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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administra on THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT KRATOM 7 Kratom is a tropical plant that people are using as an alternative treatment for pain, mood disorders, and opioid withdrawal without supervision from doctors. Because kratom is unregulated, any use comes with real risks. Kratom Affects Your Brain Depending on the amount you take, kratom can act as an opioid or a stimulant. 7 Kratom Has Serious Side Effects Dizziness Seizures Vomiting · Constipation Itching Muscle pain Drowsiness Dry mouth Nausea Loss of appetite Increased urination Sweating 3 1 Compounds in kratom bind to the brain’s opioid receptors, so it’s addictive just like morphine, heroin, and other opioids. Kratom Is Addictive 2 Kratom trees are native to Southeast Asia, and there are no safety standards for kratom products in the U.S. Kratom Is an Unregulated Substance 4 Kratom Products Aren’t Consistent The amount of kratom in a given product is not regulated, so you can’t control how much you’re taking no matter how you ingest it. Tea 5 Powdered Drink Capsule Kratom Can Be Contaminated FDA tests have revealed that some kratom products contain risky added ingredients, heavy metals, or dangerous contaminants. Heavy Metals Salmonella 6 Ni Nickel 28 Pb Lead 82 References: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm595622.htm https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/kratom https://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/08/30/dea-announces-intent-schedule-kratom If you or someone you know needs help with a substance use disorder, including kratom, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889, or use SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator at SAMHSA.gov to get help. Learn more at SAMHSA.gov/kratom Because of serious health risks, kratom has been banned in some Southeast Asian countries and several U.S. states. Kratom Is Banned in the Region in Which It Originates and Some States

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Page 1: 13172 SAMHSA Kratom Infographic v5g - air.ngo · Compounds in kratom bind to the brain’s opioid receptors, so it’s addictive just like morphine, heroin, and other opioids. 2 Kratom

Substance Abuse and Mental HealthServices Administra on

THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT KRATOM 7

Kratom is a tropical plant that people are using as an alternative treatment for pain, mood disorders, and opioid withdrawal without supervision from doctors. Because kratom is unregulated, any use comes with real risks.

Kratom Affects Your BrainDepending on the amount you take, kratom can act as an opioid or a stimulant.

Kratom Has Serious Side Effects Dizziness

Seizures

Vomiting

· Constipation

Itching

Muscle pain

Drowsiness

Dry mouth

Nausea

Loss of appetite

Increased urination

Sweating

Compounds in kratom bind to the brain’s opioid receptors, so it’s addictive just like morphine, heroin, and other opioids.

Kratom Is Addictive2

Kratom trees are native to Southeast Asia, and there are no safety standards for kratom products in the U.S.

Kratom Is an Unregulated Substance4

Kratom Products Aren’t Consistent

The amount of kratom in a given product is not regulated, so you can’t control how much you’re taking no matter how you ingest it.

Tea

Powdered Drink Capsule

Kratom Can Be Contaminated FDA tests have revealed that some kratom products contain risky added ingredients, heavy metals, or dangerous contaminants.

Heavy Metals Salmonella

NiNickel

PbLead

References: https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm595622.htmhttps://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/kratomhttps://www.dea.gov/press-releases/2016/08/30/dea-announces-intent-schedule-kratom

If you or someone you know needs help with a substance use disorder, including kratom, call SAMHSA’s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or TTY: 1-800-487-4889, or use SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator at SAMHSA.gov to get help.

Learn more at SAMHSA.gov/kratom

Because of serious health risks, kratom has been banned in some Southeast Asian countries and several U.S. states.

Kratom Is Banned in the Region in Which It Originates and Some States

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Kratom: A Collective Analysis Dale Jerue United Kratom ...speciosa.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Kratom-A-Collecive-Analys… · the possession, importation, and sale of kratom a

HOUSE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE COMMITTEE … · 16 for sale any of the following: 17 (1) A kratom product that is adulterated with a dangerous 18 non-kratom substance. A kratom