Heroin addiction is a treatable mental health condition that affects millions of people every day. “Gas station heroin” is a term used to describe tianeptine, a legal supplement that, in high doses, mimics the effects of opioids. It’s sold legally in gas stations, smoke shops, and other locations, which is where it gets its name. […]
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Summer means warmer temperatures, and warmer temperatures mean the start of music festival season. For emergency departments and law enforcement, music festivals mean one thing: increased rates of death and injury from drug overdose. Music festivals and drug use often seem to go hand in hand. From heroin to bath salts, the drugs sold at
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“Most people talk about the drug issue as a health issue, a parenting issue, an addiction issue. But the truth is, it’s really a national-security issue. Addiction and abuse across the world is funding and fueling insurgents,” said DEA spokesman Rusty Payn. Drug money funding terrorist groups has been a world problem for over
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