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Kaiser Health News: As ‘Deaths Of Despair’ Soar Among Millennials, Experts Call For Targeted Programs To Address Their Unique Needs

June 13, 2019
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Experts say millennials are dealing with “burdensome levels of education debt,” the cost of housing and the challenge of building careers during the “great recession” and the opioid crisis. More broadly, rates of deaths from suicides, drug overdoses and alcohol have reached an all-time high in the United States.

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