A drug sold online as a mood booster will become illegal to possess or sell

The US Drug Enforcement Administration wants to classify tianeptine as a Schedule I controlled substance. This means manufacturing, distributing, or possessing the drug will carry the same severe legal penalties as heroin.

Tianeptine is currently sold online and in some stores, often marketed as a mood booster or 'gas station heroin.' Classifying it as Schedule I means the government considers it to have no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. This will effectively shut down its informal market and make all unauthorized handling illegal.