[Mick2000]

Speaking of constant pain:

Here are Kurt Cobain's comments regarding a stomach condition and his drug use:

http://www.q.co.za/2001/2002/10/24-kurtcobain.html

"I am not a junkie ... Ive had a rather unconclusive and uncomfortable stomach condition for the past three years ... I decided to relieve my pain with small doses of heroine (sic) for a walloping 3 whole weeks."

" ... I decided to use heroine on a daily basis because of an ongoing stomach ailment that I had been suffering from for the past five years and had literally taken me to the point of wanting to kill myself."

"It was a stupid thing to do and Ill never do it again and I feel real sorry for anyone who thinks they can use heroine as a medicine because um, duh, it don't work."

"I remember someone saying if you try heroine once you'll become hooked. Of course I laughed and scoffed at the idea but I know believe this to be very true."

Rush's take on Kurt Cobain:

"Kurt Cobain was, ladies and gentlemen, a worthless shred of human debris"

I'm not seeing the distinction here between Kurt Cobain's illegal use of heroin to self-medicate and Rush's illegal uses of oxycontin "synthetic heroin" to self-medicate. Yet Rush felt strong enough to condemn Cobain for his drug use with the comment above. Wonder if he'd make the same sort of comment now.

[NutCrackerBoy]

Kurt Cobain was, ladies and gentlemen, a worthless shred of human debris.-Rush Limbaugh

I'm not seeing the distinction here between Kurt Cobain's illegal use of heroin to self-medicate and Rush's illegal uses of oxycontin "synthetic heroin" to self-medicate. Yet Rush felt strong enough to condemn Cobain for his drug use with the comment above. Wonder if he'd make the same sort of comment now.-Mick2000

I don't know if you are presenting a fair case here, but I would say one difference is Cobain's words sounded like excuses, and Rush makes no excuses.

[concerned about politics]

I'm not seeing the distinction here between Kurt Cobain's illegal use of heroin to self-medicate and Rush's illegal uses of oxycontin "synthetic heroin" to self-medicate.

Rush's doctor proscribed it to him before the FDA stepped in to make it a more regulated substance.
Kurt decided to play doctor by himself, the idiot.

[truth_seeker]

"I'm not seeing the distinction here between Kurt Cobain's illegal use of heroin to self-medicate and Rush's illegal uses of oxycontin "synthetic heroin" to self-medicate. Yet Rush felt strong enough to condemn Cobain for his drug use with the comment above. Wonder if he'd make the same sort of comment now."

If Rush takes enough time off, and truly undertakes a thorough recovery program, he will learn empathy for Cobain's addiction.

If Rush just does a 30 day high dollar hospital physical detox, gives short shrift to the twelve step aspect, he may miss the empathy aspect.

The majority of folks reading this thread are neither practicing addicts/alcoholics or recovered ones.

Recovered addicts/alcoholics, and often family/friends, will understand the empathy.

Rush Limbaugh faces a difficult time in his life. A full year off might just save his life. For after the physical detox phase, an entire re-ordering of one's life is needed, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

I truly hope he takes the thorough path. The spiritual experience should lead him to accept the similarities between himself, and Cobain's addictions.