Deaths of Despair and Decreasing Life Expectancy in the US

In recent years, life expectancy in the US has been dropping. A significant contributor to that drop has been deaths of despair. Drug overdoses and suicides have increased in tandem with the opioid crisis, and the outcome is shorter lives. Today we'll talk about these tragic deaths and what we might do about them. This is the second of four episodes in our series on opioids, which is supported by the National Institute for Healthcare Management Foundation. Related HCT episodes: The Opioid Crisis in 2020:    • The Opioid Crisis in 2020   Opioid Playlist 2016:    • Opioids   Be sure to check out our podcast!    • Podcast   Other Healthcare Triage Links: 1. Support the channel on Patreon: http://vid.io/xqXr 2. Check out our Facebook page: http://goo.gl/LnOq5z 3. We still have merchandise available at http://www.hctmerch.com 4. Aaron's book "The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully" is available wherever books are sold, such as Amazon: http://amzn.to/2hGvhKw Credits: Aaron Carroll -- Writer Meredith Danko – Social Media Tiffany Doherty -- Writer and Script Editor John Green -- Executive Producer Stan Muller -- Director, Producer Mark Olsen – Art Director, Producer Images and Footage iStock/Darwin Brandis iStock/DonNichols iStock/DLewis iStock/DNY59 iStock/Vadym Plysiuk #healthcaretriage #opioids #overdose