In this Episode I interview Dr. Christopher McCurdy; a broadly trained medicinal chemist and pharmacologist who's research focuses on the development of drugs to treat pain and drug abuse. Dr. McCurdy is also the Director of the University of Florida Translational Drug Development Core, and is internationally recognized as the expert when it comes to Kratom. He has done groundbreaking research on the plant, as well as studied the products sold from different suppliers to evaluate spiked alkaloid content.

Because of my interest in Kratom and the articles I've written in the past, I was really looking forward to this conversation. Dr. McCurdy is also featured in an upcoming Netflix Documentary on Kratom that will be coming out next year. If you want to know the current science behind Kratom without the media fluff or unsubstantiated claims (positive or negative), this is the Podcast Episode for you. … More EP 18: “The Science of Kratom: Benefits, Risks, and New Research” feat. Dr. Chris McCurdy