Joshua

After Joshua’s funeral and we said goodbye to my precious son. I started going through Johua’s things. Something about all of this was not adding up for me and I had hopes of maybe finding a note or something, anything that may explain why Joshua would have made such a harsh decision to end his life.

One afternoon as I was going through my son’s truck , I came across several empty bottles of a supplement called kratom laying on the floor. I also found numerous empty gel caps laying all over the floor. That was when I started doing my research on this natural supplement . The more I read upon it, the more I found how very dangerous this supplement is. I then went through Joshua’s bank account and was able to track the kratom purchases back to the summer of 2017. I began to ask questions, and found out that Josh had been having some behavior differences that would point to the use of kratom.

Kratom Is sold in the United States as a dietary supplement . It is not regulated and is very addictive. Joshua was taking kratom as a stimulant to work out , to help with energy and muscle pain while working out and to gain muscle .

My Son Joshua was such a happy, sound-minded person. He just got caught up in wanting to look his best and unfortunately came across kratom thinking it would help him meet his goals, it’s not FDA approved don’t take it, don’t risk your health, it’s not worth it.

I can tell you, if Joshua would have thought this could be harmful, he would have never taken it.sadly, now why my family and I have to live a life without my son, and it is heartbreaking . Don’t; put your family through what my family has had to go through, because a life without you would break your family’s heart.

Heidi Haskins

Joshua’s Mom

If your thinking about hurting yourself, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit suicidepreventionhotline.org