There is no escaping the love-hate relationship between opium and the long list of opiates that are derived from it. While there are few, if any, drugs better at treating pain, stopping diarrhea and the cessation of coughing, there are few drugs that enslave us as
Andrew Procyk, owner of Noble Kava in North Knoxville, is likely the only bar owner around who will admit his drinks taste "horrible." Still, every day for the last nine years, he has consumed kava — a beverage made from a Pacific Island pepper plant. North
Senator Helming plans to reintroduce a bill banning the sale of kratom to minors; at least one local doctor sees kratom ODs on the rise It’s called kratom and if you haven’t heard of it, your teenager probably has. It’s an herbal substance that is available to
Senator Helming plans to reintroduce a bill banning the sale of kratom to minors; at least one local doctor sees kratom ODs on the rise It’s called kratom and if you haven’t heard of it, your teenager probably has. It’s an herbal substance that is available to
NEW YORK — Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect. Roughly 1,800 such cases are seen in the U.S. each year, but the number has been rising and officials don’t know why. The condition seems to occur more
For the first time in U.S. history, a leading cause of deaths, vehicle crashes, has been surpassed in likelihood by opioid overdoses, according to a new report on preventable deaths from the National Safety Council. Americans now have a 1 in 96 chance of dying from
Kratom is a plant that grows in Southeast Asia. Its leaves have psychotropic and opioid-like pain-relieving effects. People living in areas where kratom grows sometimes use it to treat diarrhea, pain, cough, and fatigue. People living in the United States have shown increasing interest in using this
SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The FDA is no fan of it, some states have banned it, but a proposed bill at the State Capitol would keep kratom legal in Utah. The substance from a plant that grows in Southeast Asia is sold in pill, powder,
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The herbal drug kratom, which U.S. drug regulators have said is essentially an opioid, has been linked to some narcotic overdose deaths, but whether it's dangerous by itself isn't clear. In a new study, University of Colorado researchers reviewed
