My Non-Opiate, Organic Pain Relief History
I’d like to make how I discovered kratom as short and sweet as possible of a story, as many, many reasons exist to seek this miracle plant. Primarily I’ve found that people are trying to cope with pain without the pharmaceutical monkey on their back. Personally, I began using kratom regularly for back pain/ sciatica relief. I also struggled with opiate addiction throughout my pain-medicating career. Opiate addiction is the second-most common reason I hear from kratom users, and I can personally vouch for this plant’s magical properties that will alleviate the withdrawal of quitting narcotics, regardless of the type— Dilaudid, Morphine, Oxycontin, “Roxy”, Hydrocodone, Norco, Methadone, Suboxone. Even Heroin users can effectively use kratom as a taper-off remedy with little to no discomfort. The pharmaceutical companies would see fit to keep you addicted to Methadone or Suboxone and regularly having to submit to privacy-invading drug tests, all while pumping some of the most dependence-forming drugs of all. If you go without kratom for a day, the worst you’ll feel is a bit of fatigue. In comparison, ask a methadone patient what it’s like to go through withdrawal.
As I previously stated, many reasons exist for consuming this wonder plant. Beyond pain relief, I know people that use kratom in lieu of anti-depressants, benzodiazepines, alcohol, and even for smoking cessation. Energy boosts without the nerve-rattling shakes is another huge benefit of this plant, which is a cousin of the coffee plant family (Rubiaceae). After 2 years of locally purchasing and distributing within my own network of friends, as well as constantly marveling at its profound effects, I decided to sample straight from the source. I booked a flight to Indonesia and went to Thailand shortly after, with the main goal of finding the best quality kratom I could.
My first experience in a kratom field was otherworldly!!! Haha, okay guilty of sarcasm here; it was just a field of trees, really. But in visiting the farm in Indonesia, I experienced fresh, pure vein (no stem) kratom unlike what I experienced from the local headshops. Not to mention, at a fraction of the price! Not accustomed to getting both quality AND affordability, I decided to start ordering directly from the Borneo Island farm, straight from Indonesia. In pure middleman-eliminating fashion, we’ve worked out a final price with shipping that I can now pass on the quality and savings of hiring workers direct from the farm to strip the stems from the leaf, unrefined and unadulterated from its origins in and around Indonesia. I stress the factor of stemless leaf because this is not a common practice. The workers spend double the time & effort to do so after picking the leaf, and I pay double the price to compensate.
99% of domestic vendors will go for the cheapest wholesale price to turn a buck and this is purely a business for them, not a labor of love. I’ve seen the pesticides used to try (and fail) to keep weeds and other flower bearing trees from growing alongside the kratom trees, I’ve seen the shoddy aluminum drying bins, the horribly outdated leaf-to-powder grinders leaving behind metal shavings in the finished product… I live in Indonesia, and make semi-regular trips to the singular farm I do business with, and they open their family home to me for the week when I stay (it is definitely not an overnight kind of trip, documented by my YouTube channel linked here). I’ve seen with my own 2 eyes these practices and why, time and again, I’m told my kratom is profoundly more potent than the cheap wholesalers. Don’t just take my word for it… Do a web search on popular vendors you would consider buying produce from and check a few key elements like laboratory reports, or personal trips to the countries of origin, or if they’re personal users, and even have a phone number to ask questions… ? These are important questions!
Free yourself from your ailments in an alternative fashion, as the Southeast Asians have been doing for over a century! It is of upmost importance that you are satisfied with your choice. If you are not, however, call me and I’ll personally exchange your product or refund your money with no hassle. That’s my guarantee.
-Derek
