May 23 2020
Annual US Death Toll From Drugs, Alcohol, Suicide Tops 150,000
A report released today by the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Well Being Trust shows that 151,964 Americans died from alcohol, drugs, and suicide. Experts warn that these "deaths of despair" may well increase in the wake of COVID-19.
A study released earlier this month, which was reported by Medscape Medical New, estimated that an additional 75,000 Americans could die by suicide, drugs, or alcohol abuse because of the pandemic.
"These data are a clarion call to action," TFAH President and CEO John Auerbach said in a news release.