{
  "id": 4799557,
  "title": "People caught with drugs can be referred to health system under new scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/people-caught-with-drugs-can-be-referred-to-health-system-under-new",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T06:11:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2026/09/01/people-caught-with-drugs-can-be-referred-to-health-system-under-new-scheme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New approach is part of wider plan to reduce drug-related harm and support people to access help at an earlier stage",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}