{
  "id": 13226915,
  "title": "HHS endorses DEA move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hhs-endorses-dea-move-to-schedule-synthetic-kratom-extracts",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-09T21:20:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6139608-hhs-dea-synthetic-kratom-restrictions/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday added its recommendations to the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) move to schedule synthetic kratom extracts, putting its support behind the push to regulate the substances colloquially called \"gas station opioid.\" In July, the DEA announced plans to temporarily schedule a psychoactive compound derived from kratom...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}