Kratom: Deadly Drug or Herbal Cure for Opioid Epidemic?

For decades, people in Thailand have used kratom, an herbal stimulant with opioid-like qualities, as a way to wean their opium addictions. That's recently become a trend stateside, as America continues to grapple with a deadly opioid abuse epidemic. More and more opioid-addicted Americans are trading in prescription painkillers for kratom, a much-less deadly and addictive alternative. But

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