deaths of despair

A sign calling attention to drug overdoses is posted in a gas station on the White Earth reservation in Ogema, Minn.. A new study shows that early deaths due to addiction and suicide have impacted American Indian and Alaska Native communities far more than white communities.

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Native Americans left out of 'deaths of despair' research

5:00am February 01, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

During the time that deaths from addiction and suicide among white Americans rose by about 9%, deaths among Native Americans shot up by about 30%, a new study shows.

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Lights placed as a memorial to COVID-19 victims surround the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Jan. 19. Some economists believe deaths tied to alcohol use, drug use and suicides have risen during the pandemic as the isolation felt by many has taken an e

Economy
Health & Safety

They Lost Sons To Drug Overdoses: How The Pandemic May Be Fueling Deaths Of Despair

11:43am January 26, 2021

by Scott Horsley

As drug overdose deaths rise during the pandemic, a former White House economist says social isolation could be partly to blame.

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