U.S. Life Expectancy Declines due to Opioid Epidemic
For the first time in 50 years, the life expectancy in the United States has declined two years in a row. The culprit is the increase of drug overdoses due to the opioid crisis which is plaguing the U S. Drug overdoses killed 63,600 Americans in 2016, an increase of 21% over the previous year.…
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