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Kratom: Identifying “A Drug of Concern”

Kratom: Identifying "a Drug of Concern"

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EPISODE SUMMARY

Welcome to the Quest Diagnostics “topics in drug testing” podcast. Today’s episode is with Jack Kain, PharmD, Quest Diagnostics medical science liaison, and Jeff Gudin, MD, senior medical advisor, Quest Diagnostics drug monitoring. Drs Kain and Gudin will be discussing “testing for kratom.” The podcast will cover:

  • What is kratom?
  • What is the chemical make-up?
  • Kratom toxicity and side effects
  • Testing for kratom
  • Why testing is important?
  • How to test for kratom
  • What testing will tell you

To listen to other podcasts in our series or learn more about Quest Diagnostics' comprehensive drug testing offering, please visit QuestDrugMonitoring.com. There you will find our Drug Monitoring Test Directory, as well as educational resources and insights from our team of toxicology experts. At Quest Diagnostics we are committed to providing you results and insight to support your clinical decisions.

Published: August 03, 2020

Presenter(s): Gudin, J, Kain, J

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