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Kava Poison Calls Up 383% as Stronger Products Hit the Market

A UVA study in CDC’s MMWR links newer concentrated kava to rising severe health outcomes.

Texas Bars Sales of Most Smokable Hemp as New THC Rules Take Effect

Missouri Attorney General Sues American Shaman Over Kratom-Derived Opioid 7-OH

U.S. Kratom Poisoning Reports Hit Record in 2025, CDC Study Finds

CDC Report Finds Record U.S. Kratom Poison Calls in 2025

California Reports 95% Compliance as Kratom, 7‑OH Ban Yields $5 Million in Seizures

Operation Sober Shamrock Launches March 5–17 Across Western Pennsylvania to Curb Impaired Driving

Cancer Warnings and $2 Minimum Drink Price Could Cut Alcohol-Related Cancers, Study Finds

Authorities Tighten UPD Controls as Inspectors Deploy and Schools Bar Intoxicated Students

VB Launches 3.5% Mid-Strength Beer as Drinking Habits Shift

French Senate Approves Ban on Nitrous Oxide Sales and Possession by Individuals

Influencer Drinking Posts Raise Young Adults’ Desire to Drink by 73%, Study Finds

Post-Carnival Hangovers: Causes, Who Avoids Them, and What Actually Helps

Harvard Meta-Analysis Links Spiritual Practices to Lower Risk of Hazardous Substance Use

Virginia House and Senate Pass Divergent Bills to Launch Regulated Cannabis Sales

Cheetham Hill’s Two Streets Now Host 54 Vape Shops

Germany Moves to Curb Vape Additives as Drugs Commissioner Urges Wider Flavor Ban

Autopsy: Miami Dollar Tree Freezer Death Was Accidental Hypothermia

Kansas City Bans Synthetic Kratom, Tightens Rules on Natural Products

Anti-Tobacco Group Files Complaint After Rosalía Smokes Indoors on Podcast