A Look At the ‘Wild West’ Of Synthetic Kratom, Which Doctors are Calling ‘More Potent Than Fentanyl’—WHYY

Read article—Corneliu Stanciu, an assistant professor of psychiatry,  explains how kratom emerged as a dangerous, potent new drug for opioid users. "I tried to put out some public education alerts and nobody was interested," said Stanciu. Kratom poisonings have surged by 1,200%, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, aided by the third wave of kratom products, which Stanciu characterizes as "products that look absolutely nothing like kratom."