Manatee could become the second county in Florida to ban kratom and other designer drugs. Sarasota County approved a ban in ...

By simply changing the formula for the drug ever so slightly, the manufacturers of these drugs are able to evade prosecution ...

In August, DeWine asked the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to designate natural and synthetic forms of kratom as illegal drugs.

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Nyema is one of countless youngsters in Sierra Leone and across west Africa who are struggling with addiction to kush. Cheap, ...

A new drink on the market is raising alarms after reports came in of addiction, lawsuits, and health risks tied to one of its ...

A newly published study in Psychological Medicine raises questions about a widely cited 2024 meta-analysis that downplayed the frequency and severity of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms. The new ...

A disbarred personal-injury lawyer who had offices in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Raleigh was convicted Monday on charges he embezzled about $100,000 from clients. Devin Ferree Thomas, 47, who lists ...

The only other county to pass such a ban is Sarasota County, which passed its ordinance in 2014. While kratom was already ...

Charlie Sheen was once Hollywood’s leading man, starring in culture-shaping films like “Wall Street” and “Platoon.” ...

With all of Donald Trump's talk about public safety, it's time to turn more attention toward keeping America safe from a new drug: kratom.

Nearly 2,000 miles away from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago, lives were reborn in Salt Lake City.