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Los Angeles County public health officials have linked six fatal overdoses to a synthetic kratom compound known as 7-OH.

The substance, often sold illegally in smoke shops and gas stations, is a concentrated version of the psychoactive ingredient in kratom leaves.

Most overdose incidents involved mixing 7-OH with alcohol or other drugs, and victims were between 18 and 40 years old.

Public health officials in Los Angeles County are renewing their warning about a synthetic kratom compound known as 7-OH after linking six fatal overdoses to the substance, which is often sold illegally in smoke shops and gas stations.

What is kratom?

7-OH, or 7-Hydroxymitragynine, is a synthetically concentrated version of the psychoactive ingredient found in kratom leaves, according t

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