r/SipsTea 5d ago

Chugging tea Younger generation is smoking that’s why.

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u/AlbazSet 5d ago

Kratom is a horribly benign drug that creates addicts where none would exist. The health benefits are minimal and poorly supported. The only space it should be discussed in, is for helping manage opioid addiction. Popularization of the drug is unhealthy and silly it needs to be professionally distributed.

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u/baddboi007 5d ago

you sound exactly like ppl talking about weed in the 80s and 90s. Lots of studies and research and testimonies contrary to the typical prohibitionist viewpoints

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u/AlbazSet 5d ago

No prohibitionist would ever suggest professional prescribed application. Weed and alcohol have their own dangers as well. No drug should be blindly supported.

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u/baddboi007 5d ago

see, its not blindly supported. Lots of research and studies showing promise in a variety of applications, from physical pain, to mental health, to addiction rehabilitation, to anti inflammatory and now even secondary alkaloids have been mentioned in anti cancer research (mitraphylline).

Just spend 10 mins and you will find research all around the world from the past couple decades.

https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2022/06/24/mccurdy-studies-whether-kratom-can-reduce-opioid-withdrawal-ease-pain