RUSH’S DIARY OF ADDICTION

Desperate to feed a growing drug addiction, Rush Limbaugh left a slew of messages on his supplier’s answering machine seeking the powerful painkillers he craved.

And The ENQUIRER has obtained copies of those answering machine recordings along with hundreds of e-mails he sent to his former housekeeper Wilma Cline, who’s admitted to supplying him with drugs.

The issue that goes on sale Friday features shocking passages from Rush’s “diary of addiction,” reveals his other pill suppliers, tells why his drug use nearly drove him deaf … and much more.