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FDA Urges Restrictions, Education on Illegal 7-OH Opioid Products

The FDA recommendation follows a detailed scientific review and is part of broader efforts to address concerns about the rise ...

Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH

Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...

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 ...

American Kratom Association Praises Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary for Bold Action to Recommend Scheduling of Dangerous 7-OH Products

Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary have shown exceptional leadership in confronting one of the most urgent public ...

Leading Botanical Science and Health Advocacy Groups Applaud Federal Action to Ban Synthetic 7-OH and Clear Path for Kratom Reform

The announcement, on the morning of July 29, 2025, was delivered by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and FDA Commissioner ...

FDA Commissioner Makary: Ban Targets Synthetic Concentrated 7-OH, Not Naturally Occurring Trace Amounts

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that scheduling "7-Hydroxymitragynine" (7-OH) kratom extract ...
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KC-based American Shaman presses forward with 7-OH drug, despite FDA warning letter

American Shaman is at the center of a national debate about a drug called 7-OH that produces opioid-like effects and is being ...

‘Oh my God, he did it again!' How A's rookie Nick Kurtz's historic night rocked baseball

All of baseball was abuzz Friday as Nick Kurtz piled up hits and homers in an "awe inspiring" performance for the Sacramento ...

Beware: Synthetic kratom — 7-OH — is powering a new opioid crisis

Dangerous products are marketed as “kratom extract” or “enhanced kratom” and often disguised as candies, gummies and even ice ...

Plagiarism claims hit Pokémon TCG Pocket as fans say Ho-Oh art was copied

A Chinese artist calls Ditto over his Ho-Oh fan art being copied by The Pokémon Company, but there may be nothing they can do ...

Jasmine Crockett blasts AOC and Bernie Sanders’ ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour as self-serving: ‘Makes people be like, Oh, it’s about them’

Crockett lambasted the nationwide rallies headlined by the lefty pair during a May meeting with Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), ...

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s New Immersive Ho-Oh Accused of Being Stolen Fan Art

Nearly a full day before the new Pokémon TCG Pocket packs officially release, datamines have already shown what appear to be every card in the Wisdom of Sea and ...