Which he had to have put in due to his abuse of narcotics. The loss of his hearing indicates to me that he had a terrible addiction. I'm a huge Rush fan, but I have personal experience with narcotics addiction (not me, a loved one), and I know first-hand that an addict will do ANYTHING to procure more narcotics.
With Rush being in the state he was in, it wouldn't surprise me if he was doctor shopping, and I would understand completely.
I suspect that he did doctor-shop, and I would hope that if he did, he will admit it. Tell the truth.
That said, the applicable officials had no business trying to publicize his medical records. It was clearly done for political reasons, as was this decision by the Florida supremes.
Exactly when in human history did "doctor shopping" become a crime?
Do you think this innovation in criminal law is a step forward for humankind?
This is flat-out wrong. His hearing loss was not due to narcotics abuse. I have said before that I will readily admit that it was the first thing that came to my mind when I heard about Rush's hearing loss, but I waited for the facts to come out.