The herbal formulation Kamini has been in the news with a Brisbane drug and alcohol treatment program reporting 12 men accessing the service because they could not stop taking Kamini. A second group of 12 patients in Melbourne sought help for opioid dependency from taking the herbal medicine, which is usually illegally imported from India.
Kamini Vidrawan Ras causes drug dependence in people using it regularly, because it contains opium, among other plant and mineral ingredients. Opium is a plant product refined to make prescription medications, including morphine and codeine, and illegal drugs such as heroin.
