--- title: "Zaza: Gas Station Heroin" description: "Imagine, if you will, that it's a Friday. After a long week at work, you stop by a gas station on the way home. You are stressed out and exhausted. The cashier takes notice, remarking that you look tired and that they just recently received a dietary supplement that is guaranteed to improve your mood and calm you down.\n\nYou decide to take them up on their offer. After all, it's a supplement that is being sold off the shelf at a store. You are skeptical about whether it will help you, but what could be the harm in trying it?\n\nYou take the pills when you get home. To your surprise, they are effective. You feel amazing. All the stress and anxiety that you had from that long week of work is gone. You go through the rest of your weekend and don't think much about the pills, but then a new week of work begins.\n\nAs you start the next week of work, you quickly become fatigued and anxious again. You decide to go back to the gas station to get some more of your new favorite supplement. This time you buy a bigger pack, so you have them available when you need them. To your surprise, the pills run out very quickly. It is as though you didn't even realize how often you were taking them. You make a mental note that you will need to pick up more of the pills the next time that you are at the gas station, and then you go to bed.\n\nThat night, you wake up in a cold sweat feeling absolutely awful. In addition to a host of physical symptoms, you are plagued by feelings of depression and anxiety far worse than what you had been feeling before you ever took the pills. You decide to go directly to the gas station to get more. You take them immediately, and your symptoms suddenly lift.\n\nLess than a month after taking your first pill, you find that you are spending hundreds of dollars a week on this supplement. Furthermore, you no longer feel that rush of relaxation when you take them. You must take them just to not feel terrible. Without even realizing, you have become addicted.\n\nStories like this are taking place increasingly often, particularly in the United States. This addictive supplement that is being sold on gas station and convenience store shelves is labelled as branded products like Zaza, Tiana Red, or Neptune's Fix. However, these products are collectively known by a different and more accurate term: \"Gas Station Heroin.\"\n\n## Setting The Stage\n\nFew conditions have greater potential to completely ruin an individual's life than addiction: When access to a substance often takes precedent over everything else. Opioids belong to a family of drugs that have destroyed countless lives by trapping their victims in the throes of addiction. This problem has become so severe and widespread that it has been labelled as a public health crisis referred to as \"The Opioid Epidemic.\"\n\nOne of the major causes underlying the development of this epidemic, especially in the United States, is the overprescription of synthetic opioids. These are chemicals that are produced in a lab, rather than being isolated from natural sources, like the poppy plant. These synthetic compounds are often much more potent than their natural equivalents. They are also easier to produce in vast quantities.\n\nPatients that are inappropriately prescribed these synthetic opioids can become addicted while taking their prescription. They often don't even know that they are addicted until their prescription has been depleted. When they no longer have access to these medications, they start to experience withdraw symptoms and then have few choices but to seek alternatives that can keep their withdraw symptoms at bay.\n\nPreviously, victims of this epidemic did not have many options when it came to obtaining drugs. They would either need to desperately shop for a doctor willing to write them another prescription or find substances like heroin for sale on the street.\n\nIn recent years, however, some companies have sought to capitalize off the opioid epidemic by selling chemicals that function like opioids while also escaping regulatory guidelines. These substances are sought by current addicts because it is incredibly easy to obtain them. They also addict new victims every day, largely because they are marketed as supplements that promise to treat a long list of conditions.\n\n## What's in the Zaza?\n\nThe primary active ingredient in all brands of gas station heroin is a drug called tianeptine. This drug was originally discovered in the 1960s and has since been identified as a potential effective treatment for depression and anxiety. Tianeptine is currently prescribed to treat these conditions in a variety of European, Asian, and Latin American countries. However, it is unregulated in other countries, like the United States.\n\nTianeptine has also been identified as a potential treatment for asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, and ADHD. This potential broad application is likely due to the unique effect that this drug has on the nervous system. Structurally, this drug resembles a classical family of antidepressant drugs, called tricyclics. However, studies have determined that this drug does not behave like traditional tricyclic medications. Rather, tianeptine's overall effect seems to be due to two specific activities that it performs within the body's neurons.\n\nThe first effect that this drug has is dependent on its binding to the brain's opioid receptors, the same receptors that are bound by drugs like morphine or heroin. This action can relieve pain and produce a subtle feeling of euphoria when used at appropriate dosages.\n\nScientists believe that the second action that tianeptine performs within the brain is primarily responsible for its antidepressant effects. This is achieved by the drug's binding to the brain's glutamate receptors. These receptors affect how neurons communicate with each other, and this manipulated communication can treat a patient's depression by changing how they process information.\n\n## Tianeptine Abuse\n\nAt normal therapeutic doses, tianeptine has few noticeable side effects apart from the previously mentioned slight euphoria. However, this completely changes when this drug is used at high doses. When too much tianeptine is consumed, that slight euphoria becomes extreme. Additionally, this drug can repress cognitive function and slow the user's thoughts. The overall effect of taking tianeptine at high doses is an altered mental state characterized by a unique combination of calm and euphoria. This effect is one factor that has made tianeptine such a significant candidate for abuse.\n\nCommercial products containing tianeptine began to appear on the shelves of gas stations and convenience stores in the early 2020s. These products exploit the lack of tianeptine regulation in the United States and label these pills as dietary supplements. These products have provoked multiple cease and desist letters from the United States Food and Drug Administration for falsely claiming to improve brain function and to treat anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.\n\nThe advertising of these products as dietary supplements allows for extreme flexibility in manufacturing and marketing of the product. Brands are also allowed to include additional ingredients like synthetic cannabis in these pills and sell them in whatever doses that they wish. While a typical prescribed tianeptine dosage in Europe is 12.5 milligrams, an average capsule of Zaza or Tiana Red contains 70 milligrams of the drug.\n\nAfter arriving on store shelves, word quickly spread about a drug that could supply an intense high and could also be obtained extremely easily. It attracted those that were already addicted to opioids as well as those that assumed that it was safe since it was so widely available. Unfortunately, this assumption was very wrong.\n\n## The Dangers of Gas Station Heroin\n\nA unique and dangerous characteristic of all brands of gas station heroin is the extremely short half-life of the active ingredient. This is the amount of time needed for the body to breakdown half of a drug that is ingested.\n\nTianeptine has a half-life of just 2.5 to 3 hours. This means that its effects wear off very quickly, prompting its users to take the drug more often and at higher doses if they want to continue experiencing the effects of the drug.\n\nThis frequent use at high doses can cause an individual to become addicted very quickly. After becoming addicted, users must then take a dose every few hours to avoid suffering from symptoms of withdraw. There are multiple reports of tianeptine addicts setting alarms for every three hours when they sleep just so they can wake up to take their next dose of the drug.\n\nIf someone who is addicted to tianeptine is unable to take their dose, they begin to suffer a miserable set of symptoms, characterized by cold sweats, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, anxiety, and muscle aches. Some clinics have experienced mild success treating these symptoms with drugs that are routinely used on those suffering from opiate withdraw, like buprenorphine and methadone. However, only tianeptine and other opiates appear to be capable of completely satisfying the body's craving for this drug.\n\nIn addition to the dangers that come with withdrawal, patients can also overdose on this drug. Indeed, tianeptine overdose has been implicated in at least 10 deaths in the United States. These overdoses are particularly likely because of the extremely high doses and frequency at which those that are addicted take tianeptine. Some people have admitted to taking up to 10 grams of this drug every day. Overdose symptoms include profuse sweating, nausea, stomach cramps, extremely low blood pressure, and unconsciousness.\n\nTreating gas station heroin overdoses can also be extremely difficult. Typical drugs used to treat opioid overdoses, like naloxone (also known as Narcan), have been effective. However, this is only true if tianeptine is the sole cause of the overdose. Many of the brands sold in gas stations and convenience stores also include a variety of additional ingredients that can be harmful when ingested in high doses. The lack of accurate labeling of ingredients on these products makes treating these overdoses almost impossible.\n\n## Regulation Status of Tianeptine\n\nAlthough it has been approved as a prescription medication in various European, Asian, and South American countries, tianeptine has received a significant amount of recent attention because of increasing reports of abuse. This attention has led to stricter regulatory action being taken against this drug. Tianeptine is classified as a controlled substance in Bahrain, Russia, and Italy. However, very little action has been taken against this substance in the United States, where abuse cases are the most prevalent.\n\nThe United States Food and Drug Administration has faced increasing calls for regulation of tianeptine, but the fact is that their hands are tied. These drugs being sold on gas station and convenience store shelves fall into a regulatory gray area because of their marketing as a supplement. In the United States, very little regulatory oversight exists for supplements, and companies have been known to exploit this to include harmful chemicals in their products.\n\nIn response to the lack of action by federal agencies, state governments are taking on the responsibility of regulating tianeptine. Nine states have classified tianeptine as a controlled substance. While this classification has not resulted in a large number of criminal convictions, it has proven effective in restricting access to these products.\n\n## Conclusion\n\nThe opioid epidemic is a public health crisis that claims countless lives every single day. It's a problem that has proven incredibly complex to address, demonstrating a pattern of taking one step backwards for every two steps of progress.\n\nThe appearance of gas station heroin on store shelves represents one of these steps in the wrong direction. The labeling of these products as supplements allows them to addict new users with false advertising, while the opaque nature of the mysterious combination of ingredients contained in these pills endangers anyone willing to take them.\n\nThe future of the opioid epidemic appears bleak, but maybe there is some glimmer of hope. Perhaps broad and sweeping regulatory action that is carefully crafted to avoid loopholes can be applied to halt the commercial sale of synthetic opioids. It won't completely end the great crisis that is the opioid epidemic, but it would be one less hurdle to worry about overcoming.\n\n## Key Takeaways\n\n- Tianeptine, marketed as 'gas station heroin,' is highly addictive and dangerous.\n- The drug is sold as a supplement in the U.S., exploiting regulatory loopholes.\n- High doses of tianeptine can lead to severe withdrawal and overdose risks.\n- The short half-life of tianeptine prompts frequent, high-dose usage.\n- State-level regulations are being implemented to control tianeptine access.\n\n## Frequently Asked Questions\n\n### What is 'Gas Station Heroin'?\n\nGas Station Heroin refers to products like Zaza, Tiana Red, or Neptune’s Fix that are sold on gas station and convenience store shelves. These products contain the drug tianeptine and are marketed as dietary supplements.\n\n### What is the primary active ingredient in Gas Station Heroin?\n\nThe primary active ingredient in Gas Station Heroin is tianeptine, a drug originally discovered in the 1960s and used to treat depression and anxiety in various countries.\n\n### How does tianeptine affect the brain?\n\nTianeptine binds to the brain's opioid receptors, relieving pain and producing a subtle feeling of euphoria. It also binds to glutamate receptors, affecting neuron communication and treating depression.\n\n### What are the dangers of high-dose tianeptine use?\n\nHigh doses of tianeptine can cause an altered mental state characterized by calm and euphoria, leading to cognitive impairment and addiction. It can also result in withdrawal symptoms and overdose.\n\n### What are the withdrawal symptoms of tianeptine?\n\nWithdrawal symptoms include cold sweats, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, anxiety, and muscle aches. These symptoms can be treated with drugs like buprenorphine and methadone, but only tianeptine can fully satisfy the body's craving.\n\n### What is the regulation status of tianeptine in the United States?\n\nTianeptine is not heavily regulated at the federal level in the United States due to its marketing as a supplement. However, nine states have classified it as a controlled substance to restrict access.\n\n### What are the overdose symptoms of tianeptine?\n\nOverdose symptoms include profuse sweating, nausea, stomach cramps, extremely low blood pressure, and unconsciousness. Overdoses can be difficult to treat due to the lack of accurate labeling of ingredients.\n\n### How does the short half-life of tianeptine contribute to addiction?\n\nTianeptine has a half-life of just 2.5 to 3 hours, causing its effects to wear off quickly. This prompts users to take the drug more often and at higher doses, leading to rapid addiction.\n\n### What is the typical dosage of tianeptine in prescription form versus in Gas Station Heroin products?\n\nA typical prescribed tianeptine dosage in Europe is 12.5 milligrams, while an average capsule of Zaza or Tiana Red contains 70 milligrams of the drug.\n\n### What actions have been taken by the FDA regarding Gas Station Heroin products?\n\nThe FDA has issued cease and desist letters to brands of Gas Station Heroin for falsely claiming to improve brain function and treat anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [Original Into the Shadows video: Zaza: Gas Station Heroin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZqjCFsKgys)\n- [Hero image source](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Zaza_woman.jpg) by User:Belekvor / openverse, by-sa.\n\n## Related Coverage" url: https://intotheshadows.pub/article/zaza-gas-station-heroin.md canonical: https://intotheshadows.pub/article/zaza-gas-station-heroin datePublished: 2026-06-28 dateModified: 2026-06-28 author: - name: Simon Whistler url: https://intotheshadows.pub/author/simon-whistler publisher: Into the Shadows image: "https://media.intotheshadows.pub/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,height=900,fit=cover,quality=80,format=auto/articles/mZqjCFsKgys/hero.jpg" type: Article contentHash: a4bb23c20c46808f0b7c7c3068536bed18de11aeb54f1b3af63200a1375a410a tokens: 3966 summaryUrl: https://intotheshadows.pub/article/zaza-gas-station-heroin.md.summary.md --- Imagine, if you will, that it's a Friday. After a long week at work, you stop by a gas station on the way home. You are stressed out and exhausted. The cashier takes notice, remarking that you look tired and that they just recently received a dietary supplement that is guaranteed to improve your mood and calm you down. You decide to take them up on their offer. After all, it's a supplement that is being sold off the shelf at a store. You are skeptical about whether it will help you, but what could be the harm in trying it? You take the pills when you get home. To your surprise, they are effective. You feel amazing. All the stress and anxiety that you had from that long week of work is gone. You go through the rest of your weekend and don't think much about the pills, but then a new week of work begins. As you start the next week of work, you quickly become fatigued and anxious again. You decide to go back to the gas station to get some more of your new favorite supplement. This time you buy a bigger pack, so you have them available when you need them. To your surprise, the pills run out very quickly. It is as though you didn't even realize how often you were taking them. You make a mental note that you will need to pick up more of the pills the next time that you are at the gas station, and then you go to bed. That night, you wake up in a cold sweat feeling absolutely awful. In addition to a host of physical symptoms, you are plagued by feelings of depression and anxiety far worse than what you had been feeling before you ever took the pills. You decide to go directly to the gas station to get more. You take them immediately, and your symptoms suddenly lift. Less than a month after taking your first pill, you find that you are spending hundreds of dollars a week on this supplement. Furthermore, you no longer feel that rush of relaxation when you take them. You must take them just to not feel terrible. Without even realizing, you have become addicted. Stories like this are taking place increasingly often, particularly in the United States. This addictive supplement that is being sold on gas station and convenience store shelves is labelled as branded products like Zaza, Tiana Red, or Neptune's Fix. However, these products are collectively known by a different and more accurate term: "Gas Station Heroin." ## Setting The Stage Few conditions have greater potential to completely ruin an individual's life than addiction: When access to a substance often takes precedent over everything else. Opioids belong to a family of drugs that have destroyed countless lives by trapping their victims in the throes of addiction. This problem has become so severe and widespread that it has been labelled as a public health crisis referred to as "The Opioid Epidemic." One of the major causes underlying the development of this epidemic, especially in the United States, is the overprescription of synthetic opioids. These are chemicals that are produced in a lab, rather than being isolated from natural sources, like the poppy plant. These synthetic compounds are often much more potent than their natural equivalents. They are also easier to produce in vast quantities. Patients that are inappropriately prescribed these synthetic opioids can become addicted while taking their prescription. They often don't even know that they are addicted until their prescription has been depleted. When they no longer have access to these medications, they start to experience withdraw symptoms and then have few choices but to seek alternatives that can keep their withdraw symptoms at bay. Previously, victims of this epidemic did not have many options when it came to obtaining drugs. They would either need to desperately shop for a doctor willing to write them another prescription or find substances like heroin for sale on the street. In recent years, however, some companies have sought to capitalize off the opioid epidemic by selling chemicals that function like opioids while also escaping regulatory guidelines. These substances are sought by current addicts because it is incredibly easy to obtain them. They also addict new victims every day, largely because they are marketed as supplements that promise to treat a long list of conditions. ## What's in the Zaza? The primary active ingredient in all brands of gas station heroin is a drug called tianeptine. This drug was originally discovered in the 1960s and has since been identified as a potential effective treatment for depression and anxiety. Tianeptine is currently prescribed to treat these conditions in a variety of European, Asian, and Latin American countries. However, it is unregulated in other countries, like the United States. Tianeptine has also been identified as a potential treatment for asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, and ADHD. This potential broad application is likely due to the unique effect that this drug has on the nervous system. Structurally, this drug resembles a classical family of antidepressant drugs, called tricyclics. However, studies have determined that this drug does not behave like traditional tricyclic medications. Rather, tianeptine's overall effect seems to be due to two specific activities that it performs within the body's neurons. The first effect that this drug has is dependent on its binding to the brain's opioid receptors, the same receptors that are bound by drugs like morphine or heroin. This action can relieve pain and produce a subtle feeling of euphoria when used at appropriate dosages. Scientists believe that the second action that tianeptine performs within the brain is primarily responsible for its antidepressant effects. This is achieved by the drug's binding to the brain's glutamate receptors. These receptors affect how neurons communicate with each other, and this manipulated communication can treat a patient's depression by changing how they process information. ## Tianeptine Abuse At normal therapeutic doses, tianeptine has few noticeable side effects apart from the previously mentioned slight euphoria. However, this completely changes when this drug is used at high doses. When too much tianeptine is consumed, that slight euphoria becomes extreme. Additionally, this drug can repress cognitive function and slow the user's thoughts. The overall effect of taking tianeptine at high doses is an altered mental state characterized by a unique combination of calm and euphoria. This effect is one factor that has made tianeptine such a significant candidate for abuse. Commercial products containing tianeptine began to appear on the shelves of gas stations and convenience stores in the early 2020s. These products exploit the lack of tianeptine regulation in the United States and label these pills as dietary supplements. These products have provoked multiple cease and desist letters from the United States Food and Drug Administration for falsely claiming to improve brain function and to treat anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. The advertising of these products as dietary supplements allows for extreme flexibility in manufacturing and marketing of the product. Brands are also allowed to include additional ingredients like synthetic cannabis in these pills and sell them in whatever doses that they wish. While a typical prescribed tianeptine dosage in Europe is 12.5 milligrams, an average capsule of Zaza or Tiana Red contains 70 milligrams of the drug. After arriving on store shelves, word quickly spread about a drug that could supply an intense high and could also be obtained extremely easily. It attracted those that were already addicted to opioids as well as those that assumed that it was safe since it was so widely available. Unfortunately, this assumption was very wrong. ## The Dangers of Gas Station Heroin A unique and dangerous characteristic of all brands of gas station heroin is the extremely short half-life of the active ingredient. This is the amount of time needed for the body to breakdown half of a drug that is ingested. Tianeptine has a half-life of just 2.5 to 3 hours. This means that its effects wear off very quickly, prompting its users to take the drug more often and at higher doses if they want to continue experiencing the effects of the drug. This frequent use at high doses can cause an individual to become addicted very quickly. After becoming addicted, users must then take a dose every few hours to avoid suffering from symptoms of withdraw. There are multiple reports of tianeptine addicts setting alarms for every three hours when they sleep just so they can wake up to take their next dose of the drug. If someone who is addicted to tianeptine is unable to take their dose, they begin to suffer a miserable set of symptoms, characterized by cold sweats, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, anxiety, and muscle aches. Some clinics have experienced mild success treating these symptoms with drugs that are routinely used on those suffering from opiate withdraw, like buprenorphine and methadone. However, only tianeptine and other opiates appear to be capable of completely satisfying the body's craving for this drug. In addition to the dangers that come with withdrawal, patients can also overdose on this drug. Indeed, tianeptine overdose has been implicated in at least 10 deaths in the United States. These overdoses are particularly likely because of the extremely high doses and frequency at which those that are addicted take tianeptine. Some people have admitted to taking up to 10 grams of this drug every day. Overdose symptoms include profuse sweating, nausea, stomach cramps, extremely low blood pressure, and unconsciousness. Treating gas station heroin overdoses can also be extremely difficult. Typical drugs used to treat opioid overdoses, like naloxone (also known as Narcan), have been effective. However, this is only true if tianeptine is the sole cause of the overdose. Many of the brands sold in gas stations and convenience stores also include a variety of additional ingredients that can be harmful when ingested in high doses. The lack of accurate labeling of ingredients on these products makes treating these overdoses almost impossible. ## Regulation Status of Tianeptine Although it has been approved as a prescription medication in various European, Asian, and South American countries, tianeptine has received a significant amount of recent attention because of increasing reports of abuse. This attention has led to stricter regulatory action being taken against this drug. Tianeptine is classified as a controlled substance in Bahrain, Russia, and Italy. However, very little action has been taken against this substance in the United States, where abuse cases are the most prevalent. The United States Food and Drug Administration has faced increasing calls for regulation of tianeptine, but the fact is that their hands are tied. These drugs being sold on gas station and convenience store shelves fall into a regulatory gray area because of their marketing as a supplement. In the United States, very little regulatory oversight exists for supplements, and companies have been known to exploit this to include harmful chemicals in their products. In response to the lack of action by federal agencies, state governments are taking on the responsibility of regulating tianeptine. Nine states have classified tianeptine as a controlled substance. While this classification has not resulted in a large number of criminal convictions, it has proven effective in restricting access to these products. ## Conclusion The opioid epidemic is a public health crisis that claims countless lives every single day. It's a problem that has proven incredibly complex to address, demonstrating a pattern of taking one step backwards for every two steps of progress. The appearance of gas station heroin on store shelves represents one of these steps in the wrong direction. The labeling of these products as supplements allows them to addict new users with false advertising, while the opaque nature of the mysterious combination of ingredients contained in these pills endangers anyone willing to take them. The future of the opioid epidemic appears bleak, but maybe there is some glimmer of hope. Perhaps broad and sweeping regulatory action that is carefully crafted to avoid loopholes can be applied to halt the commercial sale of synthetic opioids. It won't completely end the great crisis that is the opioid epidemic, but it would be one less hurdle to worry about overcoming. ## Key Takeaways - Tianeptine, marketed as 'gas station heroin,' is highly addictive and dangerous. - The drug is sold as a supplement in the U.S., exploiting regulatory loopholes. - High doses of tianeptine can lead to severe withdrawal and overdose risks. - The short half-life of tianeptine prompts frequent, high-dose usage. - State-level regulations are being implemented to control tianeptine access. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is 'Gas Station Heroin'? Gas Station Heroin refers to products like Zaza, Tiana Red, or Neptune’s Fix that are sold on gas station and convenience store shelves. These products contain the drug tianeptine and are marketed as dietary supplements. ### What is the primary active ingredient in Gas Station Heroin? The primary active ingredient in Gas Station Heroin is tianeptine, a drug originally discovered in the 1960s and used to treat depression and anxiety in various countries. ### How does tianeptine affect the brain? Tianeptine binds to the brain's opioid receptors, relieving pain and producing a subtle feeling of euphoria. It also binds to glutamate receptors, affecting neuron communication and treating depression. ### What are the dangers of high-dose tianeptine use? High doses of tianeptine can cause an altered mental state characterized by calm and euphoria, leading to cognitive impairment and addiction. It can also result in withdrawal symptoms and overdose. ### What are the withdrawal symptoms of tianeptine? Withdrawal symptoms include cold sweats, headaches, nausea, diarrhea, anxiety, and muscle aches. These symptoms can be treated with drugs like buprenorphine and methadone, but only tianeptine can fully satisfy the body's craving. ### What is the regulation status of tianeptine in the United States? Tianeptine is not heavily regulated at the federal level in the United States due to its marketing as a supplement. However, nine states have classified it as a controlled substance to restrict access. ### What are the overdose symptoms of tianeptine? Overdose symptoms include profuse sweating, nausea, stomach cramps, extremely low blood pressure, and unconsciousness. Overdoses can be difficult to treat due to the lack of accurate labeling of ingredients. ### How does the short half-life of tianeptine contribute to addiction? Tianeptine has a half-life of just 2.5 to 3 hours, causing its effects to wear off quickly. This prompts users to take the drug more often and at higher doses, leading to rapid addiction. ### What is the typical dosage of tianeptine in prescription form versus in Gas Station Heroin products? A typical prescribed tianeptine dosage in Europe is 12.5 milligrams, while an average capsule of Zaza or Tiana Red contains 70 milligrams of the drug. ### What actions have been taken by the FDA regarding Gas Station Heroin products? The FDA has issued cease and desist letters to brands of Gas Station Heroin for falsely claiming to improve brain function and treat anxiety, depression, and chronic pain. ## Sources - [Original Into the Shadows video: Zaza: Gas Station Heroin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZqjCFsKgys) - [Hero image source](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Zaza_woman.jpg) by User:Belekvor / openverse, by-sa. ## Related Coverage