Kratom: Latest News and Trends
In 2016, the FDA announced plans to restrict the sale and use of kratom, a natural opioid type drug popular with recovering addicts and sufferers of chronic pain. While it hasn’t yet managed to push through a ban, it continues to lobby for new laws, as it believes the plant is seriously harmful to health. Unsurprisingly, there are many who reject this notion. Users of kratom, including opiate addicts and those with chronic diseases, say the drug relieves pain and helps to ease cravings. There are others who take it simply to relax and unwind. Although kratom is often sold as a ‘legal high,’ it is more typically used for pain relief and stress management. The question is, what’s going to happen to the sale and use...