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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.
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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.” ...

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 ...

Deadly substance under scrutiny as kratom byproduct shows up in gas stations, smoke shops

OH, a synthetic opioid more potent than morphine derived from kratom, amid rising medical events and addiction concerns ...
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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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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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'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 ...
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FDA urges crackdown on 7-OH, a potent opioid-like substance sold in gas stations

Federal health officials are calling for urgent action against a powerful, unregulated substance being sold in gas stations, ...

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 ...

U.S. news today: NYC mass shooting; tsunami update; Kratom 7-OH warning

U.S. news to know today include the latest on the NYC mass shooting and clues to the motive left in a suicide note, the ...