Contact these DEA offices to help stop or delay the scheduling of 7OH:
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DEA Headquarters
Phone: (571) 362-8487
Main Phone: (202) 307-1000
Use for general questions about DEA processes. Ask for clear timelines and urge them to delay scheduling until thorough scientific review and public input can be fully considered. Emphasize the importance of harm reduction and the potential consequences of rushing the decision.
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DEA Public Affairs
Email: DEA.Public.Affairs@dea.gov
Phone: (571) 776-2508
Ask about public education plans on 7-OH and how the DEA will communicate the scheduling process. Urge transparency and encourage them to consider community concerns and harm reduction before proceeding. Request that scheduling be delayed to allow more open dialogue.
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Office of Public Affairs, Community Outreach Section
Phone: (202) 307-7936
Email: community.outreach@dea.gov
Contact regarding community concerns and outreach related to 7-OH and kratom. Encourage them to raise public awareness about potential risks of scheduling and ask for a delay to gather more data and input.
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Office of Diversion Control (Diversion Control Division)
Phone: 202-307-7297
Emails: ODLL@dea.gov, DPY@dea.gov
This division regulates controlled substances to prevent illegal diversion. Since 7-OH scheduling would create a ban, ask how they plan to handle the likely rise of an illegal black market and associated public health risks. Urge them to delay scheduling until they have evaluated and prepared to mitigate these risks thoroughly.
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Registration Questions
Email: DEA.Registration.Help@dea.gov
Currently less relevant since 7-OH isn’t scheduled yet; focus on preventing scheduling before registration becomes an issue. If contacted, emphasize the need to halt or delay scheduling for more research.
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Press Inquiries
Email: DEAPress@dea.gov
Phone (voicemail): 571-776-2508
Media can use this to get official DEA statements. Encourage journalists covering the scheduling fight to highlight community concerns, the lack of toxicity data, and the need for delays to ensure safety and fairness.
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How to help:
@everyone can call or email these contacts with polite but firm messages urging them to reconsider or delay scheduling 7-OH. Emphasize:
• Harm reduction benefits of 7-OH
• Lack of evidence for toxicity or public emergency
• Broad community support and scientific studies
• Risks of creating illegal black markets and public health issues
• The need for transparency and thorough review before scheduling