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The "Legal" Smoke Shop Drug That Causes Addiction in Days
In our journey of recovery, we often assume that if something is sold over the counter in a legal business, it must be relatively safe. But according to a chilling report from ClickOnDetroit, Michigan doctors are issuing an urgent warning about a substance called Tianeptine—commonly known as "Zaza" or "gas station heroin"—which is being sold in smoke shops and causing severe addiction in just a matter of days.
Though it is marketed as a dietary supplement or a mood booster, doctors explain that Tianeptine behaves exactly like an opioid once it enters the body. It targets the same receptors in…
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