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Average Life Expectancy Increases As Opioid Drug Deaths Decrease

By Kyle Coward |

A drop in drug-related overdose deaths has the average American life expectancy back on the rise after years on the decline. Life expectancy in the country rose from 78.6 in 2017 to 78.7 in 2018, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At the same time, deaths by […]