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  1. Motives for using Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) among regular users in Malaysia
    Singh D, Narayanan S, Müller CP, Swogger MT, Chear NJY, Dzulkapli EB, et al.
    J Ethnopharmacol, 2019 Apr 06;233:34-40.
    PMID: 30594604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.12.038
    ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The leaves of Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) or kratom have been traditionally used in Malaysia and Thailand mainly to enhance work productivity, as a folk remedy for treating common ailments, and as a mood enhancer.

    AIM OF THE STUDY: This present study sought to investigate kratom use motives among regular kratom users in Malaysia.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 116 regular kratom users were recruited for this cross-sectional survey. The Drinking Motives Questionnaire (DMQ) was administered to measure kratom use motives.

    RESULTS: Our results indicate that heavy (>3 glasses daily, each glass contains 48.24-50.4 mg of mitragynine) kratom use was associated with coping (t87.09 =3.544, p 3 glasses daily) kratom consumption (p 3 glasses daily) kratom consumption among regular kratom users in traditional, rural settings.

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