[madison10]

A question, hope you don't mind: You became addicted to pain killers, but your doctor/hospital was prescribing them? Just because you became addicted does not mean you obtained the drugs illegally, right?

How does one become addicted on a pharmacy prescription?

Just asking because some of the main accusations against Rush seem to be that in order to be addicted he had to have been obtaining the drugs illegally. This may not be the case.

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

I did not receive the meds illegally in the sense that I bought them off of the street or anything like that; I was given all of the prescriptions by doctors.

However, what I did is considered illegal, being that I *did* intentionally lie to different doctors in order to keep a steady supply of the narcotics available to me.

How does one become addicted on a pharmacy prescription?

Quite honestly, it's amazing how shrewed I was when it came to acquiring a legitimate prescription; looking back at it now, it's almost surprising to see how very easy it was, and how little effort it took.

[Lazamataz]

How does one become addicted on a pharmacy prescription?

Usually, by getting the prescription filled.

There's some pretty dangerous stuff you can get a scrip for.