I don't have the source as I saw it on the local TV news station the other day, but they mentioned that the life expectancy in the US dropped this year in part because of the current opioid abuse that is sweeping the nation. If that is indeed true it is pretty sobering (no pun intended).
[+] [-] johnnycarcin|8 years ago|reply
EDIT: here is an article that talks about this from the source site: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/12/28...
[+] [-] danjoc|8 years ago|reply
http://time.com/4980225/obesity-rates-adults-children/
Compare to another developed nation like Japan with ~3.5%.
[+] [-] horatiocain|8 years ago|reply