S3E471 - MTM-Interview with Kurt Bravata MD..The Kratom Crisis

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“Natural” does not automatically mean safe, and kratom is proving that the hard way. After hearing more and more real-world stories, including patients who never expected to become dependent, we sit down with family physician and addiction medicine leader Dr Kurt Bravata to explain what’s happening with kratom and the highly concentrated products often called 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine). If you’ve seen “kratom shots” at gas stations or heard someone call it a harmless herbal supplement, this conversation brings clarity fast.

We break down the basics in everyday language: what kratom is, why 7-OH...