Kratom tea: Is it addictive?

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May 30, 2024 at 2:36 p.m. UTC

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kratom tea is now being offered to patients fighting opioid addiction. But as 9 Investigates learned, it might be just as addictive.

See one Central Florida family’s struggles with the tea live Thursday only on Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 5.

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