Jessica Ravitz takes a compelling look into the problem of opioid addiction. Does the problem live up to the stereotype or is there a very different story? “They’re not slumped over in alleyways with used needles by their sides. Their dignity, at least from outside appearances, remains intact. They haven’t lost everything while chasing an Read more about Inside the Secret Lives of Opioid Addicts[…]

Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on the agency’s scientific evidence on the presence of opioid compounds in kratom, underscoring its potential for abuse Additional adverse events associated with kratom use identified February 6, 2018 Summary FDA releases adverse events and scientific analysis providing even stronger evidence of kratom compounds’ opioid properties. Statement “Over Read more about FDA warns kratom contains opioid compounds[…]