The Kratom Guy Show

Mike Overstreet

The Kratom Guy Show w/ Mike Overstreet is a podcast where experts from around the nation discuss kratom news & current events, the latest in kratom science and other herbal alternatives, w/ frequent interviews from influential doctors and advocates. Support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KratomGuyShow Please come say hello, or any questions, comments, concerns! https://twitter.com/KratomGuyShow https://www.facebook.com/KratomGuyShow KratomGuyShow@gmail.com Call or text (617) 917-5242 Please get in touch if you would like to be a guest or interested in sponsoring the show

  1. 07/19/2023

    E28 - Dr. Cornel Stanciu, MD MRO FASAM - Addiction Psychiatrist

    Welcome Back! Thank you so much for joining us! I am so excited to share my conversation with you that I had with Dr. Cornel Stanciu! Dr. Stanciu is an Addiction Psychiatrist who has been a part of numerous NIH-published research papers examining the potential harms and benefits of kratom. I had a really wonderful chat with Dr. Stanciu about everything from opiate addictions and recovery, to what him and his colleagues are referring to a KUD or kratom use disorder. We spoke about the various degrees and nuances surrounding KUD and those deemed suffering with it. We learn about the history of how methadone clinics and modern day addiction treatment came to be in the US. As well as how neuroplasticity plays a major role in ones addiction and recovery! PLUS much, much more! I always love to get a chance to sit down with such distinguished guests and pick their brain about everything I find interesting! It was such an honor to have Dr. Stanciu on the show, I hope you enjoy our chat!  Dr. Stanciu is an addiction psychiatrist out of Manchester, NH. He’s involved in clinical care, research, and policy concerning services and treatments for people with addictive disorders. Throughout his career he’s developed an abiding interest in Kratom, and not only the impact it has on patients with mental health and addictive disorders, but also on the general population. This interest translated over the years in numerous studies and publications concerning all aspects of Kratom. Dr. Stanciu has presented at various national physician conferences as well as at other educational endeavors. Having served on the NH Therapeutic Cannabis Monitoring Oversight Board in NH, he’s well versed in botanicals with harm as well as therapeutic potential. **** If you would like to be involved in the BAN advocacy efforts or would like more information on the WAR ON PLANTS documentary and fundraiser, please fill out this contact form -> https://tinyurl.com/WarOnPlants If you would like to be a guest or sponsor of the show please contact us at kratomguyshow@gmail.com or call/ text (617) 917-5242 Enjoy the show! This episode is sponsored by: Kratom Family ⁠https://thekratomfamily.com ⁠ ‘Bringing holistic families together’ Use the coupon code KRATOMGUY to save 15% off your first purchase! Music by: Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step” https://lionheights.com Sources: #FreeShainaBrown legal defense fundraiser https://www.gofundme.com/f/shaina-brown-arrest-unconstitutional-confinement #WarOnPlants documentary https://www.gofundme.com/f/war-on-plants Weekly LIVE TWITTER - KRATOM ROUNDTABLE - WEEKLY OPEN DISCUSSION (replays) https://spacesdashboard.com/u/KratomGuyShow Wednesdays 4pm est: https://twitter.com/KratomGuyShow (check the pinned tweet) Jon Griggs and Mike on Joey Talks, interviewed about kratom, the law and the craziness surrounding #FreeShainaBrown #JusticeForMarshallPrice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J54X6MAIMVo Massachusetts KCPA bill and hearing replay https://malegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Detail/4581 Dr. Stanciu: https://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5dWBqO4QpQ7cTmC https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33974767 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7203303 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36001875 https://www.verywellmind.com/dsm-5-criteria-for-substance-use-disorders-21926

    1h 47m

  2. 04/21/2023 · BONUS

    Twitter Spaces: Kratom Roundtable (4/14/23) - weekly open discussion

    This show is a live recording! Join us every Friday at 4pm (est) only on Twitter Spaces for our weekly kratom roundtable open discussion. Anybody is free to join and participate. Last show featured consumer, advocates co-hosts Jon Griggs, Misty Brown and speaker Madalyn Sklar, amongst a few more guest speakers. Each week the live discussion is growing in audience engagement! Stop by and join us! Full list of all Twitter Spaces: https://spacesdashboard.com/u/KratomGuyShow Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KratomGuyShow

    3 hr

  3. 04/02/2023

    E27 - Jon Griggs, Former Law Enforcement and Correctional Officer (Gang Task Force) Turned Whistleblower, Turned Kratom Advocate Extraordinaire

    Welcome Back! Thank you so much for joining us! I am so excited to share with you my conversation I had with former LEO turned botanical freedom fighter, Jon Griggs! Jon is a kratom consumer and advocate. He's been working in law enforcement since he’s been 21 years old. He worked in a variety of capacities such as: corrections officer, police officer, gang task force officer and investigator. Jon was subsequently fired for whistleblowing from his task force position in St. Louis Missouri! He blew the whistle on officers smuggling heroin to sell to inmates in drug treatment program and other blatant corruption. He won a 3 year lawsuit for wrongful termination against the State of Missouri. Jon has been instrumental in facilitating the ongoing investigation into the in-custody murder of Marshall Price. The Arkansas State Police and Greene County Prosecutor announced they will not be charging anybody in the in-custody death of Marshall Price. They will be closing the case. The official story goes like this. No exaggeration: Marshall Price died from a consensual toilet paper and socks, two hit, punch for punch boxing match that nobody eyewitnesses Marshall agreeing to or participating in with 5’11 Odell Lewis - Marshall died three days later, later in the day that he sustained a gruesome head injury on his bunk from a slip and fall in his cell. All other injuries were abdominal injuries sustained weeks before Marshall entered the jail. Keep in mind injuries not so bad he didn’t mention it to his closest family and friends, including who he’s closest, his sister Sheena who is an RNA, but so bad enough to go around telling inmates of he previous injuries. Jon continues to help facilitate many other ongoing investigations like the ongoing crony capitalism going on in Gonzalez Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Livingston Parish, The Life House Treatment and Smith Tank & Steel and how this all connects to Louisiana many local and state kratom criminalization attempts. If you would like to be involved in the local donations in any manner, or if you would like to be a guest or sponsor of the show please contact us at kratomguyshow@gmail.com or call/ text (617) 917-5242 Enjoy the show! This episode is sponsored by: Kratom Family https://thekratomfamily.com  ‘Bringing holistic families together’ Use the coupon code KRATOMGUY to save 15% off your first purchase! Music by: Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step” https://lionheights.com Sources: https://www.gofundme.com/f/marshall-price-justice-fund https://neareport.com/2022/12/09/in-custody-death-of-greene-county-man-devastates-family/ https://www.kait8.com/2023/03/14/prosecutor-no-criminal-charges-inmates-death/ https://neareport.com/2023/03/14/no-charges-in-marshall-price-jail-death/ https://neareport.com/2023/03/16/family-responds-to-outcome-of-marshall-price-investigation/ https://www.thepitchkc.com/prison-broke-missouri-house-committee-investigating-department-of-corrections-issues-report/ https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/jon-griggs-announces-candidacy-for-mccracken-county-jailer/article_25ee4676-258f-11ec-b1e4-fb7f3f311652.html https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_dfd93fa8-6fc3-11e8-a3a7-6b9ff490cf71.html https://www.businessreport.com/sponsored/the-life-house-supported-by-smith-tank-steel-a-structured-environment-rooted-in-christian-principles https://www.christianpost.com/news/megachurch-pastor-mark-smith-who-church-leaders-hired-as-gods-man-quits-after-just-18-months.html

    1h 57m

  4. 11/13/2022

    E26 - New Kratom Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed in Texas, Georgia and Florida

    Welcome Back! Thank you so much for joining us! This episode we discuss the most recent slew of wrongful death lawsuits filed. The big case being out of Georgia where lawyers have filed numerous charges against over a dozen defendants, including the AKA and Mac Haddow, OPMS and their numerous companies and managers, along with distributors and two separate stores that sold the deceased, Ethan Pope, kratom. These cases are complex. Some charges seem to have merit while others simply don’t. They all share the same frightening theme of providing no scientific supporting data and for the most part seemingly excuse all personal responsibility. Rather we’re now seeing “FDA said” permeate from sloppy media reporting into court rooms. These cases have the potential to destroy untold number of lives of kratom companies, consumers, sellers and their extended families. On Twitter, daily, I’ve been inviting any member of KDA onto the podcast to talk. I really would like to better understand their side and rational regarding their intended goal of scheduling kratom. We know prohibition has never and will never work, and only exasperates the problems they claim to be fixing. We know that drug laws are victimless “crimes” only enforceable by means of violence and deadly force against peaceful people who’ve harmed nobody. How will destroying the lives of millions of consumers and extended family members, innocent children and elderly going to help anything? If you are in KDA please get in touch. I simply want to talk and try to find middle ground to keep consumers safe. If your goal is to keep people safe then we should be working together to reach our intended goals. If you would like to be involved in the local donations in any manner, or if you would like to be a guest or sponsor of the show please contact us at kratomguyshow@gmail.com or call/ text (617) 917-5242 Enjoy the show! This episode is sponsored by: Your Leaf Your Life ‘See the difference, smell the difference and feel the difference, because it's your leaf and your life’ https://yourleafyourlife.com Use the link above or coupon code kratomguyshow to save 10% off your first purchase AND help to support the show! https://bit.ly/YLYL-KratomGuy Music by: Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step” https://lionheights.com Sources: https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/kratom-death-lawsuit https://www.facebook.com/profile/1277874888/search/?q=kratom https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8504575/ https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/grapefruit-juice-and-some-drugs-dont-mix https://www.scribd.com/document/602892950/2022-10-20-Amended-Complaint-Pope-v-Kratom#fullscreen&from_embed https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?drug_list=679-0,1303-0&types%5B%5D=major&types%5B%5D=minor&types%5B%5D=moderate&types%5B%5D=food&types%5B%5D=therapeutic_duplication&professional=1 https://www.wfirm.com/practice-areas/kratom-personal-injury-and-false-advertising-claims/#_ftn4 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-022-06244-z? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A5zpb1tkUnlQaVRChOJdU6WhJmva5Mi0DJJZGVD8gqM/edit

    45 min

  5. 10/17/2022

    E25 Dr. Kirsten Smith, PhD - Lead Scientist, 2022 NIDA-Funded Kratom Study

    Welcome Back! Thank you so much for joining us! I am thrilled to sharing my wonderful chat I had with Dr. Kirsten Smith with all of you! Dr. Smith is lead investigator of the new (2022) national NIDA-funded kratom study. She is also openly a former heroin addict and bank robber! We had such an amazing talk and it was really great to get her thoughts on all things addiction, recovery, brain development, and of course kratom!  It was great to get her unique perspective due to her past life as an addict as well as being a scientist and doctor. It really solidified that if you're an addict struggling, you can completely recover and become the best version of yourself - after drug addiction. Before our segment with Dr. Smith I unknowingly had a really emotional time sharing our amazing sponsor, Your Leaf Your Life giveaway to a very well-deserved listener in need. I also briefly discuss some kratom news and current events; Rapides Parish Louisiana criminalizes the sale and use of kratom locally. Is Mississippi on track to criminalize kratom statewide? Family files wrongful death kratom lawsuit against Lubbock, Texas business.  Dr. Kirsten Smith has been researching kratom since 2017, when she was a doctoral student at the University of Louisville. Her first-hand experience with drug use and addiction contributed to her early interest in kratom. After coming to NIDA’s Intramural Research Program in Baltimore, Maryland in 2019 as a postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Smith spearheaded several online surveys and was also the lead associate investigator on a clinical trial examining the effectiveness of an experimental opioid for suppressing withdrawal. Now, Dr. Smith is the lead investigator on a national NIDA-funded kratom study utilizing ecological momentary assessment and kratom product assay. She has also recently launched a small in-person kratom clinical trial to observe kratom product effects in humans. With this pilot data she hopes to launch more human laboratory studies on kratom while continuing to assess real-world kratom use patterns. Dr. Smith will be joining the Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit at Johns Hopkins University in August 2023 and plans to continue her kratom work for years to come. If you would like to be involved in the local donations, in any manner, or if you would like to be a guest or sponsor of the show please contact us at kratomguyshow@gmail.com or call/ text (617) 917-5242 Thank you so much for joining us! Enjoy the show! This episode is sponsored by: Your Leaf Your Life ‘See the difference, smell the difference and feel the difference, because it's your leaf and your life’ https://yourleafyourlife.com Use the link above or coupon code kratomguyshow to save 10% off your first purchase AND help to support the show! https://bit.ly/YLYL-KratomGuy Music by: Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step” https://lionheights.com Sources: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=FzbmTRcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kirsten%20Elin%20Smith&sort=date&ac=yes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36108442 https://www.kalb.com/2022/10/13/rapides-parish-police-jury-unanimously-votes-ban-kratom https://www.wtva.com/news/mississippi-may-join-alabama-as-a-state-banning-kratom/article_9e188f9e-4bb8-11ed-9d2d-d7f16e34b4bb.html https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/kratom-death-lawsuit

    1h 59m

  6. 09/25/2022

    E24 Dr. Uma Dhanabalan, MD MPH FAAFP MRO CMS

    Welcome Back! Dr. Uma Dhanabalan is in the house!!  Get a pen and pad to take notes! I'm so excited for this episode and to have one of my favorite people in the world, Dr. Uma back on the show! Dr. Uma is trained family physician who specializes in medical cannabis and runs her own clinic Uplifting Health and Wellness in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is also my doctor as well! This episode I learned that she treats a array of patients at her clinic, with the youngest pediatrics patient being 2ys old to her most elder patient of 98 years old. I discuss with her my experience of beating suboxone and feeling like I was stuck in prolonged recovery. As well as helping others through the process by utilizing cannabis, kratom, a healthier lifestyle and mindset. Dr. Uma goes even further and says she like to think of it as a lifestyle of legacy. I took that to mean, what examples and habits are you setting and leaving for our children and children’s children? She also emphasized the importance of developing discipline and consistency in your life. She tells us what’s the one very small step you can take to start improving your health today. We also discuss, the science of what Dr. Uma says, food is medicine, cannabis is food and medicine! Before our talk I answer some of the many questions I've been receiving on TikTok about getting off Suboxone and conquering addiction recovery. As well as I share action steps you can take today is you feel like you're struggling. Dr. Dhanabalan is a highly respected and educated physician known to most as Dr. Uma. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree with High Honors from Rutgers University and her Medical Degree from the University of Medicine & Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey.  She completed her Family Practice Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. She has her Master’s in Public Health and completed her Occupational & Environmental Medicine Residency and Fellowship in Heavy Metals at the Harvard School of Public Health. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She is also Certified as a Diplomat by the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine as Cannabinoid Medicine Specialist and by the Medical Review Officer Certification Council as a Medical Review Officer. She has appeared in numerous documentaries, spoken on countless expert panels, traveled the world to give presentations that help change the discussion and craft new cannabis laws. She’s received numerous awards from all over the world for her work in medicine and cannabis. Whether that’s for her research in: “Occupational & Environmental Exposure to Lead in South India”, the Educational Achievement Award, at Cannabis Business Award 2017, the Award from High Times Inaugural Female 50 and The International Cannabis Activist Award at The 10Th Anniversary Cannabis Business Awards 2022 . If you would like to be involved in the local donations, in any manner, or if you would like to be a guest or sponsor of the show please contact us a kratomguyshow@gmail.com or call/ text (617) 917-5242 Thank you so much for joining us! Enjoy the show! This episode is sponsored by: Your Leaf Your Life ‘See the difference, smell the difference and feel the difference, because it's your leaf and your life’ https://yourleafyourlife.com Use the link above or coupon code kratomguyshow to save 10% off your first purchase AND help to support the show! https://bit.ly/YLYL-KratomGuy Music by: Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step” https://lionheights.com

    58 min

  7. 09/06/2022

    E23 Kratom Plant Act Become Law In Thailand! Boston's Mass. and Cass Area Sees More Crowds, Tents and Drugs

    Welcome Back! This week we have some really amazing and historical news coming out of Thailand! Thailand’s Kratom Plant Acts has become law! June 2022, Thailand removed kratom, hemp and cannabis from their list of scheduled drugs for medical purposes. As of now kratom is completely legal to possess, consume and cultivate in Thailand. We’ll get into the specifies of what people can and can’t do under the new law. What this could mean for the both the Thai and American people. This has the potential to open up a completely new market for US of kratom imported from Thailand. Creating thousands of new jobs and millions in increased revenue. We’ll also be discussing the surge in crowds, tents and drugs in Boston’s Mass and Cass area (AKA: methadone mile). We feel so privileged and honored that our sponsor, Christopher’s Organic Botanicals allowed us their kratom samples to go hand out for free at Mass and Cass. We will be returning with more donations to the local area in September. If you would like to be involved in the local donations, in any manner, or if you would like to be a guest or sponsor of the show please contact us a kratomguyshow@gmail.com or call/ text (617) 917-5242 Thank you so much for joining us! Enjoy the show! This episode is sponsored by: Christopher’s Organic Botanicals Quality Tested Kratom https://christophersorganicbotanicals.com Save 10% off your order and help support the show by using our affiliate link or by using the coupon code KRATOMGUYSHOW at checkout https://christophersorganicbotanicals.com/?ref=KratomGuyShow Music by: Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step” https://lionheights.com Sources: Kratom law sets hefty fines for abuse of decriminalized plant https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/national/40019427 Kratom bill becomes law, minors warned https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2378301/kratom-bill-becomes-law-minors-warned Kratom Plant Act takes effect https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2378483/kratom-plant-act-takes-effect The curse and cure of kratom https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/special-reports/681964/the-curse-and-cure-of-kratom Crowds, Tents and Drugs Return to Boston's Mass. and Cass Area https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/crowds-tents-and-drugs-return-to-bostons-mass-and-cass-area/2818405

    43 min

  8. 08/20/2022

    E22 Ascension Parish bans kratom sales. Is there dangerous lead in unregulated kratom products? Is Florida trying to ban kratom?

    This week we’re covering the Ascension Parish council’s kratom sales ban, which did go through at their last 8/18 meeting! We look into a study that was first covered by Kratom Science regarding what researchers of Midwestern University are saying could be dangerous amounts of lead in unregulated kratom products. As well as Florida’s Drug Policy Advisory Council introduction and subsequent discussion on banning kratom. We’ll also discuss my latest trips down to Boston’s Mass and Cass (AKA: methadone mile) where he handed out a bunch of free kratom from Christopher’s Organic Botanicals along with wellness packs to those in need. I also introduce my latest project of creating a course, as well as shifting the focus of the show to helping people who are struggling with addiction, specifically Suboxone dependence. I’m very excited about this shift! I feel I get the most reward and others get the most benefit from my work when I’m helping to guide others move quicker through the same struggles I went through. If you’re feeling stuck on Suboxone, have tried other programs and open to a more holistic approach please don’t hesitate to reach out! Thank you so much for joining us! Enjoy the show! This episode is sponsored by: Christopher’s Organic Botanicals Quality Tested Kratom https://christophersorganicbotanicals.com Save 10% off your order and help support the show by using our affiliate link or by using the coupon code KRATOMGUYSHOW at checkout https://christophersorganicbotanicals.com/?ref=KratomGuyShow Support our work on https://www.patreon.com/KratomGuyShow Youtube Channel! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheKratomGuyShow Music by: Lion Heights Track: “Dread Step” https://lionheights.com Sources: Lead (Pb) in kratom possibly hazardous, say researchers https://www.kratomscience.com/2022/08/03/lead-pb-in-kratom-possibly-hazardous-say-researchers https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9320411 Capitol Update Extended: Drug Policy Council Considers Kratom Ban https://thefloridachannel.org/videos/capitol-update-extended-drug-policy-council-considers-kratom-ban Ascension Parish Public Meetings Strategic Planning Committee - July 12, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkxc_Ttkpp4&ab_channel=Ascension21 Ascension Parish Council - August 4, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVu9KHZNjjA&ab_channel=Ascension21 Ascension Parish Council Meeting- August 18, 2022 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VlwIOIktbs&ab_channel=Ascension21

    41 min
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The Kratom Guy Show w/ Mike Overstreet is a podcast where experts from around the nation discuss kratom news & current events, the latest in kratom science and other herbal alternatives, w/ frequent interviews from influential doctors and advocates. Support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KratomGuyShow Please come say hello, or any questions, comments, concerns! https://twitter.com/KratomGuyShow https://www.facebook.com/KratomGuyShow KratomGuyShow@gmail.com Call or text (617) 917-5242 Please get in touch if you would like to be a guest or interested in sponsoring the show

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  • Creator
    Mike Overstreet
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2023
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mike Overstreet
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