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Opioid overdoses shorten US life expectancy by 2½ months
CNN (CNN) Opioid drugs — including both legally prescribed painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, as well as illegal drugs such as heroin or illicit fentanyl — are not only killing Americans, they are shortening their overall life spans. Opioids … The opioid epidemic is so bad it’s driving down life expectancy in the US Opioid ODs Have Cut Into US Life Expectancy: CDC Contribution of opioid-related deaths to the change in life expectancy in the US |
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