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ANNA DIED OF OVERDOSE

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Anna Nicole Smith died from an accidental overdose of a powerful sedative that became lethal when mixed with nine other prescription drugs found in her system, according to a coroner's report released this morning. The combined toxicity of the sleeping medication, chloral hydrate, and the other drugs (including anti-anxiety Valium, Klonopin, and Ativan) resulted in the 39-year-old Smith's death, concluded Dr. Joshua Perper, the Broward County medical examiner.

The medical examiner's investigation also found that "contributory causes" in Smith's death were a viral flu and an abscess that had developed on her buttock as a result of injections. Perper noted that the level of chloral hydrate--which is often used to combat insomnia and slows respiration--found in Smith's system was not, in itself, lethal. But combined with the other drugs, which were found at "therapeutic levels," the chloral hydrate proved lethal.


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We've been talking about th... (Below threshold)

We've been talking about this over at Highbrid Nation. Anna Nicole's life had so many ups and down. Imagine losing a son and gaining a daughter within day of one another. Not too surprised about the drugs thing though. What did people think the autopsy would say?

who gave her the injections... (Below threshold)
lorinda:

who gave her the injections?

Still don't care...... (Below threshold)
mojo:

Still don't care...

Interesting no mention of t... (Below threshold)
epador:

Interesting no mention of the previously mentioned methadone. That persists for a long time after the last dose.


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