Charles Dicken's "A Tale of Two Cities" famously opens with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine and provide important ...

According to the data from the year 2020, overdoses killed 163 people out of every 100,000 who primarily worked in construction. Credit: Photo by Kawser Hamid The phrase “deaths of despair” has become ...

A new study suggests that falling involvement in organized religion among middle-aged white Americans with less education may have contributed to the rise in what are known as “deaths of despair.” ...

Long before opioids flooded communities, something else was quietly changing—and it may have helped set the stage for today’s ...

Given the socioeconomic effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it should have come as no surprise that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported more than 100,000 drug ...

As 2015 wound down, a foreboding but catchy phrase from a scientific paper blew across the cultural landscape with unexpected force. The expression “deaths of despair” was born after Princeton ...

Nearly two years ago, I found myself standing in a humid, grimy motel room in Pennsylvania, talking to opioid addicts about what drove them to their addictions. At the time I was struck by the many ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chris Smith is an investor who covers UK & European funding and tech. Mar 22, 2024, 12:28pm EDT Trapped in the pit of despair ...

Marine scientists indeed call a deep-sea brine pool off the eastern coast of Mexico a "Jacuzzi of Despair" or "Hot Tub of Despair." While it's true that most organisms that enter the water will die ...