Nevada Advocate Stories - Share Yours Here
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Andrew from Nevada
"I am a 12 year Kratom advocate who has not only safely and effectively utilized Kratom in my life, but has witnessed Kratom positively impact the lives of countless individuals over the course of those 12 years. I initially found Kratom in 2012 while in search for a healthier alternative to addictive prescription pain medication. I was born with scoliosis, have accumulated an array of injuries from being a lifelong athlete, and have suffered several injuries from instances such as car accidents. Chronic pain is nothing new to me as I have lived with it forever, but after high school I became heavily dependent on prescription pain medication. For 6 years, I sank further and further into dependency and it took a toll on my mental and physical health. Being a natural athlete who stresses the importance of health living, proper diet and fitness, I made the decision to leave the pills behind and get my life back. Kratom helped me to do that. There is immense amounts of evidence to support that Kratom is a much safer and healthier alternative to several other substances when utilized properly. I work to help spread awareness and information backed by studies and science so that other individuals can be given the same opportunity to change their lives the way I have through my discovery of Kratom. Scheduling Kratom would not only make many people who rely on Kratom criminals for bettering their lives via a plant, but it would drive all of the people who have used it to help their chronic pain, anxiety, and sleeplessness naturally to resort to more harmful and unnatural substances, which would inevitably drive the crime and overdose rate up. Overdose rates are higher than ever and only continuing to rise. Scheduling Kratom would only be adding to an already overwhelming problem. I guarantee that no one in your area that is recommending to schedule Kratom has ever used it. Please consider the account of someone with more than a decade’s worth of experience. Thank you for your time.”
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Anonymous from Nevada
"I am a headliner in Las Vegas who also tours the world and has toured for close to 40 years. Even though I am a chronic pain patient, I live an active life thanks to Kratom helping manage my pretty severe chronic pain. I am ready to do whatever it takes to tell my story to try to save Kratom from being banned. I also recently was able to wean myself completely off of pain medication because of kratom. I honestly do not know what I would do without it!”
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William from Nevada
“Six years ago I was diagnosed with colon cancer. We caught it early, but I was not lucky and one month after surgery I had complications, leading to a near deadly infection. I spent 3 weeks in the hospital to have an additional surgery and need 1.5mg of IV Dilaudid every 4 hours for the pain. Once I was released I took pain medication daily (Oxycodone) and then occasionally as I had complications from the 2nd operation and was living with a Stoma. But I was addicted to heavy painkillers. I went back for another surgery to remove my Stoma, and final Reverse Colectomy. During my hospital stay I was on heavy medication again as it was the only thing that allowed me to stand up. I spent another week in the hospital. Once released I took medication Oxycodone for another 2 months afterwards. I was essentially a drug addict. And when the medication ran out it was as if I was plunged into a mental and physical purgatory. I now needed drugs. But I wanted to end my dependence on hardcore drugs, and after some research I discovered Kratom. I had never heard of it, but I bought some hoping it would help me. Kratom mostly filled a gap which was a mental well being aide, as well as a physical aide (taken in conjuction with Loperamide) to help me return from this hell back to a normal functional professional life again.”