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  "id": 5526841,
  "title": "New Zealand approves use of party drug MDMA to treat trauma",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/new-zealand-approves-use-of-party-drug-mdma-to-treat-trauma-5526841",
  "topic": "health",
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  "summary": "Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to people with severe post-traumatic stress disorder.",
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        "title": "Party Drug MDMA Approved By New Zealand To Treat Trauma",
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