FRESNO, Calif. -- The Food and Drug Administration is sounding the alarm on Seven Hydroxymitragynine, also known as 7-OH.

FDA Officials are urging that 7-OH should be classified as a controlled substance. Experts say you get 7-OH after synthesizing the natural plant Kratom.

When the natural plant is altered, consumers can experience opioid effects from Kratom.

But the FDA wants to make it clear: they're going after the synthesized version of the natural plant.

"Our focus is not on Kratom, our focus is on 7-OH. Which, according to the Journal of Medical Chemistry, is 13 times more potent than morphine," FDA commissioner Marty Makary said.

Flindt Andersen at Parents and Addicts In Need (PAIN) says this is a huge win for keeping dangerous opioids off the street.

"The more you take, the

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