ATLANTIC CITY — When the nation’s largest smoke shop expo descended on the convention center here earlier this spring, sales ...

Kratom and 7-OH may be marketed as herbal supplements, but they function like opioids — shaping how clinicians treat addiction.

Kratom is usually advertised as a safe herbal supplement that’s used as an energy booster, pain reliever and, crucially, an ...

Kratom exposures and severe cases are rapidly increasing in the US, with stricter regulations linked to better outcomes.

A discarded federal court case in Oklahoma sheds light on the politics behind the government’s 7-OH crackdown. From: ...

As kratom nears a criminalized status in Tennessee, advocates and users explain what the plant-based substance is used for.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Health care workers and lawmakers raised red flags at the State Capitol Tuesday about a drug they say is too easy to get and too dangerous to ignore. A new bill would make ...

Why Tennessee lawmakers are considering passing a bill that would ban the commonly sold Kratom across the state.

Tennessee lawmakers have passed a full ban on kratom, derived from a Southeast Asian plant, following a weeks-long debate over its safety and effects.

Kratom is a plant with psychoactive properties that, when taken at high doses, can produce effects similar to opioids. A new ...