LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

Los Angeles County health officials are inspecting smoke shops, convenience stores and gas stations for kratom and 7-OH products that can be addictive as opioids and are illegal, and must be removed from the shelves, the county reported. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) this week began cracking down on the sale of these products that are illegal dietary supplements and are being used as substitutes for opioid drugs, such …

Public Health Urges Retailers to Remove Illegal Kratom, 7-OH Products

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is advising retailers to immediately stop selling and remove products that contain kratom and the synthetic kratom compound known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine from shelves.

Inside the kratom industry's 7-OH tug of war between profits and public safety

Art by Teddy Rosen This is the first article of a three-part series regarding 7-OH and the billion-dollar industry expanding atop the kratom extract. The second article of the series will be published tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. What once functioned as a method to relieve pain and maybe catch a slight buzz has now unraveled into severe addiction and harrowing withdrawal. We’re talking about kratom. But not your typical leaf or powder. There is…

Kratom wants to keep out of the US government’s war on opioids

The kratom industry has fought a hard-won battle for legitimacy. Will the government's attempt to stifle 7-OH, an illicit substance in many parts of the country, hurt those efforts?