Autopsy: Billy Mays Used Cocaine Days Before His Death

ABC News ^ | August 7, 2009 | Dan harris

[AZLiberty]

Like I said in a past comment, 50 is the new 27. Funny thing is, it's the same generation, again dying of drugs.

[SRJeff]

No one could really express surprise, but I think this case should be closed with our prayers to his family and loved ones.

[a fool in paradise]

And yet we don’t know when the last time Barack Obama used cocaine was.

He said he gave up smoking but admittedly is still smoking and reportedly is smoking several PACKS a day.

[armymarinemom]

Cocain is a shock but the painkillers aren’t. I do believe that he was going to have a hip replacement.

[Albion Wilde]

Back in the olden days before radio, movies and television, most ordinary American families used to be very prejudiced against “show folk”, or anyone from vaudeville or circuses, even legitimate theater, warning their sons and daughters to stay away from them. I guess some things never change.

The entry of media into our homes and cars has had a very deleterious effect — putting all these types of people into our lives day in and day out, and that’s not even counting the insidious commies like Cronkite and Bill Moyers. Even someone like Billy Mays, who looked like such a nice guy, was affected by the money and the circles he ran in. And Michael Jackson, putting himself under anaesthesia to go to sleep? Can’t find an adequate word for that.

[dancusa]

I'm 51 and in good shape. I would never go near cocaine. Caffeine (4 cups) overdoses almost scares me to death. I climb the walls waiting it to end.

[SeaHawkFan]

Kind of shoots down any chance of a lawsuit against the airline.

[theDentist]

Which reminds me.... Have they Buried Jackson yet?

[smokingfrog]

No wonder he was so hyped-up.

[mockingbyrd]

Yeah, they decided today to bury him at Forest Lawn.

[Frantzie]

Hopefully Obama is smoking 4 packs of cigarettes a day. What a POS.

Billy Mays looks like he liked the drugs. Shame it wasn’t the sham wow guy.

[Mr. Mojo]

I don't know about cocaine, but Mays sure sounded like he was hopped up on something before getting in front of the camera to make his pitches.

[a fool in paradise]

There is some suspicion that Bill Clinton wouldn’t release his medical records because of a possible past cocaine induced heart attack.

[a fool in paradise]

The comment I heard about Obama smoking “packs” of cigarettes a day came from the author who just put out a book about the Secret Service agents.

And he says that Barack (as GW Bush before him) treats the agents well.

[Happy Rain]

BM was on the dope???

I guess household products are gateway drugs.

Be a slob and live forever.

Like me.

[miele man]

Oh, another Coke head. In other words, a SHAM. WOW!

[dalereed]

He should have taken that coctail years ago and we wouldn’t be forced to subjected to that screamning bearded bastard!

[CedarDave]

I thought they were going to perform a third autopsy on MJ??

[sten]

and wait... there’s more!

[Moonman62]

Cocain is a shock but the painkillers aren’t. I do believe that he was going to have a hip replacement.

It would have been his third hip operation. He must have had his blood pressure checked for the surgeries so I doubt that caused the enlarged heart. The cocaine explains it.