Source: Sun Sentinel
Excerpt:
The state of Florida just banned the only thing that ever helped me stop using opioids.
For years after an injury, I was drowning in painkillers I never wanted but couldn’t stop taking. I tried quitting dozens of times, and each attempt ended the same way: back in withdrawal, despair and danger.
7-OH is a natural substance that comes from the kratom plant. Some people use it to manage pain or anxiety or to help ease their addiction to strong and dangerous drugs.
When I found 7-OH, recovery suddenly felt possible. I could think about my future instead of just surviving the present. I went back to work, to my family, and to living my life instead of barely surviving.
This ban won’t save lives. It will put people like me back in the grip of opioids or push us toward unsafe street drugs. Florida should fix this mistake by regulating 7-OH instead of outlawing the only thing that worked when everything else failed.
Robert Adams, Dania Beach