{
  "id": 15904309,
  "title": "Fewer overdoses, not increased naloxone use, may help explain decline in US overdose deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/fewer-overdoses-not-increased-naloxone-use-may-help-explain-decline",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-overdoses-naloxone-decline-overdose-deaths.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Increased use of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone may not be a major reason opioid overdose deaths have fallen sharply across the U.S. since 2023, according to a study that challenges a leading explanation for the decline.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}