'Gas station heroin' called addictive with opioid-like withdrawal symptoms | Rush Hour

With the street name of “gas station heroin,” the drug tianeptine is marketed as a dietary supplement in brightly colored bottles, but the FDA says it’s highly addictive, can create opioid-like withdrawal symptoms and, in some cases, be deadly. NewsNation's Dray Clark reports.

#Drugs #Addiction #Withdrawal #Tianeptine

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[NunyaBizzybone]

Never even heard of it, this was like an advertisement almost

[ElLocoCaballero]

Never heard of it, thank you for this story. Without you everyone in Idaho wouldn't have ordered it.

[tonyzone]

This is what happens when u cut people off from pain meds when they truly need them. U can’t even get Vicodin when getting teeth pulled. It’s dumb asf

[beelikemizu]

Never heard of it... this is insane. Thank you for publishing this story 🙏

[V.Oakley]

Give the chronic pain patients back there pain meds. Most people who are taking drugs off the streets because they are not able to get it from their doctors.

[davidgordon]

You think this sh*t is bad, you should try the sushi at any 7-11.

[bhorsley]

Great job on advertising the product. I see more people running to gas stations now.

[amybachmancliett]

Sounds like we need to take the boot off the neck of our medical system so ppl don’t need to self medicate via gas station dupes

[SofiaTHEfIRST]

This is the same ppl that talked bad about Kratom. And Kratom saved my life from chronic pain!!

[ST-rjiu]

Sometimes news stories are the best advertisers for these drugs. I have never heard of this nor would I if it wasn't for the news.

[blackpoppymagazine]

Now everyone knows what it's called and where to buy it. Good one.

[nikkij]

Is it more dangerous than alcohol? Alcohol is perfectly legal and is the leading cause of death for people under 22

[honeybunch]

Omg, the US is hectic. We have to beg for pain meds or even just sleeping tablets.

[davidruelas]

Kratom has helped so many. Big pharma noticed that the herbal plant has many health benefits, and many are migrating to healthier choice, and it's hurting their bottom line.

[ccragan]

My son was addicted to this. It helped destroy his life. He said the withdrawals were worse than Heroin. He would take 6-10 bottles a day. He committed suicide in 3/2022. 😢

[ronaldsimmonds]

No thanks. I’ll take a bag of Fritos and a Coke instead. And those are probably poisonous enough.

[DiogenesOfCa]

Thanks for letting me know about this, heading out to "fill my tank."

[AndrewMays-jexx]

Alcohol is one of the worst drugs to become addicted tooo but thats none of business

[Bearzo]

If you’re getting “herbal supplements” at a gas station, you need to reevaluate your life.

[michaelp]

I have used tianeptine before for the purpose of relieving anxiety, especially social anxiety, and it works well for that purpose. It's used as an antidepressant in other parts of the world. I didn't have any side effects whatsoever, except that I did start to feel slightly euphoric or high one time when I took more than normal. At higher dosages, it binds to opioid receptors in the brain, and this is problematic for those with addictive tendencies. I used it only occasionally and I used it responsibly, and I feel that it can absolutely be used responsibly. This news story is very is one-sided, telling only of the horror stories of extreme abuse. I feel that it is generally safe, but only when used responsibly.