War on Drugs

The Gas Station Drug Epidemic

They are cheap, legal, and sitting on the shelves of your neighborhood gas station. Sold under names like Zaza and Neptune, these so-called supplements are creating a silent wave of addiction across the country.
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Gas station drugs often slip through regulatory cracks, marketed as herbal highs or mood boosters. But behind the colorful packaging are synthetic compounds with serious and sometimes deadly effects. Users are often teens, low-income adults, or people trying to self-medicate when real treatment feels out of reach. Most do not even realize what they are taking until it is too late.

Hospitals are seeing the consequences, and communities are struggling to keep up. These substances are legal in many states and sold without warning or oversight. This episode explores how profit, politics, and a lack of regulation are fueling an overlooked public health crisis, one gas station at a time.

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