Kratom

The Drug Enforcement Administration has received more than 22,000 comments about its plan to temporarily ban the drug kratom, according to The Washington Post.

The Drug Enforcement Administration said this week it will reverse its decision to temporarily make kratom a Schedule I drug, NPR reports. The reversal comes in the wake of protests by advocates, scientists and kratom vendors.

Scientists are working with three compounds that show promise in treating pain, without the side effects of opioids, CNBC reports.

A group of House lawmakers—both Democratic and Republican—is asking that the Drug Enforcement Administration delay the decision to make kratom a Schedule I drug, according to The Huffington Post.

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision earlier this month to make kratom a Schedule I drug is facing resistance from advocates who say they use the drug to cope with a variety of medical issues including post-traumatic stress disorder, alcoholism and fibromyalgia.

The Drug Enforcement Administration announced kratom, a plant-based drug with opioid-like effects, will become a Schedule I drug.

Kratom, a plant-based drug with opioid-like effects, is an emerging public health threat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns.

Alabama recently became the sixth state to ban the herbal supplement kratom over concerns about its potential for addiction. Wisconsin, Vermont, Tennessee, Indiana and Arkansas have also banned the supplement.

The drug kratom is being used by some people as an alternative to heroin and other illegal drugs even though it, too, can be addictive, The New York Times reports. Kratom is increasingly popular and easily available.

Law enforcement officials are concerned about a potentially addictive drug called kratom, which is sold as a tea in head shops, according to USA Today.

Kratom, used as a medicinal plant in some countries in Southeast Asia, is increasingly popular as a drug of abuse in South Florida, the Sun Sentinel reports.

A legal, natural and addictive substance called kratom is becoming increasingly popular in South Florida, according to a news report.