And so if people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought to be accused and they ought to be convicted and they ought to be sent up," Limbaugh said on his short-lived television show on Oct. And we have laws against selling drugs, pushing drugs, using drugs, importing drugs. "Drug use, some might say, is destroying this country. He often made the case that drug crimes deserve punishment. He blamed it on severe back pain.īefore his own problems became public, Limbaugh had decried drug use and abuse and mocked President Clinton for saying he had not inhaled when he tried marijuana. He soon took a five-week leave from his radio show to enter a rehabilitation program and acknowledged he had become addicted to pain medication. Prosecutors began investigating Limbaugh in 2003 after the National Enquirer reported his housekeeper's allegations that he had abused Ox圜ontin and other painkillers. The warrant alleges that sometime between February and August 2003, Limbaugh withheld information from a medical practitioner from whom he sought to obtain a controlled substance or a prescription for a controlled substance. Among other provisions, he also has agreed to pay the state $30,000 to defray its investigative costs, Black said. They accused Limbaugh of "doctor shopping," or illegally deceiving multiple doctors to receive overlapping prescriptions, after learning that he received about 2,000 painkillers, prescribed by four doctors in six months, at a pharmacy near his Palm Beach mansion.Īs a primary condition of the dismissal, Limbaugh must continue to seek treatment from the doctor he has seen for the past 2½ years, Black said. Prosecutors' three-year investigation of Limbaugh began after he publicly acknowledged being addicted to pain medication and entered a rehabilitation program. He and his attorney Roy Black left about an hour later, after Limbaugh was photographed and fingerprinted and he posted $3,000 bail, Barbera said. Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant filed Friday charging him with fraud to conceal information to obtain prescriptions, said Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Jail. No posts offering an item in exchange for money.Rush Limbaugh and prosecutors in the long-running prescription fraud case against him have reached a deal calling for the only charge against the conservative commentator to be dropped without a guilty plea if he continues treatment, his attorney said Friday. Discussions of the politics behind Rush songs/lyrics/etc. No off-topic political discussions please take those to r/politics. NSFW/NSFL content of any kind (Don't worry, you can share official Rush imagery like the Hemispheres cover)Ħ. Self-promotion of yourself or another band unless it is a Rush cover. ![]() All content must be relevant to rush in some way This rule also applies to 2112 sighting posts, those should be directed to /r/2112.Ĥ. In short, don't be an ass, easy right?Ĭhain posts, image macros, AI/Chatbot-generated content, and common meme templates will be removed. Additionally, any confrontational or rude behavior will be met with a ban. ![]() Rush's Official Website Submission Rules:Īnything resembling hate speech will be met with an immediate and likely permanent ban. ![]() Note: In order to post here, we require accounts to be at least 14 days old AMAs: A subreddit for all the fans of the Canadian progressive rock trio Rush.
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