When the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced last week that it intended to impose its strictest regulations on a drug that many claim can help treat opioid addiction, the public outcry was immediate. Users say it helps everything from PTSD to menstrual cramps. Other users say they take it throughout the day. She had used kratom to combat withdrawals when she feared running out of her monthly prescriptions, so she tried it again two years ago. Bayer, of the DEA, said he had received many calls from people who say they have used kratom to treat their opioid addiction.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2016 13:30 UTC