Tag: kratom
“Lawmakers Have to Google It”: Inside the Struggle to Regulate Kratom
Dozens of legislatures across the United States are currently weighing how to regulate or ...
People’s Reasons for Using Kratom Are Rapidly Diversifying
Since kratom began growing in popularity in North America, researchers have tried to understand ...
Quitting Kratom Reminded Me How Little Drugs Have to Do With Addiction
“I admitted I was powerless over my addiction” is a phrase I only uttered ...
Kratom Helps Me Cope With Life, So What’s the Problem?
A kilo is surprisingly heavy, I thought as I dropped the package onto my ...
World Health Organization Decides Not to Call for Global Kratom Ban
Kratom advocates are cheering a new decision from the United Nations World Health Organization ...
FDA’s Suspected Push for Global Kratom Ban Rattles Advocates
Despite Thailand’s recent legalization of kratom—swiftly following the country’s decriminalization earlier this year—international kratom ...
“An Unprecedented Achievement Anywhere”—Thailand’s Decriminalization of Kratom
Native to Southeast Asia, kratom is a plant and herbal medicine with mild opioid ...
Ex-FDA Head Falsely Claims Kratom Is “Fueling” the Overdose Crisis
Drug warriors have long deployed disinformation to justify panics and crackdowns. Kratom, an unregulated ...
My Daughter’s Birth Exposed the Medical Community’s Anti-Drug Stigma
In January, a few weeks after my 49th birthday, my partner, Carolyn, gave me ...
FDA Cracks Down on Marketing of Kratom to People With Opioid Use Disorder
In the past year, a debate has intensified over how kratom—a plant with mild ...
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