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Balancing kratom’s potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm

  • Written by David Kroll, Professor of Natural Products Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
imageKratom, an herbal supplement, is now being regulated in Colorado.AR30mm/iStock via Getty Images

David Bregger had never heard of kratom before his son, Daniel, 33, died in Denver in 2021 from using what he thought was a natural and safe remedy for anxiety.

By his father’s account, Daniel didn’t know that the herbal product could kill...

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