
September 24th, 2026
A Mississippi drug task force warns people.
Do not use kratom.
Police found packages of kratom.
They were investigating two student deaths.
The students were at the University of Mississippi.
The task force spoke on Tuesday.
They said they do not know if kratom caused the deaths.
People found the students on Monday afternoon.
They were in two different places.
One was on campus.
One was off campus.
A university spokesperson said this.
On Thursday, the school named the students.
One student was Aidan Hamilton.
He was a freshman.
He was from Englewood, Colorado.
The other was Robert Strang.
He was a junior.
He was from Atlanta.
The university said their families want privacy.
The families are sad.
Police said the two deaths are not connected.
They found no evidence of a link.
They said the kratom came from a store.
They did not name the store.
They did not say if anyone will face charges.
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves spoke.
He said two state agencies want faster test results.
He also said the state prays for the families and friends.
Kratom is a plant extract.
At low doses, it speeds you up.
At high doses, it calms you down.
It is legal in the United States.
But some states and cities have banned it.
The FDA warns about kratom.
It says kratom can harm the liver.
It can cause seizures.
It can cause addiction.
The FDA says do not use it.
Supporters disagree.
The American Kratom Association is a support group.
They say pure kratom is safe.
They say it is natural.
They say it can ease pain.
They say it can help people stop opioids.
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