Citing ABC7 I-Team reporting, Sen. Dick Durbin vows fight against tianeptine or 'gas station heroin'

As sales of the widely available opioid-like supplement tianeptine, known as "gas station heroin," skyrocket, Sen. Dick Durbin on Monday sent pointed letters to several industry executives aimed at stopping the "pain and suffering" and sometimes death of people who use the over-the-counter capsules and elixirs.

To that end, late Monday Sen. Durbin sent letters to Loren Israelsen, the president and founder of the United Natural Products Alliance in Salt Lake City; Michael McGuffin president of the American Herbal Products Association in Silver Spring, Md.; Steve Mister, president and chief executive officer of the Council for Responsible Nutrition in Washington, D.C.; and Scott Melville, president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association also in Washington.

The I-Team has been in touch with all four organizations that are receiving letters from Durbin. One, the Council for Responsible Nutrition, has stated that "CRN strongly advises consumers to be vigilant and avoid any products that list tianeptine as an ingredient or make unverified health claims."According to its online statement, "CRN remains committed to consumer safety and the integrity of the dietary supplement industry.

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