Overview
- The medical examiner attributed the death to the combined effects of mitragynine, 7‑hydroxymitragynine, quetiapine, and mirtazapine.
- A deputy medical examiner conducted the examination on Jan. 15, and the cause and manner were certified on March 20.
- Authorities found the 22-year-old in medical distress near a Palmdale highway shortly after midnight on Jan. 6, and she was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m.
- L.A. County banned sales of kratom and 7‑OH in November after officials reported six kratom‑related deaths in the county.
- Toxicologists report limited data on acutely toxic kratom concentrations and say most deaths linked to it involve other drugs.