Posted on 03/11/2023 11:32:22 AM PST by BenLurkin
A potentially dangerous supplement dubbed “gas station heroin” is being sold at convenience stores and online and getting users hooked.
The pills contain tianeptine and are sold under names including “Za Za Red” and “Tianna.” They are hawked as a dietary supplement that helps to improve brain function and to treat anxiety and depression, according to a report by NewsNation.
But they can lead to an opioid-like high, which is leaving some users addicted, experts told the outlet — and the FDA says the products are linked to overdoses and deaths.
Poison control centers have seen a surge in tianeptine-related calls, with roughly 900 since 2015 — the previous decade had just 27, according to Consumer Reports.
Mississippi became the latest state to enact a ban on tianeptine which will take effect on July 1. Bans are also in place in Michigan, Alabama, Minnesota, Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana and Ohio.
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Drugs are bad, mmmkay?
I don’t know why people keep pursuing them.
Anything like the old “Bennies” from 60 years ago?
Not to mention that many street drugs are being laced with fentanyl. It takes only a microscopic amount of overdose to kill you.
The heroin dulls the effects of gas station sushi.
Those were amphetamines; these are like narcotic-opoids.
“One man told NewsNation he spent $2,000 a month on the pills, sacrificing food for his family to buy more before finally quitting cold turkey. Another user said they had a “six- to nine-bottle-a-day habit.””
Accept some responsibility, take control of your lives, and don’t be a junkie loser making your family suffer.
I bet they wash ‘em down with gas station liquor.
Deaths are mentioned in the headline, but there only 120 or so incidents of unwanted effects, and no deaths listed. Is this another Vape scare?
This isn’t a street drug. It’s sold over-the-counter as a dietary supplement and many websites carry it.
Correct. It’s sold as an antidepressant in some countries. You have to take many times the recommended dose to stimulate opioid receptors. Nothing even close to morphine.
The State of Ohio recently (on Dec. 22, 2022) banned Tianeptine, an antidepressant drug with significant potential for abuse. Retailers in Ohio cannot stock Tianeptine or products containing it.
I buy all my pharmaceuticals and sushi at the local Murphy Oil!
Fireball Cinnamon contains no whiskey at all. Instead, it’s
a malt liquor flavored with sweeteners and natural whiskey
flavor, along with other natural flavors (like cinnamon).
Feb 4, 2023
“With street drugs, you are playing Russian Roulette with your body.”
“Safe and effective.”
Is this Kratom?
900 in 8 years? I wonder how many Tylenol overdoses there were in the same perion?
Dang right! It's a name you can trust. They also run a line of excellent dentistry and eye surgery services.
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