Western North Carolina lab begins testing for ‘gas station heroin’ on the heels of FDA warning

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – The Food and Drug Administrationrecently released a warning about tianeptine, or “gas station heroin.” On Monday, Keystone Laboratories Inc. in Asheville unveiled its ability to now test for tianeptine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the drug as an atypical tricyclic drug used as…

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