[KPFARS-Operations] Fwd: [middlesexcountynjems] FW: Public Health Advisory : Tianeptine

Fri Aug 25 09:18:55 EDT 2023

FYI

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Date: Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 9:16 AM
Subject: [middlesexcountynjems] FW: Public Health Advisory : Tianeptine
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FYSA

*Louis Sasso, MBA, NJ CEM*

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*From:* NJLINCS Health Alert Network <njlincs-han at njlincs.net>
*Sent:* Friday, August 25, 2023 8:34 AM
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*Subject:* Public Health Advisory : Tianeptine

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Public Health Advisory
NJLINCS Health Alert Network

Distributed by the *New Jersey Department of Health*

*Subject:* Public Health Advisory : Tianeptine

*Date:* 08/25/2023 08:33:31

*Official Message No.:* 111857-8-25-2023-PHAD

*Contact Info: *Michele Calvo | 609-376-7936 | michele.calvo at doh.nj.gov

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Dear colleagues,

Please find attached a Health Advisory on Tianeptine from the NJ Department
of Health.

The New Jersey Poison Center (NJPIES) has recently identified a cluster of
poisoning cases involving tianeptine, a substance with opioid-like effects
that is being falsely marketed and sold across the state in gas stations
and online as a dietary supplement.   Common names for tianeptine include
“gas station heroin,” “ZaZa Red,” or “Neptune’s Elixir” (among others).
Tianeptine use can lead to serious health complications and even death.

Over the 60-day period from June 17 to August 17, NJPIES has received 9
calls about patients poisoned by tianeptine, and some patients have become
critically ill. Due to this cluster of cases and previous FDA warnings, the
NJDOH has increased surveillance efforts around this substance and urges
New Jersey residents to be cautious.

For more information, please contact Amanda Gan at the New Jersey
Department of Health at Amanda.Gan at doh.nj.gov.

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