From 2019 to 2021, the death rate for American children and adolescents climbed 20%, marking the steepest increase on record. Four main causes of death are having an outsized impact on the trend: drug overdoses, homicides, auto accidents, and suicide. When it comes to drugs, fentanyl has fueled a major spike nationwide for all ages.
After decades of steady decline, adolescent mortality rates are now increasing, questions loom about race-based government contracts, and San Francisco’s mayor has a new plan to cut homelessness down significantly. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.
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