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Wednesday, 8 August 2018

Early Warning Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean address health risks of drug use

Early Warning Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean address health risks of drug use

The seizure of a multi-kilogram shipment of "ecstasy" (MDMA) in powder form earlier this year was unusual for Uruguay, but it did not yet ring alarm bells for the Early Warning System in Montevideo. However, "When reports of young people suffering from an "ecstasy" overdose kept coming in from hospitals, we got really worried," said Héctor Suarez, who coordinates the system in Uruguay.



Published August 08, 2018 at 11:57PM
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