Agency Finds 7-OH Products Lack Safety Data, Carry High Abuse Potential, and Risk Respiratory Failure WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Stop Gas Station Heroin coalition today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s release of a new report, 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH): An Assessment of the Scientific Data and Toxicological Concerns Around an Emerging Opioid Threat.  Its findings…

America’s top public health officials have made clear that natural kratom leaf products are not the real threat. Now, we must focus on what’s truly hurting our kids and communities: Synthetic 7-OH opioid products. It’s time to Stop Gas Station Heroin. See the Concentrated 7-OH Opioid Products Database

By Natalie Neysa Alund – USA Today – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending banning a compound found in unregulated tablets, gummies and drink mixes sold online and at gas stations and convenience stores, the Trump administration announced this week.  The substance, known as 7-OH, will be scheduled as an illicit drug if…

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a historic step to protect American communities by recommending that concentrated 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) products be classified as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act. Here’s why that matters. Natural kratom leaf — harvested from the Southeast Asian Mitragyna speciosa tree — has been used…

By Dan Flynn – Food Safety News – “Gas station heroin” took another hit on Wednesday as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s FDA recommended a scheduling action to control certain 7-hydroxymitragynine (also known as 7-OH ) products under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).    The FDA is specifically targeting 7-OH, a concentrated byproduct of the…

Lab-Made Drugs are Hurting Kids and Fueling For-Profit Addiction in American Communities WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Stop Gas Station Heroin coalition today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for recommending a scheduling action to control certain 7-OH (7-hydroxymitragynine) opioid products under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). 7-OH is a chemical compound that occurs…

By Krys’tal Griffin – Delaware Online – A popular harmful substance can be found on many store shelves, but that soon won’t be true in Delaware because it’s now illegal to sell in the First State.   Here’s what you need to know.    What is House Bill 21?     House Bill 21 was introduced on Dec. 19…

By Currie Myers – Police 1 – Throughout my more than four decades in law enforcement — from street patrols to federal investigations — I’ve confronted every threat to public safety you can name: armed gangs, illicit narcotics, transnational cartels. Yet the stealth and reach of today’s illicit vape trade is just as concerning. These…

By Fiona Rutherford – Bloomberg – The Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look at kratom extracts and preparing to ask Congress for expanded authority to shut down illegal vaping imports, according to the agency’s head.  Read Full Article on Bloomberg

A new public health threat is gripping America, and it’s being called the fourth wave of the opioid epidemic. What’s driving this crisis? It’s not prescriptions, heroin, or fentanyl — it’s foreign lab-made drugs. And you would be shocked to find out how easy it is to get your hands on this stuff. In a…