Some people call it gas station heroin, others street-legal morphine.

Regardless of such nicknames, kratom has sparked growing concerns nationwide about the safety of the over-the-counter supplement.

There so far haven’t been widespread reports of problems with kratom in the Cowboy State, bur that doesn’t mean it isn’t a concern for law enforcement agencies.

Evan Storch is a lieutenant with the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office who trains law enforcement officers across the state to recognize impaired driving. He said he has seen the supplement cause problems in other states.

“I worked in Arizona prior to coming to Wyoming,” he told Cowboy State Daily. “And I have had a couple of DUIs that were kratom-related.”

With its widespread availability in Wyoming, Storch is already including tra

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