Deaths of despair

The deaths from the diseases of despair, highlighted by the book Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism by Anne Case and Angus Deaton.

How are they connected to the vanishing social infrastructure captured by Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam, or increasing Skill polarization (e.g.,Autor2014skills)?

Criticisms about the narrative: The “Deaths of Despair” narrative is wrong and What a striking new study of death in America misses