California health officials warn

California health officials warn about a gas station supplement linked to a fatal overdose.

Supplement contains MGM-15

The supplement contains dihydro-7-hydroxymirtragynine (MGM-15), a kratom-derived opioid.

MGM-15 is 15-50x stronger than morphine

MGM-15 is 15 to 50 times stronger than morphine and is not approved for medical use in humans.

First fatal overdose in San Francisco

The overdose was the first of its kind in San Francisco after cases in Utah and Washington.

Dr. Monica Gandhi warns

Dr. Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, says the package lures consumers into a false sense of security.

“It looks really not dangerous. People buy it, they’ll take it as a supplement and they think it’ll give them energy… but if you take too much of them it can depress your ability to breathe and you can die from it.”