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University of Mississippi student's death sparks widespread concern over Kratom

University of Mississippi student's death sparks widespread concern over Kratom

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September 24th, 2026

University of Mississippi student's death sparks widespread concern over Kratom

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A Mississippi narcotics task force is urging the public to refrain from using kratom, after authorities discovered packaging of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.

密西西比州一缉毒专案组敦促公众避免使用卡痛,此前当局在调查两名密西西比大学学生死亡事件的过程中发现了该物质的包装。

The Lafayette County Metro Narcotics Unit announced in a press release that, although there was no "confirmed information" indicating that kratom was the cause of the two deaths, the unit nonetheless issued the aforementioned warning on Tuesday.

拉斐特县都市缉毒部门于新闻稿中宣称,尽管并无“证实的信息”表明卡痛系两起死亡事件的肇因,该部门仍于周二发布了上述警告。

A university spokesperson stated that the two students were discovered on Monday afternoon at separate locations, one on campus and the other off campus.

校方发言人表示,这两名学生于周一下午在不同地点被发现,一人身处校内,一人身处校外。

On Thursday, the university confirmed that the two students involved were Aidan Hamilton, a freshman from Englewood, Colorado, and Robert Strong, a junior from Atlanta.

校方于周四证实,涉事两名学生分别为来自科罗拉多州恩格尔伍德的大一学生艾丹·汉密尔顿以及来自亚特兰大的大三学生罗伯特·斯特朗。

In a statement, the university said that their families "have requested privacy in their time of grief."

校方在一份声明中表示,其家属“在悲痛之际请求隐私”。

For nearly a decade, US health officials and individual states have devoted ever-growing attention to kratom.

近十载以来,美国卫生官员与各州对卡痛的关注与日俱增。

This herbal extract acts as a stimulant at low doses and as a sedative at high doses.

此种草药提取物,低剂量时呈兴奋之效,高剂量时则具镇静之功。

Kratom remains legal at the federal level, yet some states and local governments have explicitly banned the substance, and federal authorities have issued warnings about its potential risks.

卡痛在联邦层面尚属合法,然部分州及地方政府已明令禁止该物质,联邦当局亦就其潜在风险发布了警示。

On Wednesday, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issued a statement saying that two state agencies are working to expedite the toxicology reports for these students.

密西西比州州长泰特·里夫斯于周三发表声明称,两个州级机构正致力于加速出具这些学生的毒理学报告。

"At this time of profound hardship, the State of Mississippi offers its prayers for the loved ones of the two University of Mississippi students," Reeves said.

“值此极为艰困之际,密西西比州谨为两名密西西比大学学生之亲友祈愿,”里夫斯如是说。

The authorities asserted that there was no evidence to suggest a link between the two deaths, but noted that the kratom seized at the scene had been sold by a retail store.

当局声称,并无证据显示这两起死亡事件之间存在关联,但指出在现场查获的卡痛系由一家零售店售出。

Officials neither disclosed the name of the store nor indicated whether any criminal charges would be filed.

官员既未披露该店名称,亦未说明是否会提起任何刑事指控。

"In accordance with the principle of utmost prudence, we urge everyone to refrain from using kratom, as well as any other drugs or substances that are neither prescribed by a physician nor obtained from trustworthy and regulated sources," the task force stated in its press release.

“秉持极度审慎之原则,我们敦促所有人规避使用卡痛,以及任何其他非经医生处方开具、亦非源自可信赖且受监管渠道的药物或物质,”特别工作组于其新闻稿中如是声明。

It is available in such dosage forms as capsules, powders, and liquids, and is typically sold at gas stations or smoke shops.

它以胶囊、粉末及液体等剂型加以应用,通常于加油站或烟店售卖。

Proponents contend that kratom, provided it remains in its purely natural form, constitutes a safe, natural herbal supplement that helps manage pain, anxiety, and depression, and can alleviate the symptoms precipitated by opioid withdrawal.

支持者声称,卡痛若保持其纯天然形态,则不失为一种安全、天然的草药补充剂,有助于管控疼痛、焦虑与抑郁,并可减轻阿片类药物戒断所引发的症状。

However, physicians specialising in addiction treatment point out that people may develop a dependence on it within a short period, which in turn precipitates withdrawal symptoms.

然而,专攻成瘾治疗的医者指出,人们或将在短期内对其产生依赖性,进而诱发戒断症状。

A webpage from the US Food and Drug Administration, meanwhile, pulls no punches: do not use it.

美国食品药品监督管理局的一则网页则直言不讳:切勿使用。

The agency asserted that it carries the risk of precipitating severe adverse reactions, encompassing hepatotoxicity, seizures, and substance use disorders.

该机构宣称,其存在引发严重不良反应之虞,涵盖肝毒性、癫痫发作及物质使用障碍。

The agency states on its website that in exceedingly rare instances kratom has been linked to fatalities; in such cases, however, kratom is typically consumed in conjunction with other substances, and the precise role it plays in causing death has thus far remained unclear.

该机构在其网站上陈述,在极少数情形下,卡痛与死亡存在关联;然而,在此类案例中,卡痛通常系与其他药物合并使用,且其在导致死亡方面所发挥的作用迄今尚不明晰。

Mike Haddow of the American Kratom Association points out that the Food and Drug Administration, along with those states that have already expressly banned kratom, are treating this natural product as equivalent to synthetic or even chemically manipulated preparations, which are precisely the ones closely linked to adverse reactions and even fatalities.

美国卡痛协会的麦克·哈多指出,食品药品监督管理局以及那些已然明令禁止卡痛的各州,正将此种天然产物与合成乃至经化学操控的制品等量齐观,而后者恰恰与不良反应乃至死亡病例息息相关。

Haddow, who serves as the association's senior researcher for public policy, said that over the years he has repeatedly heard numerous individuals testify before lawmakers about how kratom has improved their lives.

身为该协会公共政策高级研究员的哈多表示,多年来他屡屡听闻众多人士向立法者陈述卡痛如何改善了他们的生活。

"Some people firmly believe that it was precisely this that saved them from an untimely death, because it enabled them to break free from the shackles of opioids," he said.

“有些人坚信,正是它使他们免于命丧黄泉,因为它让他们得以挣脱阿片类药物的桎梏,”他说道。

Both the podcast host Joe Rogan and Presley Gerber, the late son of Cindy Crawford, have spoken publicly about their own experiences with kratom.

播客主持人乔·罗根与辛迪·克劳馥已故之子普雷斯利·格伯,均曾公开谈及自身使用卡痛的经历。

Last year, the Food and Drug Administration proposed banning products containing high concentrations of 7-hydroxymitragynine—a compound that occurs only in trace amounts in natural kratom.

去年,食品药品监督管理局曾提议取缔含有高浓度7-羟基帽柱木碱的产品——该化合物在天然卡痛中仅以微量形式存在。

Mallory Pullman, the executive director of the Mississippi Poison Control Center, points out that in recent years the circulation of such concentrated products has been on the rise, and consumers may find it difficult to distinguish them from natural kratom.

密西西比州毒物控制中心常务主任马洛里·普尔曼指出,近年来此类浓缩制品的流通量呈上升态势,而消费者恐难以将其与天然卡痛加以甄别。

"Until you have established precisely what product you are dealing with—whether it be kratom or some highly concentrated derivative thereof—you really must exercise prudence in purchasing products and refrain from taking them indiscriminately," she said in a telephone interview with reporters.

“在你尚未明确自己究竟在使用何种产品之前——无论是卡痛,抑或是其某些高度浓缩的衍生物——你着实必须审慎购买产品并避免随意服用,”她在接受记者电话采访时如是说。

Several other jurisdictions, Mississippi among them, have enacted legislation to regulate the matter, one measure being a requirement that purchasers be at least 21 years of age in order to buy it.

包括密西西比州在内的若干其他司法管辖区亦已就此立法加以规制,其举措之一便是规定购买者须年满21岁方可购得。

Both the city of Oxford, where the University of Mississippi is situated, and Lafayette County have issued bans.

密西西比大学所坐落之牛津市及拉斐特县均已颁行禁令。

Kelly Armstrong, the governor of North Dakota, signed a bill this month aimed at restricting the sale of kratom products; earlier, in the summer of this year, he had declared kratom a public health crisis and convened a special legislative session to address it.

北达科他州州长凯利·阿姆斯特朗于本月签署了一项旨在限制卡痛产品销售的议案;此前,他已于今年夏季宣布卡痛构成公共卫生危机,并召集特别立法会议予以应对。

According to statistics from the governor's office, the state has recorded a cumulative total of 50 kratom-related deaths since 2019.

据州长办公室统计,自2019年以来,该州已累计发生50起与卡痛相关的死亡事件。

Despite a proliferation of bans and restrictions, researchers from the University of Michigan and Texas State University still assert that kratom use within the United States has not been curbed in the slightest; on the contrary, it has continued to climb.

尽管禁令与限制纷至沓来,密歇根大学和得克萨斯州立大学的研究人员仍断言,美国境内卡痛的使用量非但未见遏制,反而持续攀升。

In a paper published within the year, they reveal that kratom use in the United States has climbed to an all-time peak, with more than 5 million people reporting that they have used the substance at some point in their lives.

在年内刊行的一篇论文中,他们揭示美国的卡痛使用量已攀升至有史以来的峰值,逾500万人自述其一生中曾使用过该物质。

This cohort encompasses over 100,000 children aged 12 to 17.

该群体涵盖超过10万名12至17岁的儿童。

"If we are truly serious about prudently safeguarding our children, every state must implement policy changes regarding kratom and 7-OH products," said Sean McCabe, the study's lead researcher, in a statement released by University of Michigan News.

“倘若我们确欲审慎地护佑我们的孩子,各州均须在卡痛及7-OH产品方面推行政策变革,”该研究的主要研究员肖恩·麦凯布在密歇根大学新闻的一份声明中表示。

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