Kratom use in the United States: Response to Grundmann et al

Affiliations

¹ Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Mount Sinai Hospital Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

Comment

Jonathan Schimmel et al. Addiction. 2021 Jan.

. 2021 Jan;116(1):203-204.

doi: 10.1111/add.15170. Epub 2020 Jul 14.

¹ Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, Denver, CO, USA.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Mount Sinai Hospital Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Drug abuse; NMURx; United States; epidemiology; kratom; mitragyna; mitragynine; opioid; prevalence.

Comment on

Prevalence and description of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) use in the United States: a cross-sectional study.
Schimmel J, Amioka E, Rockhill K, Haynes CM, Black JC, Dart RC, Iwanicki JL. Schimmel J, et al. Addiction. 2021 Jan;116(1):176-181. doi: 10.1111/add.15082. Epub 2020 Apr 28. Addiction. 2021. PMID: 32285981
Kratom use in the United States: a diverse and complex profile.
Grundmann O, Babin JK, Henningfield JE, Garcia-Romeu A, Kruegel AC, Prozialeck WC, Raffa RB, Singh D, Smith KE. Grundmann O, et al. Addiction. 2021 Jan;116(1):202-203. doi: 10.1111/add.15173. Epub 2020 Jul 12. Addiction. 2021. PMID: 32602213 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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