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A synthetic kratom compound has been linked to three fatal overdoses of otherwise healthy adults in L.A. County.

Kratom products are promoted as treatments for anxiety, opioid use and low energy, but have no federally approved medical uses.

Health officials are warning about the potentially deadly dangers of a synthetic kratom compound after it was linked to three recent fatal overdoses in Los Angeles County.

A compound known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, was ruled a contributing cause of death in three otherwise healthy adults between the ages 18 and 40, according to the L.A. County Department of Public Health. Alcohol was also found in all three individuals.

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