Kratom and 7-OH Bans Create New Patients for Addiction Treatment

The useful part

Those reports are likely to increase when the DEA classifies 7-OH products as illegal Schedule One controlled substances, which could happen any day. "Addiction clinics see rising cases of kratom and 7-OH withdrawal" is the headline of a recent STAT article. "Gas station kratom, an emerging addiction crisis in Montana," warns an op/ed in the Independent Record.

How it works

• Millenium Health, a drug testing company that works with addiction treatment centers nationwide, says only 3.9% of its urine drug screens tested positive for kratom alkaloids...
• "Tennessee's kratom ban brings wave of withdrawal patients to treatment centers," reported NewsChannel5 in Nashville.
• Many of these reports about an "addiction crisis" and people needing treatment for kratom and/or 7-OH withdrawal are anecdotal.
• There is little evidence that addiction treatment providers are being overwhelmed with new patients.

Details worth keeping

By Pat Anson With dozens of states, cities and counties banning kratom and concentrated versions of the kratom alkaloid 7-OH, there are growing reports about people who use kratom products going into withdrawal and seeking addiction treatment. Chapman Sledge, who runs an addiction treatment center in Nashville.