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Comment
. 2016 Aug:89:324-326.
doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.05.024. Epub 2016 May 31.

Commentary: U.S. mortality, geography, and the anti-social determinants of health

Ryan D Edwards  1
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Commentary: U.S. mortality, geography, and the anti-social determinants of health

Ryan D Edwards. Prev Med. 2016 Aug.

Abstract

Drug-related overdoses appear to be a major factor behind an historic pause or even a reversal in the predominant downward trend over time in U.S. mortality rates, a departure that is especially evident among non-Hispanic white females of middle age. The new geography of accidental poisoning deaths and their covariates suggests that we should reassess traditional policies and perspectives in order to combat this threat to public health.

Keywords: Addiction; Crime; Disability; Drug use.

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