Kratom PillsThe botanical Kratom was marketed with drug claims; now it appears that the demand for the substance may be drug-like as well.
The recent seizure of a massive amount of kratom—which is claimed by online vendors to have opioid-like analgesic effects, as well as psychoactive properties—by U.S Marshalls paints a vivid picture of the growing danger it represents. The marshalls, acting under direction of the FDA, seized 500 cartons of kratom bottles, weighing 25,000 pounds and worth an estimated $5 million, from Rosefield Management of Van Nuys, Calif. in September.

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