The FDA’s War on Kratom Will Make America’s Opioid Crisis Even Worse

The FDA is once again at war with kratom, putting thousands of lives at risk because of the corporate-driven politicization of a demonstrably safe compound that helps millions of people manage chronic pain, depression, and anxiety. On Feb. 21, the FDA put out another ominous news release calling for a halt on the sale of kratom products.

“To protect the public health, we’ll continue to affirm the risks associated with kratom, warn consumers against its use and take aggressive enforcement action against kratom-containing products,” said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb.
Two weeks earlier, the FDA released a statement making the maliciously inaccurate claim that 44 deaths can be attributed to the use of kratom. But as Anti-Media has reported for months, these claims are apocryphal at best and downright lies at worst.
Journalist Ben Swann recently released a video showing evidence that nine of the people in the report had consumed kratom laced with a powerful painkiller called tramadol. Another one of the deaths was a 43-year old man with deep vein thrombosis who had a mixture of five other medications in his blood. Another man had fallen from a roof and had nine substances in his system. Also originally included in the report was a man who had died of a gunshot wound to the chest.

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The FDA’s War on Kratom Will Make America’s Opioid Crisis Even Worse

The FDA’s War on Kratom Will Make America’s Opioid Crisis Even Worse

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