Heidi Sykora

Mama, Nana, Survivor

[ThaTeaBishhh♥️💋💨 @misteaz79]

“The blame for this situation does not rest with the American Kratom Association, natural kratom leaf consumers, regulators, or anyone advocating for responsible consumer protections. The blame lies entirely at the feet of the 7-OH manufacturers who deliberately bypassed federal law and basic safety requirements in pursuit of profits.”

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

I was an oncology nurse practitioner. Morphine works well for most patients for all pain. NSAIDs at end of life are poorly tolerated due to slower GI absorption and decreased liver and kidney function. This can cause decreased quality of life by increased risk of GI bleeding which leads to more pain and hospitalization.

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

@misteaz79 @YouTube Exactly! Regulate by following FDA regulation- file a new drug application.

[Mac Haddow @HaddowMac]

Dear Amazing Advocates,

We have important news. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced its intent to temporarily schedule high-potency 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) and its follow-on products under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

This is a significant development, and it confirms what the American Kratom Association has warned policymakers for years: chemically manipulated 7-OH opioid products are not natural kratom leaf. They are high-potency opioid products that have been falsely marketed as "kratom" while exposing consumers to serious risks.

What you need to know:

- The DEA notice targets 7-OH above a specified threshold, along with related forms and follow-on products such as MP, MGM-15, and MGM-16. These do not occur naturally in the kratom plant.

- Natural kratom leaf is not the target. Products containing only the trace levels of 7-OH found in natural leaf are not what this action is designed to capture.

- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. commended the action, calling 7-OH, MP, MGM-15, and MGM-16 dangerous opioids that fuel addiction, and confirming that HHS reviewed the science and recommended the scheduling.

Our message to policymakers remains simple: Do not ban kratom because of 7-OH. Ban 7-OH because it is not kratom. Natural kratom leaf should be responsibly regulated; chemically manipulated 7-OH opioids should be banned.

Read the full press release here:

https://t.co/wGd18WJ4Ji

Review the DEA notice in the Federal Register:

https://t.co/79BAniuzy4

Thank you for standing with us to protect access to safe, natural kratom.

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

@CMerandi @Breelee420 Wax earplugs are the best to keep water out of your ears. Sorry I don’t know any adult that had tubes placed.

[Bev Schechtman🇮🇱 @ibdgirl76]

Patient story: "It happened to me, I was caught off guard and stupidly answered yes. The pain specialist stood by the door the whole two seconds it took him to tell me I could not have pain meds because I was molested as a child. It was such a trigger for me, I felt like trash. He looked at me as if I were a leper. I'm being punished, my pain is off the charts but nobody cares. I'm trying to get the story out there. This is a human rights violation."

[John Kennedy @SenJohnKennedy]

Dogs are God’s way of apologizing for the relatives God gave us. I want you to meet Charlie.

[Todd Underwood @thekratomcowboy]

As the father of three daughters, I cannot begin to imagine the pain Dean Francis has experienced watching his son struggle with addiction. Regardless of where any of us stand on this issue, no parent wants to receive that phone call or walk that road. My family will continue to pray for Cameron’s healing and for peace for the Francis family.

At the same time, Scripture reminds us that “speaking the truth in love” is how we mature and serve one another (Ephesians 4:15). Grace and truth are not opposites—they walk together.

If the public record reveals facts that differ from the narrative presented to legislators, then those facts deserve to be examined carefully, respectfully, and honestly. Public policy should be built on evidence, not emotion, and certainly not on incomplete information.

My hope is not to win an argument against Dean Francis. My hope is that we can have a conversation marked by humility, compassion, and a shared desire to protect people.

I believe there is common ground. If dangerous synthetic compounds, deceptive marketing, or irresponsible products are harming people, they should be addressed directly. If natural botanical products can be manufactured responsibly—with rigorous testing, age restrictions, transparent labeling, and quality standards—they should be evaluated on their own scientific merits.

Jesus was described as being “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). He never sacrificed truth to appear compassionate, nor compassion to defend truth. That is the example I want to follow.

Dean, while we may disagree on the conclusions, I genuinely pray for your family. As fathers, we have more in common than we have differences. I hope that one day this conversation can move beyond accusations and toward honest dialogue, mutual respect, and policies that truly protect families.

“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt…” — Colossians 4:6

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” — Romans 12:18

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#Kratom
#PublicPolicy
#EvidenceBasedPolicy
#ConsumerSafety
#FoodSafety
#DietarySupplements
#FDA
#PublicHealth
#TruthMatters
#FaithInAction

@DeanFrancis22 @EndKratomVA

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

End Kratom Misinformation Episode 4 https://t.co/uZF26wdU8T via @YouTube

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

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[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

Dear Lord please help her

[ThaTeaBishhh♥️💋💨 @misteaz79]

Recap With Mac 6.6.26 https://t.co/NPZlAmbd4M via @YouTube

[Christopher's Organic Botanicals, LLC @Kratomlife420]

People deserve transparency, clean products, and honest labels backed by science, not fear. This NIH announcement reminds us: you don't ban your way into understanding. You study, regulate responsibly, and hold bad actors accountable. #ScienceBased #Transparency

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

@Kratomlife420 Excellent report!

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

@misteaz79 @JanPickleberry Nice picture-How’d I miss that?

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

@evitaduffy_1 Boy/girl? Stats? Congratulations

[David Smith @DavidESmitty]

From CHRIS PRATT on Facebook:

""The United States is locked in the middle of a massive state sanctioned medical catastrophe hidden behind a rogue out of state black box AI surveillance system called NarxCare. This software has never been approved by the FDA or SAMHSA as a medical device, yet it is actively making unauthorized medical triage decisions.

By automating medical denials, this platform explicitly sidesteps foundational legal protections, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the May 2025 ACA Section 1557 Algorithmic Nondiscrimination Rules, and the January 6, 2026, FDA Clinical Decision Support Guidance under Section 520 of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
It directly violates centuries of medical precedent and binding constitutional law.

It runs roughshod over Linder v. United States, a unanimous Supreme Court precedent establishing that the government has zero constitutional authority to place arbitrary mathematical caps on individual medical practice and drug dosages within the states.

It completely subverts Ruan v. United States, a unanimous 9-0 Supreme Court ruling protecting a physician's subjective, good faith clinical judgment and banning law enforcement or administrative agencies from using objective metrics like Morphine Milligram Equivalent ceilings as a baseline standard for care denials or prosecution.

It even operates in flagrant violation of state level protections, such as Oregon's newly enacted House Bill 4114, which strictly prohibits state and local authorities from coordinating with out of state federal enforcement metrics that disrupt local medical treatment facilities and pharmacies. To hide this severe damage, corporate compliance departments are actively training doctors and pharmacists to never tell patients they are being tracked by an AI score.

The mathematical and legal data completely rips away their agenda and exposes the lie. When you look at the raw data and subtract the baseline from before this AI system rolled out, a rigorous, data driven statistical analysis reveals that this automated system is responsible for an estimated 150,000 to 300,000 excess deaths over the last decade. They are intentionally trying to hide this horrific number by ensuring it leaves no paper trail at the coroner's office, but the math proves the reality.

Legal, regulated pain medications carry an incredibly safe 0.012% mortality rate. The federal government explicitly admitted in its 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline updates that it artificially inflated crisis numbers by conflating these safe prescriptions with illicit street drugs.

A standard, good faith physician with 560 complex patients prescribing 4 to 5 medications a day generates over 900,000 pills a year as standard medical care, yet the DEA uses these raw numbers to fabricate a pill mill narrative. Every time a clinic is forced to close by these automated red flags, thousands of patients are abandoned, and absolutely zero agencies track their outcomes.

They are deliberately laundering these warning notices into passive public comment appendices to trigger deliberate indifference and evade civil rights duties.

Peer reviewed medical data tracking the 1.5 million to 2.4 million stable patients who were abruptly cut off, force tapered, or abandoned due to automated red flags shows a nearly 300% increase in medical crises within the first 12 months. This includes an immediate 44% increase in the odds of a major adverse cardiovascular event like a heart attack or stroke, and a 127% spike in acute heart failure.

Applying a conservative 2% acute fatal outcome rate across that destabilized patient pool proves between 40,000 and 60,000 directly traceable acute deaths from immediate pain induced suicides and desperate migration to the street market." (Con't)...

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

@misteaz79 Truth: Matthew Davenport would have died if he had no kratom in his system. His benadryl level was toxic. His other prescription medication levels were elevated and have a high interaction warning when prescribed together. TN passed a law built on a lie.

[ThaTeaBishhh♥️💋💨 @misteaz79]

Matthew Davenport had Kratom in his system. He died from a fatal Benadryl overdose along with elevated levels of Buspirone and Duloxetine. He was an alcoholic living in a sober home. I feel so sorry for the over 500,000 Kratom consumers in Tennessee that are about to be criminalized because of weaponized grief. Your state legislators have let you down..VOTE THEM OUT ESPECIALLY ESTHER HELTON-HAYNES!

@GovBillLee Veto the Kratom Ban Bill, Mr. Bill!

https://t.co/wXsqYMQoVW

[Heidi Sykora @HSDNP]

Please stop the insanity! Put the care back in healthcare! @cvspharmacy

[Chad D. Kollas, MD (he/him) @ChadDKollas]

Dear @cvspharmacy,

Please call pharmacy #7973 and tell your brand-spanking new pharmacist, Chris, that he gets to tell me how to prescribe opioid therapy for a patient with locally-advanced anal cancer when he publishes an article like this one: https://t.co/53TPJm8OkK