{
  "id": 605172,
  "title": "Virtual intervention reduces substance use in American Indians and Alaska Natives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/virtual-intervention-reduces-substance-use-in-american-indians-and",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-virtual-intervention-substance-american-indians.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A clinical trial has demonstrated that a virtual prevention intervention reduced cannabis and alcohol use among American Indian and Alaska Native emerging adults. In this study, published in JAMA Network Open, researchers tested the efficacy of a program called Traditions and Connections for Urban Native Americans (TACUNA) that blends evidence-based and traditional practices to prevent substance…",
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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."
}