The agency announced it would seek to temporarily ban compounds derived from the herbal stimulant ...

Interventional cardiologist Dr. Craig Basman warns about the addictive dangers of kratom, a plant native to Southeast Asia.

Is it an energy boost that helps people power through the day? A way to ease opioid withdrawal symptoms? Or a dangerous drug?

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is planning to temporarily ban products containing certain synthetic versions of kratom, placing them in the same category as heroin and LSD. The agency on ...

Health experts are raising the alarm on kratom-derived 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, products.At its annual House of ...

OH, have opioid-like effects and are widely available across the US. As health secretary RFK Jr. aims to get 7-OH banned, proponents of both are fighting.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) wants to classify “gas station heroin” as a Schedule I substance. 7-OH, the synthetic derivative of kratom, a leaf from Indonesia that’s a safer substitute for ...

Kratom, a Southeast Asian tree in the coffee family, has become widely available in the United States in various forms for several years now. It is often sold at convenience stores, gas stations, and ...

Just a week after an Arizona woman started taking a kratom supplement, her husband found her unresponsive in their bed.

The federal agency says it will temporarily schedule the drug, which has been called “gas station heroin,” as a controlled substance—a boon for MAHA and the mainstream kratom industry.