Venezuela's chronic shortages give rise to 'medical flea markets'SAN CRISTOBAL/MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela s critical medicine shortage has spurred  medical flea markets,  where peddlers offer everything from antibiotics to contraceptives laid out among the traditional fruits and vegetables.  The crisis-wrought Latin American nation is heaving under worsening scarcity of drugs, as well as basic foods, due to tanking national production and strict currency controls that crimp imports.  The local pharmaceutical association estimates at any given time, there is a shortage of around 85 percent of drugs. Sick Venezuelans often scour pharmacies and send pleas on social media to find treatment. Increasingly, however, they are turning to a flourishing black market offering medicines surreptitiously bought from Venezuelan hospitals or smuggled in from neighboring Colombia.  Here I can find the vitamins I need for my memory,  said 56-year-old Marisol Salas, who suffered a stroke, as she bought the pills at a small stand at the main bus terminal in the Andean city of San Cristobal.  Around her, Venezuelans asked sellers for medicine to control blood pressure as well as birth control pills.   People are looking for anticonvulsants a lot recently,  said Antuam Lopez, 30, who sells medicine alongside vegetables, and said hospital employees usually provide him with the drugs.  Leftist President Nicolas Maduro says resellers are in league with a U.S.-led conspiracy to sabotage socialism and are to blame for medicine shortages.  In the middle of a market in the humid and sweltering city of Maracaibo, dozens of boxes full of medicines including antibiotics and pain killers are stacked on top of each other. The packaging is visibly deteriorated: The cases are discolored and some are even dirty.  Doctors warn these drugs   usually smuggled in from Colombia, a few hours  drive from Maracaibo   pose risks.   We ve found that a lot of them have not been maintained at proper temperatures,  warned oncologist Jose Oberto, who leads the Zulia state s doctors association.  Still, some Venezuelans feel they have no choice but to rely on contraband medicine.   I had to buy medicine from Colombia, and it worried me  because the label said  hospital use,  said retiree Esledy Paez, 62. But they are often prohibitively expensive for Venezuelans, many of whom earn just a handful of dollars a month at the black market rate due to soaring inflation.  Norkis Pabon struggled to find antibiotics for her hospitalized husband to prevent his foot injury from worsening due to diabetes.   But the treatment costs 900,000 bolivars ($9.43; twice the minimum wage) and I do not know what to do,  said Pabon, who is unemployed.  worldnews
venezuela chronic shortages give rise flea venezuela reuters venezuela critical medicine shortage spurred medical flea markets pendler offer everything antibiotics contraceptives laid among traditional fruits vegetables the latin american nation having worsening scarcity drugs well basic foods due taking national production strict currency controls crime imports the local pharmaceutical association estimates given time shortage around percent drugs sick venezuela often scout pharmacies send pleas social media find treatment increasingly however turning flourishing black market offering medicines surreptitiously bought venezuela hospitals smuggled neighboring colombia here i find vitamins i need memory said mario sales suffered stroke bought pills small stand main bus terminal dean city san cristobal around venezuela asked sellers medicine control blood pressure well birth control pills people looking anticonvulsants lot recently said annual lopez sells medicine alongside vegetables said hospital employees usually provide drugs leftist president nicolas maduro says sellers league conspiracy sabotage socialism blame medicine shortages in middle market humid sheltering city maracaibo dozens boxes full medicines including antibiotics pain killers stacked top the packaging visibly deteriorated the cases discovered even dirty doctors warn drugs usually smuggled colombia hours drive maracaibo pose risks we found lot maintained proper temperatures warned ecologist jose roberto leads julia state doctors association still venezuela feel choice rely contraband medicine i buy medicine colombia worried label said hospital use said retired sled pez but often prohibitive expensive venezuela many earn handful dollars month black market rate due soaring inflation norris taxon struggled find antibiotics hospitalized husband prevent foot injury worsening due diabetes but treatment costs bolivars twice minimum wage i know said taxon unemployed worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Venezuela's chronic shortages give rise to 'medical flea markets'SAN CRISTOBAL/MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela s critical medicine shortage has spurred  medical flea markets,  where peddlers offer everything from antibiotics to contraceptives laid out among the traditional fruits and vegetables.  The crisis-wrought Latin American nation is heaving under worsening scarcity of drugs, as well as basic foods, due to tanking national production and strict currency controls that crimp imports.  The local pharmaceutical association estimates at any given time, there is a shortage of around 85 percent of drugs. Sick Venezuelans often scour pharmacies and send pleas on social media to find treatment. Increasingly, however, they are turning to a flourishing black market offering medicines surreptitiously bought from Venezuelan hospitals or smuggled in from neighboring Colombia.  Here I can find the vitamins I need for my memory,  said 56-year-old Marisol Salas, who suffered a stroke, as she bought the pills at a small stand at the main bus terminal in the Andean city of San Cristobal.  Around her, Venezuelans asked sellers for medicine to control blood pressure as well as birth control pills.   People are looking for anticonvulsants a lot recently,  said Antuam Lopez, 30, who sells medicine alongside vegetables, and said hospital employees usually provide him with the drugs.  Leftist President Nicolas Maduro says resellers are in league with a U.S.-led conspiracy to sabotage socialism and are to blame for medicine shortages.  In the middle of a market in the humid and sweltering city of Maracaibo, dozens of boxes full of medicines including antibiotics and pain killers are stacked on top of each other. The packaging is visibly deteriorated: The cases are discolored and some are even dirty.  Doctors warn these drugs   usually smuggled in from Colombia, a few hours  drive from Maracaibo   pose risks.   We ve found that a lot of them have not been maintained at proper temperatures,  warned oncologist Jose Oberto, who leads the Zulia state s doctors association.  Still, some Venezuelans feel they have no choice but to rely on contraband medicine.   I had to buy medicine from Colombia, and it worried me  because the label said  hospital use,  said retiree Esledy Paez, 62. But they are often prohibitively expensive for Venezuelans, many of whom earn just a handful of dollars a month at the black market rate due to soaring inflation.  Norkis Pabon struggled to find antibiotics for her hospitalized husband to prevent his foot injury from worsening due to diabetes.   But the treatment costs 900,000 bolivars ($9.43; twice the minimum wage) and I do not know what to do,  said Pabon, who is unemployed.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: venezuela chronic shortages give rise flea venezuela reuters venezuela critical medicine shortage spurred medical flea markets pendler offer everything antibiotics contraceptives laid among traditional fruits vegetables the latin american nation having worsening scarcity drugs well basic foods due taking national production strict currency controls crime imports the local pharmaceutical association estimates given time shortage around percent drugs sick venezuela often scout pharmacies send pleas social media find treatment increasingly however turning flourishing black market offering medicines surreptitiously bought venezuela hospitals smuggled neighboring colombia here i find vitamins i need memory said mario sales suffered stroke bought pills small stand main bus terminal dean city san cristobal around venezuela asked sellers medicine control blood pressure well birth control pills people looking anticonvulsants lot recently said annual lopez sells medicine alongside vegetables said hospital employees usually provide drugs leftist president nicolas maduro says sellers league conspiracy sabotage socialism blame medicine shortages in middle market humid sheltering city maracaibo dozens boxes full medicines including antibiotics pain killers stacked top the packaging visibly deteriorated the cases discovered even dirty doctors warn drugs usually smuggled colombia hours drive maracaibo pose risks we found lot maintained proper temperatures warned ecologist jose roberto leads julia state doctors association still venezuela feel choice rely contraband medicine i buy medicine colombia worried label said hospital use said retired sled pez but often prohibitive expensive venezuela many earn handful dollars month black market rate due soaring inflation norris taxon struggled find antibiotics hospitalized husband prevent foot injury worsening due diabetes but treatment costs bolivars twice minimum wage i know said taxon unemployed worldnews