"In the United States over the last decade, kratom has gone from obscure to ubiquitous, with signage touting its availability appearing on storefronts and billboards all over the country. It's even picked up some steam in a more high-end form - even as the FDA has explored ways to regulate 7-OH, a substance derived from the kratom leaf.It's worth noting from the outset here that kratom can mean very different things."
"Earlier this year, the F.D.A.'s warning specifically singled out 7-OH as being dangerous."7-OH is an opioid that can be more potent than morphine," the F.D.A.'s commissioner, Marty Makary, said in a ststement. "We need regulation and public education to prevent another wave of the opioid epidemic."That has led several state governments to explore banning or regulating 7-OH. Writing at NJ.com, Jackie Roman noted that New Jersey's state government has been considering a law that would ban the sale of anything containing kratom."
Kratom has become widely available across the United States in multiple forms, including raw leaf, ground, brewed, smoked, and processed derivatives such as 7-OH. Different kratom varieties and preparations can produce markedly different effects. The FDA singled out 7-OH as particularly dangerous and described it as an opioid potentially more potent than morphine, urging regulation and public education. State responses vary: about half the states regulate kratom in some way, several states have newly enacted or proposed restrictions including age limits or bans, and some states are shifting toward regulated markets instead of outright prohibitions.
Read at InsideHook
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]