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Nebraska hearing backs bill to add tianeptine to controlled substances list after family testimony
Summary
Senator Merv Riepe persuaded the Judiciary Committee to consider LB475 after family testimony and store verifications showing tianeptine sold in Nebraska head shops under names like Zaza Red.
Senator Merv Riepe introduced LB475 on the Nebraska Controlled Substance Act, asking the Judiciary Committee to add the synthetic drug tianeptine to the state schedule after testimony about local availability and harm.
Proponents said the drug—sold in head shops and online under names including Zaza Red—acts like an opioid, carries addiction and overdose risks, and is not federally scheduled. ‘‘Reports of abuse, severe withdrawal, and overdoses have surged…
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