"These ghosts of our nation drove overdose deaths to record highs during the pandemic. More than 100,000 Americans ODed in a 12-month period ending in April 2021, up almost 30 percent from the prior year. The majority of these deaths of despair, about 70 percent, were among men between the ages of 25 and 54, men who should be creating or influencing or building cars or welding high steel."
"Babies are dying too. Overall, the U.S. has the worst infant mortality rate in the industrial world. If the country's five worst states made up their own nation, it'd be a world "leader," where one out of five women of reproductive age live with a high risk of death and other poor maternal health outcomes, such as postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, and preterm birth. It's unsurprising that the places where babies die also have poor overall health, high rates of substance abuse, and mental health problems."
Affordability pressures and social despair have driven fentanyl overdose deaths to record highs, with over 100,000 deaths in a 12-month period ending April 2021—a nearly 30 percent increase. About 70 percent of overdose deaths were men aged 25–54, many of whom would traditionally hold blue-collar jobs. Fatal overdoses have begun declining but remain elevated compared with past decades. The U.S. also has the worst infant mortality rate in the industrialized world; the five worst states show dramatically higher maternal risks including postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, and preterm birth. High infant mortality clusters with poor overall health, substance abuse, and mental-health problems.
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