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Costa Rica records 2,954 cases of syphilis and a 12% increase...

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Optimistic: Peak of the pandemic wave in Costa Rica would be...

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12 and two-year-old die from covid-19 over the weekend

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Return of fans to soccer games will have to wait

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Approved tax on vapers

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Caja guarantees vaccine against Covid-19 for second doses

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Long weekends trigger an increase in Covid-19 cases

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Covid-19 continues to rise, with a daily average of 1,450 infections...

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

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Unprecedented: Costa Rica’s Three Branches of Government Are Led by Women

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Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

Q COSTA RICA — Older adolescents and young adults are among the groups most often consuming synthetic drugs in Costa Rica, according to Mario Sánchez, an investigator with the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) Anti-Drug Unit. The warning comes alongside a marked increase in forensic findings: between 2017 and 2022,...