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Coroner: 9 drugs found in Rick James' system
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Posted on 09/17/2004 7:52:43 AM PDT by Jalapeno
Coroner: 9 drugs found in Rick James' system
Death attributed to heart attack, ruled accident
Thursday, September 16, 2004 Posted: 9:28 PM EDT (0128 GMT)
Rick James in June 2004
LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Flamboyant funk musician Rick James had nine drugs in his system when he died suddenly in August, including cocaine, methamphetamine, valium and vicodin, according to a coroner's report Thursday.
James, 56, died in his sleep on August 6 in his Los Angeles home of a heart attack, but the drugs in his system likely contributed to the organ's failure, the report said.
...
The coroner listed nine drugs, including prescription medications for anxiety, pain relief and heart failure, along with cocaine and methamphetamine that were found in James's body.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: goodlibertarian; overmedicated
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Remember...it was "natural causes"....
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:52:44 AM PDT
by
Jalapeno
To: Jalapeno
It was. The drugs contained no artificial colors or sweeteners... ;)
To: Jalapeno
Looks like a case of "Accidental suicide"
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:53:48 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
To: Jalapeno
Yeah, "natural" for a toxic waste dump.
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:54:21 AM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
To: Jalapeno
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:54:22 AM PDT
by
mlbford2
(Brothers of the Pajamajahadeen, I declare a pajama fatawa against CBS)
To: Jalapeno
he looks like whoopi goldberg. anybody seen her lately?
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:54:42 AM PDT
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: Jalapeno
Sure sounds like a fun life, doesn't it, kids?
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:54:44 AM PDT
by
tdadams
(The only lies 'Unfit for Command' contains are the direct quotes of John Kerry)
To: Jalapeno
9 drugs found in Rick James' system He always was a strong proponent of diversity.
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:54:47 AM PDT
by
bikepacker67
(Sandy wasn't stuffing his socks, he was stuffing A sock.)
To: Jalapeno
That's super freaky, man...
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:54:57 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Jalapeno
This really cannot be classified as "news."
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:56:07 AM PDT
by
Thrusher
(The timing of this post is suspicious.)
To: Jalapeno
Better living dying through chemistry.
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:56:23 AM PDT
by
tdadams
(The only lies 'Unfit for Command' contains are the direct quotes of John Kerry)
To: Jalapeno
but the drugs in his system likely contributed to the organ's failure, the report said.
...oh do you think maybe so?
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:57:05 AM PDT
by
Vinomori
To: Jalapeno
I hope he was cremated rather than buried. If buried his gravesite may well have to be designated a Superfund site.
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:58:36 AM PDT
by
KevinB
To: Jalapeno
James, 56, died in his sleep on August 6 in his Los Angeles home of a heart attack, ... The coroner listed nine drugs, including prescription medications for heart failure, .... were found in James's body. Call John Edwards.
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:58:44 AM PDT
by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "I know everything so you don't have to" ;)
To: Jalapeno
HE looks like a she now (well, he's dead) ... and definately 9 drugs is a super freaky way to go.
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posted on
09/17/2004 7:59:21 AM PDT
by
Centurion2000
(Truth, Justice and the Texan Way)
To: Jalapeno
I'm shocked, SHOCKED!
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posted on
09/17/2004 8:00:27 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(...I've kissed mermaids, rode the El Niño, walked the sand with the crustaceans....)
To: Jalapeno
Where are all the Dave Chappelle quotes?
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posted on
09/17/2004 8:01:35 AM PDT
by
ilgipper
To: Jalapeno
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posted on
09/17/2004 8:02:39 AM PDT
by
Rutles4Ever
("The message of the Cross is foolishness to those who are perishing...")
To: Jalapeno
Do ya'll think he'll become the object of a saintly cult like the other musical dope heads who kacked early?
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posted on
09/17/2004 8:02:42 AM PDT
by
Banjoguy
(The most dangerous place in the world today, is in a womb waiting to be born.)
To: ilgipper
"Cocaine's a hell of a drug"
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posted on
09/17/2004 8:02:48 AM PDT
by
gdani
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