TAMPA, Fla (WFLA) -- The Food and Drug Administration wants to ban the synthetic opioid 7-OH, which is sold in some gas stations and convenience stores.

"Let's not allow another wave of the opioid epidemic to catch us blindsided again," said FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty McCreery.

Leaders with the FDA, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said products containing this chemical are a recipe for a public health disaster.

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Reports say trace amounts of 7-OH, formerly known as 7-Hydrozymitragynine, can be found in kratom products. Kratom is banned in six states, and in Sarasota County, Florida. Kratom is frequently advertised and sold at smoke shops around the Tampa

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