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What to know about 7-OH, the 'gas station opioid' kratom extracts

The DEA announced plans earlier this year for a temporary ban on kratom extracts sold at gas stations as a legal opioid alternative, though details remain sparse.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFederal authorities and lawmakers are cracking down on synthetic kratom extracts, per The Hill.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorKratom itself is an herbal product, legal over the counter in most states.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe concentrates are the worry. The DEA signaled earlier this year it plans a temporary ban on products with high concentrations.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThey're sold at gas stations as a legal opioid alternative.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRemember my off-label line, that it sounded designer? This label is not the designer one.

  6. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNext to the beef jerky and the windshield wiper fluid. What could go wrong?

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDetails on the ban are thin. Check labels, and ask a doctor, not a cashier.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh no.

  9. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAlso, Washington Examiner says the first October Social Security payments go out Wednesday, October fourteenth, for those born on or before the tenth.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMark the calendar. Gas stations stay out of it.

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