FDA warns addictive 'gas station heroin' supplement widely available in U.S.

 The Food and Drug Administration has issued alerts regarding a potentially habit-forming dietary supplement prevalent in the U.S. Marketed as a supplement, "Neptune’s Fix" contains an ingredient called tianeptine, colloquially referred to as "gas-station heroin." Ali Rogin provides the details in her report.

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