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Launch HN: Ophelia (YC W20) – At-home recovery for opioid addiction

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Re: Launch HN: Ophelia (YC W20) – At-home recovery for opioid addiction

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Post by davecyen »

Sorry to hear about the loss of your girlfriend. This is an amazing way to honor her life, and important work you're doing to help solve a painful problem for millions of people. I've lost a family member to this disease, and have friends who have as well. I'm going to share this with someone I know who is also battling opioid addiction today. Thank you for building this.

Re: Launch HN: Ophelia (YC W20) – At-home recovery for opioid addiction

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Post by stallmanite »

ZackGray wrote: post #11
ryneandal wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I see the issue with relying solely on anecdote. Re: safety of kratom itself: AKA ( https://www.americankratom.org/ ) has had independent physicians look into each reported death involving kratom in the US, and all have involved various other substances of abuse, none have been exclusively cause by kratom. When taking powdered leaf itself, OD is pretty much impossible since you end up vomiting. There are many e…

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm interested to see how kratom fits into the longer-term solution. An issue right now is that its formulation is not standard, so there are different brands with different concentrations, which makes it difficult to "prescribe" as medicne. Another problem is that it's sold at smoke shops along with vape pens and paraphernalia, so people who aren't already using opioids are trying it out of…

Are you implying that you think kratom should not be available otc? If so you’re completely going against your mission of helping people get off opiates. I can add to the pile of anecdotes that I personally know 10-15 people who’ve used kratom to kick serious years-long addictions to oxycontin.

Re: Launch HN: Ophelia (YC W20) – At-home recovery for opioid addiction

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Post by brianprovost »

mattangriffel wrote: post #14
brianprovost wrote: post #10

Might want to reword this sentence in the FAQ under "Who do I see on the first visit?": "It is the law, the first visit be in person."

Fixed! Thanks for catching that Brian.

You are welcome!

Re: Launch HN: Ophelia (YC W20) – At-home recovery for opioid addiction

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Post by staticautomatic »

It's not clear from your post what you're implying when you say you're restricted by regulations. Are you saying they are regulations you're unable to comply with? Why?

It's also not clear what the relationship is, if any, between those regulations and third-party certification. Likewise, is third-party certification something you're unable to comply with? Why?

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Post by Barrin92 »

>There's a problem, though: we're restricted by regulations from letting people know that this treatment is available.

On this, do you have yourself published research on how effective your particular application of this treatment is, how many patients stick with it, or anything else along those lines?

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