{
  "id": 14030378,
  "title": "Study examines long-term mental health and alcohol use trajectories following disasters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/study-examines-long-term-mental-health-and-alcohol-use-trajectories",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-12T19:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-term-mental-health-alcohol-trajectories.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A study of people who had been exposed to a disaster found different long-term patterns of alcohol use and mental health that were interrelated and influenced by individual differences and the type of disaster they experienced. The study, published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research, calls attention to the long-term mental and behavioral health challenges of people who have…",
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  "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."
}