First, it was all-natural. Next, it was ultra-processed. And now, it’s straight-up narcotic.

That’s the downward trajectory America’s food products have taken in recent decades, deteriorating from reliable brand names and trusted ingredients to intoxicating, synthetic derivatives with dangerous side effects. If you thought the biggest problems with our modern nutrition environment were merely obesity and diabetes, think again.

This new threat in your shopping aisle has a name: Gas Station Heroin. Originally coined in reference to tianeptine, an unscheduled antidepressant with opioid-like effects, the term now encompasses a range of chemically altered substances including nitrous oxide, semi-synthetic andsynthetic alkaloid products and intoxicating hemp products. 

Gas Station Heroin comes in plenty of pernicious forms: Nitrous oxide canisters called “Galaxy Gas” whippets can result in nerve damage, paralysis, and asphyxiation. A flavored tianeptine elixir known as “Neptune’s Fix” risks........

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