Kratom drink Feel Free gains popularity despite growing concerns about addiction, health impact and death

Feel Free, a kratom drink, is easy to buy and increasingly popular, even as doctors and medical experts grow more concerned ...
Opinion

Kratom may be 'natural' but that doesn't make it safe. Wake up Idaho | Opinion

These products can be addictive, causing people to consume more and more of the product to get the same effect. | Opinion ...
Orlando Sentinel

Kava. It’s ancient and relaxing. And, now it comes in a can.

It was five or six years ago that I first sampled kava in a divey little joint in South Florida. I’d heard a lot about the stuff from friends who were genuine fans, but whose reviews of the stuff — ...
Business Wire

Kratom Information & Resource Center Launches Campaign in Wake of “Tsunami” of Unfair, Unbalanced Coverage of Coffee-Like Herb

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An astonishing 92 percent of nearly 2500 stories about the coffee-like herb kratom published between February 1-May 17, 2019 were unfair and unbalanced, according to a ...
Business Wire

Kratom Watchdog Group Chides News Media for “Blindly” Touting FDA’s “Leafer Madness War” on Coffee-Like Botanical

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A headline in a June 25 th news release issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration incorrectly implied that kratom is an “illegal ...
Idaho State Journal

Natural does not mean safe. Doctors are concerned about Kratom and 7-OH

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that there were almost 2 million Americans who used kratom in 2021. It ...
The Hill

What is kratom, the herbal product with a complicated reputation?

(NEXSTAR) – Roughly 18 months ago, kratom, an herbal product, was banned in six states. One of those states has since rolled back its ban, while more have pushed bans forward. This comes amid a rise ...