[driftless]

How many who did what Rush supposedly did "do the time"?

[CobaltBlue]

Getting all the drugs you want from one doctor probably isn't illegal. Lying to several doctors in order to get drugs from all of them probably is prescription fraud.

I don't know how many people are prosecuted for prescription fraud, but it's not uncommon. Most of the people I know who do this started out with a bad back and just slipped over into a life of crime a little bit at a time. Most have been women, actually, including a couple of nurses.

Then there are doctors who will give you as much as you want. Those have a tendency to lose their licenses.