Posted on 03/16/2007 12:19:26 PM PDT by Lance Romance
The Kennedys taught the Irish how to drink. Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
Do you think the MSM will cover Kennedy's OxyContin addiction and recovery in the same way they covered Limbaugh's? That I am laughing at myself for even asking that question, tells the tale.
No, you're wrong. I have a close relative in constant pain and she has not found this to be the case. She has had to discontinue it from time to time without ill effects. In fact, just ask any doctor conversant with drugs and you'll find that oxycodone (the narcotic in OxyContin) is not particularly addicting. Habit-forming, yes, but not addicting.
Addicting means that there are severe withdrawal symptons. Habit-forming means that you get used to taking it and would like to continue. This is not to say that no one gets addicted, sure, some can.
Livin on Reds, Vitamin C, and Cocaine...
Gee, did the D.A. subpoena his medical records to see how many different doctors he'd gone to to get prescriptions?
I wonder if his altercation with an airport security screener had anything to do with this. Maybe his carryon was loaded down with drugs and he was fearful of their discovery.
What is Patches voting record and campaign rhetoric on drugs? Did he make any public pronouncements about Limbaugh?
(It was good enough for Rush, after all.)
Do you think either or both should be prosecuted for this?
Not a chance, he pops up about once a week at FR. :o)
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