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

Kratom users say the drug helps manage their chronic pain. A Louisiana law banning kratom will force them back to opioids, ...

U.S. health officials warn about the dangers of synthetic kratom in common products as one central Ohio mother turns her ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

While several states have enacted the KCPA, products that exceed safe 7-OH thresholds — or contain synthetically derived 7-OH ...

Health officials are warning Americans about the risks of an opioid-related ingredient commonly sold at gas stations and ...

First it was federal health officials… now local police are warning about the addictive danger of a product sold at most vape ...

Data: Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association; Note: Louisiana's kratom ban goes into effect Aug. 1, 2025; Map: Axios Visuals The FDA is cracking down on a potent compound found in kratom ...