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

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In the first year of the pandemic, Costa Rica has the...

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5 cantons register less than 10 active cases of covid-19

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Government rules out, for now, toughening sanitary measures for Semana Santa

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24 Travelers found with false covid-19 test at San Jose airport

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CCSS reports 149,812 vaccines applied against covid-19

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97 labs test those who need to leave the country for...

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Contagion rate rises 13.3% in one week

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CNE: 19 cantons maintain a high risk of contagion

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Almost a million people over 58 must be vaccinated against covid-19

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Costa Rica received the largest batch of covid-19 vaccines on Tuesday:...

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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,...