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

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24,859 doses applied against covid-19 in three weeks of vaccination; second...

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

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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,...