New psychoactive substances like Tianeptine or “gas station heroin” are popping up in North Carolina, and our Legislature is struggling with the problem. https://www.wbtv.com/2024/02/14/nc-lawmakers-working-ban-gas-station-drug-that-mimics-effects-opioids/
But as soon as the Legislature bans substances, copycat drugs pop up, maybe with a molecule in a complex organic compound changed here or there.
To go beyond listing dangerous drugs that are out there already, I’m trying to find catch-all language that would list or cover “whack-a-mole” new drugs that people would discover or invent.
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