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Despite claims that America has “the most advanced healthcare system” and the best hospitals in the world, life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the third year in a row. The reason? A disturbing jump in the suicide rate and drug overdose deaths fueled by highly addictive opioids. This latest drop is the worst downward trend in life expectancy for Americans since 1915-1918 when the bloody carnage of World War I and the deadly flu pandemic took their toll. Read Full Story…