Along withalcoholism and suicide, opioids are part of the so-called deaths ofdespair phenomenon that has helped increase white Americanmortality rates since the turn of the century. (Photo: GettyImages)
America's opioid crisis is a terrible tragedy in itself.Increasingly, though, the evidence suggests that it's behindanother malaise: the growing ranks of prime-aged males dropping out of the laborforce.
The epidemic of opioid and opiate drug abuse contrasts sharplywith a broader improvement in Americans' health. Violent crime,domestic violence and teen pregnancy are all way down. Cancer survival rates are up, and HIV is on theway out. Air and water pollution have decreased.
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