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“We have three excellent medications for opioid use disorder,” he said, referring to buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone. “Kratom is really dangerous and harmful and there are case reports of people dying from it,” said Wakeman. Dr. Sarah Wakeman, medical director for substance use disorder at Mass General Brigham, said there’s some truth to that. She added that if those patients don’t work on their substance use disorder, they can “continue to elevate the amount that they take.” Kratom opponents, like Holly Trouville of Dracut, are hoping that if Boston implements a ban, that will prompt more cities and towns to act. “Anything like that that’s sold over the counter, unregulated and without the need for proper identification, in my eyes, I see that as a harm to the public good,” said FitzGerald.

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TAMPA, Fla. — An opioid that has been for sale in Florida will no longer be available. You don’t know how long the product has been on the shelf, much less where it comes from or how it was made. Your essential daily newsletter delivering trusted news, local insights, ways to connect, and can't miss programs from Boston and beyond. “Unfortunately, the reality is with opioids these days and despite the excellent treatments that we have, a lot of patients don’t want those treatments,” said Hill.

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There are no FDA-approved 7-OH drugs, according to the health agency. "7-OH is an opioid that can be more potent than morphine. We need regulation and public education to prevent another wave of the opioid epidemic." In a Tuesday press release, the HHS announced that the FDA is recommending a scheduling action to control these products under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). A CBD and kratom dispensary is pictured in New York City.

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• Kratom usage dates back to the early nineteenth century when production was barely beginning.
• The ban does not prohibit the possession of kratom, only the sale.
• Manufacturers/Re-Sellers assume no responsibility for the use or misuse of these products.
• The supplement is lauded as a kind of miracle cure, cheaper and easier to come by than prescription pain medication.
• Botanic Tonic’s “feel free” tonic mixes kratom and kava root, which according to the new law, will be illegal to sell in Utah as it combines kratom with a “nonkratom” substance.

“I tried to put out some public education alerts and nobody was interested,” said Stanciu, an assistant professor of Alt Law psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. “So, you know, to be able to use an opioid use disorder treatment on somebody with 7-OH use really solidifies for me — eyes open — that this is really the same problem.” The mu-opioid receptor is the primary target for our bodies’ own endorphins and also opioids like morphine and fentanyl.

• In a report marked “current as of December 12, 2025,” the FDA states that “kratom is not lawfully marketed in the U.S. as a drug product, a dietary supplement, or a food additive in conventional food.”
• The manufacturers and distributors of these products assume no liability for the misuse or misrepresentation of these products.
• If concentrated, those kratom extracts can produce stronger – and, according to McCurdy, riskier – products that are quickly absorbed into the body.
• If you prefer not to have your kratom flavored they offer that too with the Classic.

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If you’re tired of your run-of-the-mill kratom powder and capsules and are looking for something with a stronger kick, Kratom Shots are probably more up your alley. “But with kratom, I can at least function,” he continued. It will take me 30 minutes just to get out of bed,” said one man from Meridian who said he owns an online kratom shop. Earlier in Thursday’s meeting, people spoke for and against the ban.