I'm skeptical of these "deaths" myself. Like anything else, you could be the rare bird whose body and kratom don't mix but that's true of virtually any substance. Pharmaceuticals come with all sorts of warnings. The primary reason I'm skeptical though is that having used kratom for years now I know it's a mild drug. I just don't understand how you could stop breathing, for example. The amount of kratom that would take wouldn't be practical to consume. I'm not sure it would even be physically possible.