JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has issued a statewide health advisory about 7-hydroxymitragynine , also known as 7-OH.

According to DHSS, they are warning the public that 7-OH, a synthetic derivative of the kratom plant, has serious health risks.

Health leaders say 7-OH has a potent psychoactive compound, up to 13 times stronger than morphine at opioid receptors, which is being sold in unregulated products at stores and online in forms such as gummies, candies, powders and liquid shots.

“Products containing 7-OH are being marketed as natural remedies, but they carry serious risks including addiction, overdose and even death,” said Missouri DHSS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Heidi Miller, in a released statement. “We are seeing a r

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