I never held Rush’s drug use against him. He came on the air and told us, his audience about it: “”You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life,” Limbaugh said Friday on his program. “So I need to tell you today that part of what you have heard and read is correct. I am addicted to prescription pain medication.”
Limbaugh said he began taking the medication “some years ago” when his doctor prescribed it after spinal surgery, to treat post-operation pain. The operation was unsuccessful and the back pain stemming from the surgery persisted...He became hooked. He said he’s tried to break his dependence on the painkiller and twice checked himself into medical facilities for treatment.
Having spent 20 years in the Army, I’ve seen numerous soldiers who suffered through back surgery, both successful and unsuccessful. Many got through it on pure grit, a few became addicted to the pain killers. Limbaugh came ‘clean’ with his audience about his problem and he DID overcome it.
His accomplishments as a conservative and patriot have, to me, far surpassed the pebble of his addiction.
“The operation was unsuccessful and the back pain stemming from the surgery persisted.”
Didn’t he refuse to have another surgery to correct the 1st surgery because they’d have to work close to his vocal cords and he wouldn’t risk losing his speaking voice?