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KRATOM SUPPLEMENT TOUTED FOR OPIOID ADDICTION LINKED TO SALMONELLA

 

By Miriam Raftery

March 3, 2018 (San Diego) – Forty cases of salmonella nationwide, including at least one in San Diego, have been linked to kratom, a banned herbal supplement from Asia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  Kratom is also sometimes marketed as Thang, Kakuam, Thom, Ketom, and Biak.


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