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A dangerous substance dubbed “gas station heroin” continues to alarm medical professionals, with more states making moves to restrict or ban tianeptine.<\/p>\n

Fourteen states have officially classified the tricyclic antidepressant as a Schedule I controlled substance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Connecticut is the latest state to crack down, officially banning the sale and use of the substance starting on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Tianeptine, which can produce euphoria<\/a> in higher doses, can be more potent than morphine and addictive opioids, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.<\/p>\n

Some countries have taken steps to restrict how tianeptine is prescribed or dispensed, and have even revised the labels to warn people of its potential addictive qualities.<\/p>\n

Misuse of tianeptine can cause severe adverse health effects, including respiratory depression<\/a>, severe sedation and death, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/p>\n

Some companies market the drug<\/a> as an aid for pain, anxiety and depression, or as a means of improving mental alertness in a pill, powder, salt or liquid form.<\/p>\n

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The products are typically sold at convenience stores, gas stations, vape shops and online retailers, and go by names like Tianaa, ZaZa, Neptune\u2019s Fix, Pegasus and TD Red.<\/p>\n

Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz said in a press release that the schedule change is a necessary step to combat addiction.<\/p>\n

“With false marketing that led consumers to believe these are safe products, and with candy-like flavor options, these substances posed a clear threat to those battling substance-use disorder and our youngest residents<\/a>,” she added.<\/p>\n

The Nutmeg State also added Mitragyna speciosa (kratom), 7 hydroxymitragynine, Bromazolam, Flubromazolam, Nitazenes and Phenibut to the schedule classification.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, FDA Commissioner Martin Makary penned a letter sounding the alarm on what he called a “dangerous and growing health trend<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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“I am very concerned,” Makary wrote. “I want the public to be especially aware of this dangerous product and the serious and continuing risk it poses to America\u2019s youth.”<\/p>\n

New York-based Robert Schwaner, M.D., vice chair of system clinical affairs at Stony Brook Emergency Medicine, told Fox News Digital that the FDA has never approved tianeptine as a dietary supplement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The euphoria at low doses is primarily due to increased serotonergic activity from its serotonin reuptake effects. With increasing doses, the mu-opioid receptor stimulation may become lethal,” said Schwaner. “As with heroin and other opioids, significant mu-opioid receptor stimulation ultimately results in a loss of respiratory drive and subsequent cardiac arrest<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Schwaner said he believes the substance requires national regulation due to its addictive qualities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Acting at the same receptor as opioids, tianeptine has the potential for an individual to develop tolerance, subsequent dependence and withdrawal from its use,” he cautioned.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to the FDA for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital\u2019s Greg Wehner and Melissa Rudy contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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