Botanic Tonics defends its kratom products as safe, asserting they are not affected by the FDA's crackdown focused on ...

A viral video about a tonic sold at gas stations has drawn fresh attention to a relatively unregulated plant with opioid-like ...

Late last month, the FDA announced it is recommending scheduling action to control products containing 7-OH, a concentrated ...

When federal health regulators last week announced plans to control a compound found in the kratom plant, they made one big ...

The FDA announced that it is urging the Drug Enforcement Agency to "classify 7-OH as a Schedule 1 substance, placing it on a ...

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

For years, state lawmakers have taken the lead on regulating kratom — the controversial herbal supplement used for pain ...

Supporters argue it is a safer, natural alternative to opioids. But critics and regulators warn about the risks of dependence, unregulated products, and the emergence of potent semi-synthetic kratom ...

Some people call it gas station heroin, others street-legal morphine. Regardless of such nicknames, the supplement known as ...

The Trump administration is recommending that a compound called 7-OH be scheduled as an illicit drug, Food and Drug ...

The FDA says kratom carries similar risks of abuse, addiction and in some cases, death, as opioids. It is also often used recreationally for its euphoric effects. Along with opioid withdrawal ...

While the FDA says that kratom, like opioids, carries risks of abuse and addiction and has been linked to overdose deaths, its advocates say the risks have been blown out of proportion by health ...