GAS-STATION DRUGS ARE POISONING OUR COMMUNITIES
UNSAFE. UNREGULATED. UNFIT.
Kratom is sold in vape shops and gas stations nationwide despite federal warnings.
Communities are fighting back.
Communities are fighting back.
> FIND YOUR STATE & ACT NOW
WHERE IT’S SOLD
- Gas stations
- Vape shops
- Online retailers
WHO IT TARGETS
- Teens & young adults
- People in recovery
- Unsuspecting consumers
WHAT HAPPENS
- Addiction & withdrawal
- ER visits / poison control
- Deaths with kratom detected
Key investigations & policy pillars
- Medical Records Challenge Kratom advocates demand autopsies and toxicology for harm – but offer only anecdotes for benefit. We demand one standard. Read more →
- Ethanol in kratom shots Independent lab tests found ethanol in retail kratom extracts – some at levels exceeding alcohol beverage limits. Review evidence →
- The Insult When lawmakers accept kratom anecdotes as medical evidence, they vote “no confidence” in every physician, nurse and pharmacist. Read commentary →
- SR‑17018: The New Market How whole‑leaf kratom advocates downplayed withdrawal – and created a retail industry for quitting. Learn more →
INDUSTRY SPIN & DECEPTION
- American Kratom Association lobbying
- Jack Henningfield & OxyContin parallels
- KCPA: market protection, not public health
- Same tactics as Big Tobacco
The kratom industry uses sophisticated messaging to block regulation. They push "consumer protection" bills that actually protect their profits.
Learn how they mislead lawmakers and the media — and how you can expose the truth.
UNCOVER INDUSTRY SPIN →THE EVIDENCE
“We didn’t know what it was until it was too late. It was next to the energy drinks.”
— Ohio parent, 2024
More parents’ voices: “My son started buying it at a vape shop. Within a year he was in the ER.” — T. Reynolds
SEE THE EVIDENCE →TAKE ACTION NOW
Use our templates and toolkits to contact federal officials, state legislators, and health agencies.
! LET’S TAKE FEDERAL ACTION NOW
State fights are crucial, but real change requires federal action. Congress can schedule kratom and stop this dangerous substance from being sold in every gas station and vape shop across the country.
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