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Court: Limbaugh Records Seizure Valid
October 6, 2004, Reuters
MIAMI — Florida prosecutors acted legally when they seized Rush Limbaugh's medical records during an investigation into whether the conservative radio host misused prescription painkillers, an appeals court
ruled on Wednesday. Prosecutors are investigating whether Limbaugh went from doctor to doctor to obtain multiple prescriptions for controlled drugs, a felony known as "doctor shopping." 
FDA Will Restrict New Painkiller
September 27, 2004, Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON — Stronger than OxyContin, Purdue's new opioid Palladone has a potential for abuse. It received FDA approval, with restrictions designed to avoid the abuse and addiction problems that have arisen with similar drugs. The new drug is similar to OxyContin, a controversial medicine made by the same company, and it has an active ingredient that is even more potent. Singer Mindy McCready Arrested
August 6, 2004, Nashville Tennessean
NASHVILLE — Country recording artist Mindy McCready — who had a No.1 hit with her 1996 single, "Guys Do It All the Time" — was arrested yesterday after she presented a fraudulent prescription for OxyContin, a potent painkiller often used as a heroin substitute, to a pharmacy. 
