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NEWS ABOUT: dependence

dependence stories: 2 news summaries

 Six Weird Tax Deductions 

Are you a whaling captain? Parent of a kidnapped teen? You could benefit!

Apr 8, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The tax code is more than 20,000 pages long and packed with loopholes galore. Newsweek lists six deductions you've probably never heard of:
  • Alaskan whaling captains can deduct up to $10,000 for money spent fixing their boats or on other whaling expenses. 
  • Parents of kidnapped
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Alaska • IRS • dependence • musician • tax breaks • whaling • tax code

Majority of Alcoholics Are Young Adults

Study splits drinkers into 5 categories;
2 largest are in 20s

Jul 2, 07 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than half of all alcoholics in the United States are young adults, reveals a new study that surveyed 1,484 US adults. The study, reported by CBS, divided problem drinkers into five types. Despite the stereotype of the alcoholic as middle-aged, the average age in the two largest groups—... More »

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drugs • alcohol • alcoholism • United States • dependence • drug use • Americans • young adult

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