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NC lawmakers push to ban 'gas station heroin' drug tianeptine

The drug tianeptine is legal in North Carolina, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's dangerous. North Carolina lawmakers are weighing whether to ban it.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

NC lawmakers push to ban 'gas station heroin' drug tianeptine

More brands of 'gas station heroin' pulled from shelves in NC

Liquid elixir and tianeptine tablets sold by the brand Neptune's Fix have been linked to a rise in overdoses in recent years.

Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter

More brands of 'gas station heroin' pulled from shelves in NC

NC Lawmakers take steps toward banning 'gas station heroin', send letter to FDA

Lawmakers sent a letter to the FDA Thursday, taking the first steps toward banning the dangerous substance tianeptine, known as 'gas station heroin.'

Grace Hayba, WRAL reporter

NC Lawmakers take steps toward banning 'gas station heroin', send letter to FDA

Editorial: 'Gas-station heroin' is dangerous. State must regulate it now

Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 -- A product, displayed beside candy and cough drops, can be mistakenly assumed to be safe. Elixirs with tianeptine can be addictive and deadly. As a matter of public health and safety, state officials need to act to limit access to this dangerous substance now.

'Gas station heroin:' Unregulated supplement widely available and linked to overdoses, deaths

The FDA and pharmacists are raising the alarm about the dangers of tianeptine. It is being dubbed 'gas station heroin' and has been linked to overdoses across the country.

Grace Hayba, WRAL health reporter

'Gas station heroin:' Unregulated supplement widely available and linked to overdoses, deaths

152 bricks of heroin confiscated in Edgecombe County drug bust

A man was arrested Wednesday in a drug bust led by the Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office.

New Bern Police: Shots fired call leads to heroin possession charges

Otis Small Jr. was arrested and charged assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in addition to charges for possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver heroin after police responded to a shots fired call in New Bern

Sheriff: 41 bags of suspected heroin found in NC woman's shorts

A woman was arrested in Edgecombe County after deputies found a bag of marijuana in her bra and 41 bags of suspected heroin in her shorts.

2 arrested after more than 2,100 heroin bags found during search

Over 2,100 bags of heroin were located after Wilmington police, the FBI and ATF searched a house on the 400 block of S. 17th Street after a month's long investigation.

WECT

2 arrested after more than 2,100 heroin bags found during search

Rocky Mount father charged after 9-month-old exposed to drugs in hotel room

A nine-month-old boy was hospitalized and his father charged with child abuse after Rocky Mount police said the child ate drugs.

Keenan Willard, WRAL reporter

Rocky Mount father charged after 9-month-old exposed to drugs in hotel room

Woman charged after person overdoses on heroin in Mebane home

On Tuesday after midnight, deputies, Haw River police and EMS responded to an overdose call in Mebane.

Man with long criminal record arrested for driving recklessly at TJ Maxx parking lot in Rocky Mount

A man with an expansive criminal record dating back to 1994 was arrested after Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone spotted him driving recklessly in a TJ Maxx parking lot.

Fact check: How do fentanyl overdoses compare to deaths from COVID-19, other causes?

The opening paragraph of the Dec. 19 Facebook post said, "It was announced this week that more people, aged 18-45, died of Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 than covid, car accidents, cancer, + suicide combined." PolitiFact checks the claim.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

Fact check: How do fentanyl overdoses compare to deaths from COVID-19, other causes?

Judge sentences final member of Halifax County heroin-trafficking ring

A Princeville man has been sentenced to prison, nearly three years after being indicted on heroin-trafficking charges, the U.S. Department of Justice Eastern District of North Carolina announced in a new release Friday.

Cary man sentenced to 10 years in prison; supplied heroin to woman who OD'd

A Cary man who pleaded guilty to providing the drugs that led to a Durham woman's overdose death was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison.

Father arrested after baby's overdose

A 1-year-old boy is recovering from what investigators say was an overdose of heroin. His father, an admitted regular heroin user, is charged with child abuse.

1-year-old recovering, dad charged after baby's heroin overdose

A 1-year-old boy is recovering from what investigators say was an overdose of heroin. His father, an admitted regular heroin user, is charged with child abuse.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

1-year-old recovering, dad charged after baby's heroin overdose

Middlesex man charged in two heroin overdose deaths

A Middlesex man charged in connection with a December overdose death was arrested again Monday and charged in a second fatal overdose, authorities said.

Two arrested after DEA operation, one suspect caused multiple traffic crashes

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said deputies assisted in the arrest of two people Thursday during a US Drug Enforcement Agency operation. One suspect was caught after a chase resulted in multiple traffic crashes caused by the suspect.

NICHOLAS KRISTOF: These newborn babies cry for drugs, not milk

For some, the nation's opioid crisis starts before birth. Nearly 1 out of 5 babies in West Virginia is born addicted to opioids. Some get by without symptoms, but for many, their very first experience after birth is the torment of withdrawal. These babies reflect the catastrophic implosion of drug policy in America. Only 3.7 million Americans received treatment for substance use disorders last year, out of 21.2 million who needed it -- just 17 percent. How is it acceptable that we treat only 17 percent of those with a life-threatening disorder?