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Residents and recovery providers say kratom is complicating treatment and driving demand for services
Summary
People in recovery and sober‑living operators described relapses, new withdrawals and demand for kratom‑specific detox; treatment providers said they are adding kratom to testing panels and urged expanded prevention funding and peer outreach.
Multiple people in recovery and treatment providers told Berkeley County officials that kratom is fueling new treatment needs and complicating legal and recovery supports.
Matthew Hunter, a person in recovery, said kratom made him "addicted...so fast," described blacking out at home and spending a month at MUSC’s burn unit after an episode, and credited the Kennedy Center with saving his life. Others in…
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