Kratom Popularity Continues To Grow As Scheduling Looms

One popular plant that continues to see a growing popularity is kratom. While kratom has been around for a long time, it's still relatively new here in the U.S. However, thanks to its growing fan base and advocates, it seems like everyone is talking about kratom.

When all is said and done, there's one core reason behind its popularity, "it's changing lives."

Over the last few years, I've met hundreds of men and women that take kratom. While there's a number of different reasons why, all of them take kratom because it helps. Many of them have switched to kratom versus taking opioids. Pain relief is one of the key benefits that kratom is scientifically known to help with.

Thanks to the efforts of the American Kratom Association and other advocates, we're learning more about kratom than ever before. Even with the research, the FDA says there's no benefits to kratom. Yet, you have a mass of the population that says otherwise.

Who's right?

A lot of people think the FDA's decision is "political."

If they do have special interest, what are they?

Are they benefiting off the opioid crisis? Are they upset because they're not benefiting from kratom?

The DEA is trying to ban kratom and of course, the FDA is with them every step of the way.

They claim kratom is addictive, so is PS4, alcohol, cigarets, and sex.

A lot of the bad rep behind kratom is due to the fact that they say kratom has opiate-like effects. Yeah, because kratom interacts with your pain receptors like pain pills do. However, it's no where near the same level, meaning kratom does not have the same effects as taking morphine, oxycontin and other strong opioids.

Only time will tell if kratom gets a fair shake or not. On the positive side, kratom has growing momentum and popularity.

Is Kratom The New Go-To Natural Supplement?

There's no secret that great kratom debate is officially mainstream. Everywhere you look, people are talking about kratom. What gives? Is kratom really the miracle herb everyone is talking about? Is it really true?

What we do know, everyone is talking about kratom.

Anyone that knows me knows that I work with teens and adults that are trying to get their lives back together due to drug addiction. I do my best to alter their mindset and help them get the help they need.

I'm seeing more and more addicts go to kratom. I'm not judging, I'm just giving this story context. I'm seeing it on the East Coast, in Appalachia. I set out to find some people that are trying kratom and it was an awesome experience. The names in this story have been changed to protect their identity.

I first met up with Romona, which is a recovering heroin addict. She's been using kratom for a year now. I first met her 5 years ago when she was struggling to stay clean. Today, Romona has her life on track, she's working and she now has a home. I was surprised to see her doing so good. How? According to her, kratom.

"Kratom changed my life," she said tearing up. "I had been struggling for years to get my life in order and I kept falling back into bad habits. A friend introduced me to kratom and it gave me a second chance. I'm working, I'm in a relationship and I'm stable."

Romona was kind enough to introduce me to the friend that helped her, Steve. He was willing to share his story with me.

"I've been using kratom for 3 years now," Steve explained. "Before that, I was doing pain pills, about 8 years. I was doing some research online and heard others talking about kratom. One day, I decided to order it and take it right, that's when my life began to change. I quit pills, I quit everything and I've been clean ever since."

Say what you will, but kratom is changing lives. I guess my worry, kratom is still new. We don't know the long term benefits, but it's obviously popular here in the South.

For those of you that don't know what kratom is, it comes from a natural plant in Southeast Asia. Traditional tribes have been using it for centuries. In Southeast Asia, it's a common practice to use kratom. Due to the internet, kratom's popularity has drastically increased and made it's way to the United States.

The big question, can kratom help me? Check this out. There's a lot of benefits, despite what some may so.

I'd recommend taking the time to research it well, see if kratom would be a solution for you.