7oh Addiction Spreads Across the US as FDA Urges Schedule I Ban

1 articles · Updated · VICE · May 29

7-Hydroxymitragynine, or 7oh, is drawing fresh scrutiny as ex-users describe severe addiction and misery across the United States in a new VICE report.
Marketed in party-style packaging as a way to get high, the Kratom-derived compound has proved highly addictive despite a typical dose of just 5-10 mg.
One 46-year-old Massachusetts nurse said he was taking 1,000 mg a day at the peak of his addiction, calling 7oh "the demon, the devil, the beast."
The FDA has warned about 7oh and recommended Schedule I classification, but the drug remains widely available over the counter and online even as several states have banned it.

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