Nick Pell

So who knows?

It's not scientific, but it's close enough to the other survey that maybe there's something there.

There's the Henningfield report, which was commissioned by the American Kratom Association.

I think it's maybe a little more trustworthy than the survey from the AKA, but I couldn't say how much more.

I mean, there's a third party involved.

It's a report, not a survey, but as many grains of salt as you feel are necessary.

Okay.

Survey estimates that 1.7 million Americans use Kratom regularly, and it found that a significant minority use Kratom for managing opioid dependence.

It's a white paper, it's not peer-reviewed, and thus lacks a certain scientific background.

rigor.

A lot of people reported using Kratom for relief from opioid withdrawal on forums, including Reddit.

This is all anecdotal, but I don't think it's fair to say that there's absolutely nothing there.

Everyone's just saying that they're using it to manage an addiction because they want to get high.

There's too many anecdotal reports.

I have trouble believing that all these people are just making this up.

Well, that's the thing.

The claims being made here aren't fantastical.

You know, like if somebody if tons of people report that they're being grabbed by aliens in the middle of the night and taken on hyperspace journeys like that's a fantastical claim.

This is not really a fantastical claim.

It's not a giant leap to say that a partial opioid antagonist could help people to get off of opioids.