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

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For the second consecutive year no Festival of Light, Carnaval or...

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Large illegal market for false tests for covid-19

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Today’s Coronavirus News: Costa Rica went from 3,000 weekly infections to...

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CDC recommends US citizens travel fully vaccinated to Costa Rica

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Today’s coronavirus news: ICUs overloaded, occupancy for critically ill with covid-19...

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Costa Rica’s Minister of Health first to be vaccinated with Astra...

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3,157 new cases confirmed in 3 days!

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Heredia Hospital enables vaccination to speed up campaign against covid-19

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Vehicle restrictions back this weekend!

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Costa Rica exceeds one million vaccines received against COVID-19

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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,...