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

The Suffolk Legislature at Tuesday's general meeting in Riverhead also adopted a bill to ban tianeptine, an antidepressant ...

A Kingman woman was placed on life support after her family says she suffered a severe reaction to kratom, an ...

Evan Bartholomew died after taking synthetic kratom. His family now warns others about the risks of 7-OH products.

Lawmakers and consumers alike are grappling with a fundamental question: what is kratom, and is it the same as the ...

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

The DEA announced July 1 that it is temporarily placing 7-OH under the Controlled Substances Act for two years, with an option to extend it a third year. The manufactured substance is found in some ...

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

Interventional cardiologist Dr. Craig Basman discusses the DEA's crackdown on kratom-derived compounds like 7-OH, which are ...

Synthetic kratom has been identified as a contributing factor in 58 overdose deaths in Oklahoma since January 2025, according ...

Patti Wheeler's son died of a kratom overdose in 2022. She is now turning his story into a documentary to shed light on a ...