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OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 27, 2026) -- Dr. Robert Westcott, medical director of Medical Therapy Associates, has identified a concerning trend of patients seeking treatment for dependency on unscheduled opioids sold as dietary supplements and energy boosters online and at gas stations and smoke shops across Oklahoma. Most Oklahomans who purchase these products are unaware of the associated health risks or the high potential for addiction.
“Oklahomans are unknowingly consuming products marketed as energy boosters that can contain unscheduled, highly addictive opioids,” Westcott said. “These products are made by private companies with no FDA oversight, and the FDA has cited research reporting that an opioid found in some of these products can be up to 13 times more potent than morphine.”
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