'deaths Of Despair' Fuel Rising Midlife Mortality For White Americans

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Thu, 03/23/2017 - 5:08pm

It's a midlife crisis of a different sort: "Deaths of despair" -- due to drugs, alcohol and suicide -- are largely responsible for rising mortality rates among middle-age white Americans. And a new analysis by Princeton economists delves into what they believe is behind this trend.

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