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Right - it was his decision. No one's trying to ruin his life BUT if someone persists in self-destructive action (i.e. losing one's hearing through drug misuse) then WHY should anyone ELSE have to help PAY for it? I'm the same way about helmet laws: they're safety equipment and if you choose not to utilize one you shouldn't have insurance pay for expenses that could have been avoided by your wearing one. I'm not a rush hater - far from it. Most of what he says on his show is good - I'm just not a sycophant who believes his every word be it right or wrong. MAYBE he was addicted by his doctor - no one knows for-sure yet HOW he got the pills; the housekeeper's evidence is probably still being analyzed. I wasn't aware that any bureaucrats were involved in the investigation.

I don't consider myself vengeful. If what happened was because of his physician's neglect of his condition and an honest dependency/addiction then he deserves help and sympathy. OTOH if he was privately scoring pills on his own and his physician did not know what was going on because limbaugh was keeping it from him then he brought it all on himself and deserves consequences and prosecution.

BTW, where was his WIFE during all this? Did she have any clue as to his 'pain' and his condition, or notice him "in a drug-impared state" on or off the air (he has a studio at home, no?)? Was she helping get the pills (not accusing her, just wondering if she'll show-up in the housekeeper's evidence too)?

No one knows the whole story yet , the evidence is still being accumulated and investigated, he HAS at least partially come-clean about his addiction but still hasn't said a whole lot about where the meds came from (and AFAIK no one has come forward with evidence or testimony supporting him as of yet), and I am offended by your assertion that I feel superior because he has a problem.

Go have your own fall, go worry about your own friends' spirits, and go notch yourself. :)

OTOH if he was privately scoring pills on his own and his physician did not know what was going on because limbaugh was keeping it from him then he brought it all on himself and deserves consequences and prosecution.

At least at some point Rush let his physician know about his addiction because he made the statement that he is entering rehabilition after consulting with his doctor.

If his doctor was taking any sort of bloodwork from Rush, there were probably some readings that pointed to a continued use of Oxycontin over those 2 years.

We don't know if Rush was consuming more oxycontin than his doctor was prescribing or if his doctor had ceased prescribing oxycontin (or if his doctor was unwilling to continue writing prescriptions for oxycontin but told him that it would be helpful to remain on it if he could find alternate sources for the medication).

Certainly there have been doctors who have told patients that it may be helpful for them to get marijuana even though those doctors may have never written a "prescription" for it or noted that in the medical record.