STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York state is moving toward banning a synthetic kratom product that health officials warn could fuel the next opioid crisis.
Kratom products, which are sold at gas stations and smoke shops on Staten Island, have sparked growing concern among local officials and doctors.
New York state lawmakers from both sides of the aisle voted to pass legislation that targets the sale of 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly known as 7-OH, a laboratory-produced version of the substance that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has classified as a public health threat…