The number of Los Angeles County deaths linked to a kratom compound known as 7-OH has risen to six, officials confirmed last Friday.
According to Los Angeles County Public Health, “7-OH, the psychoactive component of kratom leaves, is being synthetically concentrated into various products.”
Public Health noted that alcohol was present in addition to 7-OH in many of the overdose cases, as well as other medications or illicit substances. When mixed with alcohol, Public Health warns, it can cause severe respiratory depression and death…