Why are alcohol- and drug-related deaths rising in the US and not elsewhere?
Why are alcohol- and drug-related deaths rising in the US and not elsewhere?
In the United States, mortality is rising, with more deaths than ever attributable to alcohol and drug poisoning and to suicide, in conjunction with increasing rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Yet many other wealthy nations have seen rates of these so-called "deaths of despair" decreasing.
"In Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia, they're not having a problem or they're having it to a much smaller degree," says Penn neuroscientist Peter Sterling. "Here, we're having a massive problem." He and colleague Michael Platt wanted to understand the disparity and what the U.S. might learn. (MedicalXpress, USA, 03.02.2022)
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-alcohol-drug-related-deaths.html