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Federal officials push to restrict kratom-derived opioid 7-OH
Federal officials promised on Tuesday to crack down on a potent semisynthetic opioid found in gas store gummies, drinks and ...
Beware: Synthetic kratom — 7-OH — is powering a new opioid crisis
Dangerous products are marketed as “kratom extract” or “enhanced kratom” and often disguised as candies, gummies and even ice ...
FDA Head Marty Makary on Food Dyes, Ultra-Processed Foods and the MAHA Agenda
The Food and Drug Administration commissioner reveals what health officials are prioritizing in a forthcoming report on ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Commissioner Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra process foods, dietary guidelines and ...
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...
FDA Commissioner Makary: Ban Targets Synthetic Concentrated 7-OH, Not Naturally Occurring Trace Amounts
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that scheduling "7-Hydroxymitragynine" (7-OH) kratom extract ...
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American Kratom Association Praises Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary for Bold Action to Recommend Scheduling of Dangerous 7-OH Products
Secretary Kennedy and Commissioner Makary have shown exceptional leadership in confronting one of the most urgent public ...
Health officials warn of dangerous substance available in stores across the nation
Health officials are attempting to get ahead of what could be another wave of addiction by issuing a scheduling ...
Kennedy announces plan to restrict some kratom products
Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly ...
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FDA Warns Dangers of Drug “7-OH”
HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), along with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, announce new ...
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Watch live: RFK Jr., health officials outline response to synthetic opioid derived from kratom
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary will brief reporters Tuesday morning on actions the administration ...
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FDA seeks to classify 7-OH as Schedule 1 drug amid addiction concerns
Food and Drug Administrator Commissioner Marty Makary has requested that the Drug Enforcement Administration classify 7-OH as ...