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Dean Francis
Virginia father and activist who founded and leads End Kratom Addiction after his son Cameron's kratom addiction; also Partner and CEO of OneBridge Advisors.
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Oct 8, 2026
The Kratom Episode: What Every Parent Needs to Know, with Dean Francis
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21:31Brenda ZaneHOST
Can you help us understand, like, is this legal? How is it available in gas stations? What is going on?
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21:40Dean FrancisGUEST
So the short answer is it's unlawful to import kratom for human consumption, and it's unlawful to market it for the purpose of a food, dietary supplement, or drug.
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21:51Dean FrancisGUEST
And so it's like, well, how is it happening? So in 2014, the FDA identified it clearly, and they issued an import alert that says it's unlawful to import it for human consumption.
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22:04Dean FrancisGUEST
And we have DEA agents, former DEA agents, that are part of our team, and they all say it's still like finding a needle in a haystack.
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22:15Dean FrancisGUEST
Only 200 of them are kratom, and it's easy for them to mislabel them to potpourri or fertilizer or whatever.
Dean Francis says kratom nearly killed his son. Now he's on a mission to get it banned.
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10:58Dean FrancisGUEST
I went to this huge, massive indoor track meet where he's the he's in a medley.
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Catie BeckHOST
They're not aware that the addiction centers are being flooded with people that have these addictions.