Health authorities announce control of clonazepam sales in 12,000 pharmacies nationwide

The National Agency for Regulation, Control and Sanitary Surveillance (Arcsa) ordered the control of the sale of clonazepam in 12,000 pharmacies nationwide.

Officials from this entity, from the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), from the Governor’s Office of Guayas, among other instances, held a meeting on the afternoon of this Tuesday, January 31, to address the issue.

“My son slept 14 hours, was sleepy and even vomited”: children and young people in Guayaquil affected by consuming clonazepam to meet a viral challenge on social networks

This, after it became known of cases of children, adolescents and young people who are acquiring this drug, which is used for anxiety and is only given on prescription, to participate in a viral challenge on social networks.

The challenge is to supply the substance and hold the dream for as long as possible. The boys record themselves and share the video on TikTok.

This newspaper reported these cases in the Flor de Bastión sector, where a mother commented that her son had up to fourteen hours of sleep and did not know the cause until the boy was medically examined.

Recently in Mexico there was an alarm after learning of eight intoxicated students in just 48 hours. The authorities warned of the danger of this challenge known since the beginning of this year.

Professionals such as Dr. Julieta Sagñay, leader of the A Future Without Drugs program, warned this week of an apparent increase in cases of young people taking drugs with this type of drug.

Officials of the National Agency for Regulation, Control and Sanitary Surveillance indicated that this is a substance subject to control and that is why the respective control is being carried out.

‘Disconnection’ between parents and children causes adolescents and young people to practice viral challenges on social networks that are harmful to health

They even talked about doing advertising monitoring of all digital platforms and advertising media.

In this way, the authorities seek to stop the illegal sale of this drug used to control seizures, panic attacks, anxiety disorders, among other situations.

In Guayaquil, in sectors such as the Bay, this drug is easily found. (YO)