Kratom has been a life saver for those of us who live--and would otherwise be even more limited--with chronic pain.  This is especially true since the indiscriminate crack down on all opioids even for those like me who did NOT misuse them.  The latter ban was done in the name of keeping kids and other safe, but *instead* has resulted in the disaster or greatly expanded and greatly strengthened street opioids that are now killing more kids (and other folks) than ever.