| Hans-Günter Meyer-Thompson | Opioide
‘Legal Morphine’ — The Rise of Kratom and 7-OH in the US
‘Legal Morphine’ — The Rise of Kratom and 7-OH in the US
Interest in kratom in the United States has soared in the past decade, with estimates ranging as high as 16 million users and more than $2 billion in retail sales.
The recent surge in use and increasing availability of products containing the potent kratom metabolite 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) has some experts sounding the alarm over the addictive qualities of the drug, which acts on opioid receptors in the brain. (Medscape, USA, 16.05.2025)
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/legal-morphine-rise-kratom-and-7-oh-us-2025a1000cco