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Local outreach worker warns council about rising availability and risks of 7‑OH kratom extract
Summary
An outreach specialist told the Rancho Cucamonga City Council that 7‑OH (a kratom extract sometimes called 'gas station heroin') is being sold locally and poses overdose and addiction risks; he said state legislation is stalled and neighboring jurisdictions have enacted local regulation.
During public comment on April 22, Andrew Hanif, an outreach specialist with ReachOut, told the council that a kratom extract commonly referred to as "7‑OH" is being sold in local liquor and smoke shops and presented research claims about its potency and overdose risk.
"7‑OH or gas station heroin, as…
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