I guess you don't listen to Rush very often. His opiate addiction stopped last year. Hydrocodone and all the next things for his 3 bad spinal disks. Vioxx is what he's taking now for pain- non-addictive. My own mother took concentrated opiates for pain until she cleaned her body up from all the chemicals. It's very easy for all of us to fall into that trap if we don't pay attention to what we take, trust me. It's sad. Very sad.
You are never cured of opiate addiction. He went into rehab less than a year ago. Reovery is an ongoing process. If you listen as much as you say you do, then you'll remember that he said that a few times over the years he has struggled with the addiction, even going to quickie-detox programs. What I'm saying is that living with an addict is not easy. He probably promised to stop many times and then returned to using. It's an issue of trust and everyone has their limits. Sounds like Marta reached hers.
My daughter and I had a discussion about his addiction to pain killers. I refuse to take them because I am so afraid of addiction. Her step-mother was bashing Rush about this. I just pointed out that at least Rush was still able to work - while I am not.