FDA issues warnings to companies selling kratom products for opioid addiction

, of Wilmington, North Carolina, also claim that their products can treat pain and cancer, as well as mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.

“We have issued numerous warnings about the serious risks associated with the use of kratom, including warnings about the contamination of kratom products with high rates of salmonella that put people using kratom products at risk, and resulted in numerous illnesses and recalls,” the acting FDA commissioner, Dr. Ned Sharpless, said.

The federal agency says the companies are using websites and social media to illegally market kratom products, making unproven claims about their ability to cure, treat or prevent disease. Advocates say kratom helps ease the pain and reduce the symptoms of opioid withdrawal, but the FDA has not approved it for any medical use. In 2018, the agency even declared the popular herbal product to be

How is it 'unscrupulous claims' when it's literally helping people deal with chronic pain and kick addiction as I write this? Helped me with a 8 year pain pill habit, helped a friend kick a 12 year heroin addiction. This plant needs to be studied,not demonized like cannabis.

Actually it's QUITE PROVEN. Go to the American Kratom Association Website and read the countless stories we've submitted. Americans aren't making these things up! kratomsaveslives

In that regard, I agree with you😀🧡

You mean the Sackler family, Purdue Pharm or Reddy labs was not at fault? Does Kolodny know they have not been blamed? Blame Kolodny and opioidhysteria for the issue of Chronic Pain Patients looking for supposed natural safer substitutes

Makes no sense whatsoever..

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