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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
FDA recommends 7-OH compound found in vapes be controlled
The U.S. Food and Drug administration is recommending the scheduling of the 7-OH compound as a controlled substance because ...
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 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 ...
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FDA Seeks Schedule I Status for ‘Legal Morphine’
The FDA says synthetic, concentrated 7-hydroxymitragyine, a potent metabolite of kratom, is an opioid and should be ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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Misleading claims in commentary critical of kratom products | Opinion
There are more than 20 million kratom consumers across the United States – seniors managing age-related pain, veterans and first responders recovering from trauma, and individuals overcoming ...