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The Food and Drug Administration launched the latest attack on Tuesday in a drawn-out war between regulators and patients over the safety of a popular herbal supplement called kratom, branding the plant a dangerous drug.

“Compounds in kratom make it so it isn’t just a plant — it’s an opioid,” FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb declared in a statement.

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Some users have argued that kratom is a safe way to treat pain and wean oneself off opioids, but the agency concluded otherwise — based on case reports and a computer analysis of the molecular structure of kratom ingredients.

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    At the height of this a heroin knock off U47700 was easier to get on the street than real heroin.

  • I know this is an old thread but I just wanted to say don’t trust the fda. I’ve been on pain medication for years and it’s done almost nothing. As soon as I tried kratom I dropped all three medications. It doesn’t produce a high and it doesn’t have any side affects. It’s like taking an ibuprofen and your headache goes away. You don’t feel it but it works. I finally am able to get off the couch and fight back against leukemia.

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  • Kratom is the only thing that keeps me off booze when I’m in recovery. I will fight the FDA/dea tooth and nail if this goes through, and sign every petition against it I can find as well as encourage my family to do the same. These anti drug warriors can fuck off, they’re ruining lives and leaving people reliant on dangerous prescription drugs, deadly pharmacutical pain killers, heroin, and alcohol. They aren’t saving lives they are destroying them for profit on tax payers dollars.

  • Kratom is the only thing that keeps me off booze when I’m in recovery. I will fight the FDA/dea tooth and nail if this goes through, and sign every petition against it I can find as well as encourage my family to do the same. These anti drug warriors can fuck off, they’re ruining lives and leaving people reliant on dangerous prescription drugs, deadly pharmacutical pain killers, heroin, and alcohol. They aren’t saving lives they are destroying them for profit on tax payers dollars.

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