Feel free to be loose with your definitions. “Not usually considered a drug” is fine to qualify as “non-drug”, for instance. I’m not really thinking so much of “foods”, though, but maybe “food ingredients” and substances found in food ingredients are fine, especially if they’re quasi-drug-like or if you’d get a lot of the same benefits/enjoyment from it consuming it straight rather than in food.
Also ITT, tell other users why their substances actually are drugs actually.
Mine:
- Chamomile - good for my mood and gives me vivid dreams.
- Capsaicin - I and Wilbur Scoville are well acquainted.
- Cacao - I don’t really do cacao any more because I’ve quit caffeine, but I include it here because I still miss sucking on unsweetend baker’s chocolate daily.
The reason why kratom users are like this is because the withdrawal effects are no worse than caffeine withdrawal. When I don’t take kratom, I feel tired and irritable, just like someone who hasn’t had their coffee. That’s the worst of it. After a few days I’m back to baseline, even if I was taking it daily. (I’m currently two weeks into a break from it right now.)
Am I in denial? IDK; I can only provide my own personal experience from what I’ve seen in my family and myself when we use it. I just don’t want to see it being lumped in with harder substances like cocaine and fent, cause I swear some of you act like it’s all one in the same. But for me and the people I know who take it, it’s no worse than a caffeine addiction. You want to talk about an addiction that’s tough to quit? Let’s talk about nicotine.