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Kratom's Real Problem Is the Stuff Sold Next to the Energy Drinks

Poison control calls for kratom-related substances jumped 1,200% in a decade, and states are banning everything with the word kratom on the label. The problem is that synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine and traditional kratom leaf are not the same product. Regulators are using one blunt instrument where they need two very different ones.

By Kai Brighton · 3 min read

Health

Stop Scheduling Kratom and Start Studying It

I tracked kratom's effects on my own HRV, sleep, and pain scores for 6 weeks. The results were promising and the washout was clean. Federal scheduling would guarantee nobody ever runs the real trial.

By Kai Brighton · 3 min read