I’ve been using the stuff for about three years now every day. It started from an injury that I had, and I used it in place of opiates. It gives you a really pleasant warm, calm, feeling like opiates does. It’s much weaker than opiates are, but at the same time it’s not like one of those substances where you have to guess if you feel anything. You’ll definitely know. I still use it because I box and weight train and it helps keep the pain down but I probably don’t really need it anymore. I’ve reduced the amount that I take daily drastically, but it definitely is an addictive substance. If I don’t take it in the morning I get minor cold chills and just feel shitty. it took me a while to get to this point— at least a year until I had any kind of withdrawal. It’s really not that bad. If I wanted to I could just tough it out and get over it. Some people have reported having hair loss, or that it hurts your kidneys, but I haven’t had any issues at all. I do drink a lot of water which probably helps. Kratom is a diuretic and a dehydrates you so you’ve got to stay hydrated. If you’re just gonna use it here and there it’s a nice substance, but just take a little bit of caution if you’re going to be taking a long-term because of potential dependency