Citation

Phillips KU. N. Carol. Med. J. 2022; 83(5): 350-352.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Medical Society of the State of North Carolina)

DOI

10.18043/ncm.83.5.350

PMID

37158556

Abstract

Healthy North Carolina 2030 aims to increase life expectancy in the state from 77.6 to 82.0 by the end of the current decade. Among the most influential barriers are overdose deaths and suicide rates, which are often referred to as "deaths of despair." In this interview, Managing Editor Kaitlin Ugolik Phillips talks with Jennifer J. Carroll, PhD, MPH, about the evolution of the concept and potential levers for change.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Health Status; North Carolina; *Suicide; *Drug Overdose