When federal health regulators last week announced plans to control a compound found in the kratom plant, they made one big distinction: "We're not targeting the kratom leaf or ground up kratom," Food ...

"When I got sober, I knew that I wanted to talk about it publicly. I was, like, ‘I cannot be the only person going through ...

Kratom manufacturers caution that the supplement isn't always safe in the unregulated market. Lawmakers are now seeking to ...

OH and the leaf of the kratom plant are not analogous, but as the former is a derivative of the latter, it has opioid-like qualities that make its susceptibility to abuse concerning.

7-OH occurs naturally at low levels in the kratom plant, but the FDA is most concerned with products that contain 7-OH in ...

In effort to slow the opioid crisis, federal regulators plan to restrict a kratom compound available in smoke shops over the counter in Spokane and across the country. The Food and Drug Administration ...

The synthetic variant is legal and has opioid-like effects. One official called it “a recipe for a public safety disaster.” ...

Federal health officials are calling for urgent action against a powerful, unregulated substance being sold in gas stations, ...

A compound extracted from the kratom plant, 7-OH is found in gummies, drinkable shots and tablets that are sold at gas ...

There are new efforts by the FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services to keep what they call a dangerous opioid ...

Federal officials plan to send warning letters to companies marketing products with 7-OH, part of effort to fight America's ...

Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...