Will Rush's Hard Line Haunt Him?

cbs ^ | 10-10-03

[fatidic]

Rush's use of prescription drugs was illegal! But, of course his extremely high intake of pills was justified so he could play golf every day and walk with a swagger and shake his head all over the place as he talks with great animation. Rush is entitled to his pleasures with such strong supporters to defend him.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Heck, look at OJ and Kobe--celebrity trials turn into circuses.

High-profile trials are seen by many prosecutors as paths to exposure and higher political office. Rudy Guliani, anyone?

[Atlas Sneezed]

Oxycontin is a schedule 2 drug in Florida. Possession or possession with intent to purchase is a 2nd degree penalty punishable by up to 15 years in prison OR a $10,000 fine. First time offenders are usually fined and not incarcerated.

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I have a hunch that Rush did not "possess" such contraband when ne revealed his problem.

[Right_in_Virginia]

From the article: ~ This is Limbaugh's third time in rehab, Moniz adds.

No it's not. Rush tried detox before...not rehab.

What a lying sack of you-know-what the media is!

[GoGophers]

Hopefully it will save him.

Most definitely!

[GoGophers]

He did comment! He laid his problems out for all to see!

Only after he absolutely had to go public. What other options were available to Rush?

[huck von finn]

How do you know it was detox only?

[GoGophers]

How do you know it was detox only?

I am not an expert on this issue, but I think the length of time is the determining factor (detox is a shorter process).

[HairOfTheDog]

SO WHAT.

Most people who become addicted don't quit until their lives are unmanageable as is. That is why they make a choice. His first words upon being pushed into a corner were lame in your opinion. SO WHAT. He ain't clean nor is his head on straight even ~yet~.

[redheadtoo]

And what, pray tell us, is the over-the-counter food supplement for us who have chronic pain to deal with?

I have suffered from mild joint pain for at least ten years. Over the last year it became much worse. For six months I could not sleep at night due to the joint pain and I began to also suffer from muscle pain and cramping. I was beginning to have difficulty walking. My sister mentioned to me that potassium was useful for my muscle cramps.

Although I am a skeptic when it comes to food suppliments, I decided to try it. I hoped that it might provide me with a little relief from my secondary symptoms. The results were incredible.

In a week and a half I found that about 95% of my pain was gone. I still suffer from pain but now I can handle it. When I need a little more relief I use Ibuprofen. I don't know were I would be now if I had not tried potassium.

I hope this is useful to you. Perhaps you could post a vanity thread and ask other freepers how they have dealt with chronic pain.

[Clara Lou]

I'm not sure what you think I said in my post. The report says In the past, Limbaugh has decried drug use and abuse on his bluntly conservative show, The very general phrase "drug use" is misleading. Addiction because of chronic pain is very different from "recreational" drug use, wouldn't you say? I didn't defend. I tried to point out the difference.

[ecurbh]

What other options were available to Rush?

Lying. Denial. Blaming his problems on a "vast left-wing conspiracy". Among others.

[GoGophers]

Most people who become addicted don't quit until their lives are unmanageable as is. That is why they make a choice. His first words upon being pushed into a corner were lame in your opinion. SO WHAT. He ain't clean nor is his head on straight even ~yet~.

I agree with everything in post. I just disagree with posters calling him courageous for going public with his addiction.

[huck von finn]

Oh, I know what detox is. But I don't know that I've ever heard of people simply going to a hospital to be detoxed without going on with regular treatment--unless they changed their minds about wanting to get help.

Detox is just the process by which medical people get the offending drugs out of the addict's system. It takes a matter of days, if I recall correctly--or a week or two.

Treatment involves all kinds of other things, and lasts for thirty days (a shortie) to three months. And then after that, addicts usually receive aftercare and go to support entities like NA, AA, etc.

But I don't know where this idea of Rush's going in for just detox came from. He certainly didn't say so in his recent statement.

[uncbob]

Limbaugh said he started taking painkillers "some years ago" after a doctor prescribed them following a spinal surgery

Anybody remember him taking time off from his show for back surgery or even talking about back surgery

[GoGophers]

Lying. Denial. Blaming his problems on a "vast left-wing conspiracy". Among others.

Kind of hard with an ongoing criminal investigation.

[HairOfTheDog]

Who cares.... He had a choice to either go public or try to hang on to the pills, lose his job, and slowly eat away at everything he has. His was the right choice.... If people want to be happy and pleased and give him support and courage for doing that, then fine.

[GoGophers]

Who cares....

I care. We cheapen the concept of courage by falsely attributing it to undeserving individuals.

I call Rush courageous when he beats this addiction.

[GoGophers]

Much better explanation. Thanks!

[HairOfTheDog]

Oh - I just love word police who want to define for everyone who is deserving of words like courageous. I bet you hate my heroes too.