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'Gas Station Heroin': Technically Illegal, Widely Available

Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations ...

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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. http://ms.spr.ly/63328S9kSG

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-- medscape.com (@medscape.com) May 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM

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>the products are usually marketed as energy shots or cognitive supplements but actually contain tianeptine, an unapproved drug that can be addictive and carries risks of serious side effects. U.S. poison control centers have reported a steady rise in calls linked to the drug.

I've started seeing these little bottles by the sides of the road. Now I know.
Posted by Dbt2

I wonder how many people have bought this stuff unknowingly.

Any store that sells this without warnings needs to be sued out of existence, IMHO.

#1 | Posted by censored at 2025-06-15 07:56 AM

Unbelievable how regulators fail to do their job and use common sense to protect society while many defend them.

#2 | Posted by Robson at 2025-06-15 07:50 PM

Well, when you aimlessly slash budgets and personnel, ---- like this gone happen.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-06-16 01:55 AM

RFK's ears perk up anytime he hears the word heroin.

#4 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-06-16 02:19 PM

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