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Limbaugh Tells His Fans That He's a Pill Popping Druggy

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/10/10/rush.limbaugh/index.html

(CNN) -- Rush Limbaugh announced on his radio program Friday that he is
addicted to pain medication and that he is checking himself into a
treatment center immediately.

"You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my
life," the conservative commentator said in a statement on his nationally
syndicated radio show.

"I need to tell you today that part of what you have heard and read is
correct. I am addicted to prescription pain medication."

Law enforcement sources said last week that Limbaugh's name had come up
during an investigation into a black market drug ring in Palm Beach
County, Florida. The sources said that authorities were looking into the
illegal sale of the prescription drugs OxyContin and hydrocodone.

Limbaugh, who has a residence in Palm Beach County, was named by sources
as a possible buyer. He was not the focus of the investigation, according
to the sources.

The radio talk show host said he first became addicted to painkillers
"some years ago," following spinal surgery. However, he added, "the
surgery was unsuccessful and I continued to have severe pain in my lower
back and also in my neck due to herniated discs. I am still experiencing
that pain."

He had tried to break his dependence in the past and has checked himself
into medical facilities twice before, he said.

Limbaugh said that he is "not making any excuses" and that he is "no role
model."