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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/10/2026-11602/hhs-request-for-comment-on-chronic-disease-of-addiction

If you have struggled with addiction in your life or know someone who has, the HHS wants to know how you or a loved one has fought your battle..

***The purpose of this RFI is to identify research, programs, and policies that have been successful and recommend novel policy ideas and gaps in research that could be addressed and implemented to further the Great American Recovery***

Window for public comment ends today (07/05/2026)

Send story or comments to:

REPORTSCLEARANCEOFFICER@ahrq.hhs.gov

Subject:

Great American Recovery

Body of email:

Tell your story. If kratom helped you get an addiction to drugs or alcohol, now is the last chance for your story to be told to the HHS.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-research-clears-way-study-experimental-treatment-opioid-use-disorder

key quotes:

“We’ve seen the potential of mitragynine in the lab, and now we’re finally able to examine its potential in people. Hopefully this work will lead to a new treatment option for people with opioid use disorder and support a path to recovery,” said NCATS Director Joni Rutter, Ph.D.”

“This IND is a major step toward expanding treatment options for the millions of Americans struggling with opioid use disorder, which has contributed to historically high overdose mortality rates,” said Nora Volkow, M.D., director of NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).”

here is the link to the clinical trial (TBD)

https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07204171

Today is the last day to submit your public comment to the HHS about how kratom helped you.

NIH to Conduct Human Clinical Trial for Mitragynine to Treat Opioid Use Disorder