![]() Murthy did not provide any data that illustrates how many people die directly from loneliness or isolation. Isolation also elevates a person’s likelihood for experiencing depression, anxiety and dementia, according to the research. Loneliness increases the risk of premature death by nearly 30%, with the report revealing that those with poor social relationships also had a greater risk of stroke and heart disease. The age group reported a 70% drop in time spent with friends during the same period. ![]() It is as harmful to health as smoking and far. 'We have a massive, deadly epidemic hidden in plain sight: loneliness. The loneliness epidemic is hitting young people, ages 15 to 24, especially hard. The New York Times Bestseller from Surgeon General, Vivek H. Americans spent about 20 minutes a day in person with friends in 2020, down from 60 minutes daily nearly two decades earlier. People culled their friend groups during the coronavirus pandemic and reduced time spent with those friends, the surgeon general’s report finds. ![]() ![]() ![]() The number of single households has also doubled over the last 60 years.īut the crisis deeply worsened when COVID-19 spread, prompting schools and workplaces to shut their doors and sending millions of Americans to isolate at home away from relatives or friends. Research shows that Americans, who have become less engaged with worship houses, community organizations and even their own family members in recent decades, have steadily reported an increase in feelings of loneliness. ![]()
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