[Southflanknorthpawsis]

I stopped listening to Rush over a year ago for reasons that are not important, but...........

I still think he's a good guy and this attack makes me so sad.

This whole drug thing is being played as if he's some kind of loser druggie.

I bet there are plenty of people who know of someone who unintentionally becomes addicted to pain killers.

It's so easy to sit in a zone of a pain free life and judge.

I have a brother that cannot get through his daily life without narcotic pain drugs. In his case, they are prescribed for him, but if they were'nt, I don't know what he would do. (he has severe vascular pain and even lost his lower leg due to a brown recluse bite).

If, BIG IF, Rush is hooked on pain drugs it is not for kicks. He probably got that way because he badly needed pain relief.

It just makes me sad.....period. There, but for the grace of God.............

[ladyinred]

I am one such person myself, I daily live on pain meds due to a condition I have. I am fortunate enough to have a specialist who understands that I need it in order to have any quality of life. This is not always the case, and it needs to change. There is NO Reason for anyone to live in pain, yet some doctor's are so scared of addiction or whatever, that they won't help their patients.
I was thinking today about this, what would I do if I didn't have such a good doctor? I understand this all to well, and if Rush needed the meds, he should have got them from the doctor, but who knows if he could have or not? I have seen all too many times the attitudes in the medical profession concerning Chronic pain sufferers and it needs to be addressed!!!

[fourdeuce82d]

Sorry to hear about your brother- best wishes for a recovery, as much as is possible.

you wrote- If, BIG IF, Rush is hooked on pain drugs it is not for kicks.

I have no idea if the story is true or not- but the amounts being discussed are so huge...I don't think pain management could be the reason. Actually, since the numbers work out to something like 90 tabs/day...it sounds like a crock. Beyond the effects of Hydrocodone, the acetaminophen (9grams/day?) would cause you liver to turn green, glow in the dark, explode, and catch cancer.

Hope it's all a crock, and hope your brother's health improves.