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It's an opioid. (Or rather, contains opioids—more than one, by the way!) Every purported "non-addictive opioid substitute" in history has turned out to be an o
by throwaway_32498 8y ago
It's an opioid. (Or rather, contains opioids—more than one, by the way!)
Every purported "non-addictive opioid substitute" in history has turned out to be an opioid. If it acts like an opioid and quacks like an opioid, assume it is one.
> https://erowid.org/plants/kratom/kratom_journal2.shtml https://erowid.org/plants/kratom/kratom_journal2.shtml
Try:
https://erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=7348 https://erowid.org/references/refs_view.php?ID=7348
(linked from
https://erowid.org/plants/kratom/kratom_basics.shtml https://erowid.org/plants/kratom/kratom_basics.shtml)
- throwaway_32498 8y agoA deciding rule to tell whether some chemical or plant is an addictive opioid: if people are using it to "lessen their withdrawal symptoms from opioids".
- mgamache 8y ago>Every purported "non-addictive opioid substitute" in history has turned out to be an opioid. I thought Naloxone was non-addictive (and clearly an opioid)? Or am I misreading? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naloxone
- stordoff 8y agoNaloxone binds to the same receptors, but it is an antagonist, so has the opposite effect.