The drugs Rush Limbaugh is accused of abusing are legal only with a doctor's prescription. All are habit-forming.
Hydrocodone
Anti-cough agent and painkiller similar to morphine. Side effects include anxiety, POOR MENTAL PERFOMANCE, emotional dependence, drowsiness, mood changes, difficulty breathing and ITCHINESS.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/122839p-110349c.htmlClaim: Talk radio host Rush Limbaugh was disqualified from the Vietnam-era draft due to a pilonidal cyst.
Status: True.
http://www.snopes.com/military/limbaugh.htmWhat are the symptoms?
Pilonidal disease often has no symptoms. If the cyst becomes infected, you may have redness or swelling near the top of the crease of your buttocks, cloudy fluid or blood draining from the cyst, and sometimes difficulty walking or sitting because of pain from the area of the cyst.
How is it diagnosed?
Pilonidal disease is diagnosed by your health professional after visually examining the area around the crease in the buttocks. No other tests are usually needed.
http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/ug1161.aspHow is a pilonidal cyst treated?
Treatment consists of antibiotics if the area is infected. After the infection is cleared, a day surgery procedure to remove the cyst is performed. The cyst may be a simple abscess or may be draining from sinus tracts that need to be closed. The process of raising the borders of the emptied cyst and stitching them to form a pouch is called marsupialization. ...
http://www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/Pilonidal_Cyst.htmI guess that is how Rush got his kangaroo court credentials.
And now, a Public Service Announcement.
May is Pilonidal Cyst Awareness Month!
A Special Message from Rush Limbaugh
http://www.genslab.com/Rush.html