stimulant

At low doses, kratom causes a stimulant effect with users reporting an uptick in energy.

“When a young person shows up with anxiety after starting a stimulant, that doesn’t mean that they have an anxiety disorder,” he said.

It has also defended its prescription practices and said providers use their clinical judgment to decide whether to prescribe stimulants to patients.

So while there can be unpleasant side effects or withdrawal symptoms, antidepressants don’t pose a risk for addiction like opioids or even stimulants.

The Syrian interior ministry said Monday it seized about 12 million captagon stimulant pills in a raid on a drug smuggling network operating near Damascus.