Patti tells PEOPLE that the horror of what her sons went through inspired her to make the documentary Kratom: Side Effects May Include Wyatt Wheeler was looking for an alternative to alcohol when he ...

Despite its reputation as a harmless, natural pain reliever, kratom, an increasingly popular psychoactive herb, is linked to dependence and withdrawal symptoms, as well as dangerous side effects. In ...

Tekoa Williams crafts beverages at The Root Kava Co. in Boulder. Courtesy: The Root During a visit to the convenience store, customers expect to find shelves stocked with snacks and sugary drinks. But ...

“A lot of people in the recovering community use it to help wean themselves off of stronger drugs such as heroin and morphine,” state Rep. Cam Cavitt, R-Cheboygan, told fellow lawmakers last year as ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— A Capital Region mother is spreading the word about the dangers of Kratom, an herbal substance used for medicinal purposes but can also be addictive. Cari Scribner’s son used ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Patti Wheeler was curious what her son Wyatt, a business student, was using when she found a “supplement” container on a family trip. A short time later, he was dead. ”My son ...

The Spokane Valley City Council voted on Tuesday to ban an unregulated drug, kratom, in the city due to community safety ...

Patti Wheeler investigates the supplement kratom, the industry surrounding it and the people who have died from it in the film 'Kratom: Side Effects May Include' Patti Wheeler’s son, Wyatt Wheeler, ...

Wyatt Wheeler was looking for an alternative to alcohol when he found kratom. The 27-year-old was attending the rigorous Neely School of Business at Texas Christian University, and “he found this ...