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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6/5/24  4:47 pm
Commenter: Amanda

Kratom saves lives
 

Kratom is my only relief from constant chronic pelvic pain. I had a friend that was able to quit heroin using kratom, I worked with him at a difficult job. It saved his life. I know of many other people whom kratom has saved and helped.

Anything can be dangerous if abused. It is very easy to figure out how much to take and how, and where to get it with testing posted. If too much kratom is ingested at once the person just feels ill and can sleep it off. Usually it's only dangerous if the person is also using/abusing other opioids/drugs. There is no reason to ban or criminalize kratom beside monetary gain and a major lack of empathy or care for people's lives and wellness.

Chronic pain patients suffer and are neglected enough, leave us this one aid. We will not sit quietly while you wrong us and try to push us to live in misery or die.

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