Dr. Cornel Stanciu of Dartmouth Health discusses his research on kratom, an herbal supplement that is widely available but carries addiction risks for some users.

While the FDA has classified synthetic kratom as a public health threat and dozens of states have enacted regulations or bans ...

A US study of more than a million Medicaid enrollees newly diagnosed with opioid use disorder (OUD), finds most—nearly seven ...

When someone in your life struggles with opioid use, it rarely stays between them and their drug of choice. The effects spread outward, quietly reshaping routines, relationships, finances, and mental ...

An addiction clinic says they’re seeing more people come in with addictions to a synthetic form of kratom which has a higher ...

A Utah legislator just introduced a bill that would put a state ban on the controversial — and somewhat obscure — drug kratom ...

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway on Thursday joined a growing number of government agencies investigating the ...

Opioids are still widely prescribed, but have limited effectiveness and are associated with serious harms. De-prescribing ...

In August, Michael Fairchild, an Ottawa-area welder who worked on projects across Canada over his 30-year career, died of a ...

Living with chronic pain can feel overwhelming, especially when conventional treatments fall short. You've probably heard ...

Several states have banned kratom, an unregulated supplement, that has been linked to six deaths in Los Angeles County ...

PUTRAJAYA: The number of drug users and substance abusers nationwide might be on the decline, but synthetic drugs still pose a "clear and present danger" to the country.