Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kratom may cause liver damage: study
(HealthDay)—The popular herbal supplement kratom may cause liver damage, researchers warn.
Nov 8, 2019
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Kratom herbal supplement used to treat addiction and pain found unsafe by researchers
The herb kratom is increasingly being used to manage pain and treat opioid addiction, but it's not safe to use as an herbal supplement, according to new research led by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of ...
Jul 9, 2019
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Poisonings from kratom, sold as an herbal supplement, are rising. But no one knows how much
An unregulated herbal product that advocates say can relieve pain and help with opioid withdrawal has been linked to at least four deaths in the Philadelphia region, but with many authorities failing to track kratom poisonings, ...
Aug 21, 2018
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Herbal drug kratom contains opioids, FDA says
(HealthDay)—The popular botanical drug kratom essentially is an opioid, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday.
Feb 6, 2018
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Findings suggest kratom's potential to treat opioid addiction
As the nation grapples for solutions to the opioid epidemic—now claiming more than 33,000 American lives each year—the potential of the psychoactive plant kratom to become a useful tool in the battle has been hotly debated.
Dec 15, 2017
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When pregnant women take kratom, their babies may suffer
In the past couple of years, two newborn babies in Buffalo experienced withdrawal as a result of their exposure to kratom in utero.
Apr 25, 2019
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FDA: High levels of heavy metals found in kratom products
(HealthDay)—Dangerously high levels of heavy metals have been found in dozens of kratom products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
Apr 5, 2019
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Natural herb kratom may have therapeutic effects and relatively low potential for abuse or harm
Using results of a survey of more than 2,700 self-reported users of the herbal supplement kratom, sold online and in smoke shops around the U.S., Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers conclude that the psychoactive compound ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Kratom use rare, but more common among people with opioid use disorder
Less than one percent of people in the United States use kratom, a plant-based substance commonly used to manage pain and opioid withdrawal, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. However, ...
Apr 29, 2021
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Miracle treatment or dangerous drug? Indonesia cashes in on Kratom
The sweltering backwaters of Indonesian Borneo have become the unlikely ground zero for the global production and export of Kratom, a tree leaf hailed by some as a miracle cure for everything from opioid addiction to anxiety.
Feb 8, 2019
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