{
  "id": 16562611,
  "title": "Substance use driving increases in emergency department visits, hospitalizations for young mothers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/substance-use-driving-increases-in-emergency-department-visits",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-26T04:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-10-substance-emergency-department-hospitalizations-young.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Emergency department (ED) visits for use of substances, especially opioids, amphetamines and cannabis, by mothers with dependent children increased almost 5% a year, in contrast to an increase of almost 2% a year among females without children, according to a large study in Canadian Medical Association Journal. These increases were largely in mothers under age 25, in whom rates grew more than…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}