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and health complications like foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) Currently, out of 257 municipalities, the country only has 118 (46%) Local Drug Action Committees (LDACs). The CDA report ...

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15, 2024. It ended only after the girl, who reportedly has autism, ADHD and fetal alcohol syndrome, told her maternal grandmother that she was being abused at the family home. Police obtained a ...

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