{
  "id": 3115416,
  "title": "Cocaine use is down, but alcohol is still being abused by young adults",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/cocaine-use-is-down-but-alcohol-is-still-being-abused-by-young-adults",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T21:17:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NPR Health",
    "slug": "npr-health",
    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5942987/cocaine-use-is-down-but-alcohol-is-still-being-abused-by-young-adults"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A drug bust involving an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State has drawn attention to drug use on college campuses, but the research shows the big risk to students is alcohol.",
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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."
}