From 2016-2017 to 2020-2021, deaths from excessive alcohol use increased 26.8 and 34.7 percent among males and females
One-third of those say their lives were disrupted by the overdose death
Neighborhood public assistance in early childhood associated with an increased risk for death by unnatural causes through midadulthood
During the same time period, there was a decrease seen in the percentage of overdose deaths with evidence of injection
Authors say findings support efforts to improve social isolation, loneliness
Increased hazard ratios seen for all-cause mortality and mortality due to natural and unnatural causes
Diagnosis of bipolar disorder increased odds of mortality more than history of smoking or age 60 years or older
Mortality ratio increased about threefold for pregnant and postpartum women aged 35 to 44 years
Risk for death was found to be exacerbated by comorbidities
Inverse association did not differ with caregiving frequency or when stratified by age, race-ethnicity, depressive symptoms