Characteristics of deaths associated with kratom use.
Adolescent
Adult
Cause of Death
Death
Drug Overdose
/ mortality
Female
Humans
Illicit Drugs
/ adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Mitragyna
/ adverse effects
Plant Extracts
/ chemistry
Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids
/ adverse effects
Self Medication
/ methods
Substance-Related Disorders
/ mortality
Young Adult
Mitragynine
cause of death
characteristics
kratom
toxicology
Journal
Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)
ISSN: 1461-7285
Titre abrégé: J Psychopharmacol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8907828
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
09 2019
09 2019
Historique:
pubmed:
21
8
2019
medline:
13
8
2020
entrez:
21
8
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Kratom ( This study details the characteristics of such fatalities and provides a 'state-of-the-art' review. UK cases were identified from mortality registers by searching with the terms 'kratom', 'mitragynine', etc. Databases and online media were searched using these terms and 'death', 'fatal*', 'overdose', 'poisoning', etc. to identify additional cases; details were obtained from relevant officials. Case characteristics were extracted into an Excel spreadsheet, and analysed employing descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Typical case characteristics ( These findings add substantially to the knowledge base on kratom-associated deaths; these need systematic, accurate recording. Kratom's safety profile remains only partially understood; toxic and fatal levels require quantification.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Kratom (
AIMS
This study details the characteristics of such fatalities and provides a 'state-of-the-art' review.
METHODS
UK cases were identified from mortality registers by searching with the terms 'kratom', 'mitragynine', etc. Databases and online media were searched using these terms and 'death', 'fatal*', 'overdose', 'poisoning', etc. to identify additional cases; details were obtained from relevant officials. Case characteristics were extracted into an Excel spreadsheet, and analysed employing descriptive statistics and thematic analysis.
RESULTS
Typical case characteristics (
CONCLUSIONS
These findings add substantially to the knowledge base on kratom-associated deaths; these need systematic, accurate recording. Kratom's safety profile remains only partially understood; toxic and fatal levels require quantification.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31429622
doi: 10.1177/0269881119862530
doi:
Substances chimiques
Illicit Drugs
0
Plant Extracts
0
Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids
0
mitragynine
EP479K822J
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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