Her 27 year old son died in his sleep in 2024, and the autopsy determined kratom use likely contributed to his death.

Another public health announcement in Idaho is warning of the dangers of Kratom, an herbal substance that is often sold over ...

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy put a 180-day ban on the sale of all forms of kratom that aren't 100% natural. While it's seen some support, others say the ban doesn't make sense.

Los Angeles County health officials issued a warning to the public on Friday due to a number of overdose deaths connected to a synthetic kratom compound. The compound, known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine, ...

Kratom, a plant-based supplement, has been used in Southeast Asia for thousands of years as a way to enhance focus and relieve pain. But tales of kratom side effects may make you nervous or unwilling ...

Millions of Americans take the herbal supplement kratom for everything from energy to pain relief to quitting opioids. You can find kratom capsules, powder, drinks and shots in health food stores, gas ...

Botanic Tonics’ supplement drinks have taken convenience stores by storm—even as the company has battled allegations of ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. A new report from the Food and ...

Kratom is an untested mixture of drugs that come from the Mitragyna tree in Southeast Asia. Dr. Josh Bloom has written some uncomplimentary things about it – but things have changed, which in a sense ...

Despite showing promise as a safer alternative to prescription and illicit opioids, the plant-based drug kratom has had a bad 2018 so far. In February, the Food and Drug Administration published a ...

At gas stations, liquor stores, and smoke shops, products containing kratom—an herbal substance—are readily sold alongside energy drinks and gum. These kratom drinks, capsules, gummies, and powders ...

Touted as an energy booster and mood enhancer, kratom is ubiquitous in convenience stores and gas stations across the U.S. So why does the FDA list it as a “drug of concern”? A worker checks a sample ...