“Glee” actor Cory Monteith died of mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol. He was 31.
“Toxicology results did not indicate any presence of the drug fentanyl,” the coroner’s office said in a statement Wednesday.
Fentanyl is an opioid narcotic with similar behavior as morphine and, according to a reports in Canada, experts speculated there may have been a link between it and an uptick in heroin overdoses reported in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
“Our frontline officers have spoke with many individuals who have reported being concerned about the potency of heroin that is currently being bought, sold and used,” Constable Ian MacDonald told CBC News this morning. “A possible explanation for the increased potency and the overdose may be the presence of fentanyl in the drugs.
“Hotel staffers found Mr. Monteith dead in his room at the Fairmont Pacific Rim in downtown Vancouver on Saturday after he had missed his 12 p.m. checkout time.
Monteith’s remains were cremated at his mother’s request. TMZ reports that his distraught father (the couple is divorced) was unable to see his son before the cremation. “I always loved both my sons and am going to miss Cory very very much. I’m saddened at the fact that I couldn’t have been there to see my son before he was cremated.”
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Cory Monteith’s shock death will be investigated today, as an autopsy is scheduled.
Monteith was found dead around noon on Saturday in a hotel in downtown Vancouver, Canada. During a press conference with Canadian police on Saturday night, it was noted that Monteith had been dead for some time before his body was found, but foul play was ruled out. Monteith checked into the hotel on July 6 and was expected to check out on Saturday.
Monteith had been public about his struggle with addiction and checked into a rehabfacility in late March. It was his second time in a treatment facility.
Monteith was the “Glue of Glee” according to his director Adam Shankman. Finn in the popular Fox series, and credited “Glee’s” success with helping him to turn his life around.
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He was said to been healthier than he had been in some time, but today (Monday) new pictures emerged of Cory Monteith which suggest he was drinking alcohol with his friends in Vancouver just days before his death.
The 31-year-old, who completed a month-long stint in rehab for substance addiction in April, was seen “laughing and drinking beers” with friends on July 6, reports TMZ.
On Saturday, he was found dead by hotel staff.
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Controversial NFL cornerback Richard Sherman routinely made headlines last season — although only partially for his play. He was also in the news regularly after failing a drug test for suspected adderall abuse. After he failed, Sherman appealed his suspension, and, surprising, won on a technicality, forcing the NLF to overturn the four-game suspension mandated by the league. Continue reading →
Gay Pride March 2012 on Fifth Avenue in New York city on June 24, 2012
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Cliffside Malibu founder and coauthor of the #1 bestselling Amazon.com book Ending Addiction for Good, Richard Taite, has spoken out about the repeal of DOMA and the repercussions it may have on addiction rates.
“The repeal of DOMA and the recognition of the rights of gay and lesbian individuals in our society could save many from becoming addicts,” says Taite.
Cliffside Malibu is a top notch rehab which offers effective and evidence-based care in a private setting with a multitude of treatment options focusing on helping people overcome their addictions to re-engage with their families and lives.
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Things are not looking that great for Amanda Bynes.
The actress was recently escorted from a gymnastics class in New York City because staffers were afraid she may harm herself or others, The Post reports. Continue reading →
We’ll be frank — Sizzurp wasn’t really on our radars until Lil Wayne’s recent hospitalization.
Given that the rapper is a somewhat of a poster boy for the concoction, with the Los Angeles Times recently running a story about the recreational drug, which is a fruit punch that is mixed with a prescription grade cough syrup with codeine and promethazine, there are fears that fans will follow in his footsteps. Continue reading →
Rapper Lil Wayne has become the poster boy for “Sizzurp,” a codeine laced cough syrup given a street name.
Wayne’s seizures and ICU hospitalization reveal a schism in American culture. A drug of choice for rappers and lower classes because of its low cost, “Sizzurp” can be just as dangerous as pill abuse. Continue reading →
Is there any real difference between a locked rehab and regular rehab, besides, you know, lockdown? Are the facilities like the one Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to really locked for a star like her? Continue reading →