Viewpoint: 7-OH controversy: An opioid is available over-the-counter–even at gas stations. Should we be concerned? The Hill | September 29, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/09/29/viewpoint-7-oh-controversy-an-opioid-is-available-over-the-counter-even-at-gas-stations-should-we-be-concerned/ A potent opioid is sitting on gas station shelves next to the beef jerky, and anyone with $20 can buy it, notes Liberty Vittert in an opinion piece for The Hill. To prove the point, Vittert bought a package of 7-OH, short for 7-hydroxymitragynine, in about 90 seconds. “The clerk rang it up between a coca cola and some beef jerky for my dog. He never even looked up,” she writes.