Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Board of Pharmacy
 
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Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy [18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
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6/3/24  9:07 pm
Commenter: Chris

Kratom should be kept legal!
 

With so many people dying from opioid overdoses the fact that banning Kratom would even be considered is crazy!  I cant tell you the number of people that I have heard from that’s lives have been saved by using Kratom. It is a safe and effective pain management treatment that has helped so many.

We are at a scary time when so many people became addicted to opioids that were overprescribed by doctors. Now the pendulum has swung the other way and doctors are scared to give patients a script for pain meds. You are going to force people in chronic pain into using dangerous street drugs because they can’t get anything from their doctors and you are taking away safe alternatives. This is the last thing you should be doing and it will hurt people badly. 

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