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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sudhin Thanawala

Deaths of students at the University of Mississippi cast spotlight on kratom

Kratom Student Deaths - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.

The warning Tuesday came despite no “confirmed information” that kratom contributed to either death, Lafayette County Metro Narcotics said in a news release. The students were found Monday afternoon in different locations, one on campus and the other off campus, a university spokesperson said.

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