What Nurses Need to Know About Kratom: An Interview with Mary Ellen Wright, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, FAAN

Sep 30, 2025

For more information on kratom:

• https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/kratom
• https://www.dea.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/Kratom-2020_0.pdf
• https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/fda-and-kratom
• https://www.liprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SAMHSA-UpdatedKratomFactSheet_2.25.19_Final.pdf 
• Wright, M. E., Ginsberg, C., Parkison, A. M., Dubose, M., Sherbondy, M., & Shores, E. (2021). Outcomes of mothers and newborns to prenatal exposure to kratom: A systematic review. Journal of Perinatology, 41(6), 1236-1243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-00952-8