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Study warns coronavirus pandemic could lead to 75,000 U.S. "deaths of despair"

Name: Study warns coronavirus pandemic could lead to 75,000 U.S. "deaths of despair"
Uploaded: 2020-05-08T11:13:03-0400
Duration: 8 min 14 s
Description: A new study is warning that the COVID-19 pandemic could be followed by a wave of deaths from suicide and substance abuse. It predicts that economic hardship, isolation and anxiety could lead to as many as 75,000 additional deaths over the next decade. Dr. Bob Lahita joined CBSN to give insight into the startling numbers.

A new study is warning that the COVID-19 pandemic could be followed by a wave of deaths from suicide and substance abuse. It predicts that economic hardship, isolation and anxiety could lead to as many as 75,000 additional deaths over the next decade. Dr. Bob Lahita joined CBSN to give insight into the startling numbers.