Kratom exposures managed by the British Columbia poison centre, 2012-2019: a descriptive analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kratom, a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia, which has been used both recreationally and in the treatment of pain and opioid dependence, has received little scrutiny in the United States and almost none in Canada. We analyzed calls to the British Columbia poison centre to describe caller-declared exposures to kratom and the acute health effects of these exposures.

Methods

For this descriptive analysis, we accessed electronic records, including transcriptions and extracted variables, of calls specifying kratom exposure managed by the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) from 2012 to 2019. We describe changes in case numbers, reasons for exposure, concurrent drug exposures and clinical outcomes over the study period.

Results

We identified 32 cases du

SUBMITTER: Reich N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9388216 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature