Is Kratom Addictive?

Many people who might be considering kratom as a pain/anxiety/depression or fatigue reliever wonder if it might be addictive. This is a very important question that deserves our attention for what it may reveal to us about life in general, not just about kratom.

First, let’s define “addiction”. From the American Society of Addiction Medicine, we hear this:

Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.

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