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Dean Francis (R), his wife, Sarah, and their son Cameron in Midlothian, Va., on Aug. 12, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Family Warns: Mysterious, Risky Drug Lurks at Corner Stores

A Virginia family is sounding alarms about kratom, billed as natural and safe, as FDA warns about synthesized kratom-type product known as 7-OH.
Dean Francis (R), his wife, Sarah, and their son Cameron in Midlothian, Va., on Aug. 12, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Family Warns: Mysterious, Risky Drug Lurks at Corner Stores

A Virginia family is sounding alarms about kratom, billed as natural and safe, as FDA warns about synthesized kratom-type product known as 7-OH.
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By Janice Hisle
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September 13, 2025Updated:September 16, 2025

MIDLOTHIAN, Va.—When Cameron Francis was a 22-year-old student at a Christian college, he thought he had found a near-miraculous, innocuous alternative to alcoholic drinks.

An athlete featured on posters promoting Liberty University’s cross-country runners, Francis took his sport seriously. But he would occasionally drink with his buddies. His girlfriend, a teetotaler, disapproved.

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