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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...
Global Kratom Coalition Applauds HHS Crackdown on Dangerous Synthetic Kratom Derivatives
The announcement, made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr.
Why the FDA wants to restrict kratom-related products
The FDA announced that it is urging the Drug Enforcement Agency to "classify 7-OH as a Schedule 1 substance, placing it on a ...
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 ...
Kratom user, family affected by it speak out about state law banning its use
Kratom users say the drug helps manage their chronic pain. A Louisiana law banning kratom will force them back to opioids, ...
FDA moves to restrict 7-hydroxymitragynine, an opioid-like kratom compound now available over the counter
In effort to slow the opioid crisis, federal regulators plan to restrict a kratom compound available in smoke shops over the counter in Spokane and across the country. The Food and Drug Administration ...
Kratom being used by millions in US despite lack of FDA approval and raising safety concerns
It's since become popular in the United States. Haddow, with the American Kratom Association, said more than 24 million ...
FDA pushes to restrict synthetic opioid derived from kratom leaf
The United States Food and Drug Administration pushed today to restrict a synthetic opioid found in tablets, gummies, and ...
US health officials warn about synthetic kratom as mother speaks out following son’s overdose
U.S. health officials are warning Americans about the dangers of 7-OH, a potent synthetic form of kratom commonly sold in ...
Opinion
Kratom products mislabeled with high-mitragynine can pose greater risks | Opinion
7-OH wasn't in the product Daniel Bregger took. It wasn't on the market in 2021. Reports say he died after taking a mislabeled kratom product with high-mitragynine, common in products promoted by the ...
US health officials crack down on kratom-related products after complaints from supplement industry
U.S. health officials are cracking down on an opioid-related ingredient being added to drinks, supplements and other products ...