Loneliness presents health dangers as deadly as chronic smoking, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned Tuesday.
Calling it an ” epidemic of loneliness and isolation ,” Murthy’s office released a health advisory about the human need for social connection and community.
Social connection is an instinctual requirement for humans, Murthy told the Associated Press, noting, “It’s like hunger or thirst. It’s a feeling the body sends us when something we need for survival is missing.”
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