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The Legal Drug That’s Destroying Lives

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The Legal Drug That’s Destroying Lives
Decima Davis, 51, poses in front of computer screens she uses for her work and for her role as president of Quitting Kratom Support—There is A Way Out, a quitting-kratom support group, at her home in MIssissippi. Davis said after she started taking kratom, a tropical plant often billed as a healthy pick-me-up, she couldn't stop. Courtesy of Decima Davis
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6/4/2026|Updated: 6/4/2026
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After Decima Davis started taking kratom, a tropical plant often billed as a healthy pick-me-up, she could not stop.
Whenever she tried to pry herself loose from kratom’s grip, her torment only intensified.
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