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

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One-year-old boy with COVID-19 has been in ICU for more than...

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Recent trend of the R rate in Costa Rica: 0.95 “oscillating”

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COVID-19 in Costa Rica: 1,017 new case for Oct 29; hospitalizations...

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Reduction of working hours for private sector would be extended for...

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CCSS hires 4,000 temporary employees to reinforce the fight against COVID-19

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COVID-19 in Costa Rica: 1,262 new cases for Oct 24

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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,...