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Drop in life expectancy in U.S. tied to drugs, alcohol, suicide

For the second year in a row, the U.S. life expectancy rate dropped, decreasing in 2016 to 78.6, a loss of 0.1 from the previous year. read more

Colorado sees a dramatic comeback in life expectancy, other health measures, after historic drop during the pandemic

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Drug and alcohol deaths are down in SC and US but progress is threatened by federal cuts

South Carolina saw a steep drop in recent drug- and alcohol-related deaths and suicides, nearly three times the national decline, a new report found. A state official said some of this is from a "full ... read more