Phoenix_rising
Bluelighter
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I've used kratom many times over the years and when it first hit Europe I bought from a wholesaler,the first wholesaler who was creating plantations in Indonesia,he was a Dutch fellow I believe. It was a long time ago and my memory not so good.
I found kratom to be a wonderful medicine for those who have been addicted to opiates. For me it felt better and more wholesome,it was a natural version of Tramadol with more to it. I asked myself "why is it not being used in mainstream medicine instead of Methadone and Buprenorphine?"
At the time in New Zealand they were testing it for this purpose and apparently was accepted as a new maintenance treatment,but no Doctor would prescribe it or knew where to get it. Much like legal cannabis in the UK for medical reasons...What a joke!
When I started looking into the chemistry of Kratom I found out that Mitragynine,the main psychoactive alkaloid is very complex to synthesize. This is probably the main reason it's not found in modern medicine. We all know that big pharma are all about profit and greed,they could produce Mitragynine,but choose to use cheap and nasty alternatives which are inferior instead.
Thank God for the vendors who supply Kratom and the farmers who produce it,but wouldn't it be nice to pop a pill that contained all the alkaloids in Kratom? I know some of the vendors have produced their own pills from extracts,which is as close as were going to get. Maybe its better this way,but not for those who would rather have it prescribed instead of other cheaply made maintenance drugs.
I wonder how many addicts would choose a pure Kratom pill over traditional maintenance drugs? I'm thinking most would. Not only does it stop withdrawals but also works as an antidepressant and stimulant and is much better for the body.
I put it to the vendors out there or the producers,can you make a really strong,slow release pill of Kratom aimed specifically to those who want to come off of traditional opiates at an affordable price? This is the thing,cost. Heroin,Fentanyl,Methadone etc etc are cheap so why swap for a more expensive product? If the price of Kratom came down I could imagine more people using it,like the Cannabis market in the USA.
It's a false economy to keep the prices so high,reduce the price,more people buy as a better alternative and bigger profits are made. I'd rather see a world flooded with Kratom and no deaths than a world we have now which is flooded with deadly opiates and killing countless lives.
I found kratom to be a wonderful medicine for those who have been addicted to opiates. For me it felt better and more wholesome,it was a natural version of Tramadol with more to it. I asked myself "why is it not being used in mainstream medicine instead of Methadone and Buprenorphine?"
At the time in New Zealand they were testing it for this purpose and apparently was accepted as a new maintenance treatment,but no Doctor would prescribe it or knew where to get it. Much like legal cannabis in the UK for medical reasons...What a joke!
When I started looking into the chemistry of Kratom I found out that Mitragynine,the main psychoactive alkaloid is very complex to synthesize. This is probably the main reason it's not found in modern medicine. We all know that big pharma are all about profit and greed,they could produce Mitragynine,but choose to use cheap and nasty alternatives which are inferior instead.
Thank God for the vendors who supply Kratom and the farmers who produce it,but wouldn't it be nice to pop a pill that contained all the alkaloids in Kratom? I know some of the vendors have produced their own pills from extracts,which is as close as were going to get. Maybe its better this way,but not for those who would rather have it prescribed instead of other cheaply made maintenance drugs.
I wonder how many addicts would choose a pure Kratom pill over traditional maintenance drugs? I'm thinking most would. Not only does it stop withdrawals but also works as an antidepressant and stimulant and is much better for the body.
I put it to the vendors out there or the producers,can you make a really strong,slow release pill of Kratom aimed specifically to those who want to come off of traditional opiates at an affordable price? This is the thing,cost. Heroin,Fentanyl,Methadone etc etc are cheap so why swap for a more expensive product? If the price of Kratom came down I could imagine more people using it,like the Cannabis market in the USA.
It's a false economy to keep the prices so high,reduce the price,more people buy as a better alternative and bigger profits are made. I'd rather see a world flooded with Kratom and no deaths than a world we have now which is flooded with deadly opiates and killing countless lives.