- A study by the National Institute on Aging found that the health risks of being isolated for a lengthy period of time are equivalent to those of smoking 15 cigarettes a day. This is because social isolation and loneliness are believed to shorten a person's life span by up to 15 years https://extension.unh.edu/blog/2022/05/prolonged-social-isolation-loneliness-are-equivalent-smoking-15-cigarettes-day#:~:text=Prolonged%20Social%20Isolation%20and%20Loneliness%20are%20Equivalent%20to%20Smoking%2015%20Cigarettes%20A%20Day,-SHARE&text=Before%20the%20pandemic%2C%20one%20in,U.S.%20Centers%20for%20Disease%20Control 2 comments science
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