I have been through 3 back surgeries, have learned to walk again after partial permanent paralysis, and will have debilmitating pain my whole life. I found Kratom as a pain amnagement alternative over 5 years ago, and without it would either be hooked on opiates or dead from suicide. Kratom changed my life!! The only reason the FDA wants to have a say in Kratom use is so they can control the ppl who use it, and make money off of it, or just do away with it simply bc it works better than any of the poison they peddle!! Its alot safer, too. Dont believe the reports you see that say so and so overdosed on kratom!! Every case you will find there were benzos, narcotic pain killers, and or alcohol in the deceased's tox screen from the morgue. Govt needs to butt out, YOU WORK FOR US!! Not the other way around!!