Know the Risks of Tianeptine or “Gas Station Heroin”

August 2025

Tianeptine or “gas station heroin” is making headlines...based on FDA’s recent warning about risk of serious harm or death.

Tianeptine is approved in some Asian, European, and Latin American countries as an atypical antidepressant. It works by modulating glutamate...and it’s an opioid receptor agonist.

But it’s not FDA-approved for any use.

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