Introduction Calls to U.S. poison-control centers and hospitalizations involving the botanical substance kratom each rose more than 1,000 percent between 2015 and 2025, according to a new report. The findings, released by the University of Virginia Health System on March 26, note a record-high 3,434 kratom-related reports to poison centers last year, up from 258 in 2015. [1] Health officials cited in the report said the surge in calls and hospitalizations calls for more scrutiny of the substance and a public-information campaign. [1] The report emerges as state and federal officials continue to debate potential regulations or bans on kratom, which…

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