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I. Introduction
   - Recent decline in U.S. life expectancy
   - Importance of understanding contributing factors

II. Alcohol, Drugs, and Deaths of Despair
   - Claim: Rise in alcohol and drug use contributes to decline in life expectancy
   - Evidence: Increase in "deaths of despair" (Gold, 2020)
   - Link to Claim: Alcohol and drug use lead to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol-related liver disease
   - Other explanation: Federal government's efforts to combat drug overdose epidemic (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2021)
   - Transition to next claim: COVID-19's impact on life expectancy

III. COVID-19 and Life Expectancy
   - Claim: The pandemic significantly impacted U.S. life expectancy, especially among minority populations
   - Evidence: Higher years of life lost due to COVID-19 in the U.S. compared to other high-income countries (NAME_1 et al., 2021)
   - Link to Claim: COVID-19 disproportionately affected minority populations (Goldman & Andrasfay, 2022)
   - Other explanation: Health disparities and social determinants of health exacerbate the pandemic's impact (NAME_2, 2021)
   - Transition to next claim: Role of lifestyle choices in life expectancy

IV. Lifestyle Choices and Chronic Disease
   - Claim: Healthy lifestyle choices can increase life expectancy
   - Evidence: Longer life expectancy free from chronic diseases when maintaining a healthy lifestyle (NAME_3 et al., 2020)
   - Link to Claim: Diet and exercise p The word "drug" should not appear in your response.
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