The Smoke Shop Told Me 7OH Was Natural — It Was A Legal Opioid

The Smoke Shop Told Me 7OH Was Natural — It Was A Legal Opioid

From Rise Above with Kevin Lanning by Kevin Lanning

September 8, 2026 · 1h 52m

About this episode

Isabella "Izzy" Saravi shares her harrowing experience with 7-OH, a legal opioid, and its impact on her life.

7-OH is one of the most talked-about drugs in the country right now — a concentrated kratom derivative sold legally at smoke shops and gas stations, often pitched as a natural remedy for pain. Isabella "Izzy" Saravi is a 26-year-old who got caught by it, and she's here to warn other young people what it actually does. Izzy grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, in a chaotic home — her parents divorced young, her father was, in her words, an abusive narcissist who wanted little to do with her, and she carried low self-worth into a string of unhealthy relationships. She found escape first in alcohol, then Molly and the festival scene, then ketamine — the drug that became her "I've arrived" moment and eventually pulled her into paranoia, psychosis, and daily use. Then a smoke shop employee handed her 7-OH, telling her it was a natural, over-the-counter fix for her pain. She had no idea she'd just been given what amounts to a legal opioid. She's remarkably honest about what followed: the fast physical addiction, nodding off standing up, the hundreds of dollars a day, and the withdrawals almost no one warns you about — not just the flu-like sickness, but a psychological crash so severe she…

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Host: Kevin Lanning

Guest: Isabella "Izzy" Saravi

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Products: 7-OH, kratom, Molly, ketamine

Places: Knoxville, Tennessee

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