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State Rep calls 7-OH in kratom products the ‘Wild Wild West’ as FDA asks for ban

The Food and Drug Administration wants to ban an opioid-like substance sold in gas stations and convenience stores.

FDA seeks to classify 7-OH as Schedule 1 drug amid addiction concerns

OH, which can be found in tablets, gummies, mixed drinks or shots, because of its “high risk of addiction.” It’s been used as ...

Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH

Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...
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FDA recommends ban of potent 7-OH kratom variant

The synthetic variant is legal and has opioid-like effects. One official called it “a recipe for a public safety disaster.” ...
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The FDA recommends scheduling kratom’s 7-OH under the Controlled Substances Act

Gas station heroin” took another hit on Wednesday as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s FDA recommended a scheduling action ...
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Trump administration moves to ban concentrated 7-OH, kratom-related synthetic

The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to add 7-OH, a psychoactive compound derived from the kratom plant, to the schedule ...
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Advocates slam HHS over proposed ban of Kratom-derived compound 7-OH

HHS moves to schedule 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) despite no confirmed deaths linked to the compound Critics say the decision ...

American Kratom Association Issues Policy Advisory to State Attorneys General Urging Immediate Crackdown on Dangerous 7-OH Products

While several states have enacted the KCPA, products that exceed safe 7-OH thresholds — or contain synthetically derived 7-OH ...

FDA Commissioner Makary: Ban Targets Synthetic Concentrated 7-OH, Not Naturally Occurring Trace Amounts

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that scheduling "7-Hydroxymitragynine" (7-OH) kratom extract ...
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'Gas station heroin': FDA moves to restrict potent kratom compound amid addiction concerns

The FDA says 7-OH is addictive and dangerous enough to warrant classifying the drug as a controlled substance. Experts say it ...