What is kratom? Iowa considers ban on drug found at convenience stores

Kratom is becoming more common in the U.S., but a national study says only around 19% of adults are aware of what kratom is.
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Kratom ban passes House with all GOP votes

Republicans in the state House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to ban the sale of Kratom and its synthetic form over claimed addictive, destructive effects. The bill passed in a partisan 56 ...
New York Post

Everything to know about the ‘really sinister’ legal supplement RFK Jr. is cracking down on

It’s a green, mean, killing machine. At least according to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who’s launching a federal crackdown on 7-OH — a synthetic byproduct of the ...
Iowa Public Radio

House votes to criminalize kratom, classifying the plant-based drug as a controlled substance

Iowa House lawmakers voted to designate the plant-based substance kratom and its synthetic equivalents as a Schedule I ...
WMUR

Dr. Cornel Stanciu warns of addiction risks for some who use kratom | CloseUp

NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS BEEN BATTLING THE OPIOID CRISIS FOR YEARS, BUT A GROWING NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES ARE FACING QUESTIONS OVER HOW TO DEAL WITH AN HERBAL SUPPLEMENT THAT CAN MIMIC OPIOID LIKE EFFECTS IN ...
KREM

Kratom products sold widely in Idaho despite addiction concerns and lack of regulation

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 ...
AOL

Kratom is a widely available drug in New Hampshire — and it’s not safe for human consumption

As practicing physicians, we are alarmed by the increase we are seeing of kratom use and its harmful impacts on patients of all ages. Kratom is an unregulated, addictive, and dangerous drug that ...