爱荷华州民主党参议员查克·格拉斯利于周五呼吁特朗普政府敲定限制卡痛草销售的拟议规则。
卡痛草是一种具有类似阿片类药物作用、可在柜台直接购买的植物。
Sen. Chuck Grassley (D-Iowa) on Friday called on the Trump administration to finalize its proposed rule limiting the sale of kratom, a plant with opioid-like properties that can be bought over the counter.
格拉斯利在社交媒体平台X上表示：“所有卡痛草都会致命，绝不应该在加油站、电子烟店或任何地方出售。政府需要立即发布最终的7-OH规定。卡痛草正在杀死我们的孩子。警惕特殊利益集团兜售的江湖骗术。”他提到的是美国缉毒局于7月公布的一项拟议规则。
该规则规定，任何7-羟基米特拉吉宁（7-hydroxymitragynine）含量按干重计超过0.05%的卡痛草产品，都将被临时列为附表I物质；这种具有类似阿片类药物作用的化学物质存在于卡痛草中。
"All Kratom is deadly it should NOT be sold at gas stations/vape stores/ANYWHERE Admin needs 2 put out final 7OH rule NOW Kratom is killing our kids BEWARE of special interest snake oil," Grassley said on the social media platform X. Grassley was referring to the Drug Enforcement Administration's proposed rule published in July that would temporarily schedule any kratom products as Schedule I substances if they contain more than 0.05 percent dry weight of 7-hydroxymitragynine, the opioid-like chemical found in kratom.
尽管卡痛草目前在联邦层面尚未被列管，但已有11个州禁止其销售，在爱荷华州仍可合法购买。
While currently not scheduled at the federal level, 11 states have banned it. Kratom is still legal for purchase in Iowa.
美国缉毒局今年7月表示，7-OH“对公众健康构成严重风险，包括引发耐受、依赖和成瘾”。
The DEA said in July that 7-OH “presents severe risks to public health, including tolerance, dependence and addiction.”
卡痛草又称帽果木属植物（Mitragyna speciosa），原产于东南亚，目前尚未依据《受控物质法》被列管。
Kratom, or Mitragyna speciosa, originates from Southeast Asia. The plant is not currently scheduled under the Controlled Substances.
据 anecdotal 说法，卡痛草可能有助于成瘾者戒断阿片类药物，但美国成瘾中心等戒瘾组织并不推荐使用，因为存在产生依赖、缺乏监管以及潜在药物相互作用等风险。
The plant is anecdotally touted as being helpful for addicts weaning themselves off opioids, but addiction organizations like American Addiction Centers do not endorse it due to the risk of dependence, a lack of regulation and potential drug interactions.
与卡痛草有关的过量服用和死亡较为罕见，不过上月，两名密西西比大学学生被发现在卡痛草包装附近死亡，使这种物质再次成为新闻焦点。
Overdoses and deaths connected to kratom are rare, though the substance was thrown back in the news last month after two University of Mississippi students were found dead near packages of kratom.
目前尚不清楚两人的死亡是否与卡痛草有关，不过已有两人因涉嫌在两名学生死亡案中出售卡痛草而面临指控。
It is currently unclear whether kratom was linked to their deaths, though two individuals have been charged for selling kratom in connection to the deaths.
美国疾病控制与预防中心今年3月发布的一份报告发现，2015年至2025年间，与卡痛草接触的病例报告增加了1,200%。
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in March published a report finding that between 2015 and 2025, kratom-related exposure reports rose by 1,200 percent.