{"id":1923915,"date":"2023-05-04T01:57:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-surgeon-general-widespread-loneliness-can-be-as-deadly-as-smoking\/"},"modified":"2023-05-04T01:57:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:57:38","slug":"u-s-surgeon-general-widespread-loneliness-can-be-as-deadly-as-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-surgeon-general-widespread-loneliness-can-be-as-deadly-as-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Surgeon General: Widespread Loneliness Can Be as Deadly as Smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-surgeon-general-widespread-loneliness-can-be-as-deadly-as-smoking%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1923915&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> \t\t\t\tLoneliness has caused serious health risks, as nearly half of adults across the nation say they have experienced the feeling, the U.S. surgeon general said, declaring a public health epidemic.<\/p>\n<p> The risks could be as deadly as smoking a dozen cigarettes a day, the Associated Press (AP) reported Tuesday, adding the problem has cost the health industry billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>   \u201cMillions of people in America are struggling in the shadows, and that\u2019s not right. That\u2019s why I issued this advisory to pull back the curtain on a struggle that too many people are experiencing,\u201d Dr. Vivek Murthy told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p> In a social media post on Tuesday, Murthy said he released the Surgeon General\u2019s Advisory on loneliness and isolation and emphasized how relationships can help.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cResearch shows that loneliness and isolation are associated with a greater risk of heart disease, dementia, stroke, depression, anxiety, and premature death,\u201d he stated:<\/p>\n<p>    \u201cLacking connection can increase the risk of premature death to levels comparable to smoking daily,\u201d he continued, adding that loneliness and isolation are quite common.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cNow is the time to invest in building social connection,\u201d he noted before highlighting the\u00a0advisory\u00a0entitled Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation.<\/p>\n<p> The AP report noted the declaration does not have the ability to unlock federal funds or programming to help remedy the problem.<\/p>\n<p> The outlet continued:<\/p>\n<p>   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. The number of single households has also doubled over the last 60 years.<\/p>\n<p> But 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.<\/p>\n<p>  In October 2020, CBS Boston reported\u00a0that 61 percent of young people claimed the pandemic made their feelings of loneliness worse, and \u201cTeens report spending 75 percent of their day on screens during the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> Now, the surgeon general is urging people to make changes to connect with others on a relational level through community organizations and additional means.<\/p>\n<p> In December 2021, Murthy issued a public health advisory regarding mental health issues young people were grappling with during the lockdowns and other pandemic protocols, Breitbart News reported.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cIt would be a tragedy if we beat back one public health crisis only to allow another to grow in its place,\u201d Murthy explained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loneliness has caused serious health risks, as nearly half of adults across the nation say they have experienced the feeling, the U.S. surgeon general said, declaring a public health epidemic. 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