In a joint letter to FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, the lawmakers said kratom was “a natural alternative to opioids” and was “found to be as safe as coffee.” The letter was drafted by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) and Rep. Dave Brat (R-VA). The FDA issued
Christopher McCurdy, president of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, just happens to be one of the foremost experts on kratom and is a professor at the University of Florida. He has said there is a wealth of information that shows the medical potential for
University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) assistant professor, Zach Walsh, is the co-author of a study that concludes that Kratom can’t be overlooked as a tool to combat the opioid crisis. “We certainly aren’t at the level of evidence where we can say this is going
When Anne Arundel police seized 158 grams of kratom, a plant from Southeast Asia used medicinally for centuries, it was the first time it was seized in a county investigation, according to police. Officers arrested Michaela Elizabeth Gran, 21, and Chase Seven Gran, 23, both of
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. While some in the medical field and many in the
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. But a recently published review of 57 years of international
A review of 57 years of international scientific evidence may help change the perception of kratom and restore its potential as a public health tool that deserves more research. The study not only points to the potential benefits of kratom as a safer substitute for opioids
It's become an almost daily routine: Some panel, discussion, summit, commission, hearing, project, or report claims to have the answer to America’s historically deadly opioid crisis. The latest pathetic “solution," of course, is the (weirdly disputed) emergence of longtime Republican pollster, Donald Trump "alternative facts"
PHOENIX - A highly controversial substance is now becoming a popular remedy for opioid withdrawal. It's called Kratom and it's legal in Arizona, but the FDA is now issuing a warning -- according to the agency, it's been linked to dozens of deaths. Kratom comes from
