Tag: disabled
Opioids fueled a record of nearly 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States last year. The biggest cause of overdose deaths was dangerous synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl. But the epidemic involving illegal chemicals grew out of the abuse of highly addictive prescription opioids. A spate of new research reveals that the use and…
A unique situation faces older workers with a disability: apply for federal disability insurance now or try to hold on and keep working to retirement age. Of course, people who leave the labor force and apply for disability are taking a risk: they might be denied the benefits. But another possible factor in how thes…
