What alternative universe are we discussing here?Well, there's a lesson in here for all of us - once we start getting all hopped up on dope, very strange things can happen to us!! He's probably very fortunate to have survived what must now seem to him to have been a long, horrible nightmare.
It's not unusual for the target of an investigation to honestly feel like they're being unfairly singled out and picked on for improper reasons. From what I've seen so far, this investigation is not likely to lead to any really serious charges. At least, I hope not. ;-)
You point out something interesting. Krischer may have been instrumental in saving Rushes life. As onerous as it may be a court monitored drug testing program might well the the measured accountability that Rush needs. His two prior unsupervised drug rehabs were largely ineffective. I doubt his third unmonitored drug rehab will be any different.
I wish Rush well. However I don't think he will be sucessful in his drug rehabilitation if he continues to see his problem as a " pain management" issue or a " medication administation" problem.
Sometimes when you love or admire someone you have to engage in some " tough love". The first lement of that is holding people accountable for their behavior.
Those who are willing to sweep the issue under the rug for ideological reasons are no friend to Rush. Over the long haul they are signing his death warrant by drug overdose or corollary medical problems related to acute opiate addiction.