The new year is fast approaching, and so are the promises to yourself for a happier and healthier you. Suppose you’re like millions of Americans suffering from minor body aches, the occasional brain ...

Kratom and 7-OH products are available in many smoke shops. But earlier this year, the FDA recommended certain 7-OH products ...

U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient increasingly added to energy drinks, gummies and supplements sold at gas stations and convenience stores, ...

Holly Trouville held up a green can of seltzer as she stood before the Lowell City Council last fall. This is what killed her son, she said. “I was aware he drank kratom seltzer,” she said, “but I was ...

Kratom has become a cause for concern in Louisiana, with two parishes banning it and two others considering a ban for fear of more drug addiction. Here's what kratom is and why it alarms some: Kratom ...

Regulators say 7-OH, a component of kratom, is an opioid that "can be more potent than morphine," but it’s readily available over the counter in many states. The Food and Drug Administration said it’s ...

My college-age son called me recently and asked me about “kratom,” saying that it was all over campus and even some of his friends were trying it. Thankfully, I got the phone call asking about what it ...

Federal authorities on Friday announced the seizure of what they consider to be a toxic botanical substance from a central California firm that has been selling it as a natural medicine. U.S. Marshals ...

Currently, traditional opioid treatments include a range of behavioral psychotherapies, medication-assisted treatment (MAT using methadone, buprenorphine and the likes) and a range of specialty care ...

Bobby DiBernardo credits the herbal supplement kratom with getting him off heroin, oxycodone and alcohol six years ago. “It saved my life,” he said. “I could have died any day from a heroin overdose ...

Kratom is a natural supplement rapidly increasing in popularity — and it’s not hard to see why. The plant — a member of the coffee family — has been linked to numerous health and wellness benefits, ...