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Modesto-Lowe, Vania and Sgambato, Deanna and Kaur, Jasleen and Chaplin, Margaret (2026) Kratom at a crossroads: trends, controversies, and the evidence gap. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 93, (8), pp. 487-492. https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93a.25088.

External website: https://www.ccjm.org/content/93/8/487

As kratom products become more widely used in the United States, physicians will be more likely to encounter patients who are using these unregulated and unstudied substances. This focused review addresses questions such as what kratom is, whether it is safe, who is using it (and why), how to treat patients who are using it, and what to tell them.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
International, Open Access, Review, Article
Drug Type
New psychoactive substance
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Screening / Assessment
Date
3 August 2026
Identification #
https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.93a.25088
Page Range
pp. 487-492
Publisher
Cleveland Clinic
Volume
93
Number
8
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