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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 courtruled on Wednesday. 
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 addictionproblems that have arisen with similar drugs. 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. 
