Pasadena Public Health is warning residents to avoid products that contain kratom and the synthetic kratom compound known as 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH).

Six recent overdose deaths in Los Angeles County among people aged 18-40 have been tied to 7-OH ingestion, according to a City of Pasadena news release. There have not been any confirmed deaths tied to 7-OH ingestion in Pasadena.

“The safest choice is to avoid all 7-OH products,” Dr. Parveen Kaur, acting health officer, said in a statement. “At low doses, 7‑OH acts as a stimulant; at high doses, as an opioid. This product is highly addictive and combining it with alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit substances can dangerously slow breathing and even cause death.”

7-H is being synthetically concentrated into unregulated edibles sold

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