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Research in different populations suggested that heavy alcohol use is associated with risky sexual behaviors. This is because alcohol relaxes the brain and body, reduces inhibitions, and diminishes risk perception. Drinking alcohol may further increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV through its suppressive effects on the immune system.

More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year alone, according to the CDC. That number marks a nearly 10 percent increase from 2016 and the highest ever in the United States for a single year.

At the same time, suicide rates have also steadily increased, according to the CDC, making it the 10th leading cause of death in the U.S. — and the second most common cause of death for people ages 10 to 34. That age range dovetails with the data on drug use, which showed people age 25 to 54 dying at higher rates than their older counterparts. In other words, younger adults have largely been hit hardest by these trends. "We're seeing the drop in life expectancy not because we're hitting a cap [for lifespans of] people in their 80s. We're seeing a drop in life expectancy because people are dying in their 20s [and] 30s," McHugh said.

But in general, says William Dietz of George Washington University, the main themes of the reports are "very disturbing" — partly because deaths from overdoses and suicides are likely linked. Both may be caused by social shifts in the U.S. that have caused people to become "less connected to each other in communities," he tells Harris.

DoubtingThomas wrote:Dating and flirting is now heavily discourage among co-workers and some companies simply don't allow it. Some men work more than 40 hours a week. How can a man working more than 40 hours a week meet women (pretty and not overweight) other than going to a bar? Some men have no time to go to a yoga class or college. Is going to church on Sundays the solution?

And honestly bars are probably disgusting

No wonder suicide rates are going up. I think it is the end of men.

Doctor Steuss wrote:

Markk wrote:I googled it, in that it worked for Fonzi...and I found this. Good luck


https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... upermarket

(edit) if you are over weight, hang out next to the Cheetos and Pork Skins

Lemmie wrote:I don't know, DT. Are you pretty and not overweight?

Lemmie wrote:We keep the ugly, overweight females in disgusting bars and colleges so they don't catch anything from you.

Lemmie wrote: You may not know this, but tolerating ignorance is no longer required for the propagation of the species.

Lemmie wrote: Sweethearts like DT aren't really a bother, they're just a little wet behind the ears.