Local blub: Drug related deaths in Kershaw County

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Meth labs are dangerous under any circumstances, a deadly place to be if you are an addict, and as this story indicates, a dangerous area for law enforcement to come up against as well.

Kershaw County deputies say a woman and a suspect are dead, one person has been arrested, and six deputies hospitalized following the discovery of a meth lab Saturday.

Sheriff Jim Matthews says his officers went to a home on Highway 601 south of Lugoff on a call of a domestic dispute. Before they arrived, they got a second emergency call of shots fired at that location.

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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler no big fan of Celebrity Rehab

Front man for the band Aerosmith is no stranger to addiction and the excesses that come with fame. Steven Tyler however has been very public in his distaste of the show Celebrity Rehab. In his new book, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?," Tyler rips both the VH1 show and its host, addiction-medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky, who formerly worked at one of the hospitals where he sought treatment.
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NHL loses player Boogaard to overdose

NHL's Derek Boogaard is just one more death too many lost to overdose of deadly drugs like Oxycodone and alcohol. According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, Boogaard's death Friday was due to a deadly mixture of alcohol and the lethal pain killer Oxycodone.

SportsIllustrated.com reports, “The death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone.
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Grease star Jeff Conaway hospitalized

According to the LA Times, Jeff Conaway, 60 of Grease fame, the hit show Taxi and various other films is in critical condition. Conaway's family members told the Times that the actor has been hospitalized at Encino Hospital Medical Center with pneumonia and is currently unconscious. His condition is due to an apparent overdose the Times reports.
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Dr. Drew Pinsky from Celebrity Rehab tweets: Jeff Conaway didn't overdose

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Contrary to all reports, Grease star Jeff Conaway didn't overdose. Celebrity Rehab doctor  Drew Pinsky states that after visiting with Grease star Jeff Conaway recently at a Los Angeles hospital , the actor did not overdose as previously reported. While on twitter,  Dr. Pinsky tweeted ""Just visited Jeff Conaway," He is stable & looks like he will recover from his pneumonia. Not an OD like press is alleging & certainly not dead."
After a manager said the former star of "Taxi" and "Grease" was found unconscious on May 11 after possibly taking too many pain pills, Dr. Drew Pinsky came to the actor's defense over the weekend to set the record straight.

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The actor that was best known for his role in the 70's hit movie Grease, as greaser “Kenickie ” has had a well publicized and ongoing fight against addiction. Recently the 60 year old actor was hospitalized at Encino, California, hospital on May 11^th , following an apparent overdose and has been in a coma since. Unfortunately, the outlook grows grim for the actor making a full recovery as doctors have stated that the actor now is fighting off a blood infection.

As reported by CNN in Los Angeles, “Jeff Conaway's prospect for recovering from pneumonia and sepsis grew "increasingly grim" as a blood infection reemerged Sunday, according to a source familiar with Conaway's medical condition.

The same source, who asked not to be identified, described Conaway as being on the "razor's edge" in his fight for life Saturday.”
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Derek Boogaard's agent alleges pain killers too accessible to athletes

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Celebrities in general have the ability to obtain various prescription medications, often receiving multiple prescriptions from various doctors under assumed names. Michael Jackson, as well as Corey Haim were two recent examples of how deadly this ability is.

In SportsIllustrated.com, Derek Boogaard's agent, Ron Salcer hinted at a growing concern about the accessibility of pain killers to athletes, and raised concern that there is not enough medical supervision of these drugs.

Ron Salcer, said it's been hard dealing with the death of the player.
In SportsIllusted.com, Salcer stated,
"The scary part is Derek was doing so well, so much better," Salcer said, adding that Boogaard was "turning a corner."
Salcer said he feels pain medications have been made too accessible to athletes, who aren't often monitored closely or told about the dangers of what could happen if the drugs are taken the wrong way.
"I do think these pain meds get prescribed way too easily," he said. "Athletes, hockey players, deal with a lot of pain and injuries and want to get through them. There just has to be more education before they get prescribed. That is what concerns me."

NHL loses player Boogaard to overdose

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Every day in this country someone falls prey to addiction. NHL's Derek Boogaard is just one more death too many. According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner, Boogaard's death Friday was due to a deadly mixture of alcohol and the lethal pain killer Oxycodone. SportsIllustrated.com reports, “The death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner announced Boogaard's cause of death Friday, saying it was unclear exactly when the 28-year-old died. Boogaard was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment last Friday, five months after he sustained a season-ending concussion with the New York Rangers. The medical examiner said no private data on Boogaard would be released, but a statement his family issued through the National Hockey League Players' Association indicated the 6-foot-7 Boogaard had been struggling with pain and addiction.”

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Dying to love "me"

I know you wont understand

I don't expect you to

But I'm a enslaved fan

of a little rock or two

Up in smoke my life goes

eating my soul and selling what's left

all the while the craving grows

for the high of highs that leads to death

Im dying to love “me”

Dying to be under your halo

Im dying to love who I used to be

But they died years ago..

If I leave this earth before my time,

Remember who I was before

When rocks were just things on the ground I'd find

and the High I had was when my heart soared..

I can't love who I am today

and I can't feel love or pain when I'm high

those cravings chased those feelings away

So where else can I go but to the man in the sky?

I'm dying to love “me”

Dying to be under your halo

I'm dying to love who I used to be

But they died years ago..

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Good bye my friend

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Years they roll away, and slip through our hands,
We try in vain to slow them down, but they flow like sand...
I knew your struggle with life's vices,
You always took the hard road and paid such high prices...
I know you were placed on such a path,
and you fought so hard to overcome your wrath...
For every step you took, there was two steps back,
When tried your best, life kept pulling you off track...
But you had a great gift to give,
and you shared it for as long as you lived...
You cared for others and you loved us all,
And you never let us catch you, when you had a fall...
You were strong that way,
I just wish you could've stayed...
You are suffering no more,
you have a new kingdom to explore...
You are now where you belong...

Grease star Jeff Conaway hospitalized

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According to the LA Times, Jeff Conaway, 60 of Grease fame, the hit show Taxi and various other films is in critical condition. Conaway's family members told the Times that the actor has been hospitalized at Encino Hospital Medical Center with pneumonia and is currently unconscious. His condition is due to an apparent overdose the Times reports.

Jeff Conaway has resurfaced in recent years for his ongoing problem with addiction to a variety of substances. The star of Grease found himself on reality shows such as Celebrity Fit Club, and Celebrity Rehab trying desperately to overcome his addictions to cocaine, alcohol, and painkillers from a back injury which rendered the star to the use of a wheel chair most of the time.

Rush Limbaugh one of many that battled addiction

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On October 3, 2003 the National Enquirer reported that Limbaugh was being investigated for illegally obtaining the prescription drugs Oxycodone and Hydrocodone. Other news outlets quickly confirmed the investigation. He admitted to listeners on his radio show on October 10, 2003 that he was addicted to prescription painkillers and stated that he would enter inpatient treatment for 30 days, immediately after the broadcast.

The radio talk show host said he first became addicted to painkillers "some years ago," following spinal surgery. However, he added, "the surgery was unsuccessful and I continued to have severe pain in my lower back and also in my neck due to herniated discs. I am still experiencing that pain."

Those struggling with addiction often feel like they are outcasts and along with the struggle of their addiction, many suffer with feelings of isolation and loneliness. We know now that many very well known and successful people also become addicts to a wide variety of substances.

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American Idol Judge Steven Tyler candid about addiction

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Steven Tyler knows what it feels like to be up on stage just like the contestants on American Idol. Steven Tyler also knows how to fall off of the stage as well. Unfortunately more than a few times his own addictions may have been the culprit in the falls.

One thing we do know is Steven Tyler remains at the top of his game, and has never been shy about sharing his insights with his adoring public about his demons.

Tyler was stated recently revealed that his addiction to prescription pain medicine almost destroyed his band.

“The band has never been better, I’m singing better,” Steven told the Associated Press . “It’s been beautiful and I realized when I was taking care of my problems that the band is all I really care about.”

Not only has Tyler had to overcome these problems but maintaining a positive relationship with his band during these times have been difficult as well. Steven Tyler was quoted as having said on television, “we're always fighting, we're fighting now.”

What makes Tyler a unique person is his candor with his experiences, his brutal honesty about himself and the poignant insights and hope he offers to others. One glaring message the rock star demonstrates above all else, “don't give up.”

Rehab and recovery is a lifelong process. For those suffering, know that relapse is a part of the process.

You only truly lose in this battle when you give up. If you keep trying to get well, you're still in the fight and the odds are you will eventually win. Tyler kept getting help, will continue to fight, and so should you.

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Rob Lowe not fooled by Charlie Sheen's “addiction cure”

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Since Charlie Sheen has had his very odd and public problems with the producers of the show “Two and a Half Men” many have become aware that he is obviously still fighting demons with addiction. Recently he stated that he had cured his addiction problems using his "mind." 

Rob Lowe of NBC's show “Parks and Recreation” recently was very public in his opinions about Charlie Sheen's claim that he cured his addiction “with his mind.”

"You don't get to do it your way," Lowe stated publicly on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight. "You don't get to make up your own special rules. We have a name for people like that. Those are people who suffer from terminal uniqueness. You don't get to do it your way." 

 

Rob Lowe stated that he thought rehab and treatment was “great”. "I loved it because I was ready. Problem is, people go into rehab and they're not ready. You want to get sober for your parents, you want to get sober for your job, you want to get sober for the cops, you want to get sober to protect your image. A lot of good reasons, by the way, but unfortunately, the only thing that works is that you have to want to get sober for you."

Rob Lowe currently is promoting his autobiography “Stories I Only Tell My Friends.” Which recounts his days struggling with addiction.

 

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Questions from our readers: How many rocks of crack cocaine do addicts usually smoke?

Answer: They will smoke as many rocks of crack as they can get. I know this seems a simple answer but an addict is not defined as one that can control their urges, but just the opposite. So if crack addicts has one rock or 10 he will smoke them all. If the addict smokes a rock, and knows he has more he will continue until there is none left. This is the addiction.

Johnny Depp and alcoholism

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Many fans do not realize that our favorite pirate, Johnny Depp of Pirates of the Caribbean fame battled his addiction to alcoholism. With a career now that spans several decades, yes, decades, Depp has been a household word and a fan favorite for a long time. Depp’s career was on a steady incline from his appearance in ‘Platoon’ to the hugely successful Pirates of the Caribbean movies. In the 90's, Depp indulged in heavy drinking and drug addictions proving that even with great success one can find themselves in the grips of addiction.

Johnny Depp was able to take account of his situation, check into treatment and overcome the grips of alcoholism. This is a powerful message for those still in the fight that not only can this disease be fought and won, but your life will take a direction that you would never believe possible. Sobriety in itself is a good luck coin. You're an inspiration to those struggling, and we thank you for sharing your struggle Johnny!

Chris Farley, a talent lost to addiction

Chris Farley was best known as the loveable and large funny man on Saturday Night Live. However, many were unaware of the addictions that he struggled with and many tabloids focused a great deal of attention on the funnyman's weight instead of the most dire problems he had with addiction.

Sadly, Chris Farley succumbed to his addictions and was found dead in his Chicago apartment on December 18, 1997. An autopsy revealed that Farley had died of an accidental overdose of cocaine and heroin . For those wondering how big of a dose of cocaine or heroin does it take to cause death, the answer is simple, the next dose you take.

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Aerosmith's Steven Tyler no big fan of Celebrity Rehab

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Front man for the band Aerosmith is no stranger to addiction and the excesses that come with fame. Steven Tyler however has been very public in his distaste of the show Celebrity Rehab. In his new book, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?," Tyler rips both the VH1 show and its host, addiction-medicine specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky, who formerly worked at one of the hospitals where he sought treatment.

Image via WikipediaTyler wrote that his friend, Steven Adler from Gun's and Roses was told to fake a drug induced stupor for the cameras while on the show. States Tyler, " They wanted him to act out his own messed-up state when he entered rehab. It was ghoulish and unreal. They gave him 30 grand for the episode, he snorted it all, crashed his car, and he ended up in jail detox," Tyler wrote. One rather poignant remark made by the super star gives a compassionate description of what it is to be a recovering addict, “You're not a bad person getting better, you're a sick person getting well.” Well put Steven.

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