Fueled by drug crisis, US life expectancy declines for a second straight year - Washington Post
Washington Post | Fueled by drug crisis, US life expectancy declines for a second straight year Washington Post American life expectancy at birth declined for the second consecutive year in 2016, fueled by a staggering 21 percent rise in the death rate from drug overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The United States has ... Opioids now kill more people than breast cancer Soaring opioid drug deaths cause US life expectancy to drop for 2nd year Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In US |