After Decima Davis started taking kratom, a tropical plant often billed as a healthy pick-me-up, she couldn’t stop.
Whenever she tried to pry herself loose from kratom’s grip, her torment only intensified.
(L–R) Hilary Tesluck, Decima Davis, and Natalie Melvin, who run the KratomQuitters.com online peer-support group, at the world premiere of a documentary, “Kratom: Side Effects May Include,” at the Regal Union Square theater in New York on Jan. 18, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
(L–R) Hilary Tesluck, Decima Davis, and Natalie Melvin, who run the KratomQuitters.com online peer-support group, at the world premiere of a documentary, “Kratom: Side Effects May Include,” at the Regal Union Square theater in New York on Jan. 18, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
The Legal Drug That Is Destroying Lives, and the Community That’s Providing Hope
Unpaid volunteers who have been addicted to kratom, an opioid-like substance, are providing data that could help federal regulators set policies.
The Legal Drug That Is Destroying Lives, and the Community That’s Providing Hope
Unpaid volunteers who have been addicted to kratom, an opioid-like substance, are providing data that could help federal regulators set policies.
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