Adams v. Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DANIEL ADAMS, JR., : Civil No. 1:22-CV-1293 : Plaintiff, : : v. : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) : KILOLO KIJAKAZI, : Acting Commissioner of Social Security : : Defendant. : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Introduction This Social Security appeal calls upon us to consider the relationship between disability and drug dependence. In undertaking this task, we are guided by a clear legislative mandate from Congress. In 1996, Congress amended the Social Security Act to speak directly to the issue of drug dependence as a contributing…