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Counterfeit Medications Rebound in Venezuela

WEBVenezuela has experienced a widespread public health crisis since mid-2016. The capacity of the healthcare system to care for patients has dropped by an …

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What Lies Behind Armed Robbery of Cancer Drugs in Mexico City

WEBMexico's black market for medicine continues to thrive amid the pandemic. A massive robbery of nearly 38,000 cancer drugs from a warehouse in Mexico City points …

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Counterfeit Drugs Kill 1 Mn People Annually: Interpol

WEBThe World Health Organization estimates that more than 50 percent of medication purchased online in which the doctor’s name is concealed is counterfeit. Colombia is …

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How Fentanyl, More than Heroin, Drives US Opioid Market

WEBIn 2019, the last year for which data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was available, there were more than 36,359 synthetic opioid overdose deaths driven largely by fentanyl, which accounted for around half of total overdose deaths. That same year there were 14,019 overdose deaths linked to heroin, …

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US Drug Deaths Explode, Fueled by Mexico Production of Synthetics

WEBThe United States saw a record toll in drug overdose deaths last year, driven in part by two powerful synthetic drugs mass-produced in Mexico and then smuggled …

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How Fentanyl Is Synthesized in Mexico

WEBOn May 5, AMLO said authorities had seized a fentanyl shipment from Qingdao, China, at the Mexican Pacific port of Lázaro Cárdenas, which, for the president, was conclusive evidence that no fentanyl is being synthesized in Mexico. “We have the proof!” he declared. But while China, India, and other chemical industry hubs are most …

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Fentanyl Has Become a Hidden Killer in Mexico

WEBFentanyl has been seen in Tijuana, Baja California, since 2017. Prevencasa, a civil society organization that provides health care to vulnerable populations, observed how, faced with a shortage of black tar heroin, illegal sellers began to market a white powder they called “China White” — in reference to white heroin.

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Mexico Still Struggling to Curb Illegal Medicine Epidemic

WEBMexico Still Struggling to Curb Illegal Medicine Epidemic. by Alex Papadovassilakis 4 Apr 2019. Profits from selling illegal medicine are climbing in Mexico …

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In Sinaloa, Mexico, a Deadly Mix of Synthetic Drugs and Forced

WEBBetween 2013 and 2020, demand for treatment related to the misuse of methamphetamine increased 218% across Mexico, according to data from a 2021 report …

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US-Mexico Tensions Undermine the Fight Against Fentanyl

WEBGameChangers 2023: US-Mexico Tensions Undermine the Fight Against Fentanyl. The differences in how the United States and Mexico approach the issue of …

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Methamphetamine Production in Mexico Is Toxic for the …

WEBLikewise, nearby communities have begun to experience adverse health effects. This was also mentioned by a Sinaloa state police official. “In several …

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Key Report Urges Ambitious Revision of US Anti-Drug Policy

WEBThe report rebuffs traditional approaches to anti-drug policymaking that have proven limiting in the past, arguing against succumbing to false choices like “public …

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Guatemala Elites Exploited Health Sector to Pocket Millions: …

WEBGuatemala’s former health minister, Jorge Alejandro Villavicencio Álvarez. Prosecutors in Guatemala are investigating a multimillion-dollar graft scheme within the …

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Is the Fentanyl Market Expanding Across Latin America

WEBLatin American countries have raised alarms about increases in medical fentanyl seizures in recent months. While there is some cause for concern, medical fentanyl is significantly different from the illicit fentanyl that has caused a health crisis in the United States and Mexico. On October 6, Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Bureau

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No, Cocaine Does Not Cure Coronavirus

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) has posted on its website, denying that cocaine can protect against the coronavirus. “Cocaine is a stimulating and addictive …

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Low-Profile Mexico Traffickers Take Center Stage in Dreamland

WEBThe most recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports there are 435,000 regular heroin users in the United States. While apportioning blame among …

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From Face Masks to Avocados, the Boundless Creativity of Drug …

WEB1. Face Masks. In an attempt to take advantage of the global health crisis caused by the spread of the coronavirus, drug traffickers in Peru took advantage of the …

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GameChangers 2020: How Black Markets Became the New Normal …

WEBGameChangers 2020: How Black Markets Became the New Normal. by Chris Dalby 23 Dec 2020. In a region where 50 percent of the population already makes …

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Drug Violence Forces Narco-Refugees into US

WEBIf the health of the Mexican state declines because criminal violence continues, increases, or spreads, U.S. communities will feel an even greater burden on their systems of public safety and public health from narco-refugees. Given the ever-increasing brutality of the cartels, the question is whether and how the U.S. Government should …

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GAO-23-103795, U.S. ASSISTANCE TO MEXICO: State …

WEBBicentennial Framework CooperationArea 1.1: Public Health Joint objective 1.1.1: Promote evidence-based public health policy to address substance use disorders …

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5 Strategies to Combat Human Trafficking in the Americas

WEB1. Raise Public Awareness. In the past year, some Latin American countries have launched public awareness campaigns that specifically target populations most likely to fall victim to human trafficking. Peru has initiated several such campaigns over the last year, including a radio program called So They Don’t Find You.

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Chapo's Sons Put Ban on Fentanyl Before Extradition

WEBOn September 8, for example, authorities found the dead body of Luis Javier Benítez Espinoza in front of a local health clinic with multiple bullet wounds, according …

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