美国人口预期寿命连续两年下降,因为越来越多的人死于吸毒过量
<p><span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="accidental">accidental</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prescription">prescription</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="illicit">illicit</span> <span word="opioids">opioids</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="declines">declines</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> - <span word="to">to</span> 78.6 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="down">down</span> <span word="from">from</span> 78.7 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 78.8 <span word="in">in</span> 2017, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> (<span word="NCHS">NCHS</span>).</p><p>由于处方药和非法阿片类药物导致的意外死亡事件正在攀升，导致美国人口预期寿命持续下降。美国国家卫生统计中心（<span word="NCHS">NCHS</span>）发布的一份报告称，这是美国人口预期寿命连续下滑的第二年--从2017年的78.8岁和2017年的78.7岁下降至2016年的78.6岁。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opioid">opioid</span> <span word="epidemic">epidemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> - <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="aged">aged</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 63,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="overdoses">overdoses</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 21 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2017. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="expectancy">expectancy</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1962 <span word="and">and</span> 1963, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="flu">flu</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>.</p><p>导致美国人死亡的罪魁祸首仍旧是心脏病和癌症。但阿片类药物流行正在造成重大损失--尤其让中青年美国人付出了沉重代价。去年，63000多人死于吸毒过量，比2017年增长了21%。上一次美国人口预期寿命连续两年下滑还是在1962和1963年，当时流感特别严重，造成很多人患病去世，《华盛顿邮报》表示。</p>
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