U.S. health officials are cracking down on an opioid-related ingredient being added to drinks, supplements and other products ...

The FDA has released a report to educate the public regarding the dangers of 7-OH and its distinction from the kratom plant ...

The FDA announced that it is urging the Drug Enforcement Agency to "classify 7-OH as a Schedule 1 substance, placing it on a ...

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 ...

With federal regulators cracking down on illegal kratom formulations, Super Speciosa emerges as a GMP-certified brand ...

A new opioid threat you probably haven't heard about is targeting kids. Products containing 7-OH are currently being sold ...

It's since become popular in the United States. Haddow, with the American Kratom Association, said more than 24 million ...

7-OH occurs naturally at low levels in the kratom plant, but the FDA is most concerned with products that contain 7-OH in ...

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"Let's not allow another wave of the opioid epidemic to catch us blindsided again," said the FDA Commissioner.

The FDA says kratom carries similar risks of abuse, addiction and in some cases, death, as opioids. It is also often used recreationally for its euphoric effects. Along with opioid withdrawal ...

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the move was "based on the imminent health risk" of the product's contamination. “We continue to have serious concerns about the safety of any kratom ...