By Mia Stephens – VCU Health – Often marketed as a dietary and brain supplement, tianeptine, also known as “gas station heroin,” is a product raising concerns across the United States.   Since 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and poisons centers nationwide have seen an increase in severe medical issues caused by this…

By Jake Kroesen – The Missouri Times – Stalled efforts to regulate Delta-8 THC have prompted Missouri’s Executive Branch to step in, leaving many residents asking: “When will this issue finally be resolved?”  In Missouri, it remains disturbingly easy for teens, and even younger children, to purchase products that can get them high. Sold openly…

The Unregulated Sale of Dangerous, Lab-Made Synthetic Drugs Masquerading as Natural, Safe Substances Hurts Americans and Fuels For-Profit Addiction Across the Country WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Stop Gas Station Heroin coalition today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing a far-reaching and forceful warning letter to Hydroxie, LLC, a California-based seller of…

“Stop Gas Station Heroin” Seeks to Shut Down the Unregulated Sale of Dangerous Lab-Made Synthetic Drugs Masquerading as Natural, Safe Substances  LOS ANGELES – Stop Gas Station Heroin, a national coalition, today launched a first-of-its-kind effort to educate consumers and advocate for funding to enforce protections around dangerous lab-made, chemically altered substances. Through its mission,…

By Jared Whitley – Townhall – “Gas Station Heroin” isn’t a nickname cooked up by news headlines. It’s the FDA’s own term for dangerous synthetic drugs now flooding American neighborhoods — substances like tianeptine, nitrous oxide, intoxicating hemp, and synthetic isolate alkaloids like 7 and Pseudo.  The point of sale? Not back alleys or the dark web,…

By Carole Tanzer Miler – U.S. News – The small, colorful bottles hawked at convenience stores, smoke shops and filling stations as cognitive supplements or energy are often called “gas station heroin.” And, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that they pose similar risks of addiction and life-threatening side effects. Amid a rise…

By Emma Ayers – The Washington Times – Health officials are warning Americans about the dangers of tianeptine, a drug often sold in gas stations and smoke shops under names like “Zaza,” “Tianaa” and “Neptune’s Fix.” Marketed as energy boosters or mood enhancers, experts say these products contain an unapproved antidepressant that mimics some effects of…

By Jessica Dupnack and David Komer – Fox 2 Detroit – The Brief – Seven-Hydroxy can be bought at smoke shops and gas stations. Although it is legal for now in Michigan – it is addictive and dangerous. – The drug is said to be 10 times stronger than morphine and can hook users immediately…

By Matthew Perrone – Washington AP – Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops. Sometimes called “gas station heroin,” the products are usually marketed as energy shots or cognitive supplements but actually contain tianeptine, an unapproved…

Alert – NDEWS – The legalization of hemp-derived products in 2018 has led to the emergence of ∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) analogs and isomers. These substances are sold in shops and online as a legal alternative to cannabis with minimal regulatory oversight. The Food and Drug Administration and poison centers throughout the US have received numerous reports…