A professor at Johns Hopkins University studies kratom, and says a new form, 7-OH, acts only on opioid receptors, raising ...

If you take a walk down Cumberland Avenue near UT's campus, you'll find smoke shops advertising kratom. Researchers said it's ...

Today, we have an environment where bad actors can mislabel products and ignore safety standards, putting vulnerable people ...

Louisiana Legislature has passed a bill that would ban the possession and distribution of kratom. What is kratom? Is it bad ...

Nearly 2 million Americans in 2021 used the herbal supplement Kratom to treat pain, anxiety and opioid withdrawal, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But the substance is also blamed ...

Kratom, or Mitragyna speciosa, a psychoactive herb native to Southeast Asia, is sold at smoke shops and gas stations across the United States. It enjoys a reputation as a safe, “natural” supplement ...

Rhode Island made kratom a controlled substance after a federal ban was announced, but that ban never went into effect. The Department of Health says it continues to have concerns about kratom ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Some hail it as a miracle for beating opioid addiction, but it’s banned in some other states and countries; Kratom is causing concern in an Orlando emergency room as more ...

This week, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law placing more regulations on kratom. It's called the "Daniel Bregger Act." Kratom is an herbal supplement said to treat pain, anxiety and opioid ...

Next to his body was a bag containing a product derived from kratom, or Mitragyna speciosa — a natural plant with origins in southeast Asia — that he would buy at convenience stores.

Popular for its stimulating and pain-relieving properties, the herb kratom can be as easy to buy as a bag of chips in many parts of the U.S. That’s also raised questions about whether kratom ...

Kratom is now another age-restricted product in Florida, joining the ranks of alcohol, cigarettes and lottery tickets. Gov. Ron DeSantis last month signed a bill where products containing ...