kratom

here is a list of resources about kratom. all information on this page is public domain (feel free to share it with credit) and does not constitute medical advice. be safe!

articles i have written on kratom:
The U.S. May Ban Kratom. But Are its Effects Deadly or Lifesaving? [Discover Magazine]
Experts Are Concerned that Kratom Will Become the Next Marijuana [VICE]
Banning Kratom Will Escalate the Opioid Overdose Crisis with Walter Prozialeck [Narcotica]
Fears About Kratom Use During Pregnancy Are Overblown [Filter Magazine]
This Bill Could Give Jeff Sessions the Power to Ban Kratom [VICE]

Kratom Legality Map — Speciosia.org

History:
Kratom became legal in Thailand in 2021 [Bloomberg]

Science:
Can a Controversial Tree Help End the Opioid Crisis? [nerdy kratom science lecture by Dr. Chris McCurdy]
Kratom Alkaloids as Probes for Opioid Receptor Function: Pharmacological Characterization of Minor Indole and Oxindole Alkaloids from Kratom
Nature’s first “atypical opioids”: Kratom and mitragynines
Mitragynine/Corynantheidine Pseudoindoxyls As Opioid Analgesics with Mu Agonism and Delta Antagonism, Which Do Not Recruit β-Arrestin-2