Health

What Assad’s fall reveals about Syria’s trade in the stimulant drug Captagon

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Beirut – Since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad, industrial-scale manufacturing facilities for the amphetamine-like stimulant Captagon have opened across the country, leading to what experts say is a $10 billion annual global trade in the highly addictive drug. Among the locations used to manufacture the drug were Mazzeh Air Base in Damascus, … Read more

Deaths have fallen and life expectancy has increased in the US, but recovery is slowing

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New York – U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and early data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Deaths from nearly all leading causes declined last year, especially from COVID-19, heart disease and drug overdoses, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. This added … Read more