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  "id": 1747205,
  "title": "Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds, and the harm lasts for years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/severe-flooding-raises-deadly-overdose-risk-in-rural-appalachia-study-1747205",
  "topic": "science",
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  "published": "2026-08-18T16:00:03.000Z",
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  "summary": "When she went to sleep on July 27, 2022, McKayla wasn't worried about the storm that was raging outside her trailer in southeastern Kentucky. Intense storms were frequent in summer. While the creek in front of her home would often rise, water never came close enough to be a concern.",
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        "outlet": "The Conversation",
        "title": "Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/severe-flooding-raises-deadly-overdose-risk-in-rural-appalachia-study",
        "published": "2026-08-18T12:43:28.000Z"
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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."
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