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I've known Evan Edinger for years, he's been on Lateral, I'm in one of his upcoming videos, we've hung out plenty of times: and I had absolutely no idea that, for a lot of the time I've known him, he was struggling with an addiction to a drug that's sold in a lot of US gas stations. (Occasional strong language.) This is a personal, heartfelt story that's told with laser-like precision in word choice, and I'd recommend it -- if only to learn what this stuff is so you stay away from it.
6 Comments
ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 27 pts · 298d
It’s kratom and kava, basically, which are addictive but unregulated herbs that have been sold for decades under various names. Nothing new here, just a complete failure (yet again) of the regulatory system of the us government.
Drug prohibition doesn’t necessarily need to be the solution here; but regulatory implementation that would ensure consumers were adequately warned of the risks involved and that such products weren’t buried behind misleading labeling/advertising would at least be a start
e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de · 13 pts · 298d
I didn't know that Kratom could be this addictive and I agree that regulation seems to be necessary. I remember experimenting a bit with legal highs as a teenager. Kratom tea was one of the things I tried. The effects are obviously quite nice. It greatly improved my mood and it felt like there was a warmth radiating from within my body. So, I can see why people can get addicted to Kratom. Thankfully Kratom extracts weren't easily available at the time. I had to brew tea from the leafs which has an intense bitter taste. It was bad enough to deter me from buying it again. I guess I can consider that a bullet dodged.
foggy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 298d
I can just think of this
Glad you're ok.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 298d
I also tried it one time and it made me feel euphoric. I was unsettled when I found out how addictive it could be later on, because from the way my friend offered it to me I thought it was just another supplement like matcha.
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 298d
It's just been legalized here in Czechia. Lets see what happens
dhhyfddehhfyy4673@fedia.io · -9 pts · 298d
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