In “Mortality and morbidity in the 21st century,” Princeton Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton follow up on their groundbreaking 2015 paper that revealed a shocking increase in midlife mortality among white non-Hispanic Americans, exploring patterns and contributing factors to the troubling trend. Case and Deaton find that while midlife […] Read more »
Teen use of any illicit drug other than marijuana at new low, same true for alcohol
Teenagers’ use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined significantly in 2016 at rates that are at their lowest since the 1990s, a new national study showed. But University of Michigan researchers cautioned that while these developments are “trending in the right direction,” marijuana still remains high for 12th-graders. CONT. U. […] Read more »
Opioids Viewed as Most Serious Local Drug Problem
More than four in 10 Americans see prescription painkillers and heroin as a “crisis” or “very serious problem” in their local areas. Smaller percentages of Americans — one in three or fewer — view cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine and marijuana as a crisis or very serious problem where they live. CONT. […] Read more »
American Attitudes toward Substance Use in the United States
More Americans now die every year from drug overdoses than they do in motor vehicle accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rise of heroin-related deaths has been particularly sharp. In a recent poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, few […] Read more »
60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll: Bad Habits
Welcome to the 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll for October 2015. The subject of this month’s poll is Bad Habits. If the word habit can be defined as a recurring often unconscious pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition, then what constitutes a bad habit? CONT. CBS News Read more »
Drinking Highest Among Educated, Upper-Income Americans
Upper-income and highly educated Americans are more likely than other Americans to say they drink alcohol. Whereas eight in 10 adults in these socio-economic status groups say they drink, only about half of lower-income Americans and those with a high school diploma or less say they drink. CONT. Jeffrey M. […] Read more »