BOISE, Idaho — Kratom, a plant-based product promoted as a natural remedy for pain, anxiety, and opioid withdrawal, is sold largely unregulated across Idaho, raising concerns among healthcare ...

OF KRATOM. FOR MOST, IT IS JUST ANOTHER PRODUCT, SOMETHING PEOPLE TURN TO FOR A QUICK ENERGY BOOST. KRATOM IS WIDELY AVAILABLE, SOLD LOCALLY AT CONVENIENCE STORES AND GAS STATIONS. IT’S A PLANT THAT’S ...

10:16 a.m. Nov. 20, 2025: A previous version of this article misspelled Dee Macaluso’s last name as Mascalusco. Recently, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department reported it had linked the ...

CHARGES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENT USE OF A DEADLY WEAPON. NEW TONIGHT, THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WARNING ABOUT THE RISKS OF KRATOM PRODUCTS. IT’S AN HERBAL SUBSTANCE OFTEN USED TO BOOST ENERGY ...

You can find them on gas station shelves all over metro Atlanta: Kratom is touted as a natural pain killer. But an Oconee County man says it nearly killed him. “I want people to see what it did to me, ...

Kratom, a herbal substance that can produce opioid and stimulant-like effects, will be classified as a Schedule I narcotic in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Wednesday. The move will make ...

Kratom is often marketed as a natural remedy—but that doesn’t mean it’s safe. While some people use it for pain relief or to manage opioid withdrawal, medical experts at University of Utah Health warn ...

Holly Trouville held up a green can of seltzer as she stood before the Lowell City Council last fall. This is what killed her son, she said. “I was aware he drank kratom seltzer,” she said, “but I was ...

Drew Dutton is a mental health professional, a national consultant, and the President and CEO of Phoenix House Texas, a treatment center for substance use disorders among young adults. Dutton said ...

I read with interest the article in the Hartford Courant about the pending regulations of kratom. Unfortunately, the journalist and those quoted in the article seem to intermingle facts about ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kratom, an herbal supplement sold widely across Kentucky, has largely gone unregulated—until now. The substance comes in two forms: a natural leaf used for medicinal purposes, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Drive around town and shops offering kratom products seem to be as prevalent as McDonald’s these days. Instead of getting a Happy Meal, recovering addicts say people are entering ...