In a TikTok clip posted by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, a young woman describes descending into addiction due to an “opioid-like wellness drink” that landed her in rehab.

A state official then warns about potentially harmful effects of the herbal supplement kratom.

“Without proper education, people could just take this on and find themselves in an addictive spiral,” Evan Crocker, director of the state Department of Justice’s Consumer Protection Division, says in the video. “They’re easily purchased from convenience stores and smoke shops and online.”

The Land of Enchantment has begun to reckon with kratom — a plant native to Asia that is largely unregulated in the U.S. and has grown popular for recreational use in recent years. While the city of Albuquerque’s Environmental H

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