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DEA Schedule I Kratom Compounds Linked to Two Deaths

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  • Aidan Hamilton, 18, and Robert Strang, 20, died after using synthetic kratom combined with other substances.
  • Hamilton bought SMX Mango Breeze pills from Puffs Vape in Oxford, Miss.
  • Strang bought similar SMX pills from a smoke shop about 20 miles from Oxford.
  • Toxicology reports found mitragynine pseudoindoxyl, MGM-15 and 7-OH in both victims’ systems.
  • In August, the DEA classified mitragynine pseudoindoxyl and MGM-15 as Schedule I controlled substances.