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American life expectancy has dropped again. Here’s why
By Laura Santhanam
'The Numbers Are So Staggering.' Overdose Deaths Set a Record Last Year. (Published 2018)
By Margot Sanger-Katz & Josh Katz
US life expectancy continues to move in reverse
By Cathleen O'grady
The CDC knows why U.S. life expectancy keeps dropping—but no one knows how to stop it
By Sara Chodosh
The opioid epidemic is reducing overall life expectancy
By Mr.Germán López-Espinosa
