[slfnflctd]

Somewhat true, but that's only part of the picture. An extremely significant distinction is that, much like with cannabis, it is pretty much physically impossible to overdose to death on mitragyna speciosa by itself. It will make you feel terrible to the point of being non-functional, but it almost certainly will not kill you.

[ianai]

So it’s a painkiller that works as well as an opiate with a maximum dose that dwarfs the opiates. Sheesh. That alone should be enough to research its use for pain management

[Jarwain]

Back when the potential kratom ban was scaring everyone, I remember seeing a sign advertising clinical trials for those dealing with opioid addiction. The cynic in me wondered whether the trials were for some medication that mimicked kratom or any individual alkaloid