WAMC News Podcast - Episode 525

August 08, 2024 00:12:22
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 525
WAMC News Podcast
WAMC News Podcast - Episode 525

Aug 08 2024 | 00:12:22

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Show Notes

Deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in the U.S. increased by 142 percent from 2002 through 2022.  That’s according to a new study from the non-profit Trust for America’s Health, which calls the mortality rates “alarmingly high.” The report is called Pain in the Nation 2024: the Epidemic of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths. Rhea Farberman is the Director of Strategic Communications and Policy Research with the Trust.

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