10/11/2026
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HHS endorses DEA move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts

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HHS endorses DEA move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday added its recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administrationā€™s (DEA) move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts, putting its support behind the push to regulate the substances colloquially called ā€œgas station opioid.ā€ In July, the DEA announced plans to temporarily schedule a psychoactive compound derived from kratomā€¦
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