Fatal opioid overdoses reduce US life expectancy by nearly a year

In the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, opioid-related deaths cut the nation’s average life expectancy at birth by eight months, according to new research published in The Lancet Regional Health–Americas. The findings also suggest that young minorities bore the brunt of this crisis, with overdose deaths nearly doubling for Blacks, Hispanics, and American Indian/Alaska Natives in the past few years.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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