anecdotal or not i've been a kratom user for 7 years and the author is spot on, regardless if the content has been copied from his website. He is doing a great job spreading his experience across as many platforms as possible. I used to be the guy who criticized any negative publicity about kratom because i was in denial. I'm not saying this is the plant of the devil but there is definitely huge bias out there about the consequences of prolonged kratom use.