Presence of kratom in opioid overdose deaths
Findings from coroner postmortem toxicological report
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15527451 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tyler Torrico (0000-0002-4817-8380, Kern Medical Center, corresponding author), Kajal Patel (0009-0001-2417-3761), Kajal R Patel, Nicole Nikolov, Md Towhid Salam (University of Southern California), Ranjit Padhy (Kern Medical Center), David Weinstein (0000-0001-6101-5124, Kern Medical Center) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Pages | 1332999-1332999 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1332999 |
| PMID | 38268564 |
| OpenAlex | W4390722195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
The findings of this brief report provide insight into the role that mitragynine (kratom) may have in modulating risk of opioid-related deaths. The combined use of kratom with opioids such as fentanyl appears most likely to increase the risk of a fatal overdose, but it may also occur with other medications such as benzodiazepines and psychiatric medications. It is a serious concern that in the midst of the opioid overdose epidemic there is a growing presence of kratom use in the U.S. population with a largely unregulated status
Anesthesia · Coroner · Drug overdose · Injury prevention · Opioid · Opioid overdose · Poison control · Psychiatry · Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology · Chemical synthesis and alkaloids · Medicine · Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae · Emergency Medicine · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |