# Deaths of University of Mississippi students spotlight kratom

https://mins.news/en/item/72884

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-24 19:00 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://bit.ly/4yUmUwu

> A Mississippi drug task force is urging people to avoid kratom after packages of the substance were found during an investigation into the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.

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