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Whoa... I think you may be on the money.

That would certainly make sense with what that dopey maid was saying--"He took 4600 pills in a 47 day period." "I was worried--It would kill an elephant!".

Christ. He is probably one of the only people who uses that pharmacy who pays upfront for his meds--I'll bet he was legally getting meds there during the hearing thing, and for his back.

Makes it pretty easy for the crooked pharmacists to skim off a bunch of pills--sell them on the black market and tally them under his account.

Plus, what do you want to bet that the pharmacy owners were 'rat scumbags who got a kick out of making Rush unknowingly the goat for their operation.

The Pharmacy is being investigated. His account was convenient to hide a bunch of drug transactions in because he paid cash and they didn't have to bill insurance for it to get the money. The maid probably did pick up his legitimate meds and got brought in on the deal by the pharmacist to make a few bucks. She is now facing prosecution and is trying to save her skin.

Ergo: there is an investigation. The cops did question Rush. He did take legitimate painkillers for pain (hey, I'm on Vicodin right now for an injury). The pharmacy used Rush as a 'goat' because he paid cash.

His advice to pols is always: "Don't deny something you haven't actually been accused of..."

Of course he doesn't know what the heck is going on--it's an investigation of a bunch of people who incidentally dragged his name into it...

I'll bet he was legally getting meds there during the hearing thing

Was there already a court hearing on this matter?

I certainly believe the housekeeper was getting drugs for Rush in excess of what he was prescribed. I believe they were illegal. I also believe the housekeeper is misrepresenting where the drugs went to keep from being labeled a dealer. I mean after all she was getting them for her employer right? Yeah RIGHT!!! That is the ticket. I bet she was selling to several people and was nailed with buying 11 or 12 thousand pills and said I was getting them all for one person Rush. Immunity! That being said I am willing to bet my bottom dollar Rush is addicted to pain meds. It has happened to many a good man and when you have his means.....

We will find out sooner or later.

How does this fit in to the theories?

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1: Am J Otol. 2000 Mar;21(2):188-91. Related Articles,: Profound hearing loss associated with hydrocodone/acetaminophen abuse.

Friedman RA, House JW, Luxford WM, Gherini S, Mills D.

House Ear Clinic, Inc., Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA.

OBJECTIVES: To describe profound hearing loss associated with hydrocodone overuse and the successful rehabilitation of these patients with cochlear implantation. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review. SETTING: A tertiary otologic referral center. PATIENTS: Twelve patients with rapidly progressive hearing loss and a concurrent history of hydrocodone overuse. Interventions: Comprehensive medical histories, physical findings, audiometric tests, and, in those patients undergoing cochlear implantation, postimplantation performance data were reviewed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical characteristics of hydrocodone-related hearing loss and open set word and sentence performance in those patients undergoing cochlear implantation. RESULTS: Hydrocodone overuse was associated with rapidly progressive sensorineural hearing loss in 12 patients. In four patients the initial presentation was unilateral, and two of the patients experienced vestibular symptoms. None of the 12 patients experienced improved thresholds after high-dose prednisone. Seven of the eight patients undergoing cochlear implantation have demonstrated early success with their devices. CONCLUSIONS: Hydrocodone is frequently prescribed in combination with acetaminophen for the relief of pain and has a side effects profile similar to other medications in its class. Although not described previously, overuse or abuse can be associated with a rapidly progressive sensorineural hearing loss. These patients can be successfully rehabilitated with cochlear implantation.

PMID: 10733182 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Oct 2 2003 18:06:20

Man, I have to admit, I've seen some good stories about this but yours is the BEST! If you believe what you have written to be the truth then YOU must be taking as many pills as ole Rush. He's always said to take "personal responsibility" for your actions and for him to do any less now would be hypocricy of the highest order. I love Rush but if he did this he needs to come clean and I believe he will.

A couple of months ago when Rush was discussing the proposed changes to Medicare to include drug benefits for seniors, he stated that he does not have health insurance. He said something about paying his doctors out-of-pocket. I guess we can assume he also paid for his medications that way as well, with a direct account at the pharmacy or something.

If Rush is working with the cops and it's a big sting operation with him on the periphery, he's not going to blab during an investigation.

If there are lots of people who committed crimes, I'm sure he doesn't want them dropping by his lovely home. It's better for his own personal safety to say he doesn't know what he's dealing with.

IMO, if I was a big millionaire like Rush, I'd probably use cash for things that didn't seem expensive to me. I had a boss who had lots of money. He would mail cash to his son in a regular envelope and I questioned him about it because I didn't ever want to get blamed if the son didn't receive it. Plain envelope with $300 to $400 in it. People who have lots of money don't value hundred dollar bills like the rest of us.

Rush's point I think was that he was rich and didn't expect the govt. to pay for his prescription meds someday.