Parents plead for synthetic kratom ban as powerful opioid hooks kids
Powerful synthetic kratom derivative 7-OH is widely sold, extremely potent and addictive, driving youth addiction and raising risk of a new opioid epidemic.
3 fatal overdoses in L.A. County linked to synthetic supplement sold at gas stations, smoke shops
Synthetic 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) in kratom products has caused fatal overdoses; mixing with alcohol or sedatives increases risk and naloxone can reverse toxicity.
'Gas station heroin' linked to more deaths in California
7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), sold at gas stations and smoke shops, is a highly potent synthetic opioid linked to fatal overdoses and multiple deaths in Los Angeles.
