/tags/kratom Kratom en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-01-13/the-kratom-debate-helpful-herb-or-dangerous-drug Some people struggling with opioid addiction who switched to kratom swear the herb salvaged their lives. But federal agencies and the brother of a man who died from his kratom use warn of its risks. Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:04:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-01-13/the-kratom-debate-helpful-herb-or-dangerous-drug Lesley McClurg