After years of hearing the same opioid presentation from Andrew Kolodny, something changed — kratom suddenly became the “next crisis.” That wasn’t random.In this video, I break down:
•How mass-tort litigation narratives are built
• How experts, media, and parent groups align
• How settlement money shapes policy messaging
• Why kratom is being framed like opioids were
• And who gets harmed when the machine moves

We’ve seen this before. First tobacco.Then prescription opioids. Then JUUL. Now, cannabis and kratom. When lawsuits start shaping medicine, patients become collateral damage. Pain patients were erased the first time. Will it happen again? At The Doctor Patient Forum, we document the harm — because when history asks who knew, there will be a record. We see you. We are fighting with you.