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Deaths of Despair are Cutting Lives Short fro Some White Americans by PBS NewsHour
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Deaths of Despair are Cutting Lives Short fro Some White Americans

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Length 7 minutes
Language English
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Summary

In spite of decades of advancements in health care, diet and safety, white Americans are now living shorter lives, a trend that has surprised experts. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports out of Maysville, Kentucky, an area struggling with an increase in addiction, overdoses and suicide.

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