the drug such as alcohol but especially if the substance like many opiates is not innately harmful. If one wants help then they should seek it. Society should offer help and research possible techniques to aid in treatment of addiction but prohibition is not an effective strategy. History has showed us it never has been and we should learn from that.
Opiates are only destructive because they are illegal. High prices, impure products, dangerous contaminants (fentynal) cause the dangerous lifestyle. Kratom is a safe alternative (although even alternative would be a stretch as it is very different from other opiates). Yes it may be somewhat addictive but so what. At least people know what they are taking and it is affordable and available. Look at all the problems that arrise from opiate addiction, all of them are avoidable if the drug was only readily available to the user.
What is my proof? Prior to drug prohibition there were the same % of opiate addicts that there are today (% of population) yet overdoses were down, opiate associated crime was down, even IV use was less and heroin could be bought at the store by anyone. This is the truth it is prohibition that has made opiates the monster that they are today. It is prohibition that causes these things and thus the dangers. High prices, low quality product, fluctuating doses are caused by prohibition not opiates. Thus so what if people get addicted, what does that matter. They aren't losing their jobs, they aren't stealing to support their habits, they are not injecting kratom tea cut with crap because it is affordable, legal and available.
Kratom helps a lot of people more than it harms. More research should be done however I think controlling kratom will do no good. Making anything illegal only acts to increase the dangers because you lose control. Regulation is control. Controlling price, purity, availability.... this is power to minimize the dangers. All drugs should be regulated and controlled by the government. This should be done to minimize the harm associated with drug use. Drugs are not harmless but prohibiting them only makes them more dangerous as well as create crime.
are never going to stop using recreational chemicals. This is a part of being an animals. Animals from all types use recreational drugs (birds, insects, mammals...)
I am an opiate addict. I have serious back pain and am prescribed opiates. I have tried kratom and see little comparison. It is a mild legal intoxicant and that is why it is still legal. I could not imagine becoming addicted to kratom. Yes some people do but if so so what. This is there choice. I think that the potential should be acknowledged (as I feel it is maybe not on the forum but on other sites). There is nothing wrong with addiction in and of its self. Many people are self medicating and need opiates. It helps a lot of people with anxiety, depression, and pain. opiates are able to make one feel content and this is a very useful trait of any chemical. Addiction is a personal choice. Addiction maybe dangerous depending on the drug such as alcohol but especially if the substance like many opiates is not innately harmful. If one wants help then they should seek it. Society should offer help and research possible techniques to aid in treatment of addiction but prohibition is not an effective strategy. History has showed us it never has been and we should learn from that.
