Category: About Kratom

Kratom Is A Drug, But Indonesia Really Wants It To Remain An Unlicensed Supplement  Science 2.0

A product like Zicam, which claims it can make colds shorter, shields itself from truth in advertising claims by admitting on the label its product is not actual …

State of the Union 2019: Trump’s opioid epidemic response is pathetic  Vox.com

President Donald Trump promised as a candidate to “spend the money” to address the opioid epidemic, which is now the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US …

Kratom: It’s legal, unregulated and has contributed to 2 Northwest Colorado deaths  Craig Daily Press

GRAND COUNTY — From the explosion of morphine addiction in the post-Civil War era, through Prohibition and into the modern War on Drugs, American …

Kratom: It’s legal, unregulated and has contributed to 2 Grand County deaths  Glenwood Springs Post Independent

From the explosion of morphine addiction in the post-Civil War era, through Prohibition and into the modern War on Drugs, American citizens have seen the …

Kratom lands migrant worker in trouble on Samui  The Nation

A migrant worker from Myanmar was charged on Koh Samui on Wednesday morning with possession of kratom, an intoxicating herb he’d mixed into drinks.

Raids net meth pills, kratom  Bangkok Post

Police have arrested 17 suspects and seized more than 200 methamphetamine pills and 18 kratom plants during coordinated raids on 21 locations in the Lat …

Noose Tightens Around Kratom | Medpage Today  MedPage Today

In April, we reported on an FDA order to remove some kratom products from the market because of Salmonella contamination. That turned out to be the opening …

Regulatory reform, tariffs, CBD: NPA Chief on the big takeaways from 2018  NutraIngredients-usa.com

2018 was another busy year for the natural products industry. 2019 is fast approaching and we are already gearing up for what lies ahead. Before we jump into …

FDA finds heavy metals in some kratom products  Natural Products INSIDER

FDA’s top official revealed this week that his agency identified heavy metals in some kratom products at levels unsafe for human consumption.

Ohio could soon ban kratom products  Cincinnati.com

State regulators say the substance is addictive and poses a public health risk.