I want to buy some herbal stuff such as Kratom/Kava Kava, but I have no idea what is the best form. I was looking at tinctures, which seem the most cost effective and potent form of the herbs. I also see resin and I have no idea how to use that. Any help would be appreciated.

Stay away from tinctures. They suck. Ive tried every kind of Kratom available, and the best is still the regular bali, from mitragynine Speciosa. hint hint use google.

Powder/Powder(root).
Not extract.

How does Kratom compare to Tramadol ?

I get 2 hours of going up followed by nodding on Tram. I´d much prefer a speedier opiod.

Kratom is very speedy, especially the thai strains. Kinda like low-dose trammy.

I concur, kratom leaf is the most versatile. the resin extracts are stronger and more convenient, but overpriced. search the articles on this site for: Kratom: Nature's Gift... by this one really talented writer. I forget his name though.

Kratom is very much like tramadol both in its CNS effects and it's partial opiate agonist/antagonist actions. My new favorite way to take kratom is to wad up whole leaves in my cheek like RedMan chew. only w/o the spitting. it takes forever to kick in but it lasts all day like this. -V

OK, so the powder or leaves are the best and not the extract. Yeah, the extract can get pretty expensive!

Also, this is kind of a dumb question, but I have to ask. Will Kratom cause a false positive on a drug test?

It would likely be more accurate to say it will cause a legitimate positive

A positive for what?