Saved Papers

Save papers so you can find them more easily!

Join Now

Get instant access to over 100,000 papers.

Join Now!

Rush Limbaugh And The Politics Of Drug Addiction

Rush Limbaugh, 55, a conservative commentator, where most of America knows

him as the football analyst from "ESPN's Sunday Football Countdown". Investigators

conducted a three year investigation on Limbaugh for prescription fraud.

"Rush Limbaugh was ‘doctor shopping' throughout Palm Beach, Florida. ‘Doctor

Shopping' is a term to describe a person seeking practitioner's to prescribe certain

Narcotics or overlapping their scripts for numerous amounts of narcotics."(1) Florida

law states that one that "doctor shops" could be punishable up to five years in prison.

Rush Limbaugh was seeking out practitioners to prescribe him with such

Painkillers as Oxycontin, Lorcet, Norco, Hydrocodone, Kadian, Xanax (anti-anxiety

drug), Niacin, and Cloriodine (treats increased blood pressure). Limbaugh claims he

became addicted to these painkillers due to severe back pain. Wilma Cline, Limbaugh's

former maid told reporters that even her and her husband......


View the rest of this paper...

Approximate Word Count: 471
Approximate Pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

Why should you join Frat Files?

  • - It's safe, secure, and private.
  • - Instant access to over 100,000 papers. New papers are added hourly.
  • - Fast and reliable customer support.

Credit Card

PayPal

Bank Account

Similar Essays

  1. Rush Limbaugh And The Politics Of Drug Addiction

    Rush Limbaugh and the Politics of Drug Addiction Rush Limbaugh, 55, a conservative commentator, where most of America knows him as the football analyst from "ESPN's Sunday