Yeah, I've been drinking kratom regularly/daily off and on for about 8 years now. It's helped me get off dope and alcohol.
I always tell people that are new to it than it can be just as dependence inducing as other opioids if you happen to enjoy it.
That said, I've personally never experienced miserable withdrawals coming off it, but that could possibly just be that there hasn't really been a period in the past 8 years where I've totally been off opioids in one form or another.
I realize I need opioids to function at this point, but kratom use is manageable enough, and as long as I keep to only dosing 2-3 times a day, it still functions well.
It also took some time for me to get the dosage right. I used to take up to 12gs a dose, but eventually dropped to like 4.
Now I just take 2tblspns a dose, I weighed the amount at one point but can't really remember what precisely it is.