Navy bans sailors from using kratom, other drugs

The U.S. Navy announced that it is prohibiting the consumption of an organic opioid, along with several other substances, in a recent service-wide message.
The Navy announced in a Jan. 14 memo that service members were barred from using kratom, mitragynine and 7-hydroxymitragynine.
“Protecting service member welfare and readiness is paramount to maintaining an effective fighting force,” the message reads. “Additionally, substance misuse by members of the armed forces is incompatible with military standards of good order, discipline, perform