This April all legal highs will be outlawed. We hear from those who pick these substances about what this could meanThe ban on legal highs,which will reach into law on 6 April, will have a grand impact on Katie, or 52,from East Sussex. It will criminalise the sale of kratom – derived from a tropical plant – which she uses for pain relief for chronic arthritis. She says the drug enables her to operate without having to resort to prescription opiate painkillers.
“While strong opiate painkillers offer me some relief, addiction issues add a layer of pain and sickness to my problems that I can do without. Kratom gives me relief that I can control and it allows me a certain amount of mobility and self-determination.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com