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Drug-Induced Liver Injury Caused by Kratom Use as an Alternative Pain Treatment Amid an Ongoing Opioid Epidemic

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a prevalent medicinal plant used mainly for the stimulant and analgesic properties provided through multiple alkaloid compounds. Over the past decade, use of kratom has increased despite the limited knowledge of toxicities and adverse side effects. With the current opi...

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Autores principales: Osborne, Caroline Stokes, Overstreet, Amanda N., Rockey, Don C., Schreiner, Andrew D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6350132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30791718
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709619826167