Once again, the largely unregulated dietary supplements industry earns itself another black eye. The latest scam is products that purport to ease the symptoms of opioid withdrawal. Who stoops so low as to prey on victims of opioid addiction?
Case in point; a product called Opiate Detox Pro. The company's website claims that its ingredients ease opioid withdrawal symptoms, despite the fact that the company cites no research to back up its claim and has no intention of ever conducting any research. The company says that if the product doesn't work, the user can get his/her money back. Big deal!
The F.D.A. shouldn't have to keep ferreting these guys out and cracking down on them, but such is the current lack of effective regulation of dietary supplements in general. Anyone is free to market dietary supplements, as long as they don't claim to treat a specific medical condition.
With any dietary supplement, its buyer beware.
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