Addiction Recovery Clinics See Surge in Patients Seeking Help for 7-OH Dependency

Recovery News | Mental Health & Addiction Recovery · Oct 12, 2026 · 2m

n recent years, over-the-counter products derived from the kratom plant have flooded smoke shops, convenience stores, and online retail platforms across the country. While traditional raw leaf kratom contains trace amounts of various natural compounds, a new wave of highly concentrated commercial tablets and liquid shots isolates and amplifies a specific alkaloid: 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH. Marketed as accessible mood enhancers or pain remedies, these concentrated extracts possess potent activity at the brain's mu-opioid receptors. According to an urgent public health…