EPISODE · Jun 3, 2021 · 8 MIN
Behind the rise of 'deaths of despair,' up 52% in a decade
from The Week in Philly from KYW Newsradio · host Audacy
A record number of people died of 'deaths of despair' in 2019 -- deaths due to alcohol, suicide, or drugs. And there's a lot of concern that 2020's numbers won't be an improvement. Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust released a new report on the numbers, and TFAH's Government Relations Manager Jonah Cunningham breaks down the Pain in the Nation Report, what the trends mean, and what we can expect going forward as data from the pandemic starts to really be examined. Read the report here: https://www.tfah.org/article/pain-in-the-nation-2021/
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A record number of people died of 'deaths of despair' in 2019 -- deaths due to alcohol, suicide, or drugs. And there's a lot of concern that 2020's numbers won't be an improvement. Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust released a new report on the numbers, and TFAH's Government Relations Manager Jonah Cunningham breaks down the Pain in the Nation Report, what the trends mean, and what we can expect going forward as data from the pandemic starts to really be examined. Read the report here: https://www.tfah.org/article/pain-in-the-nation-2021/
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Behind the rise of 'deaths of despair,' up 52% in a decade
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