DRUGS

Mexico starts intense campaign in schools against synthetic drugs

Published on: March 29, 2023
00:30

Mexico, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced in his daily morning conference at the National Palace on Tuesday a vigorous campaign against drug addiction in the school sector.

Cuba’s role in crime prevention in Latin America underscored

Published on: March 9, 2023
10:49

Dubai, Mar 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's role in the fight against drugs, hacking and other crimes was highlighted in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Thursday by the delegate of the Executive Secretary of the Police Community of the Americas (Ameripol), Milton Fornazari.

Cuban medical and scientific delegation arrives in Belarus

Published on: February 26, 2023
13:45

Minsk, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) A Cuban medical and biotechnology delegation that arrived in this capital on Sunday will participate in a business forum of producers and exporters, Ambassador Santiago Perez announced.

Dominican Republic burns over 800 kilograms of drugs

Published on: February 24, 2023
12:37

Santo Domingo, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the Attorney General's Office (PGR) in the Dominican Republic reportedly incinerated 817.56 kilograms of drugs seized in several operations conducted in the country.

Panamanian authorities seize drugs bound for Europe

Published on: February 21, 2023
00:30

Panama, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian National Police on Monday confirmed the seizure of 1,298 packages of drugs in a container coming from the United States and abound for Europe.

Study finds staggering surge in meth deaths tied to opioid co-use

Published on: February 20, 2023
18:15

Washington, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) An investigation revealed US methamphetamine (meth) mortality rate increased fiftyfold between 1999 and 2021, with most of the added deaths also involving heroin and fentanyl, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health.

TGA approves psilocybin, MDMA for treating depression and PTSD

Published on: February 4, 2023
09:36

Sydney, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Australia´s medical regulator has passed the use of psychedelics to treat some mental health conditions, making the country one of the first in the world to officially recognize MDMA (ecstasy) and psilocybin as medicines.

USA: Nitazene opioid complicates public health response to overdoses

Published on: January 27, 2023
16:39

Washington, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) Nitazene, a synthetic opioid up to 40 times more powerful than fentanyl is scrambling the public health response to the addiction crisis in a rising number of U.S. cities.

Syria foils drug smuggling attempt to Jordan

Published on: September 20, 2022
08:22

Damascus, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Syrian security forces confiscated large quantities of drugs in the province of Deraa, 100 kilometers south of the capital, near the border with Jordan.

Panama seizes more than 86 tons of drugs so far this year

Published on: September 3, 2022
10:41

Panama City, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Government authorities highlighted today that so far this year more than 86 tons of drugs have been seized in Panama, a figure that could surpass that of 2021.

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