Article: OxyContin Abuse Growing in U.S.

Dan Rather, Byron Pitts
CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
10-07-2003
DAN RATHER, CBS ANCHOR: There are drug abuse accusations - no charges, but accusations, now being printed widely -- concerning talk radio`s Rush Limbaugh, and renewed focus on narcotics rings that traffic in the potent pain-killer OxyContin. Abuse of the drug can be a fast trip to addiction, crime, and even death.

And the problem is growing, as Byron Pitts reports in tonight`s "Inside Story." (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) BYRON PITTS, CBS CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Still refusing to answer questions about his own troubles, Rush Limbaugh, instead, brought up an old adversary.

RUSH LIMBAUGH, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: People are saying ...

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