Trifecta of opioids, alcohol and suicide are blamed for the drop in U.S. life expectancy

An epidemic of despair is disproportionately claiming the lives of rural white Americans in the prime of adulthood. And for a second year in a row, their deaths by drugs, drink and self-destruction have caused life expectancy in the United States to fall.That milestone, suggests aneditorial in...
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - Category: Science Authors: Source Type: news