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Are “Deaths of Despair” Really Caused by Despair?

By Filings on Thu, 10/03/24
Society & Culture
Deaths of Despair
Suicide
American Culture
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“Investigating the traditional ‘deaths of despair,’ Ruhm finds that a one standard deviation increase in poor mental health increases drug deaths by about 2.5% and alcohol deaths by 3.4%; suicide deaths, surprisingly, increase by only about 0.6%. …large predicted increases in other causes: heart disease, lower respiratory disease, and homicides.” - IFS

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