Opioid abuse in the US is so bad it's lowering life expectancy. Why hasn't the epidemic hit other countries? - Washington Post

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Opioid abuse in the US is so bad it's lowering life expectancy. Why hasn't the epidemic hit other countries? Washington Post For the second year in a row, life expectancy in the United States has dropped. It is not hard to understand why: In 2016, there was a 21 percent rise in the number of deaths caused by drug overdoses, with opioids causing two-thirds of them. Last year ... and more »

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