[airedale]

To get 2,000 pills in 6 months how many pharmacies would he have had to use? He couldn't take the prescriptions to the same drug store or drug chain since their systems track what they sell by patient. They have to because of the problems of interactions as well as reporting issues with the controlled drugs. They advertise out here that they can get your prescription record at any of their stores. I'd really like to know more about the controls that pharmacies have on these kind of drugs.
A lot of wealthy people have lackeys to run tasks for them like picking up prescriptions for their employer and I suspect a lot of them take the prescription to the pharmacy and the wealthy person doesn’t even show up. I wonder if Rush was the one picking the meds up and ordering refills? Someone in household could have been authorized to do that for him.

How many of the type of pain killers a day could someone take and not die or be totally unable to perform their job at the level that Rush does?

[tubebender]

Eleven pills a day is not that excessive for someone with severe pain. It numbs your senses and what seems like six hours is only three or four hours...

[RS]

"To get 2,000 pills in 6 months how many pharmacies would he have had to use? "

ONE see - http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/rushsearch5.html

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

To get 2,000 pills in 6 months

Has this been established as fact yet? Or was this just something from the National Enquirer? I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm having a hard time remembering which things I read are fact and which are hearsay.

[harpo11]

I've been thinking along the same lines. It is highly credible that someone in the household who was "trusted" did things that were not at all trustworthy to satisfy their own addictions and/or financial gain.

It could be that Rush was stalked and preyed upon by his "trusted" staff.

I seriously believe that the light of truth and vindication will shine steadily and brightly on Rush Limbaugh. He is not alone. Many stand proud and tall beside him.

[CMAC51]

>> To get 2,000 pills in 6 months ...How many of the type of pain killers a day could someone take and not die or be totally unable to perform their job at the level that Rush does?

This works out to about 12 pills per day. An addict might need to take as many as 3 or 4 pills at a time to get pain relief due to built up tolerance. That means taking pills 3 or 4 times a day. It's not that excessive. I took two hydracodone 3 times a day for just a pinched nerve. The doctor said I might get a little loopy from it. I never noticed even the slightest effect to my alertness. It did kill the pain until the damage healed, though.