Robbie Pawelek was four years clean from alcohol and suboxone when he began spiraling in Chicago. He stopped working his recovery programs. Prescription medication helped ease his anxiety and depression, but he felt more angry and irritated than ever. Then two years ago, he moved to Austin, where friends told him about a Southeast Asian leaf called kratom, a botanic dietary supplement they
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