Luis Eduardo Sandí
Costa RicapsychiatristMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Luis Eduardo Sandí is a psychiatrist at the Instituto sobre Alcoholismo y Farmacodependencia (IAFA) in Costa Rica, where he has worked for over 38 years. He specializes in treating individuals with substance use disorders, particularly focusing on opioids. Sandí has been vocal about the potential dangers of fentanyl in Costa Rica, emphasizing that while the country currently does not have a widespread crisis related to the drug, its presence is alarming. He notes that the cultural consumption patterns of drugs in Costa Rica differ significantly from those in the United States, which may be delaying a potential crisis similar to that seen in the North.
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Luis Eduardo Sandí explained the widespread misconceptions about marijuana and its effects.
Editorial: La frase de Tiquito Vásquez que nos obliga a hablar sobre el consumo de marihuanaCosta Rica· 2026-06-23
Luis Eduardo Sandí, psiquiatra del IAFA, que se requiere mucho tiempo para que 'se desarrolle una cultura del consumo de opioides'.
Editorial: El peligroso acecho del fentaniloCosta Rica· 2025-09-14
Luis Eduardo Sandí is a psychiatrist at IAFA who discusses the profitability of synthetic drug trafficking.
Tusi, mota y jarabe: la receta de una generación que toma menos y experimenta con drogas peligrosas a domicilioCosta Rica· 2025-08-03
Luis Eduardo Sandí, a psychiatrist at the IAFA, has worked there for 38 years and commented on the dangers of fentanyl.
¿Costa Rica está cerca de una crisis de fentanilo? Situación es más compleja que ‘sustos’ recientesCosta Rica· 2025-04-13
