Stay-at-home mom Bari Sinoyannis thought she was buying a natural, plant-based alternative to pain relievers when she picked up kratom powder at a North Carolina smoke shop in 2022.
“The fact that it’s labeled as a natural alternative to pain medication was why I fell for it. I was like, you know what? I’m gonna try it. And pretty much immediately I was addicted,” the 37-year-old told The Post. “I was like, oh, this is a miracle drug. This is curing my pain. This is curing my depression. Everything’s better now. Until it wasn’t.”
What Sinoyannis didn’t know is that, even though it can be casually picked up at a convenience store, gas station, or smoke shop, kratom is a highly addictive substance that can cause severe withdrawals and catastrophic side effects.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/06/23/health/miracle-drug-kratom-turned-out-to-be-a-deadly-addictive-substance-current-and-former-users-say/
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