{"id":504553,"date":"2026-10-22T19:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504553\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T19:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:42:11","slug":"san-francisco-reports-first-death-linked-to-kratom-derived-opioid-mgm-15-found-at-gas-stations-smoke-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/504553\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco reports first death linked to kratom-derived opioid MGM-15 found at gas stations, smoke shops."},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — San Francisco health leaders have announced the city’s first overdose death linked to a synthetic opioid that officials say can be found at gas stations.<\/p>\n

The product is marketed as a botanical supplement, but investigators say it contains MGM-15<\/p>\n

According to officials, the drug is derived from a psychoactive plant called kratom. They said the product’s packaging does not disclose that it contains kratom.<\/p>\n

MORE: New circulating opioid stronger than fentanyl linked to San Francisco teen’s death; 4 arrested<\/a><\/p>\n

The California Department of Public Health banned kratom products last year, but officials said the products remain widely available in products at gas stations and smoke shops.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, San Francisco police have seized hundreds of kratom products from smoke shops, according to officials.<\/p>\n

The announcement comes as city leaders continue to monitor the availability of products containing kratom and related substances in local retail stores.<\/p>\n

SFPDH says that there have been previous overdoses involving MGM-15 in Utah and Washington.<\/p>\n

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