Reported 20 deaths from consumption of adulterated cocaine in Argentina | News
Argentine authorities called on Wednesday to avoid the consumption of cocaine, after at least 20 people have died and some 74 are hospitalized due to poisoning from inhaling adulterated drugs.
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The Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, launched an urgent epidemiological alert to consumers.
"Alert. If you acquired cocaine in the last 24 hours, do not consume it. In case of having ingested it and presenting symptoms such as increasing difficulty breathing or a tendency to sleep, I immediately went to a health center, ”said a tweet from the entity.
⚠️ ALERT ⚠️
�� If you acquired cocaine in the last 24 hours, do not consume it.
�� If you have ingested it and present symptoms such as increased difficulty breathing or a tendency to sleep, go immediately to a health center.@BAProvince pic.twitter.com/MjNAbqoXdG
– SaludBAP (@SaludBAP)
February 3, 2022
The people affected by the consumption of the poisoned drug are concentrated in the western and northwestern areas of the Buenos Aires suburbs, that is, surrounding the country's capital.
Official sources indicated that some 18 hospitalized people have mechanical respiratory assistance.
The authorities reported that 10 people have been detained and passed on to the judiciary, which will determine if they were the ones who marketed the adulterated cocaine.
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