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.

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

Walk into most gas stations or supplement shops and you’ll find it on the shelves: kratom, marketed as a natural energy booster, pain reliever, and mood enhancer. Sold legally in most states, […] ...

RiverStone Health will begin prohibiting the sale of food and beverage products containing kratom in licensed food ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kratom and alcohol are both federally legal in the United States (though kratom’s banned in 6 states), so they can’t be too dangerous to mix, right? Unfortunately, there’s not a clear answer. Plenty ...