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  "id": 15911329,
  "title": "A lifesaving medication is not behind the drop in U.S. overdose deaths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/a-lifesaving-medication-is-not-behind-the-drop-in-u-s-overdose-deaths",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:33:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science News",
    "slug": "science-news",
    "url": "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/opioid-overdose-deaths-naloxone"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A possible reason for the overdose deaths drop is more use of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses. But while still a key tool, its use fell too.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}