Gas Station Heroin Impacting Alabama Teens

It was 2014. I had been having a rough time at work because I had no energy.

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A co-worker told me about a supplement that could fix everything I had been complaining about.

In a few minutes online, I had a pretty large shipment of this drug on the way to my home.

IT WAS SO EASY

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It was stronger than any prescription meds I had ever taken in my life.

It was stronger than Percocet, Vicodin, or Oxycontin.

MUCH STRONGER! It was so easy to obtain.

Fast-forward to now, and that drug, Tianeptine, is destroying lives in Alabama.

Parents need to know about this drug and the other names it is called.

ALABAMA HOSPITALS ARE NOW WARNING US ABOUT THIS DRUG

Lots of times, it is called "gas station heroin" because it's sold in gas stations in Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, to name a few.

In gas stations and online it is often called Tianna or Tianna Red. It can also be called ZaZa.

It can KILL your children. I believe it is as dangerous as Fentanyl, which we hear so much about in the USA.

Parents need to be aware due to the way it is showing up more and more at High Schools and college campuses. This drug will quickly cause addiction as well.

I felt withdrawals after using it for a couple of days. The withdrawals are the worst thing I have ever felt in my life. Hell on earth.

Tianeptine is a drug used for the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders in other countries. However, despite its medicinal use, tianeptine can also pose significant risks to the user when abused or taken in excessive doses.

In higher doses, it can lead to more serious health problems, including liver damage, respiratory depression, and even death.

In addition, tianeptine abuse has been linked to a number of overdose incidents and deaths, and now Alabama hospitals are trying to get this warning to parents.

Tianeptine is not approved for use in the United States and is illegal in Alabama, but it is widely available online and can be easily obtained without a prescription. This easy access makes it a popular drug of abuse among those seeking a cheap and readily available high.

Know about this drug, Tianeptine, and keep your family away from it. It will kill.

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