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  "id": 16168358,
  "title": "Opinion: Overdose deaths have plunged. We need to know why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/opinion-overdose-deaths-have-plunged-we-need-to-know-why",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "STAT News",
    "slug": "stat-news",
    "url": "https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/23/opioid-deaths-fallen-naloxone-treatment-supply-shock-public-health/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The humbling truth is that forces outside medical care and public health policies must be playing the biggest role in a dramatic drop in opioid overdose deaths, three health experts…",
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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."
}