Authorities tested the substance with a handheld elemental isotope analysis tool and identified it as tianeptine sodium salt. “Tianeptine is an atypical tricyclic antidepressant that is sold in ...

This especially accessible drug, tianeptine, is marketed as a dietary supplement but, in a manner similar to opioids, is causing addiction and overdose deaths across the country. Lawmakers want ...

Delaware legislators are handling a bill that, if passed, could ban the sale of a harmful substance in the First State.

The substance inside was confirmed to be tianeptine sodium salt, a drug not approved in the U.S. The tianeptine weighed a combined 10.22 kilograms—equal to 22 pounds and eight ounces.

House Bill 21 was introduced on Dec. 19 by Rep. Kimberly Williams, D-Stanton, and seeks to ban the sale of tianeptine in Delaware by identifying it as a Schedule I controlled substance.

Here’s where the bill stands and how it could impact the First State if signed into law. Tianeptine, known as gas station heroin for its easy accessibility at local gas stations, is marketed as ...