According to the former U.S. Surgeon General, chronic loneliness carries health risks equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes daily, and when combined with undiagnosed and untreated ADHD, can reduce life expectancy by up to 13 years, as documented by Dr. Russell Barkley's research.
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The Lethal Cost of Disconnection: Loneliness, ADHD, and Life Expectancy | Dave Delaney TEDxFranklin
Added:The former surgeon general, excuse me.
He stated that the loneliness epidemic that's taking place has the same negative health effects as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
15 cigarettes a day.
And when you combine that with ADHD and you're undiagnosed and untreated with undiagnosed and untreated ADHD your life expectancy according to Dr. Russell Barkley can be up to 13 years less.
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