U.S. life expectancy fell in 2016 as opioid overdoses surged: CDC

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Life expectancy in the United States dipped in 2016 as the number of deaths due to opioid drug overdoses surged and total drug overdose deaths rose 21 percent to 63,600, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.


Source: Reuters Medical News

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