In her video, Adeoye explains how she came to be addicted to, and eventually
quit, a product called Feel Free, which is made by a company called Botanic
Tonics. According to the company’s website, the product contains kava root and
leaf kratom.

As recalled by the TikToker, she had discovered the product from a podcast she
used to enjoy. While she initially did not care for it, describing the experiences as
making her “feel nauseous, dizzy,” she says she tried it again later after seeing
growing hype around the product.

“I absolutely loved how it made me feel,” she states.

As a result, she began to drink one or two per weekend; the website suggests
drinking only one per day, and Adeoye says her initial consumption stayed within
those boundaries.

However, as she began working in what she describes as a “toxic” environment,
she found herself returning to the product more and more, increasingly going
beyond the recommended dosage by a significant degree.

“One a day turned into two a day, three a day, four a day, five a day, upwards to
six, seven, eight, nine per day, especially while I was at work because I felt like
I couldn’t have conversations unless I had this shot in my system,” she admits.
“It put me in a really good mood in some really tough situations and I felt like I
absolutely needed it.”

The Feel Free lawsuit involves a class action against Botanic Tonics and 7-Eleven
for falsely marketing the Feel Free Wellness Tonic as a healthy alternative to alcohol,
despite it containing kratom, a highly addictive opioid. A settlement of $8.75 million
has been reached, and affected consumers can file claims for compensation.

Kratom is a herbal substance that has a stimulant and opioid-like effect. Kratom
stimulant effects include alertness, rapid heart rate, and increased energy. Kratom
can also cause effects such as relaxation, confusion, and pain relief similar to
opioids and sedatives effect. How kratom affects each person depends on how
much is taken, its strength or concentration, how it is taken (capsules, powder, tea),
and the person's medical conditions and drug-taking history.