Once thought of as mainly affecting middle-age white Americans, deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide are increasing in many communities of color.
Combined deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in the U.S. plateaued in 2018 for the first time in two decades, according to a report published Thursday.
"There are several risk factors that contribute to a higher number of people dying from deaths of despair, but it's the structural inequalities piece that stands out," Miller said."Where you live, your ability to get meaningful employment, to get out of poverty, all factor into whether or not you have a fighting chance at optimal health.
Story continuesIn addition, from 2017 to 2018, overall drug-induced mortality increased at the highest rates among Asian Americans and Native Americans and decreased by 6 percent among whites, to 23.3 deaths per 100,000 people. Rates of death by suicide increased most significantly among Latinx Americans and Native Americans.
"They are sent to jail instead of being sent to treatment," he said."There is this unjust system where we are punishing those who are minorities and showing compassion to white people." Prioritizing mental health careThe report showed that deaths by suicide continued to grow, reaching rates that were 25 percent higher in 2018 — 14.8 deaths per 100,000 people — than they were a decade before. Suicide deaths remained the highest among males, Native Americans and whites, but all minority groups had more sizable increases in suicide rates than white Americans did. Latinx Americans had an 8 percent increase in rates of suicide in just one year — 7.
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