Report: Deaths From Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Could Increase by 60 Percent in Next Decade

November 21, 2017
by Claire Hansen
U.S. News & World Report

The figure is a 60 percent increase over the past decade, according to the report, which was released by the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust. The authors of the study say the projections could be conservative as the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc on American communities. The report includes an online interactive tool that maps the trends.

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