{
  "id": 10674785,
  "title": "Pills, needles, loopholes: Cops battle prescription drug abuse in Chennai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/pills-needles-loopholes-cops-battle-prescription-drug-abuse-in-chennai",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-28T18:06:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/pills-needles-loopholes-cops-battle-prescription-drug-abuse-in-chennai/articleshow/134548725.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A significant rise in prescription drug abuse, particularly Tapentadol and Nitrazepam, is troubling authorities. Police have identified specific injection marks on youths, indicating drug misuse. Despite increased seizures, enforcement laws struggle to address the issue effectively. Traffickers have adapted their methods, moving to underground networks to evade detection. Efforts are ongoing to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}