The apparent suicide death of actor Robin Williams, his less-than-successful rehabilitation for long-term drug and alcohol problems, and my recent involvement as the embedded commentator of the Do-It-Yourself drug rehab successes using the herbal catalyst, kratom, led me to write this Hub



I have been privileged to witness the birth of the "Do-It-Yourself drug rehab industry", so I thought I would take a moment to let you have a peek at what is going on.

My own experiences of intermittent severe depression add a personal dimension of understanding of the root causes of alcohol and drug abuse. Seeing the failures of psychiatry to deal with depression successfully has led me and many others to search for a natural remedy.

Though I never met Mr. Williams, I am well aware of the internal forces that drive a depressed person to seek relief in drugs, such as cocaine and alcohol. Though tempting, these substances are two of the worst choices for those seeking respite from depression.



I realize this Hub may ruffle some feathers of those who are the established professionals of drug rehabilitation, but I am simply reporting the facts I see and the failings of the old system, which led dissatisfied patients to take their condition into their own hands.

This article, from the Washington Post will give you some well-researched confirmation of the professional drug rehab failures that are daily being reported to me. Please read it before you continue.



The shortcomings of the established system of drug addiction rehabilitation are brought about in part by prescription drugs (Subutex, Suboxone, Methadone) that -- from what I hear -- are even more addictive than the heroin and prescription painkillers they are meant to replace. This would seem to guarantee that the patient will stay "stuck" in treatment indefinitely.



This technique of substituting one addictive drug for another, coupled with the costs, laid the groundwork for the "creative destruction" of the failed drug rehab system.

When Things Aren't Working, It's Time to Replace Them



This new D-I-Y method of recovery from addiction, using the herb kratom from Southeast Asia as a catalyst for both drug and alcohol withdrawal/cessation deserves to be heralded for its successes.

Instead of congratulating their former patients on the success of a low-cost, at-home rehab D-I-Y program, the herb kratom is being attacked by officials of the failed in-patient rehab facilities.

Well, What Did I Expect? A Miracle?

Losers should be "good sports", we used to be taught as children, though -- as adults -- we've learned that when money is involved, this is often not the case.

Rather than answer for their public failures, the drug rehab industry -- and the pharmaceutical industry that stands behind them? -- have adopted the tactic of changing the subject of discussion, rather than acknowledge their mistakes.

They have chosen to attack at every opportunity the herb that is indirectly hastening their profession's radical downsizing.

It is beyond the scope of this Hub to delve into how and why kratom works and why the best efforts of psychiatry usually don't. My purpose here is to announce the arrival and successes of a new methodology before we lose another gifted victim to the flawed chemical warfare methods of modern drug rehab.



Actually, come to think of it, the D-I-Y drug rehab movement is a very old human methodology, based on the use of herbs and a community of loving support for the addicted person.

Kratom has been used for this exact purpose traditionally to help people break their addiction to opium without having to endure an extended, painful withdrawal. This traditional use has merely immigrated to many of the countries of the world, creating a booming new sustainable industry in third-world countries that are wise enough to allow it.



But that, too, is another story for another day.