Tennessee’s industry has persisted through a period like the Wild West, where retail products meet exploding demand in the ...

The former chief operating officer of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives writes that, all too often, shady ...

Three of Thailand's most common medicinal herbs -- phlai, black ginger and kratom -- have been listed as the herbs of the year for 2025 by the National Herbal Medicines Policy Committee.The listing ...

A Czech man sliced off his penis and both ears during a terrifying episode of psychosis. The 31-year-old lumberjack had taken ...

“Gas Station Heroin” isn’t a nickname cooked up by news headlines. It’s the FDA’s own term for dangerous synthetic drugs now ...

This is not a bill that was written by the cannabinoid industry for the benefit of the cannabinoid industry. This bill was ...

When choosing the right product to support a balanced and focused lifestyle, many sports enthusiasts turn to trusted sources ...

Introduction: A National Shift Worth Examining The United States witnessed something unexpected between 2023 and 2024—a 24% reduction in drug overdose deaths, as reported by the Centers for Disease ...

Introduction: Two Sides of the Same Leaf As awareness of plant-based alternatives to opioids grows, two names often surface in the conversation: kratom and its more potent derivative, ...

To put this in perspective: natural kratom contains less than 0.01 percent 7-hydroxymitragynine. These synthetic products ...

A professor at Johns Hopkins University studies kratom, and says a new form, 7-OH, acts only on opioid receptors, raising ...

If you take a walk down Cumberland Avenue near UT's campus, you'll find smoke shops advertising kratom. Researchers said it's ...