WIKI
Mitragyna speciosa is a tropical evergreen tree of the Rubiaceae family (coffee family) native to Southeast Asia. It is indigenous to Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Papua New Guinea, where its dark green, glossy leaves, known as kratom, have been used in herbal medicine since at least the 19th century. They have also historically been consumed via chewing, smoking, and as a tea. Kratom has opioid-like properties and some stimulant-like effects.
kratom has been used in traditional medicine. The leaves are chewed to relieve musculoskeletal pain and increase energy, appetite, and sexual desire in ways similar to khat and coca.
While some literature reviews claim that kratom has less potential for dependence or overdose than traditional opioids, other reviews note that kratom withdrawal itself can still be quite severe.[35]
In 1836, kratom was reported to have been used as an opium substitute in Malaysia. Kratom was also used as an opium substitute in Thailand in the 19th century.
At low doses, kratom produces euphoric effects comparable to those of coca. At higher doses, kratom produces opioid-like effects.
In Thailand, a 2007 survey found that the lifetime, past year, and past 30 days kratom consumption rates were 2.32%, 0.81% and 0.57%, respectively, among respondents aged 12–65 years, and that kratom was the most widely used recreational drug in Thailand.
Kratom may be mixed with other psychoactive drugs, such as caffeine and codeine. Starting in the 2010s, a tea-based cocktail known as “4×100” became popular among some young people across Southeast Asia and especially in Thailand. It is a mix of kratom leaves, cough syrup, Coca-Cola, and ice. Around 2011, people who consumed the cocktail were often viewed more negatively than users of traditional kratom, but not as negatively as users of heroin. As of 2012, use of the cocktail was a severe problem among youth in three provinces along the border of Malaysia and southern Thailand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa
35. Stanciu CN, Gnanasegaram SA, Ahmed S, Penders T (January 2019). “Kratom Withdrawal: A Systematic Review with Case Series”. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 51 (1): 12–18. doi:10.1080/02791072.2018.1562133. ISSN 2159-9777. PMID 30614408. S2CID 58643707.
People been using it for a very long time, likel ,safely, but like hcq and Ivermectin the fda freaking out and trying to claim its “too dangerous for public use” because a few die from it when it reality, things like Tylenol and aspirin are far more dangerous than hcq and ivermecrin combined ever were.
I don’t know the death rate from Kratos products, maybe it’s high, but I’d think that if it were, it would be all over the news- the video of the one fella dying is the only one I’ve ever seen or heard concerning Kratom death though.