Poisonings from herbal drug kratom have soared: What to know about the risks

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Phone calls about kratom exposures to poison control centers nationwide skyrocketed by more than 50-fold from 2011 to 2017

 

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Good reporting provides context and doesnt sensationalize. You've failed on both counts with this terrible article.Kratomsaveslives

FDA and their buddies shoveling out lies and misinformation

Please fact check before you post inaccurate information such as this article . FactsMatter keepkratomlegal

And that’s oddly a good thing, with the amount of people using it and no severe reactions, we have more proof that it is indeed safer than alternatives and not life threatening

An absolute travesty of an article. The FDA has an active misinformation campaign going. Pure kratom hasn’t been attributed to a single death in the U.S. In 2017, there were 2,115,186 calls to poison control. Just 682 of those calls were for kratom. 682 out of 2,115,186.

Using the phrases 'soar' and 'skyrocket' are very misleading. I guess 17 to 682 over that time frame would fit.....except you forgot to mention there are an estimated 3 to 5 million users of the plant. That's called investigative reporting.

This is highly addictive BAD stuff.

My Kratom provider has put out more than 1 salmonella poisoning alert. So yeah, it’s not the Kratom it’s the lack of good QC. That said, I no longer use that provider but came this close to injesting a batch later confirmed to have salmonella. Be aware.

First - IT IS NOT A DRUG- it is a Plant! And millions are using it safely every day. There are always going to be idiots that take too much of anything and get sick!! Get your facts straight! fakenews

another example why criminalization doesn't work. People resort to sketchy suppliers when legitimate suppliers aren't available. Laws and criminalization creates black markets.

Bull shit there is nothing Rong with kratom people just wanna say there is if you are allergic to certain herbs it will make you sick people need to read the package this is all natural herbs and nothing else.

It's a drug, and you can use too much of it and get sick. How many people contact poison control because they have had too many drinks? The key in all of this is moderation.

Then you should also avoid bean sprouts

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