{
  "id": 6455699,
  "title": "Betel nut traces in 25,000-year-old teeth point to early human drug use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/betel-nut-traces-in-25-000-year-old-teeth-point-to-early-human-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T18:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-09-10/earliest-evidence-of-human-drug-use-discovered-in-indonesia/107130656"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Archaeologists find evidence in Indonesia of a human who appeared to use betel nut for its psychoactive properties up to 25,000 years ago.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}