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overdose stories: 51 news summaries

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Would-Be Suicide Wins $130K Against Life-Saving Hospital

'I can't even cuddle my wife with my right hand,' he complains

Mar 6, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - A would-be suicide has won a $130,000 settlement against the British hospital that saved his life, reports the Telegraph. The father of two complained that an extra heavy dose of IV drugs used to neutralize the 100 pills he swallowed reduced his arm function by 75%. "I know... More »

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suicide • overdose • lawsuit • hospital • settlement • malpractice

 Ledger's Insurer 
 Settles With 
 Daughter 

Attorneys wanted $10M, but company wanted to look into suicide possibilities

Jan 29, 09 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger’s insurance company has agreed to pay at least part of the late actor’s $10 million policy to his daughter, Matilda. Ledger’s lawyers reached an out-of-court settlement with ReliaStar Life Insurance, which had balked at paying because of suspicions his 2008 overdose death was a suicide,... More »

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insurance companies • overdose • Heath Ledger • actor • Matilda Rose Ledger

(Newser) - The American Idol hopeful and Paula Abdul fan found dead outside the celebrity’s LA home in November committed suicide with prescription drugs, the AP reports. A coroner’s report, delayed for toxicology tests, did not specify which drugs killed Paula Goodspeed. Police had long suspected suicide, though no... More »

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American Idol • suicide • overdose • prescription drugs • coroner's report • Los Angeles County Coroner • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

Drug Centers Hit by Worker Overdoses

Burnt-out harm reduction volunteers fall prey to addiction

Jan 10, 09 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Needle exchange programs have helped drastically cut rates of HIV infection among heroin users but often take a heavy toll on their volunteers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Unpaid or poorly paid staff members work long hours in tough inner-city conditions, often without proper training. All too often they end... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • HIV • heroin • overdose • drug abuse • needles

 Ledger Tragedy 
 to Hit Law & Order  



Law & Order will borrow storyline

Nov 26, 08 8:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Heath Ledger’s death is set to provide Law & Order with another “ripped from the headlines” episode, the New York Post reports. An upcoming show about a male supermodel who “has a great career and gets all the ladies” is based on Ledger’s demise, say an... More »

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television • celebrity • overdose • Law and Order • Heath Ledger

(Newser) - The Florida teen who committed suicide live via webcam was bipolar and used his own prescription drugs to kill himself, the Miami Herald reports. “It’s unimaginable,” the boy’s father said. “I did everything I could. I'm sorry it wasn't enough.” His sister expressed... More »

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Florida • social networking • Internet • suicide • overdose • teen suicide

Brother Blames Abdul for Idol Reject's Death

She didn't stick up for his sister during her failed audition

Nov 14, 08 12:44 PM CST
(Newser) - The brother of an obsessed Paula Abdul fan ripped into the Idol judge, blaming her for his sister’s downward spiral and death, the New York Post reports. Paula Goodspeed, who was found dead in her car near Abdul’s house this week, took wicked criticism—especially from Simon Cowell,... More »

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American Idol • suicide • celebrity • overdose • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed


 Abdul Stalker 
 Found Dead 
 Outside House 

Police have had to deal with woman before, suspect suicide

Nov 12, 08 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - A suspected stalker was found dead of a possible drug overdose or suicide outside Paula Abdul’s house last night, TMZ reports. The woman, whose parents tipped police off that she may be at Abdul’s house, had Paula stickers hanging from the mirror of the car police found her... More »

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American Idol • suicide • stalker • celebrity • overdose • body • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

 OD or No, 
 Isiah Was 
 Miserable 

Former Knicks coach denies overdose landed him in hospital

Oct 26, 08 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The whole story surrounding Isiah Thomas' reported sleeping-pill overdose remains murky, but the factors that might be bringing him down aren't hard to spot, writes the New York Post. Thomas went from a lifetime in the spotlight to being sequestered in a back office with fans' chants of "fire ... More »

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overdose • coach • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • police logs • Lunesta

Thomas Caught in Sleeping Pill OD Denial

NBA star claims daughter in distress; cops say he's 'lying'

Oct 25, 08 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite police and media reports to the contrary, Isiah Thomas is denying claims he was hospitalized yesterday for overdosing on sleeping pills, the New York Post reports. The NBA great says his teenage daughter was treated after a school “incident,” but an employee there said the school “... More »

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New York • overdose • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • sleeping pills • Lunesta

Isiah Thomas Hospitalized After Apparent OD

Sleeping pills are reported cause for former New York Knicks coach

Oct 24, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Knicks coach Isiah Thomas was hospitalized early this morning after apparently overdosing on sleeping pills, numerous news outlets in the New York area are reporting. Police in suburban Harrison were called to the Basketball Hall of Famer's home after midnight, the Journal News of Westchester reported. "He's fine,... More »

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overdose • Madison Square Garden • New York Knicks • Isiah Thomas • sleeping pills • Lunesta

Drug Users OD by
Confusing Coke, Ecstasy 

They die by accidentally snorting MDMA, UK council finds

Sep 27, 08 7:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the biggest dangers of ecstasy, the drug’s opponents say, is that it looks a lot like cocaine. Hospitals have faced a rash of accidental overdoses from drug users who unwittingly snorted the psychedelic drug, the Independent reports. Britain's drug advisory council is probing the spate as it... More »

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drugs • cocaine • overdose • ecstasy

 Is This Her 
 Brain (Damage) 
 on Drugs? 

Docs fear permanent harm from ODs

Sep 3, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amy Winehouse may have brain damage as a result of two overdoses in the past year where she binged on crystal meth, heroin, and cocaine, reports the Sun. In addition, the "Rehab" singer convulsed “like a scene from The Exorcist" and displayed “multiple personality traits” after... More »

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London • celebrity • overdose • brain damage • Amy Winehouse

 Olsen Demands
 Immunity in
 Ledger Probe 

Olsen twin last to be interviewed in fed investigation

Aug 4, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mary-Kate Olsen, the first person phoned after a masseuse found Heath Ledger’s body, won't agree to be interviewed by federal investigators without a guarantee of immunity from prosecution, the New York Post reports. The feds have interviewed everyone else they consider connected to the case, including a “nice... More »

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federal investigation • celebrity • overdose • Drug Enforcement Administration • Heath Ledger • immunity • Michelle Williams

OPINION

 Did Iconic
 Photo Drive
 Soldier's Death? 

Photographer reflects on the power of a moment captured

Jul 13, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - A photo turned an American medic in Iraq into a hero, showing him carrying an Iraqi child to safety. But the photographer, Warren Zinn, wonders whether it also contributed to his suicide. Joseph Dwyer suffered post-traumatic stress disorder after returning from Iraq; Zinn worries, in the Washington Post, whether his... More »

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US military • photography • overdose • soldier • PTSD • Iraq war • heroism

Finding Meaning in the Death
of Len Bias

Cocaine killed the athlete 22 years ago, but the impact lingers

Jun 26, 08 2:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twenty-two years ago, Celtics legend Larry Bird called the sudden death of new Boston draftee Len Bias "one of the the cruelest things I've ever heard." The legacy of the Maryland basketball great, whose NBA career ended with cocaine use just two days after it began, retains its... More »

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NBA • basketball • cocaine • NBA draft • Boston Celtics • overdose • college basketball

 Smith Son's OD Accidental: Jury 

Bahamas panel rules out criminal charges in 20-year-old's 2006 death

Mar 31, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The drug overdose that killed Anna Nicole Smith’s 20-year-old son was accidental, a Bahamas jury ruled today, recommending no criminal charges in Daniel Smith's 2006 death. The inquest, which began in November, had already determined there was no evidence of homicide; an autopsy indicated the model's son probably died... More »

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Anna Nicole Smith • celebrity • overdose • Bahamas • inquest • Daniel Smith

Corinne Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead

Saxophone player
died from suspected drug overdose at 31

Mar 24, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The husband of British soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae has been found dead from a suspected drug overdose at his home in the UK. Jason Rae, 31, a saxophone player, is said to have struggled with drug abuse for years, according to Britain's Daily Mail. His band, the Haggis Horns,... More »

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drug addiction • celebrity • overdose • jazz • Amy Winehouse • saxophone • Corinne Bailey Rae • Jason Rae • West Yorkshire Police • Haggis Horns • Put Your Records On

 Quaid Speaks Out
 on Medical
 Mistakes

CBS interview highlights nationwide epidemic of preventable deaths

Mar 15, 08 1:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dennis Quaid has gone on record about the frightening ordeal of his newborn twins receiving massive overdoses of blood thinners, and now he's going on 60 Minutes to ratchet up his information campaign. Quaid's interview, which will be broadcast tomorrow evening, uses his own harrowing story to highlight medical errors... More »

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celebrity • overdose • Dennis Quaid • Kimberly Quaid • Heparin • Zoe Grace Quaid • Thomas Boone Quaid • Baxter International • Hep-lock

Heath's Dad: We'll 'Take Care' of His Daughter

Actor's will pre-dated relationship with Michelle Williams, child's birth

Mar 9, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The father of late actor Heath Ledger vowed that his son's daughter—and her mother, actress Michelle Williams—will be "taken care of" even though they aren't in Ledger's will, which dates from before their relationship and the 2005 birth of their daughter, Matilda Rose. Ledger's 2003 will left... More »

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Australia • will • overdose • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • Michelle Williams • Matilda Rose Ledger • Kim Ledger

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