Melissa in the Morning: Pain in the Nation

A new report highlighting the epidemic of drug, alcohol and suicide deaths was released to the public, thanks to Trust for America’s Health (TFAH). The data shows two things: first, improvement in combined substance misuse and suicide mortality rate in five years; and two, trends remain alarmingly high. We spoke with an author of the report, Dr. Nadine Gracia, who is also the President and CEO of TFAH.

For more information: Tfah.org

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