2007-03-26 05:38:22 · 14 answers · asked by Thomas F 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
I can't believe that anyone could take the combinations of drugs that she had & not realize the damage she was doing to herself.
2007-03-26 05:47:54 · answer #1 · answered by the snail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
World Exclusive: Anna Nicole Smith Died With Toxic Level Of Sleeping Medication In Her System
Anna Nicole Smith died with a toxic level of the sleeping medication chloral hydrate in her system.
In a joint newsgathering operation, the National ENQUIRER and Star magazine have solved the mystery of the former Playboy model's death and provide a detailed portrait of her final days.
The world exclusive details come days before Broward County, Fla., Chief Medical Examiner Joshua Perper will hold a press conference to announce the former Playboy Playmate's cause of death.
The ENQUIRER and Star have also learned that Anna Nicole had a raging blood infection. The infection was caused by an unsterilized needle and contributed to her death.
The infection was so serious, it would have killed her if she had not overdosed.
Contrary to speculation, tests show Anna Nicole did not have methadone or any other painkilling drug in her system at the time of her death.
The ENQUIRER learned that just before she left the Bahamas for Florida on February 5, three days before she died, Anna Nicole received an injection in her left buttock.
Tests did not reveal what that substance was.
"As she boarded the plane for Miami, Anna Nicole developed a painful abscess at the site of the injection," said a source with knowledge of the case. "The needle wasn't sterile. The pain kept getting worse as the abscess got larger and larger very quickly."
From Miami, Anna Nicole and her live-in lawyer Howard K. Stern traveled to Hollywood, Fla. The pain from the abscess became excruciating and Anna Nicole developed a high fever.
By the time she got to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino her fever was 105.
Anna Nicole, unaware that her blood was being poisoned by infection, had also developed a second infection from a virulent form of norovirus, which causes intestinal problems.
It was at this point that Anna Nicole — and her entourage — made a fatal mistake. She refused to go to a hospital, a decision that would have saved her life.
Instead, Anna's people gave her an ice bath to control the fever, administered the antibiotic ciprofloxacin by mouth and gave her an over-the-counter flu medicine.
As the needle-caused infection took over her body, she began vomiting, had severe diarrhea and could not urinate.
On February 6, a Tuesday, Anna spent the whole day in bed. She could not keep fluids down. She was becoming severely dehydrated.
On Wednesday, February 7, Anna seemed somewhat better, but she wasn't, the source said.
"She was still vomiting and suffering diarrhea," said the source. "Again, she spent the whole day in bed, as the abscess continued to grow. She was in such pain, she just wanted to sleep."
And that's when the final fatal mistake was made. Sometime overnight on February 7, Anna ingested the sleeping medication chloral hydrate. The drug is extremely potent. The dose was too much — and in fact it was a toxic level, the ENQUIRER and Star have learned exclusively. On Thursday, February 8, Anna never woke up.
A nurse found her unresponsive at about 1:30 p.m.
At 2:49 p.m., Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead.
Preliminary analysis indicated the cause of death was systemic sepsis syndrome, a lethal blood infection. It was caused by the abscess of the left buttock. Further investigation revealed the fatal level of chloral hydrate.
Chloral hydrate can cause depression of respiration, especially in a person who is already sick because of an infection and dehydration and it can cause death within a relatively short period of time.
Anna Nicole also had scarring from numerous injections she got in the buttocks.
2007-03-26 05:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by mom_princess77 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
She may have died of an overdose of a combination of prescribed drugs that were given in different names and were administered by Howard K. Stern. He was her drug runner. Anna Nicole died of benign neglect. She was left to lay in bed with 105 degree fever all alone, with a load of drugs in her system and she slipped into an induced coma. Anna Nicole did not have to die. She should have been brought to a hospital with that infection but she was left to languish in bed and slowly die alone. Sad case and now Howard K. Stern will become a millionaire on her name and the rights to her image. The irony of this...her enabler and drug runner will benefit from her death. Rest in Peace Anna Nicole.
2007-03-26 07:32:33 · answer #3 · answered by cardgirl2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was't just any overdose it was accidental and i think that she just wanted her son to not be dead and maybe it wasn't accedental and she wanted to die to be with her only son or maybe it was accedental which could very much be true. I saw the news today which had reported that it WAS in fact accedental and it a very sad story because Dannielynn will luckly inheritt a lot of money but she will live in sorrow due to her mothers death as an infant.
2007-03-26 05:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by PAIGII 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude, have you ever heard her speak? She obviously was "cracked out" on most occasions. She rarely had a sober moment. You can't mix all of those drugs together. I know she was terribly saddened over the death of her son and I'm sure she had postpartum too. All of that mixed with drugs was a deathly cocktail. People often blame doctors but people aren't always honest with their doctors. They tell them they're taking one thing but actually are on something else. They try to block out the pain of their lives rather than deal with things and their bodies just can't take it.
2007-03-26 05:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by LA Law 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How is it NOT believable. She was a drug addict.
But also, the thing that contributed was a contaminated needle, she injected B-12 or HGH into her butt, which caused a nasty blood infection... which in turn caused that fever. Which in turn lead to her "accidental overdose."
2007-03-26 05:48:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because when you are on 9 prescription medications at the same time clearly something other than an overdose would kill you.
2007-03-26 05:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i don't she did i think her boyfriend gave her more drugs than she should have been taking why wasn't he there with her when she died if she was so sick why didn't someone take her to the hospital that what anyone else would have done
2007-03-26 05:57:52 · answer #8 · answered by dreamgirl35fs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well yeah I believe it...now Im not sure I believe it was an "accidental" overdose.
2007-03-26 05:47:05 · answer #9 · answered by gypsy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares what you believe. You aren't the medical examiner. I believe what the doctors say.
2007-03-26 05:45:56 · answer #10 · answered by Liberal City 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋