Politicians bowing to pharmaceutical companies. They would rather them be drugged at a better profit. My SIL uses it for back pain, and he goes to work and carries on in his daily responsibilities of raising my 4 grandchildren. I assume he self regulates like human beings are capable of.
I don’t see Kratom addicts living on the street looking like zombies... strike that, as LITERAL Zombies.
I have two acquaintances in rehab over gas station stuff - 70+ successful male on Kratom after the wife died. And 45 y/o male on poppers on his 2nd or 3rd rehab and in the process of losing a great job, home and family.