'Deaths of despair' drag life expectancy lower for whites

Associated Press ^ | Jun 3, 2016 12:55 PM EDT | Mike Stobbe

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Rising drug and alcohol overdoses, suicides, and disease from chronic alcoholism — labeled “deaths of despair” by one expert — are cutting the lives of white Americans short by nearly a half a year on average.

Increases in these types of deaths among whites means that life expectancy for whites is not increasing as fast as it is for other groups, according to a government report that offers an unusual look at how different threats are affecting U.S. lifespans.

“Things are moving in the wrong direction,” said Anne Case, a Princeton University researcher, of what she calls “deaths of despair.” […]

Though the gap is closing, white life expectancy is still significantly greater than life expectancy for blacks. …

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