LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The FDA is investigating the dangers of a synthetic compound in some popular kratom-containing supplements.

L.A. County health officials are linking three local deaths to the consumption of that synthetic compound where alcohol was also present.

Now, a company that claims to sell an all-natural form of kratom is getting a lot of scrutiny on social media. Does it carry risks of its own?

On Tiktok, Chris Oflyng described a product he's been consuming.

"I've been addicted to these for a while," he said in a post.

No matter how hard he's tried, the 28-year-old said he can't stop taking a kratom supplement called Feel Free.

"Falling into even taking one, two, three bottles at a time," he said.

A serving size is half a bottle. The label warns no more than two servin

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