“Florida Crackdown on ‘Gas Station Morphine’” This is Something to Think About 06.24.26

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“Florida Crackdown on ‘Gas Station Morphine’”

Bill Bunkley’s “This Is Something to Think About

Air Date Wednesday, June 24, 2026

There is a dangerous chemical extracted from the kratom plant, identified as 70H, that is being modified by slightly different formulas to stay one step ahead of Florida drug regulators.

It is known as “gas station morphine” because it can be up to 13 times or more potent than morphine.

According to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, “it is unlawful to sell this. Gas station morphine, as we call it, was found in 711 and retail stores up and down the state, on shelves next to candy bars, snacks, at the fingertips of Children”

In 2013, medical examiners traced forms of this product to at least 587 deaths. Parents, this is not just an herbal supplement, no matter what your kids and store clerks say. Stores should not sell this product.

Parents, be vigilant, protect your kids.

Bill Bunkley is a 20-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs on weekdays from 3 to 5 pm across central Florida. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 30 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. In 2025, he underwent successful open-heart surgery to repair a heart valve. His wife is Toni, his son is Zac, and he attends Idlewild Baptist Church.

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