This article in CNN news talks about other things, but it is of interest that Rush promotes that drug treatment helped him to learn more about himself than he would have otherwise.

Reducing the stigma of Oxycontin abuse, a bit by his otherwise conservative life and views he has opened the door for other drug abusers to approach drug treatment as a matter of fact learning experience.

No matter the drug – heroin, methamphetamine, Xanax or proponol the world is learning that it is not just the abusers that have a lot to learn.

“Limbaugh also said grateful for the prescription drug addiction that forced him into treatment six years ago.

“I actually thank God for my addiction,” he said. “I learned more about myself in rehab than I would have ever learned otherwise.”‘

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/12/limbaugh-the-media-didnt-make-me-and-they-cant-break-me/