Key result
Drug overdose accounted for 25% to 100% of the widening in educational gradients in life expectancy among adults aged 30-60 in the United States between 1992 and 2011.
Observational
Drug overdose mortality significantly contributed to the widening of educational gradients in life expectancy in the US between 1992 and 2011, particularly among non-Hispanic whites and adults aged 30-60.
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Drug overdoses may widen educational life expectancy gaps; leaves open causal pathways and targeted prevention research.
Jessica Y. Ho (2017) conducted an observational in Drug overdose mortality. Drug overdose was evaluated on Educational gradients in life expectancy. Drug overdose accounted for 25% to 100% of the widening in educational gradients in life expectancy among adults aged 30-60 in the United States between 1992 and 2011.
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