Setting The Record Straight—Revisiting Drug Education

Last week, the Huffington Post published the article “Setting the Record Straight on ‘Synthetic Drugs’—and What we Should Do About Them.” Addressing alarmist media stories, the Post looks to address the knee jerk reactions to reporting on the dangers of synthetic drugs. What often goes unaddressed is that the current pattern …

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6 Reasons It’s The Year Of Kratom

1) Kratom Finds Support In Congress In July, Hon. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen of American Samoa presented a Washington Times article in the House of Representatives. This article, “An Excuse For Crushing Kratom: The FDA’s Undue Scrutiny Is Unscientific,” highlights Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), which derives from a tree that grows …

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