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Kratom is a medicinal herb that comes with many positive and negative health impacts. © Shutterstock Kratom, the plant that has long been used in Southeast Asia has landed in the middle of a ...

The findings suggest kratom is not reasonably safe and poses a public health threat due to its availability as an herbal supplement. "Although it is not as strong as some other prescription ...

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Whether it’s a wonder supplement or a dangerous drug, the controversy continues to swirl around the substance known as kratom. The Centers for Disease Control has linked kratom to more than 150 deaths but kratom supporters swear by it. They say it helps them when nothing else would. People who use kratom say it helps them with stress, anxiety and opioid withdrawal. But doctors, including the head of the emergency department at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, say they don’t know what they’re getting. “The research really hasn’t supported (users’ claims), and I think we have a lot to learn,” said Dr. Ben Fickenscher in a Friday interview. “A lot of people assume that because this is a substance found in a plant, found in nature, that somehow it’s natural and therefore safe.” ...

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Users hail kratom — which is sold at gas stations, smoke shops and online —as a miracle cure for pain, fatigue, anxiety and even opioid addiction. But many doctors say kratom (pronounced KRAY-tum or KRAH-tum) is dangerous because it works like an opioid, can make users high and can also be habit-forming. Plus, experts say, there's no real scientific proof it can cure anything. The federal government agrees. In May, a federal judge sentenced a Royal Oak man to two years in prison for illegally importing kratom — he claimed it was incense — and selling it as a medical treatment. And last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warnings to two kratom distributors who made such claims. Read more at Detroit Free Press.

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Federal health officials issued warnings Tuesday to two companies they say make unproven claims about the potential health benefits of the herbal supplement kratom. Cali Botanicals of Folsom, California, and Kratom NC of Wilmington, North Carolina, illegally sold product containing kratom that claimed to treat or cure opioid addiction and withdrawal symptoms as well as other health conditions the supplement is not proven to treat, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. "Despite our warnings, companies continue to sell this dangerous product and make deceptive medical claims that are not backed by science or any reliable scientific evidence," said Acting FDA Commissioner Ned Sharpless said in a statement. "As we work to combat the opioid crisis, we cannot allow unscrupulous vendors ...