#RA-3091Read AloudCore & AcademicEasy
Deaths of Despair
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Prep: 30-40 Seconds
People who attended religious services at least once a week were significantly less likely to die from 'deaths of despair', including deaths related to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol poisoning, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study showed that the association between service attendance and lower risk of deaths from despair was somewhat stronger for women in the study than for men.
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