# gas station heroin

The rising concern of gas station heroin » New and alarming trends have emerged in the realm of substance use/misuse – the use of “gas station heroin” or Tianeptine (tai-uh-nep-teen). Tianeptine is a medication used in some countries Mtairynews.com

Nephrotoxic Effects of Common and Emerging Drugs of Abuse » The kidneys can be injured in diverse ways by many drugs, both legal and illegal. Novel associations and descriptions of nephrotoxic effects of common and emerging drugs of abuse have appeared over the past several years. Anabolic androgenic steroids,… Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Firefighter Accused Of Selling Prescription Drugs Outside Brooklyn Firehouse » Daniel Torres, 33, of Rahway, New Jersey, was arrested on the Staten Island Expressway on his way to work Tuesday morning. Cbsnews.com

These Cholesterol-Reducers May Save Lives. So Why Aren’t Heart Patients Getting Them? (Published 2018) » Powerful PCSK9 inhibitors were supposed to revolutionize care for cardiac patients. But insurers and other payers balked at sky-high prices. Nytimes.com

Clinical Interpretation of Urine Drug Tests » Urine drug testing is frequently used in clinical, employment, educational, and legal settings and misinterpretation of test results can result in significant adverse consequences for the individual who is being tested. Advances in drug testing technology combined with a rise in the number of novel misused substances present challenges to clinicians to appropriately interpret urine drug test results. Authors searched PubMed and Google Scholar to identify published literature written in English between 1946 and 2016, using urine drug test, screen, false-positive, false-negative, abuse, and individual drugs of abuse as key words. Mayoclinicproceedings.org

FDA warns about Neptune's Fix supplements after reports of seizures and hospitalizations » The illegal Neptune's Fix brand supplements claim to contain tianeptine, known as "gas station heroin." Cbsnews.com