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Local coalition urges action on kratom and emerging ‘‘nootropics’’; Board signals support for county discussion
Summary
The Mason County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition and local educators described kratom and a range of unregulated supplements (Zaza, HHC, kava, flavored nitrous) that they say are marketed to youth; the Board of Health agreed to support a countywide discussion of regulatory options.
Ben Johnson, coordinator for the Mason County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, introduced a presentation and asked the Board of Health to consider policy responses to new, largely unregulated substances he said are increasingly available to youth.
Johnson said kratom is widely sold in convenience stores and marketed as a mood or energy supplement, often without age limits; some products contain synthetic alkaloids that act on opioid receptors. He described evidence of dependence, consumer confusion over dosing and product contents, and at…
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