Kratom is marketed as a natural remedy for pain or stress, but experts say taking it comes with risk. Taking kratom can affect your heart, liver, digestion, brain and mood. It’s even been linked to ...

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 ...

Following a kratom-related death in Carbon County, the coroner’s office issued a public warning regarding the substance. Mark ...

Citing an “immediate danger to the public health, safety and welfare,” Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday issued an emergency rule banning a “highly addictive” compound known as 7-OH, a ...

Kratom, a product sold at gas stations and smoke shops across Utah, is back before lawmakers this legislative session as some families call for tighter regulati ...

SAN ANTONIO — Health experts are sounding the alarm on a powerful compound found in some Kratom products that they say is fueling addiction and even deadly overdoses. David Junkin, clinical director ...

Citing their highly addictive properties and strong withdrawal issues, Utah lawmakers will consider banning a little-regulated substance sold in gas stations and vape shops — kratom. Kratom is a tree ...

“This is what $15,000 worth of kratom looks like,” Michael Siegel remembers Purple Lotus Bar owner Jimmy Scianno saying as he lifted a brick of the brown powder over his head. The bar then broke out ...

Utah lawmakers are debating competing bills on kratom, with some pushing for a full ban and others favoring regulation amid ...