# University of Mississippi identifies two students whose deaths renewed kratom concerns

https://mins.news/en/item/72949

- NBC News, 2026-09-24 19:40 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-mississippi-identifies-2-students-found-dead-cases-raise-kr-rcna599706

> The University of Mississippi identified two undergraduate students found dead in separate cases. The students were from Colorado and Georgia, and the deaths have renewed concerns about kratom.

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