Hi, My name is Cassie, I’m a mom, I’m a fiancée, and to be honest — I’m barely holding it together. The man I love is in a 30-day rehab program right now because of something we never saw coming: a high-potency, addictive substance called 70H — something being marketed as kratom, but it’s not.

70H is a dangerous, highly concentrated substance sold in gas stations and vape shops. Often marketed as kratom, it’s neither natural nor safe. It’s a chemically enhanced product designed to be more potent than some street drugs — and it’s destroying lives.

We had no idea what we were really dealing with. It looked harmless — just another product on a shelf — but it’s dangerous, dark, and legal. Watching someone you love get trapped by something like that is a nightmare you can’t put into words. It’s a slow unraveling, a fight against something designed to take control — and it’s a losing battle.

My fiancé never thought he was taking something dangerous. He trusted what the packaging didn’t say. He believed the lie that because it’s legal, it must be okay. But it wasn’t. It spiraled into addiction, withdrawal, pain — and eventually, a total collapse of the life we were building together.

Now I’m home trying to raise our kids — kids who are missing their father — and hold everything together while he gets the help he needs.

I’m proud of him for choosing recovery — but no family should have to go through this, not over something that’s sitting on shelves next to gum and protein bars.

This is why I’m speaking out. Because no one is warning us. Because these products are being sold legally, with no real regulation, no safety standards, no age limits, and no accountability. I’m calling on lawmakers, the FDA, and every person who cares about families like mine to take action — to ban 70H and hold these companies responsible for the damage they’re doing.

I’m not a politician. I’m not a doctor. I’m simply a woman who almost lost everything to a substance no one warned us about. I’m standing up because I have to — for my kids, for my fiancé, and for every other family who doesn’t even know this threat is out there. If this has happened to you or someone you love, you are not alone. Your voice matters too. Please, sign this petition. Help us raise awareness. Help us demand action. Help us make sure 70H is taken off the shelves.