Soaring opioid drug deaths cause US life expectancy to drop for 2nd year

Soaring opioid drug deaths cause US life expectancy to drop for 2nd year  CBS News Life expectancy is down for a second year. Drug overdoses are a big reason why.  USA TODAY US life expectancy fell in 2016 as opioid overdoses surged: CDC  Reuters NCHS Data Brief, Number 293 (December 2017) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Life Expectancy Drops Again As Opioid Deaths Surge In US  NPRFull coverage