An antidepressant abroad, sold here as "gas station heroin". Federal Schedule I is proposed.
A proposed rule; comments closed August 7, 2026. No final rule has been published.
The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes placing the substance tianeptine
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Tianeptine in Schedule I (proposed rule, FR 2026-13821) Drug Enforcement Administration, Federal Register
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| State | Status today |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | Controlled substance |
The regulation text as posted (tracking number PR2025-018) does not state its effective date.
Nitazenes, including, but not limited to, isotonitazene; (49) Tianeptine; and
The controlled substances listed in this regulation are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designation in schedule I
Regulation concerning Controlled Substance Drug Schedule Updates, RCSA § 21a-243-7 (Schedule I) Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Connecticut eRegulations System Read from an archived copy.
Our note: Placed under Public Act 25-101, section 4, which required the Commissioner to schedule these substances.
Alaska, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, District of Columbia, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii, Texas, Florida
Nobody has read these states' law for Tianeptine here yet. That is not the same as legal.