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A New Season of 'HAMILTON'S PHARMACOPEIA' Is Coming to VICELAND
Host Hamilton Morris is back to uncover the history behind the world's most extraordinary mind-altering substances.
Thousands of People Are Fighting to Keep Kratom Legal
The backlash started when the DEA announced plans to ban the supplement.
I Tried Kratom, the Latest Drug the US Wants to Ban
While kratom is still legal in Canada, the person I bought it from said it's "not for human consumption." I tried it anyway.
The DEA Is About to Make Life Even More Dangerous for Heroin Users
The feds are set to make Kratom, a popular herbal painkiller used as an alternative to heroin and Oxy, schedule I. This is very bad for America's addicts and others who use opioids.
The DEA Is Banning a Little Known Medicinal Plant Called Kratom
But there's not much evidence that it's actually dangerous.
Why Banning the Controversial Painkiller Kratom Could Be Bad News for America's Heroin Addicts
We need new, more flexible ways of regulating drugs—especially opioids—in order to truly protect the public.
Meth Trafficking Has Exploded Throughout Asia Despite Hardline Laws
Economic growth and increasingly interlinked markets have allowed both methamphetamine and the chemicals used in its production to flow across the Pacific region.
The Internet Turned Kratom, a Medical Plant, Into an Oxy-Adderall Lovechild
An increasingly vocal online community of users say the ground-up plant is a valuable natural painkiller. But is it next in a line of sketchy legal highs?
Kratom Tea Is the Beverage of Recovering Heroin Addicts
Kratom is a plant-based legal drug commonly ingested in the form of hot tea. Often used to aid recovering heroin addicts, kratom is gaining popularity at bars in North Carolina and Florida.
Is a Cure for Meth Addiction Lurking in the Jihadist-Infested Jungles of Thailand?
The Thai Minister for Justice has announced that he wants the kratom leaf removed from the country's illicit drugs list. He claims it could help wean addicts off harder stimulants, like methamphetamine.