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‘Gas station heroin’: The drug sold as a dietary supplement that’s linked to overdoses and deaths

by Michelle Sahai, The Conversation edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin   Credit: CC0 Public Domain The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an urgent warning about tianeptine—a substance marketed as a dietary supplement but known on the street as “gas station heroin.” Linked to overdoses and deaths, it is being sold in petrol stations, smoke shops and online retailers, […]

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FDA Issues Warning on ‘Gas Station Heroin’ Tianeptine

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a health warning regarding products containing tianeptine, which is often called “gas station heroin” because of its easy availability at gas station stores. The FDA noted that tianeptine is associated with an increasing number of adverse events, including death, and called its use “a dangerous and

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