Ask Dr. Nandi: Herbal drug Kratom linked to almost 100 overdose deaths, CDC reports

Kratom is back in the headlines again. Last year it was linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak. Now, this over-the-counter herbal drub has been tied to almost 100 overdose deaths nationwide. The CDC is reporting that Kratom was the cause of death for 91 fatal overdoes. Now while that may not sound like a huge number, these deaths happened over an 18-month time period. And those numbers are more than double the FDA’s estimate of 44 kratom linked deaths since 2011.