What is the likelihood that you’ll experience a problem with a product labeled as kratom? Elizabeth Tracey reports
From Health Newsfeed – Johns Hopkins Medicine Podcasts by Johns Hopkins Medicine
May 4, 2026 · 1 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the significant increase in emergency department visits related to kratom use and the associated health risks.
Over a thousand fold in the last year. That’s the increase in the number of emergency department visits nationally due to use of kratom, a drug sold unregulated in convenience stores and gas stations as well as online. Substance use … What is the likelihood that you’ll experience a problem with a product labeled as kratom? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »
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Host: Elizabeth Tracey
Topics covered
- kratom
- substance use
- emergency department visits
- health risks
- unregulated products
Keywords
- kratom
- emergency visits
- substance use
- health risks
- unregulated products
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Products: kratom
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