Is kratom the new 'legal high' on the block? The case of an emerging opioid receptor agonist with substance abuse potential - Chang-Chien GC, Odonkor CA, Amorapanth P.

Kratom is an unscheduled opioid receptor agonist that comes in the form of dietary supplements currently being abused by chronic pain patients on prescription opioids. Active alkaloids isolated from kratom such as mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine are t...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news