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  "id": 4093871,
  "title": "Alcohol abuse combined with social isolation can be lethal. It’s what killed my brother",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/alcohol-abuse-combined-with-social-isolation-can-be-lethal-its-what-4093871",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-29T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Age",
    "slug": "the-age",
    "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/alcohol-abuse-combined-with-social-isolation-can-be-lethal-it-s-what-killed-my-brother-20260807-p60mfx.html?ref=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In social isolation, the heavy drinker has no sense of responsibility to anything other than fuelling the next drinking session. It’s a vicious and potentially fatal cycle.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Alcohol abuse combined with social isolation can be lethal. It’s what killed my brother",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/alcohol-abuse-combined-with-social-isolation-can-be-lethal-its-what",
        "published": "2026-08-29T03:30:00.000Z"
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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."
}