The products, derived from kratom, are sold in smoke shops, gas stations, convenience stores and online shops.

Kratom is often sold as a natural way to ease pain or boost energy. But experts say this herbal supplement may come with ...

By the time I was notified, [I] had to go in and see my son hooked up to machines and struggling for his life," Kassi ...

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 ...

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, ...

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Food and Drug Administration is sounding the alarm on Seven Hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH. FDA Officials are urging that 7-OH should be classified as a controlled ...

Bay City officials are sounding a clarion call regarding an unregulated drug that’s leading to an increase in addiction and ...

I am a retired nurse practitioner and health care executive. I have used natural whole leaf kratom powder for over six years to reduce my pain from multiple rare neurological disorders. It has allowed ...

Manatee County could become the second county in Florida to completely ban kratom and other designer drugs. The only other county to pass such a ban is Sarasota County, which passed its ordinance in ...