Middle-aged are being driven to 'deaths of despair' as loneliness and low earnings lead to a rise in suicides and fatal drug or alcohol abuse Middle-aged 'deaths of despair' have been rising in the US for a decade There are signs of the pattern emerging in the UK according to a new report Social isolation and relationship breakdown take their toll on physical health
By Steve Doughty Social Affairs Correspondent For The Daily Mail
Published: 00:26 BST, 14 May 2019 | Updated: 00:32 BST, 14 May 2019
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The middle-aged are increasingly likely to die 'deaths of despair' as a result of low earnings, loneliness and family breakdown, a report said yesterday.
Such deaths – from suicide and drug and alcohol abuse – have been rising in the US for a decade but there are signs of the pattern emerging in the UK, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.
'Deteriorating job prospects, social isolation and relationship breakdown may slowly be taking their toll on people's mental and physical health,' the think-tank
