Pain in the Nation 2026: The Epidemics of Alcohol, Drug, and Suicide Deaths
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Description
Report focuses on alcohol, drug, and mortality statistics
and trends, with a special feature on suicide and well-being in the United States. Includes data on substance use and mortality, with U.S. maps showing overdose and suicide rates, breakdowns according to metro versus nonmetro location, and state-by-state statistical trends. Provides policy recommendations to address substance use and offers examples from rural areas.
Author(s)
Molly Warren, Lauren Battle
Date
06/2026
Organization
Trust for America's Health
Tagged as
Alcohol use
· Illicit drug use
· Injuries
· Mortality
· Policy
· Prescription drug misuse
· Rural-urban differences
· State-by-state data
· Statistics and data
· Substance use and misuse
· Suicide and suicide prevention
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
· State-by-state