[1Old Pro]

Rush has completely let me down. Sad day.

We're all human. Rush will get the help he needs and he'll be back bigger and better than before.

[JulieRNR21]

Pain can drive people crazy and they will do desperate things.

He probably was also driven by a desire to continue playing golf despite the pain.

May God help him overcome this addiction.

He needs and deserves all our prayers.

[MineralMan]

"We're all human. Rush will get the help he needs and he'll be back bigger and better than before."

You're probably right. Now, what I wonder is whether those who are expressing sympathy and support for Rush today will extend the same sympathy and support for everyone else who is fighting with an opiate addiction.

Rush is addicted, just as much as are thousands who are serving jail terms for their addictions. Yet, the tendency here on FR is to call those people, who are not celebrities or wealthy, the scum of the earth.

I hope a lesson is learned here, a lesson that even our heroes can become addicted to drugs. All addicts need treatment. Rush is fortunate; he can pay for 30 days at the Betty Ford clinic or some similar and expensive place.

No such luck for most addicts.