What Is Kratom and Why Are People Talking About It?

A few years back, kratom barely registered outside specialist circles. Now it shows up in pharmacy aisles, on Reddit threads about quitting alcohol, in harm reduction conversations, and increasingly in European expat communities curious about what Americans keep arguing about.The arguments, for the record, go in every direction. Passionate advocates. Concerned regulators. Researchers still catching up. Understanding what the plant actually is cuts through a lot of noise.Old Plant, New AudienceMi