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CDC Report Identifies Kratom in Overdose Deaths

Joan Flynn
April 15, 2019 at 07:00:00 ET
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Kratom, a plant-based substance that is marketed as an herbal or dietary supplement, was determined by state coroners to be involved in the cause of death in 91 overdose cases over an 18-month period, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the April 12 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR, Vol. 68, No. 14). Kratom contains mitrag... Read More