Not all kratom is equal: The important distinction between native leaf and extract products

AddictionEarly View LETTER TO THE EDITOR Not all kratom is equal: The important distinction between native leaf and extract products Oliver Grundmann, Corresponding Author Oliver Grundmann [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-2302-8949 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Correspondence Oliver Grundmann, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Room P3-20, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Supervision (lead), Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorAlbert Garcia-Romeu, Albert Garcia-Romeu orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-1644 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorChristopher R. McCurdy, Christopher R. McCurdy Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorAbhisheak Sharma, Abhisheak Sharma Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorKirsten E. Smith, Kirsten E. Smith Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorMarc T. Swogger, Marc T. Swogger Departments of Psychiatry and Palliative Care, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorStephanie T. Weiss, Stephanie T. Weiss National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this author Oliver Grundmann, Corresponding Author Oliver Grundmann [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-2302-8949 Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Correspondence Oliver Grundmann, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, 1345 Center Drive, Room P3-20, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. Email: [email protected] Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), Supervision (lead), Writing - original draft (lead), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorAlbert Garcia-Romeu, Albert Garcia-Romeu orcid.org/0000-0003-2182-1644 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorChristopher R. McCurdy, Christopher R. McCurdy Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorAbhisheak Sharma, Abhisheak Sharma Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorKirsten E. Smith, Kirsten E. Smith Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorMarc T. Swogger, Marc T. Swogger Departments of Psychiatry and Palliative Care, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this authorStephanie T. Weiss, Stephanie T. Weiss National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, Baltimore, MD, USA Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)Search for more papers by this author First published: 09 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16366Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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