God Bless and Good Luck...

Rush admits to it.

"You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life. So I need to tell you today that part of what you have heard and read is correct. I am addicted to prescription pain medication.

"I first started taking prescription painkillers some years ago when my doctor prescribed them to treat post surgical pain following spinal surgery. Unfortunately, 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. Rather than opt for additional surgery for these conditions, I chose to treat the pain with prescribed medication. This medication turned out to be highly addictive.

"Over the past several years I have tried to break my dependence on pain pills and, in fact, twice checked myself into medical facilities in an attempt to do so. I have recently agreed with my physician about the next steps.

"Immediately following this broadcast, I am checking myself into a treatment center for the next 30 days to once and for all break the hold this highly addictive medication has on me. The show will continue during this time, of course, with an array of guest hosts you have come to know and respect."

Full disclosure time, I don't listen to Limbaugh. In all honesty I don't like the man, I feel he is a rude, bloviating opportunist, who would rather insult people than actually do anything to raise the bar for political discourse in this country.

Having said that though, let me say this. The Left is going to go absolutely orgasmic over this. Thus showing their true nature. It's okay when a Lefty celeb admits up to a problem such as this, but let it be the Father of Modern Conservative Talk Radio, and it's time to sharpen the daggers. People might say I'm wrong, but you just watch. Michael Moore and the rest of the conservative haters out there are going to be falling all over themselves to cut Limbaugh to pieces over this.

While I don't like or listen to Limbaugh, I know all about the demon of addiction. So Good Luck to you Rush and God Bless you in your battle with addiction.

via (Right-Thinking)