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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Aidan Hamilton and Robert Strang died after apparently ingesting kratom product last month</p><p>Federal authorities investigating the recent deaths of two University of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/mississippi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Mississippi</a> students have charged a store clerk and his son with selling an illegal kratom product, prosecutors announced on Friday.</p><p>A drug taskforce in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an herbal substance that acts as a stimulant at low doses and a sedative at high doses, after authorities found packages of kratom derivatives while investigating the deaths on 21 September.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/shop-clerk-and-son-charged-selling-kratom-mississippi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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