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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Graig Graziosi

Family issues warning as son dies after taking highly addictive over-the-counter supplement: ‘The government doesn’t step in’

A family in Washington is warning about the dangers of kratom — a supplement that can be bought in some gas stations — after they say their son died from using the substance.

On the day Jordan McKibban, 37, died in 2022, he reportedly mixed kratom with his lemonade, according to his mother, Pam Mauldin, who spoke to the New York Post.

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