Late John Eden: His Kratom addition...

The late John Eden, right, with his sister and parents, who are speaking out about his Kratom addition. (Photo: courtesy of Lauren Eden)

The late John Eden, right, with his sister and parents, who are speaking out about his Kratom addition. (Photo: courtesy of Lauren Eden)

The parents of a University of Georgia student who committed suicide earlier this month are now speaking about— specifically about an unregulated drug called Kratom they say their son John Eden was addicted to, in an aim to save others from the same tragic fate.

“I had a feeling he was on the ledge, and next thing I know I get a knock on my door from a sheriff,” mom Lauren Eden tells Yahoo Parenting, through tears. He told her that John, who was a 22-year-old junior in the Navy Intelligence program, had shot himself while sitting in his truck on May 3.For the recap of the story, click here.