Feel free too easy to get?!
Okay if you don’t know, please do not ever consume the product Feel Free!. It’s a tiny blue bottle and contains kratom. There are horror stories about opioid-like effects including addiction and withdrawal. It looks like it’s just any other supplement, often sold next to 5 hour energy which makes it easy for someone to consume it without knowing the risks.
The reason I mention this at all is because yesterday I was at the location of a local but popular grocery store chain and they were selling it right at the register! The worker said he knew of customers coming in to buy multiple a day. I called them this morning to explain my concern and the manager seemed like he was going to make a good faith attempt to research and take it off the shelf if that seemed appropriate. I’m not naming the store in hopes they’ll do the right thing. Between the halfway house a block away and a university in the other direction, I’m very concerned about people upending their lives unknowingly.
This post is mainly asking for help in being vigilant. If you see it anywhere and it concerns you as much as it does me, please say something!