This Opioid Alternative Is Fueling an Addiction Crisis
The podcast explores the contentious debate over kratom, an herbal supplement derived from a Southeast Asian tree that is widely available in the U.S. and used for pain relief and energy, but increasingly linked to addiction and overdose deaths, raising urgent questions about regulation,
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