[arete]

Actually, what's funny is the idea that so many think physical pain is irrelvant to one's quality of life.

Remove the ridiculous pain excuse and Rush is still a drug addicted junkie. There are many people who suffer with pain and don't become junkies. Rush is a drug addict pure and simple. Get over it.

Richard W.

[Qwinn]

"Remove the ridiculous pain excuse..."

My jaw dropped at this. Are you SERIOUS? Pain is a ridiculous excuse now?!?

Qwinn

[kinghorse]

you're so brave. I bet you never sat on the couch and moaned to alleviate the pain until the meds kicked in? Or initiated the urination process with a partially blocked ureter by whistling through your clenched teeth. I love you tough guys.

[Tribune7]

Remove the ridiculous pain excuse . . .

May you never learn otherwise.

[Bluntpoint]

Whether you abuse drugs for a physical pain or an emotional or psychological pain, you are still a drug user.

No distinctions.

[Qwinn]

I can understand the contention that people with pain should do what they can to live with it without meds... (I suspect you'll want to ban aspirin next)...

And it may not be an "excuse" in the sense that it doesn't make being addicted acceptable...

But to call extreme pain "a -ridiculous- excuse" is just downright scary. I guess by your standards one should not feel ANY sympathy for a POW being tortured until they cracked and talked. Hell, cracking to a war enemy under physical torture would be a hell of a lot worse because the person being tortured would have sold out his friends, putting his own needs above those of his countrymen - but I'd -still- feel sympathy for him! Getting addicted to pain meds is like breaking to torture but without even the sin of turning in one's friends. He hurt no one but himself.

Your empathy is in the negatives. I've never heard even the most arch-conservative say they would feel -no- sympathy to someone who cracked while being subjected to torture. If you're the example that the pro-drug lobby around here is decrying as having no sympathy for addicts.... I'm sorry I defended you.

Qwinn

[rdb3]

There are many people who suffer with pain and don't become junkies. Rush is a drug addict pure and simple. Get over it.

I understand what you are saying, but let me ask you a question: Have you ever suffered from cluster headaches?