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Kratom Is Marketed as a Natural Energy or Alcohol Alternative—but Users and Federal Agencies Warn of Dependence, Withdrawal and Other Health Risks
Health officials warn concentrated 7-OH products are more addictive, while the Drug Enforcement Administration weighs limits after a 1,200% rise in exposure reports.
Kratom drinks, powders and capsules remain widely available despite reports of dependence, withdrawal and serious health risks, prompting scrutiny of marketing practices and concentrated 7-OH products.
The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has just launched a health alert referring to a plant that is considered a drug in some states of the United States, but whose sale is free in others, and that in Spain can easily be purchased in smart shops, cannabis stores and via the internet.