The Dangers of Use

Teenage kratom addiction is a dangerous thing. It can damage your teen mentally and physically and, if allowed to continue without treatment, teen kratom addiction can eventually cause organ systems to fail.

Health problems are not the only dangers risked by teens who abuse kratom. Social issues can develop with peers and authority figures. School performance can begin to slip and, along with it, the potential for future opportunities.Relationships with parents and siblings can fall through the cracks as well as the focus turns to the maintenance of kratom addiction.

If you believe your teen is addicted to kratom, don’t wait to get them the help they need to heal. Contact us at Newport Academy today.

Health Dangers of Teen Kratom Addiction

Kratom, while often used medicinally, can cause illness in those who abuse it in large amounts. Because a side effect of kratom abuse is frequent urination, your teen may experience dehydration, which carries the risk of damage to the kidneys and other organs if it becomes severe.

Your teen may also experience problems with their digestive system, including stomach pain and constipation, when kratom addiction develops. Nausea and vomiting are another gastrointestinal side effect, which can lead to significant weight loss and malnutrition.

Although physical withdrawal symptoms from kratom are rare, they tend to be serious when they do occur. Your teen may experience extreme nausea, fatigue and migraines when he or she runs out of the drug or attempts to stop using kratom without the medical assistance provided by a teen kratom rehab program.

Psychological Dangers of Teen Kratom Addiction

While on kratom, a teen will feel calm and content. In small doses, this feeling of content will be accompanied by a stimulant or ‘up’ effect. In large doses, this sense of ease will be more sedated. Neither feeling lasts long, so teens who abuse the drug tend to take more and more kratom, and in larger and larger doses, in an attempt to maintain their high. Psychological dependence, or the belief that feelings of peace and happiness cannot be achieved without kratom, can develop quickly, especially in teens who are going through a difficult period in their lives, have suffered from trauma, live with a co-occurring psychological disorder or are genetically predisposed to the development of addiction. Teens who try to stop abusing the drug after a psychological dependence has developed will feel anxious and agitated, uncomfortable in their own skin and likely feel compelled to get more of the drug.

Teen Kratom Addiction Treatment at Newport Academy

The only way for your teen to avoid the negative effects of kratom is to stop using the drug completely. The most effective and safest way to do this is through a kratom addiction treatment program like the ones available at Newport Academy. Here we offer programs that are designed specifically to help teens overcome addiction and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life without drugs and alcohol. Both inpatient and outpatient kratom addiction programs are options for your teen at Newport Academy. Call now for more information.