I agree 100%. I heard that apology and all I heard was a man trying to "take responsibility" for his actions by rationalizing . . . my doctor did this to me, this was medication (not drugs), etc. Obviously Rush has an addictive personality, and he's going to have to deal with this before he gets better. I hope for his sake he does, and I hope that when he gets back on the radio, he'll rethink his attitude w/r/t the WoD and maybe the Dittohead Zombies will finally line up on the CONSERVATIVE side of this issue.
Megadittoes.
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The root is the desire to be pain free and live a normal life.
Golf, sex, walking, etc.
Oxy-codone drugs can make that possible. The key is to manage the addiction to the drug and to be honest with yourself about the side effects of the addiction that always happens.
It would be so much better if the pain drugs were effective but not addicting. Unfortunately they are not because they mimic the bodies own natural pain killers called endorphins. This is what causes the physical addiction.
A pain patient has to understand this and not get carried away with the dose. This involves accepting some degree of pain.
Rush apparently failed to do this. He wished to be totally free of pain and self medicated. This is a mistake.
As to the legalities, I will leave that to others to comment upon, but the addiction is NOT the mistake. It is but a side effect of the drug.