SSR 13-2p Issued on Evaluating Cases Involving Drug Addiction and Alcoholism

SSR 13-2p issued on evaluating cases involving drug addiction and alcoholism

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The Social Security Administration is giving notice of Social Security Ruling (SSR) 13-2p, in which the agency explains its policies concerning how it considers whether “drug addiction and alcoholism” (DAA) is material to its determination of …
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Larry Pogemiller: Direct aid to postsecondary students garners more support

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The investment in direct aid to students through the state grant program is the largest percentage increase in the program in 25 years and the largest dollar increase in the history of the program, Pogemiller noted. … areas the University has …
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Ian Mulgrew: Border Security is tabloid television at its worst

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In reality, most of them are policing returning citizens hiding cheap liquor, Americans who forgot to leave their guns at home and poor would-be immigrants, who whatever their story, deserve to be treated with respect. The government view presented …
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Breast cancer radiation treatment can harm women's hearts

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Some chemotherapy drugs are known to harm the heart muscle, but the new study shows radiation can hurt arteries, making them prone to harden and clog and cause a heart attack. Women who receive both treatments have both types of risk. The study "will …
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