AEI: Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Liar

In this article, AEI's Sally Satel, M.D., fails to point out the largest source of the misconception that the typical OxyContin addict starts out as a pain patient who unwittingly falls into a drug habit.

These two errors--that people are overdosing on OxyContin in huge numbers and that the typical OxyContin addict starts out as a pain patient who falls unwittingly into a drug habit--reflect common misconceptions.

Sorry, Sally, the only one I know pushing the unwitting addict line is Megajunkie Rush.

Its popularity is due to the fact that it is taken only twice a day.

I hear it's even more popular when it and other pain pills are taken 20 or 30 per day.

(Thanks to a reader for the link.)