Kratom Use Among U.S. Adults: Clinical Characteristics and Sex Differences in Co-Occurring Drug Use.

The expansion of kratom's availability, popularity, and product diversity in the United States has drawn scientific and national attention. Characterizing the sociodemographic and behavioral correlates of kratom use may help public health efforts. We examined data from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (2022-2023), to investigate lifetime prevalence and sociodemographic, mental health, and behavioral correlates of self-reported use of kratom as well as the interaction of cannabis and heroin with sex, given co-used patterns with kratom and report sex differences. A pooled prevalence es