Kratom use is surging in the US, with life-changing consequences, study reveals

Kratom use is surging in the US, with life-changing consequences, study reveals

Kratom is a plant with psychoactive properties that, when taken at high doses, can produce effects similar to opioids. A new study published in Addiction has found that kratom use—measured as kratom exposures reported to US poison centers—and cases of severe medical outcomes linked to kratom use have surged in the US over the past decade.