Ingredient in energy drinks known as 'gas station heroin' causing increase in medical issues

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An ingredient in energy and 'brain' drinks called tianeptine has shown to be causing an increase in medical issues with poison controls centers seeing over a 500% increase in calls. Also has led to hospital admissions.

Tianeptine mimics opioids including side effect hence the label 'gas station heroin' Can depress breathing and cause seizures

'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Keep in mind it can be marketed to increase cognitive function as well.
 

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WhatInThe said:
An ingredient in energy and 'brain' drinks called tianeptine has shown to be causing an increase in medical issues with poison controls centers seeing over a 500% increase in calls. Also has led to hospital admissions.

Tianeptine mimics opioids including side effect hence the label 'gas station heroin' Can depress breathing and cause seizures

'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Keep in mind it can be marketed to increase cognitive function as well.
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And once again, the USA leads the way in new ways to get high cheaply.
 
WhatInThe said:
An ingredient in energy and 'brain' drinks called tianeptine has shown to be causing an increase in medical issues with poison controls centers seeing over a 500% increase in calls. Also has led to hospital admissions.

Tianeptine mimics opioids including side effect hence the label 'gas station heroin' Can depress breathing and cause seizures

'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Keep in mind it can be marketed to increase cognitive function as well.
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Wonder how long it will be before it ends up in American energy drinks?
 

jimintoronto said:
It's all ready IN US "energy drinks". available at corner stores and gas stations, nation wide. Go back and read the original LINK. in this thread.
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I see. We don't have those brands here in KS. Upon looking online some of those brands are banned from certain states. I've seen none of those brands here. Good info though. Thank you
 
WhatInThe said:
An ingredient in energy and 'brain' drinks called tianeptine has shown to be causing an increase in medical issues with poison controls centers seeing over a 500% increase in calls. Also has led to hospital admissions.

Tianeptine mimics opioids including side effect hence the label 'gas station heroin' Can depress breathing and cause seizures

'Gas station heroin' is technically illegal and widely available. Here are the facts

Keep in mind it can be marketed to increase cognitive function as well.
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This nasty stuff seems to be on the local news weekly. … warnings keep coming, but removal never does ..??
 
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Fritz said:
Wonder how long it will be before it ends up in American energy drinks?
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it already is.........it's not in anything in the uk..

...but the US does have it and it's sold in petrol stations, and convenience stores anywhere where anything dodgy, dangerous or fake..might be sold...

“Gas station heroin” is rising in popularity and health officials are sounding the alarms of its potential consequences.

The items are the brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops. They 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 for more than a decade. And last month the Food and Drug Administration sent a warning to health professionals about “the magnitude of the underlying danger or these products.”

Here’s what to know about gas station heroin:

How are these products sold in the U.S.?​

Tianeptine is approved in a number foreign countries as an antidepressant, usually as a low-dose pill taken three times a day. But it has never been approved by the FDA for any medical condition in the U.S.


Additionally, the drug cannot legally be added to foods and beverages or sold as a dietary supplement — something the FDA has repeatedly warned U.S. companies about.

Still, under-the-radar firms sell tianeptine in various formulas, often with brand names like Zaza, Tianaa, Pegasus and TD Red. Although that is technically illegal, the FDA does not preapprove ingredients added to supplements and beverages.

“It’s kind of this grey area of consumer products, or supplements, where the contents are not regulated or tested the way they would be with a medication,” said Dr. Diane Calello of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System.


Last year, Calello and her colleagues published a study documenting a cluster of emergency calls in New Jersey tied to a flavored elixir called Neptune’s Fix. People experienced distress, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure and seizures after drinking it. More than a dozen of the 20 patients had to be admitted for intensive care.
Calls to poison control centers increased 525% between 2018 and 2023, according to a data analysis published earlier this year. In about 40% of cases, the person had to seek medical care, with more than half of them needing critical care.

One explanation for the rise in calls is simply that more Americans are using the products.

But experts also say that the products are triggering more emergencies as they become more potent and dangerous. And the researchers in New Jersey who analyzed Neptune’s Fix found that the liquid also contained synthetic cannabis and other drugs.

“You never quite know what’s in that bottle," Calello said. “It’s important for people to know that even if they have used a product before, they could get a bottle that contains something very different from what they’re looking for.”
 
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We know a lot of drinks are not good for health but people still consume them: coke, alcohol, coffee with heavy cream, even orange juice...etc
 
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