{
  "id": 10937051,
  "title": "A single dose of MDMA prevents trauma-fueled drinking in genetically prone rats",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/a-single-dose-of-mdma-prevents-trauma-fueled-drinking-in-genetically",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:00:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/a-single-dose-of-mdma-prevents-trauma-fueled-drinking-in-genetically-prone-rats/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A study in rats suggests MDMA can prevent the rise in alcohol intake that follows trauma-like stress, but only in animals genetically predisposed to drink heavily. The effect did not appear to depend on changes in fear.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}