[Diddle E. Squat]

The article you linked to has a quote of Rush supporting the WOD in 1995. That was a couple of years BEFORE the failed back surgery that resulted in his beginning to use pain killers. So at the time he wasn't on drugs.

Further into the article(in the part that was excerpeted) is another quote from Rush in 1998, where he talked about that perhaps drugs should be legalized.

[melodie]

Rush is gonna have one heck of a 9th step.