Similar to the effects of abusing opioids, Kratom consumption may cause a "high" or euphoric surge. The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (NY OASIS) likens how Kratom interacts with the brain's opiate receptors to how morphine does.
A flood of some of the brain's neurotransmitters, or chemical messengers, that assist in regulating mood and have an impact on decision-making are released when opioid medicines attach to opioid receptors. A person's mood is improved when the amount of these neurotransmitters in the brain is raised since it makes them feel happy.