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Gas Station Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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John Oliver examines the unregulated industry of gas station drugs and dietary supplements, highlighting the public health risks they pose.

John Oliver discusses the sprawling industry of “gas station drugs” – a world of questionable supplements and boner pills – which is posing a risk to the public by putting underregulated substances over the counter, and, more importantly, could prevent people from saving up for a Honda Civic. Subscribe to the #lastweektonight YouTube channel for more almost news as it almost happens: www.youtube.com/lastweektonight Or find us on your favorite social media platform we may or may not have discussed at length on the show: Instagram: instagram.com/lastweektonight TikTok: tiktok.com/@lastweektonighthbo Threads: threads.net/@lastweektonight Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/lastweektonight.com Facebook: facebook.com/lastweektonight Or visit our official site for all that other stuff at once: hbo.com/lastweektonight

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What people say. Recommended as an eye-opening look at the lack of regulation and public health risks surrounding gas station drugs in the US.

u/Brief_StepClinician communityin r/publichealth • Recommends

Gas Station Drugs — is anyone in the U.S. actually tracking this as a public health issue? I was today years old when I learned about Gas Station Drugs in the U.S., thanks toJohn Oliver's episode. I have so many questions about this, but mostly just can't believe this is being permitted! I know there have been various alerts and some state-level action (e.g. Alabama's tianeptine ban), but I'm curious: are any U.S. public health departments actually tracking metrics or outcomes specifically tied to this issue?
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