Personally I don't find it addictive. I take a lot sometimes because I enjoy the buzz but I've never experienced any withdrawal symptoms from it. I do know that it can be addictive for some people because I have people come in to buy it who are clearly experiencing withdrawals. The thing I've noticed about them is that they go through a lot of it. So I warn my customers who are trying it for the first time that they shouldn't take more than 8 capsules of the raw leaf powder, and recommend not taking it daily but rather for breakthrough pain.