慢速英语:Death Rates Rising for Middle-Aged Whites with Little Education

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demographic - n. the qualities such as age, sex, and income of a specific group of people​

despair - n. the feeling of no longer having any hope​

epidemic - n. an occurrence in which a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people​

gone down the tubes - to fail completely

overdose - n. an amount of a drug or medicine that is too much and usually dangerous​

resilient - adj. able to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens​