7-HOPE Alliance Honors Veterans and Calls on Lawmakers to Protect Access to 7-OH for Those Who Served

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On Veterans Day, nonprofit highlights that veterans make up a large part of the coalition fighting to stop a national ban.

LOS ANGELES, CA, November 11, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- This Veterans Day, 7-HOPE Alliance honors the service and sacrifice of America’s veterans and calls on lawmakers not to take away an important tool many rely on for their physical and mental well-being. According to a recent research survey, roughly 8% of 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) users are veterans who use the natural compound for a variety of reasons including pain management and relief from depression.

“Veterans make up a meaningful part of the 7-OH community, using it safely and responsibly as part of their daily wellness,” said Jackie Subeck, founder of 7-HOPE Alliance. “Lawmakers should be working to regulate it responsibly, not banning it, because protecting veterans means protecting their access to the tools that help them heal.”

Veterans across the country have shared that 7-OH has helped them transition away from addictive pain medications, reduce alcohol use, and restore a sense of balance in their daily lives. Today, Veterans for Save 7-OH, a coalition of former service members and advocates, submitted a formal letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to follow the science, reject misinformation, and stop any effort to federally ban 7-OH. The group’s letter outlines how responsible access to 7-OH has supported veterans coping with chronic pain, PTSD, and opioid recovery, and calls for regulation grounded in data, not politics.

To read the full letter, visit https://www.save7oh.org/veterans

“We lose 22 veterans a day due to suicide. Taking away 7-OH, a critical plant-based tool for pain management and mental health, at a time when the VA has forced so many veterans off of opioids they need, is criminal,” said Dr. Michele Ross, chief scientific advisor of 7-HOPE. “Veterans are left with three options without 7-OH: suffering, street drugs, or suicide. They deserve evidence-based policy and compassion instead of prohibition.”

This Veterans Day, 7-HOPE calls on policymakers to stand with veterans and protect access to the natural recovery tools that help them live with dignity, manage pain safely, and stay off harmful synthetic alternatives like fentanyl.

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