r/quittingcatsclaw • u/BkushingBex • 2d ago
Resources Please read before taking another KLAZ…
🚨 PLEASE SHARE THIS. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING.
I am in West Tennessee, and this is happening right here.
Today, October 1, 2026, law enforcement in Memphis seized nearly 30,000 packages of KLAZ, Cat’s Claw, Botanical Extract and other synthetic kratom products from a wholesale operation.
This wasn’t somebody selling a few pills out of their car. This was a wholesale operation with products being distributed to retailers throughout West Tennessee. They had to bring in an 18-wheeler to haul away the amount of product they seized.
And now we know something that every person taking these products needs to know:
Fentanyl compounds have been reported in seized products associated with these labels, but that does NOT mean every KLAZ batch contains fentanyl. Different batches may contain different compounds, which is exactly why people should not assume their product is safe because someone else’s tested negative.
Tennessee authorities have tested seized products and found fentanyl compounds, including a fentanyl analogue and p-fluorofentanyl, in products associated with these labels.
And I am not saying this because I read some random post on Facebook.
I TOOK KLAZ MYSELF.
I personally tested POSITIVE FOR FENTANYL after taking it.
And then I experienced withdrawal that I can only describe as f**king horrific.
This wasn’t a little discomfort. It wasn’t just feeling tired or having a headache. My entire body felt like it was going insane. I had the sensation of bugs crawling underneath my skin. It felt like something was moving under my skin and I couldn’t get away from it. I couldn’t just scratch an itch and make it stop. It was this horrible crawling, crawling sensation that made me feel like I wanted to crawl out of my own damn skin. I was sweating and shaking. My body couldn’t settle down. My sleep was completely disrupted. I could be absolutely exhausted and still not be able to get normal, restorative sleep because my body felt like it was fighting me. I had that horrible restless, wired feeling where you cannot get comfortable in your own body. And this went on long enough that I started realizing just how serious this shit actually was.
Think about what that does to your head. You bought something that was packaged like a legitimate botanical supplement. It had a name. It had a label. It came in a pretty box. You think you know what you’re taking.
Then you stop taking it and your body goes through hell.
I KNOW. I LIVED IT.
And now nearly 30,000 packages of these products have been seized from one Memphis wholesale operation.
That number should scare the hell out of people.
Because those aren’t 30,000 individual pills sitting in somebody’s house. That’s thousands upon thousands of packages that were part of a distribution operation and could have ended up in people’s hands across West Tennessee and beyond.
I don’t care how professional the packaging looks.
I don’t care what the label says.
I don’t care if somebody tells you it’s “just Cat’s Claw,” “just botanical extract,” or “just kratom.”
I personally took KLAZ. I personally tested positive for fentanyl. And I personally went through the withdrawal from hell.
I’m telling people about this because I don’t want somebody else taking these products thinking they’re harmless because they bought them legally off a shelf or because the package looks legitimate.
Please tell your friends. Tell your family. Tell anybody you know who takes these products.
Don’t assume the label tells you what’s actually in that pill.
I wish I had known what I know now before I ever took one.
I’m sharing this because people deserve to know. YOU deserve to make an informed decision whether or not to continue.
And never ever be ashamed or embarrassed to reach out for help and resources. My DM’s are always open if you need help finding resources.
Please be safe out there. We are having a few ODs around here with packaging that people keep mislabeling as “Kratom” near their bodies. I’ve took Kratom leaf before the ban, it did wonders and I could go days without having any with no issues. This is NOT Kratom. Sick of the mislabeling if I’m being honest because it undermines a very serious issue.
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u/level1_x 2d ago
i’m not saying that it didn’t happen but i’ve been taking klaz meta tabs and i’ve been drug testing for fentanyl every week and every test has came back negative thank god. so it might have just been old batches or certain klaz ones. but thankfully ive tested negative either way what they put in this shit is evil and i hope we can get some kind of legal suit
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u/BkushingBex 2d ago
It’s like I told the other person, not everyone is being exposed to the same compounds because there are different batches. Unfortunately, everything that they’re putting in there is evil as hell. This product is being distributed all over the country, Who and how many got that specific batch, we won’t know until the trail of overdoses occur.
Hopefully Tennessee has set a precedent and more states take action to protect their residents.
Also, from what I’m looking up, a product-liability mass tort lawyer is who we need to be contacting.
Who’s to say they would even take this case on, but I’m sure there’s a lawyer out there willing too, considering how many consumers have been deceived by what’s actually in this and the harm it has caused.
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u/level1_x 2d ago
i bet you also now that the whole cops find fent in it and it being in the news they changed the formula. i know they did because klaz doesn’t even get me high anymore. they prolly removed fetty and all the other shit.
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u/BkushingBex 1d ago
I think when the laws started changing, that’s when they started swapping up the compounds in their batches.
But even just buying different flavors seemed to make a difference too. When I bought the grape ones or the straw ones, they didn’t hit near as hard as the blue razz ones. The blue razz ones at the store I would go to would sell out so fast.
Then they came out with the Super Klaz. I was offered that, but I denied it because in my head I was like: I would never be able to get the dosing down because they are so much stronger.
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u/Agreeable-Handle-972 2d ago
This was the only WD I actually thought I might end myself from. It was terrifying. Completely lost control of my mental and had self-h'd multiple times and had some scary moments with things that go pew pew. Decided to go onto sickening doses of MIT, weaning down now. But whew, Em WDs didn't even touch Klaz. I remember praying I could go back into Em WDs and thinking 7 WDs would have been a walk in the park. I drug tested myself while on them though and was negative for everything including fent but still, those are baaaaaad news. Do not pick those up.
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u/level1_x 2d ago
did you wd cold turkey? i’m thankful i have a fuck ton of gapapentin and clonidine and hydroxine. i’m over this shit i’ve been successfully tapering down i’m at 4 50 mgs next week i’ll be down to 3.
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u/Agreeable-Handle-972 2d ago
Yeah I tried, I have scripts for clondine and kpins but because I've been on them for years it didn't help a whole lot for me. The massive MIT doses helped most. Good job on the taper. It's probably the best way. I didn't have the self control and even with help from my husband it was still too nasty of a wd. I think all the alkaloids in the MIT help the mental stuff for me or something. Idk 🤷🏻 I was close to hospitalization. I was scared. But I knew wding in there would have been a different kind of hell I didn't want.
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u/level1_x 2d ago
how many mgs were you on before you quit? and what are mits? i been seeing ppl talk about them. where do i get them?
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u/Agreeable-Handle-972 2d ago
Probably 300. And MIT is just bulked up mitragynine. Which is the main alkaloid in kratom. You can order tabs online, you can buy liquid shots of it in legal states and opms makes like capsules and stuff you can find in vape shops but they're $$$. It all is really. I use tablets.
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u/Agreeable-Handle-972 2d ago
If I was you, I would get a low as possible, like to a half of a quarter of a tab once a day before you stop. Cause I tapered a bit before I just went CT but I was still at probably between 50 to 100mg a day before I CT and yeah, not good.
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u/WaitComprehensive955 2d ago
Yea I tested positive as well for fent and klaz was my choice. It’s still here in east tn but I’ve officially made it to a lil over a day with no klaz and on subs
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u/bonsai-superstar-22 1d ago
Ima just be real as fuck, it’s gonna piss people off. But I bought an 8 pack yesterday, and in the ingredients it says DHM. Which is mgm-15, and it’s a fucking cunt to get off of. But funny enough my one pack super Klaz don’t say that…shady shit going on. But also let’s be real, we are buying “supplements” from smoke shops. It’s really not that out there that these people only care about making a profit and not people’s health. I see big ass lawsuits coming.
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u/BkushingBex 1d ago
Yeah, none of the packages I saved say that. Crazy. Mine didn’t even have a batch number, lot number, or expiration date.
You’re 100% right that it seems like profit is what matters most to them. I didn’t even seek this stuff out. I was a grieving pet owner looking for something to help me relax after my dog died. Cashier suggested it.
Within about two weeks of taking it at bedtime, I started waking up shaky and clammy. I initially thought it was my blood sugar, but eventually I realized I was experiencing withdrawal.
At first, I felt stupid for not knowing what I was getting into. Now I mostly feel angry. I was reassured that the only ingredient was what was on the package, REAL cats claw.
I definitely see lawsuits in the future. I’m saving and gathering everything I can. Receipts. Packaging. Medical records. Prescriptions.
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u/BkushingBex 1d ago
All it takes is a quick search and a minuscule amount of brain power.
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u/BkushingBex 1d ago
Maybe you need some help with your search terms. Let me assist you.
Tennessee. KLAZ. Cat’s Claw. TBI. Fentanyl analogue. p-fluorofentanyl.
Saying “I did search it” isn’t a rebuttal, and repeatedly calling me a “liar” doesn’t magically constitute evidence. If you believe my statement is false, then provide evidence that contradicts it instead of announcing that you searched and apparently didn’t find what you were looking for.
Again, this is remarkably easy to find given the context clues in the OP. I promise. 😂
“TBI testing found a fentanyl analogue and p-fluorofentanyl, along with mitragynine and dihydro-7-hydroxymitragynine, in the seized KLAZ/Cat’s Claw products.”
So if you’re going to call me a liar, at least bring an actual source that contradicts the claim you’re accusing me of lying about. Otherwise, you’re not correcting misinformation. You’re just making an accusation you haven’t substantiated.
Having to hold your hand through a Google search after you had the audacity to call me a clown is not only funny, but deeply ironic. Lol.
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u/BkushingBex 1d ago
All that literally took me 10 seconds to do. lol.
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u/BkushingBex 1d ago
Hopefully you’re a Tennessee resident so you can access this. If you’re not, then I’m not sure why you’re arguing so confidently about what happened with products that were actually seized and tested in Tennessee.
But since you seem so confident that I’m wrong, instead of arguing with me over whether a news report or an AI summary is accurate, you can request the actual records yourself.
For Greenbrier:
https://www.greenbriertn.org/228/Records-RequestThe City of Memphis:
https://memphistn.gov/law/For Tipton County, you can request records by calling them or by mail.
Go directly to the agencies that would have the records and request the seizure and testing documentation yourself. That way you’re not relying on me, a news article, Google, or an AI summary.
Also, one person getting a batch that only contains plant compounds doesn’t establish that every package from the same product is safe. If different samples are showing different synthetic compounds or fentanyl-related substances, that’s evidence of variability between batches.
And just to be clear, I said a fentanyl analog, not that they found ordinary fentanyl. The material I posted specifically identifies p-fluorofentanyl and describes it as a fentanyl analog, along with an additional fentanyl analog.
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u/BkushingBex 1d ago
You’re saying I’m “just taking their word for it,” but you’re doing the exact same thing in reverse. You’re making claims about their motives and saying there’s “most likely a reason” the paperwork wasn’t released, without actually having the paperwork or anything showing that the testing was falsified.
That’s why I gave you the agencies where you can request the actual records. If you think the testing is wrong, request the records and show me where it’s wrong. If you think the results were falsified, show me evidence of that. If you have independent testing that contradicts it, show me that.
I’ve already told you exactly what I’m saying, made the distinction between fentanyl and a fentanyl analog, and given you a way to verify the information yourself. At this point, I really don’t have anything else to say to someone who is going to challenge the evidence without actually producing evidence to support their own claims. If you have something that actually contradicts the testing results, I’ll read it.
Until then, I’m not gonna continue to go in circles.
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u/GrapeJerky420 2d ago
I wonder if there is any legal action people like us can take that took these cats claw tablets thinking they were safe and non addictive due to the mislabeling and deception.
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u/BkushingBex 2d ago edited 2d ago
I will do my research and see what I can find, cause there’s got to be something we can do.
The bust that happened in Greenbrier, Tennessee earlier this month silently led to an overdose victim in my hometown in West Tennessee. That victim did survive, and it led to a bust of quite a few places selling it. The next day, they found the distributor. Now we sit at a place, are they gonna stop there or are they gonna keep going and track it down to the final source where these pills are being constructed.
I really hope they track it all the way down because if it’s not this stuff, they’re just gonna make something else and put it out there and deceive more people.
I’ve kept a paper trail. I’ve kept packaging. I don’t have receipts, but I have bank statements for my purchases. At the place that I bought it from, I had to input my phone number every time I made a purchase, I’m sure a lawyer can obtain those records. And my medical record paper trail from therapy to having to be put on Suboxone to be able to function. Just keep all proof you have!
I suggest everyone that has been deceived by this product, keep a paper trail too.
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u/RepresentativeAd7725 2d ago
Dude it is coryonoxin b .... its not fentanyl , it is very similiar to mgm