An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 24, 2024
- April 23, 2024
- April 22, 2024
- April 21, 2024
- April 20, 2024
- April 19, 2024
- April 18, 2024
Some of Our Sources
- You The Designer
- Creative Curio
- Web Designer Depot
- Naldz Graphics
- Noupe
- Crazy Leaf Design
- Reencoded
- Line 25
- Dev To
- TechPowerUp
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
February 8, 2018 12:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/SMcHWHAdoGw/fda-declares-popular-alt-medicine-kratom-an-opioid
FDA Declares Popular Alt-Medicine Kratom an Opioid
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NBC News: The Food and Drug Administration declared the popular herbal product kratom to be an opioid on Tuesday, opening a new front in its battle to get people to stop using it. New research shows kratom acts in the brain just as opioids do, FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said in a statement. And he said the agency has documented 44 cases in which kratom at least helped kill people -- often otherwise healthy young people. "Taken in total, the scientific evidence we've evaluated about kratom provides a clear picture of the biologic effect of this substance," Gottlieb wrote. "Kratom should not be used to treat medical conditions, nor should it be used as an alternative to prescription opioids. There is no evidence to indicate that kratom is safe or effective for any medical use." The FDA released detailed accounts of several of the deaths. The victims often had mixed kratom with other substances, including chemicals taken out of inhalers and found in over-the-counter cold and flu drugs.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/SMcHWHAdoGw/fda-declares-popular-alt-medicine-kratom-an-opioid
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Slashdot
Slashdot was originally created in September of 1997 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by Geeknet, Inc..More About this Source Visit Slashdot