Kratom, often marketed as a health product, faces scrutiny over danger to consumers

Nearly 2 million Americans in 2021 used the herbal supplement Kratom to treat pain, anxiety and opioid withdrawal, according to the Food and Drug Administration. But the substance is also blamed for addiction, seizures and deaths — like that of Dustin Hernandez.

Hernandez's death was caught on security video, which showed him collapsing and having a seizure before he died.

Toxicology testing by the medical examiner blamed the "toxic effects of mitragynine," which is typically marketed as kratom.