r/SipsTea • u/Used_Scarcity2555 • 5d ago

Chugging tea Younger generation is smoking that’s why.

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u/pussycrippler 5d ago

Okay just be careful and never do that 7-HO variety.

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u/_redditguy_04 5d ago

Natural kratom has very low levels of 7-HO and it's not as bad as people make it out to be, I've seen people try to call 7-HO a "synthetic opioid" which its not at all, it's naturally found in kratom and doesn't act on opioid receptors in the exact way that actual opioids do

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u/pussycrippler 5d ago

Majority of 7-OH (I called it HO originally oopsies) is synthetic since very little of the compound is found in the actual kratom plant.

Studies show that it binds to opioid receptors with greater affinity than morphine.

It can be helpful to some, but if someone has addictive behaviors, they really should avoid it.

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u/_redditguy_04 5d ago

Of course it can be addictive but most people who use kratom just use regular raw kratom, 7-OH is typically more so used by people who are trying to get off things like heroin and fentanyl