Deaths of despair, morbidity, and emotional distress continue to rise in the United States,
largely borne by those without a college degree—the majority of American adults—for many …

Purpose The substantial and unexpected increase in “deaths of despair” in the US (eg,
deaths from drug overdose, suicide, and alcohol-related liver diseases) reported by …

Despite the significant scientific advancement in deciphering the “deaths of despair”
narrative, most relevant studies have focused on drug-, alcohol-, and suicide-related (DAS) …

Using a pooled cross‐section regression, the study analyzes state‐level data on deaths of
despair as a function of population health, economic, and demographic indicators identified …

We thank Siddiqi and Sod-Erdene (1) for a thoughtful discussion of our paper (2). Given that
the “deaths of despair”(DOD) perspective (3–5) first emerged as a backend theory to explain …

Abstract Since Case and Deaton (2015) coined the term 'deaths of despair,'there has been
significant empirical work and public interest in the topic. Yet social scientists studying this …

According to the provisional death data posted on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention website, in the 12-months preceding April 30, 2021, drug overdose deaths …