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Comment on What is Kratom? A friend of the family just died today. And that was the last thing he was using. Is it like K2? What type of high is it?

Jaderick@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Kratum is an opiate-like plant-based drug that gives users a boost of energy, but is addictive like actual opiates.

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FlexibleToast@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
As far as I know (and I very much could be wrong) “opiate like” isn’t really a thing. Opiates are classified by their interactions with your body, not by the drug. So, if they’re interacting with the opiate receptors, they’re opiates.

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- Jaderick@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  www.azarius.com/wiki/…/kratom-vs-opioids
  
  It’s an agonist for the opiate target receptors which is why I say opiate-like.
  
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