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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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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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FDA cracking down on 7-OH to avoid epidemic: Commissioner
7-OH, formally known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine, is banned in China; however, Makary found that in the Biden administration, the ...
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, ...
Health officials warn of dangerous substance available in stores across the nation
Health officials are attempting to get ahead of what could be another wave of addiction by issuing a scheduling ...
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 ...
FDA looking to make vapes less addictive as agency head claims 85% of those sold are ‘illegal’
FDA looking to make vapes less addictive as agency head claims 85% of those sold are ‘illegal’ - FDA Commissioner Marty ...
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 ...