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overdose stories: 51 news summaries

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Accidental OD Killed Ledger

Autopsy results cite combo of sleeping pills, painkillers, and anti-anxiety meds

Feb 6, 08 9:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose of sleeping pills, painkillers, and anti-anxiety medication, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office ruled today. OxyContin, Valium, Xanax, Restoril, Unisom, and ibuprofen combined to result in a lethal "acute intoxication," an ME spokeswoman told the AP.  More »

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OxyContin • autopsy • overdose • prescription drugs • Xanax • Valium • Heath Ledger • Brokeback Mountain • Restoril • Unisom • ibuprofen • Kim Ledger

Overdose Deaths Up Sharply

Prescription drugs now kill more than cocaine and heroin

Jan 26, 08 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The death of Heath Ledger from a suspected drug overdose has highlighted a huge spike in drug overdoses in the US, reports the Los Angeles Times. Accidental poisoning deaths, 95% of which are overdoses, rose sharply from 12,186 in 1999 to 20,950 in 2004. Doctors say prescription drugs,... More »

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cocaine • overdose • prescription drugs • Heath Ledger

Ditch Cold Meds for Tots: FDA

Government to officially warn against dosing children under 2

Jan 17, 08 6:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Although cold and cough medicine manufacturers pulled their baby and toddler lines off the shelves in October, the FDA is issuing an official advisory today to warn parents of the risk of giving any such remedies to children under 2. The government worries that uninformed parents are simply dosing their... More »

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FDA • baby • overdose • cold medicine • infants • cough medicine

Turner Died of Cocaine OD

Music pioneer, 76, had a lifelong problem with drugs

Jan 16, 08 8:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Rock and soul legend Ike Turner died last month from a cocaine oversdose, a coroner's report says. Turner, 76, perhaps as famous for his abusive relationship with Tina Turner as for his pioneering music, had lifelong problems with drugs. The San Diego medical examiner says the overdose appears to have... More »

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cocaine • overdose • Ike Turner • Tina Turner

Quaids Speak Out About Ordeal

Newborns 'overdosed while we're there,' actor says

Jan 15, 08 1:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Dennis and Kimberly Quaid trusted their sick newborns to an LA hospital, and less than 9 hours later, the children's lives were in danger. "Our kids could have been dying," the actor says, "and we wouldn't have been able to come down to the hospital to say... More »

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twins • celebrity • overdose • Dennis Quaid • Cedars Sinai Hospital • Kimberly Quaid • Heparin • Zoe Grace Quaid • Thomas Boone Quaid

'Bowman the Showman' Found Dead

Figure skating champ's body in LA motel, overdose suspected

Jan 11, 08 2:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Former US figure skating champion Christopher Bowman was found dead yesterday in a Los Angeles motel room, AP reports. Authorities suspect a drug overdose. Bowman, 40, won US figure skating titles in 1988 and 1992 and wowed the crowds at the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics. His flamboyant personality and... More »

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skating • overdose • Olympic Games • figure skating

Woman Sues Meth Dealer Over OD

The darnedest part? She wins

Jan 10, 08 12:23 PM CST
(Newser) - A 23-year-old Canadian woman is suing her drug dealer for selling her the crystal meth she overdosed on in 2004, the Leader-Post reports. And since the judge struck down the defendant’s testimony on Friday, she’s essentially won—an outcome her attorney says is the first of its... More »

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drugs • overdose • lawsuit • crystal meth • coma • drug dealer • Sandy Bergen

Quaids Sue Drug Firm Over OD

Actor alleges packaging led to infants' nearly fatal overdose

Dec 5, 07 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Dennis Quaid and his wife filed a lawsuit against Baxter International, maker of the blood thinner Heparin, after their newborn twins nearly died of an overdose, the Chicago Tribune reports. The couple said Baxter was negligent because it packaged two different strengths of the drug, one a thousand times... More »

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medical errors • drug companies • celebrity • overdose • lawsuit • infants • Dennis Quaid • Kimberly Buffington • Heparin • Baxter International

Owen Wilson In Good Condition After Reported Suicide Attempt

Actor asks media to let him heal in private

Aug 27, 07 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Owen Wilson is in good condition after being hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt. Wilson’s family found the Wedding Crashers star yesterday after he reportedly slit his wrist and took an unknown number of pills, the Post reports. Wilson issued a statement asking that the media allow him to... More »

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suicide • overdose • Owen Wilson • The Royal Tenenbaums • actor

Jim Morrison OD'd in Paris Club: Book

Drug dealers carried rocker's body to hotel, says French author

Jul 12, 07 6:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former nightclub manager has reopened the mystery of cult rocker Jim Morrison's death 36 years ago at the age of 27. The official story is that the Doors legend died of a heart attack in a bath in his Paris hotel. But the manager insists in a new French... More »

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IT WAS AN OVERDOSE

ME rules Anna Nicole's death accidental,
citing nine drugs in
her system

Mar 26, 07 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Anna Nicole overdosed on prescription painkillers and sleeping meds, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Smith reported today, calling the death accidental. There were nine different drugs in her system at the time of her death, including three antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs—methadone, Lexapro and Zoloft. More »

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Anna Nicole Smith • drugs • obituary • autopsy • celebrity • overdose

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