Kratom: More harm than good?

US CDC study that analysed over 27,000 unintentional overdoses attributed nearly 100 deaths to kratom. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAKARTA - The indigenous West Kalimantan people have been using kratom, a controversial herbal supplement with psychoactive properties, for centuries to treat cough, pain, depression and improve sexual performance.

In the United States - where kratom is a US$1.2 billion and growing industry - the herb has widely been used as natural pain killers and to lessen symptoms of opiate withdrawals.Get exclusive reports and insights with more than 500 subscriber-only articles every month

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