On the recordJanuary 29, 2018
For the second year in a row, life expectancy for Americans actually fell, driven in large part by an opioid epidemic that has been ignored by too many in Washington.
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Brown points out the decline in life expectancy due to the opioid crisis and lack of attention from lawmakers.
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