Stop Gas Station Heroin Coalition Sounds Alarm After Georgia Toddler Poisoned by 7Tabz Pill

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Child's near-fatal overdose underscores dangers of concentrated synthetic 7-OH opioid products

The Stop Gas Station Heroin coalition is alarmed by reports from Cobb County, Georgia, where a two-year-old child became unresponsive after ingesting a small piece of a concentrated synthetic 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) opioid product known as 7Tabz tablet. According to state officials, the child required Narcan to be revived.

Initial media and police reports mistakenly referred to the product as ‘kratom’. 7Tabz, however,  is not kratom leaf or a natural botanical — it is a chemically manipulated, lab-made drug that is 13 times more potent than morphine.

The product in question, 7Tabz, is marketed as a so-called “energy pill,” with packaging and flavors that mimic candies and appeal to children, yet it contains over 15 milligram of synthetic 7-OH per serving – a serving of more than 15 times the per serving threshold set by Georgia's HB 181, which took effect January 2025. 15mg of 7OH is 166 times more 7OH than would be found in a 3 gram serving of leaf kratom. In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to the company behind 7Tabz for illegally marketing these products as dietary supplements. Despite this, they are still being sold in Georgia.

This incident raises serious concerns about the ongoing availability of concentrated synthetic 7-OH opioid products in gas stations, convenience stores, and online marketplaces. Colorfully packaged and deceptively promoted as safe, these street drugs are flooding American communities and, in this case, ended up within reach of children in a daycare setting.

Critically, the dangers of 7-OH products are well-documented: Misuse risks include tolerance, addiction, respiratory depression, and overdose. Even at doses promoted by manufacturers, the risks far exceed any reasonable threshold of safety. The fact that a toddler was exposed to such a product — and nearly lost their life — underscores the urgent need for state and federal policymakers to act.

What this case makes clear is that these products are not “wellness supplements.” They are illegal, chemically engineered opioids being misleadingly marketed and sold without FDA approval. Until concentrated synthetic 7-OH opioid products are removed from the market, children and families remain at risk.

To learn more about Stop Gas Station Heroin and its mission, navigate to stopgasstationheroin.com. 

About Stop Gas Station Heroin

Stop Gas Station Heroin is a national coalition that aims to educate consumers about harmful synthetic drugs and advocate for smart regulation that distinguishes between legitimate, natural botanicals and dangerous, synthetic drugs, combined with enforcement of current federal laws around unapproved drugs. To learn more, navigate to stopgasstationheroin.com.

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