Mississippi's health department is urging residents to avoid counterfeit pills and unregulated psychoactive products after two University of Mississippi students died this week in Oxford. Investigators have not named a cause of death for either student, and toxicology results are still pending.
The Mississippi State Department of Health warning followed reports that packaged kratom was found during both death investigations. Officials stressed that kratom has not been identified as a cause of death. The warning targets a broader risk: pills, gummies, liquids, and shots bought outside a pharmacy whose contents cannot be verified by sight.
