Tag: SSDI
![Emergency Department](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/iStock-538726573-1536x1024.jpg.webp)
Picture a worker who has an injury so traumatic that he or she is rushed to the emergency room. A doctor prescribes an opioid to ease the pain. A new working paper adds to the growing evidence that taking opioids, even when necessary, can have serious long-term consequences for workers’ career paths. Michael Dworsky at RAND found…
![Senior man with an injured shoulder in rehab clinic](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/iStock-1182464975-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg.webp)
One in four workers who are still healthy in their mid-50s will experience a disability in the next few years that will make working more difficult. Sometimes the disability stems from a sudden medical problem such as a heart attack, but many disabilities are just the accumulated wear and tear on aging bodies or chronic…