Lawsuit Claims ChatGPT Gave Drug-Taking Advice That Led to Teen’s Death

May 13, 2026

a spoon with powder and packet of kratom

(CNET) – Three advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI on behalf of the family of a 19-year-old who died of a drug overdose in May 2025. The suit alleges that the company’s ChatGPT chatbot advised Samuel Nelson about drug use for 18 months until he died of an overdose after mixing Xanax and the largely unregulated drug kratom. (Read More)