{
  "id": 11661751,
  "title": "Telangana tops nation in alcohol use, 44% of men report drinking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/telangana-tops-nation-in-alcohol-use-44-of-men-report-drinking",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-02T18:46:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/t-tops-nation-in-alcohol-use-44-of-men-report-drinking/articleshow/134645636.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Telangana has the highest alcohol consumption rates among large states in India, with nearly 44% of men reporting use. This figure is significantly higher than the national average of about 19%. There is a notable rural-urban divide, as 46.6% of rural men consume alcohol compared to 36.3% in urban areas. Additionally, around 7.1% of women in Telangana also reported alcohol consumption.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}