UPDATED: Limbaugh arrested on drug charges

[DealMonkey]

Well, this is big time.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh was arrested Friday on prescription drug charges, law enforcement officials said. Limbaugh turned himself in to authorities on a warrant issued by the State Attorney's Office, said Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the State Attorney's Office.

The conservative radio commentator came into the jail at about 4 p.m. with his attorney Roy Black and bonded out an hour later on a $3,000 bail, Barbera said. The warrant was for fraud to conceal information to obtain prescription, Barbera said.

Black said his client and authorities reached a settlement on a single count charge of doctor shopping filed Friday by the State Attorney will be dismissed in 18 months.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12536446/

While I don't agree that medical records should be released for trivial purposes or without warrant, I also think that there needs to be mechanisms in place to handle alleged "doctor shopping" and prescription-pill related crimes. Do you know how much a single Oxycontin pill goes for on the streets?

Updated:

Random drug tests, no guns for Limbaugh
Details emerge of commentator's deal with prosecutors

MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Rush Limbaugh must pass random drug tests for the next 18 months to satisfy an agreement filed Monday that will lead to dismissal of a prescription fraud charge if he stays out of trouble.

The conservative commentator also must continue treatment for his addiction and cannot own a gun, according to details of the deal made public Monday. And the agreement says he "will refrain from any violation of any law."

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[Tab]

Prosecutors have learned that Rush Limbaugh has received 2,000 painkillers in six months.

:Q Damn, I wonder how much money he spent...

 

[BBond]

It's about damn time.

 

[MadRat]

Caught (once again) with his hand in the cookie jar?

 

[1EZduzit]

Prosecutors have learned that Rush Limbaugh has received 2,000 painkillers in six months

Wow, like 10 a day?!?!

 

[BBond]

PS When will this convicted criminal be forced off the air by the stations that carry the hypocrites lies?

 

[Todd33]

Conservative values...

 

[Theb]

Originally posted by: BBond
PS When will this convicted criminal be forced off the air by the stations that carry the hypocrites lies?

When people stop listening to him.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Prosecutors have learned that Rush Limbaugh has received 2,000 painkillers in six months

Wow, like 10 a day?!?!

Actually 10.989

 

[zendari]

People who peddle these kinds of pills suck. Especially those who receive medication through government socialist programs.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: MadRat
Caught (once again) with his hand in the cookie jar?

I think this is the same investigation.

 

[techs]

If I spouted the nonsense Rush did every day I would probably need to be high too.

 

[jrenz]

Originally posted by: Todd33
Conservative values...

I thought the liberal standpoint was to legalize all drug use?

 

[BoomerD]

He got his thru "legal sources"...doctor shopped till he found one who wouuld write the prescription...even had his housekeeper go buy them...no allegations of him buying them from "illegal" sources...just illegally obtained from legal sources...

 

[NJDevil]

Originally posted by: zendari
People who peddle these kinds of pills suck. Especially those who receive medication through government socialist programs.

So it's not Rush's fault that he went around to several doctors getting multiple prescriptions, but the fault of government programs?

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: zendari
People who peddle these kinds of pills suck. Especially those who receive medication through government socialist programs.

I guess you would know.

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: NJDevil

Originally posted by: zendari
People who peddle these kinds of pills suck. Especially those who receive medication through government socialist programs.

So it's not Rush's fault that he went around to several doctors getting multiple prescriptions, but the fault of government programs?

Rush was big enough to take personal responsibility for his own actions - his rabid fans however, can't stop spinning/apologizing. It's clinical I tell you.

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Prosecutors have learned that Rush Limbaugh has received 2,000 painkillers in six months

Wow, like 10 a day?!?!

Actually 10.989

Meh. My mother was allowed either 12 or 14 a day until recently when the doc cut her back to 8 a day and a morphiene patch.

 

[Todd33]

Originally posted by: jrenz

Originally posted by: Todd33
Conservative values...

I thought the liberal standpoint was to legalize all drug use?

I thought it was the conservative standpoint to obey laws?




I almost typed that without lauging...

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Prosecutors have learned that Rush Limbaugh has received 2,000 painkillers in six months

Wow, like 10 a day?!?!

Actually 10.989

Meh. My mother was allowed either 12 or 14 a day until recently when the doc cut her back to 8 a day and a morphiene patch.

Why does she need so many?

 

[OrByte]

what a dork.

and people still want to trust him?

 

[rickn]

hehe, the neo-con poster child in the pokey again, I bet he'd make a great girlfriend for some convict in prison

 

[nutxo]

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Originally posted by: nutxo

Originally posted by: DeathBUA

Originally posted by: 1EZduzit

Prosecutors have learned that Rush Limbaugh has received 2,000 painkillers in six months

Wow, like 10 a day?!?!

Actually 10.989

Meh. My mother was allowed either 12 or 14 a day until recently when the doc cut her back to 8 a day and a morphiene patch.

Why does she need so many?

I know this is gonna get some unwanted relies but wth. When my mom retired she went to work for a retailer. Something to get her out of the house and such, ya know?

One day when she was walking through a stockroom someone dropped a 27 inch tv on her and broke some crap in her back. Being much older instead of recovering its just getting worse.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey

Originally posted by: NJDevil

Originally posted by: zendari
People who peddle these kinds of pills suck. Especially those who receive medication through government socialist programs.

So it's not Rush's fault that he went around to several doctors getting multiple prescriptions, but the fault of government programs?

Rush was big enough to take personal responsibility for his own actions - his rabid fans however, can't stop spinning/apologizing. It's clinical I tell you.

No he wasn't. He was caught. And then he plea bargained. And his on air "apology" blamed the medicine he was taking was addictive. Yet many other people who took the same medicine didn't buy them illegaly by the thousands.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: techs

Originally posted by: DealMonkey

Originally posted by: NJDevil

Originally posted by: zendari
People who peddle these kinds of pills suck. Especially those who receive medication through government socialist programs.

So it's not Rush's fault that he went around to several doctors getting multiple prescriptions, but the fault of government programs?

Rush was big enough to take personal responsibility for his own actions - his rabid fans however, can't stop spinning/apologizing. It's clinical I tell you.

No he wasn't. He was caught. And then he plea bargained. And his on air "apology" blamed the medicine he was taking was addictive. Yet many other people who took the same medicine didn't buy them illegaly by the thousands.

Rush is probably a prescription drug dealer. his fans should be so proud of him