[Cerek the Barbaric]

Personally, I don't like Rush Limbaugh very much. I think he is extremely arrogant, accusatory, and condescending in his talk show. I tried to watch him once or twice when he also had a TV forum for his show, and I couldn't stand more than about 10 minutes of his vitriolic twattle. However, keeping all that in mind, I think there is a difference between becoming addicted to pain killers and being addicted to some of the more common illegal drugs (which have no "medicinal value" - {marijuana being the one arguable exception}). I've lived with chronic pain before, so I can see how it would be easy to become addicted to the pain medication.

Timber - you made the point that Rush got to return to his radio program because he is one of the "rich elite" rather than a $30K factory worker. There is certainly some truth to that, but it isn't unheard of for a factory worker addicted to pain medication to be allowed to return to work after completing a rehab program also. Again, that is because pain killers aren't viewed in the same light as illegal drugs.