Never smoked kratom but just toss and wash. If your not into opiates or don't have a tolerance I mean it lifts you up. When I first started kratom I used Bali and it to me has the most opiate feel to it. Just don't get hooked because I heard it has some nasty withdrawals. I get it like once a month and one time I bought a pound and I was going thru it to fast that all I would notice where side effects. Not fun that way. Always give yourself a break and it should treat you good. There are more ppl on here that have better experience with it.