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NEWS ABOUT: Xanax

Xanax stories: 8 news summaries

Cocaine Contributed to Billy Mays' Death: Autopsy

Painkillers, Valium, Xanax also found

Aug 7, 09 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cocaine figured into Billy Mays’ death, TMZ reports. An autopsy found traces of the drug in Mays' system, suggesting that the TV pitchman used it a few days before his death. The report lists “cocaine use” as a contributing cause of death, along with heart disease. The autopsy also... More »

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cocaine • autopsy • Xanax • Valium • Vicodin • valium • Billy Mays

 Conn. Chimp Was on 
 Xanax During Attack 

Necropsy reveals that he was on drugs, overweight

May 13, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The chimp that mauled a Connecticut woman in February, rendering her blind, had a small dose of antidepressant Xanax in his system, a necropsy has revealed. At 200 pounds, Travis was also severely obese. Police haven’t ruled out criminal charges against the owner, who is embroiled in a legal... More »

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Connecticut • Xanax • chimpanzees • animal attack • obese • Travis • necropsy

 Andy Dick
 Faces Sex,
 Drug Charges 

Comedian allegedly pulled down a teenager's top

Jul 16, 08 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - An "extremely intoxicated" Andy Dick pulled down the tank top and bra of a teenage girl outside a California restaurant, police say. The 42-year-old comedian faces a slew of charges, including sexual battery and public intoxication. Police found marijuana and the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in his pockets, MTV reports. More »

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celebrity • Xanax • Andy Dick

Panicked? 8 Ways to Fight Back

No, you haven't lost it—be prepared for panic attacks

Feb 27, 08 2:09 PM CST
(Newser) - For 10 agonizing minutes, you think you've lost it: You're sweating and dizzy, your heart is racing, and you can't breathe. More than 25% of people experience the complete lack of control of a panic attack. Fight back with these tips from MSNBC:
  1. Remind yourself that a panic attack
... More »

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list • Xanax • anxiety • panic attack • valium • adrenaline

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

Killer Wrestler on Steroids,
Family Sedated

Benoit's testosterone level was 10 times  normal level

Jul 18, 07 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wrestling star Chris Benoit's testosterone level was 10 times the normal level when he killed his wife, his young son and himself last month, a Georgia medical examiner has determined. Benoit's wife and son were also apparently sedated with prescription medication. Benoit had taken a cocktail of anabolic steroids, the... More »

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Chris Benoit • WWE • anabolic steroids • Xanax • hydrocodone • Dr. Kris Sperry • Dr. Phil Astin • roid rage

Who Knew a Prius Was a
Hot Rod?

Al Gore III, busted at over 100 mph, shows speedy side of green

Jul 6, 07 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the exhaust clears following Al Gore III's joy-ride drug bust, an astonished public has zeroed in, not on the former veep's son, but on his little-Prius-that-could. Clocked at over  100mph before he was pulled over, Gore shattered the assumption that the Toyota hybrid sacrifices speed for fuel efficiency, the... More »

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Adderall • Toyota • fuel efficiency • Al Gore III • Xanax • Al Gore II • Toyota Prius • Orange County, California • Golden State Freeway • Car and Driver Magazine • drug possession • Valium • Vicodin • speeding • vice president • hybrid car

Al Gore III Returns to Rehab

Ex-VP asks for privacy after son's arrest
on drug charges

Jul 5, 07 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al Gore III has posted bail and returned to rehab. A day after the ex-VP's son was busted for drugs, the 24-year-old magazine publisher "is getting treatment," his father said today. In his first public reaction, he appeared on the "Today" show and said, "We love... More »

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rehab • Adderall • Al Gore • Al Gore III • marijuana • prescription drugs • Xanax

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