"increasing GABA's potency. The treatment of barbiturate abuse or overdose is generally supportive. The amount of support required depends on the person's symptoms. If the patient is drowsy but awake and can swallow and breathe without difficulty, the treatment can be as simple as monitoring the person closely. If the person is not breathing, it may involve mechanical ventilation until the drug has worn off. Supportive treatment often includes the following: In famous cases, Marilyn Monroe, Dalida, Judy Garland, Chester Morris, George Sanders, Pier Angeli, Jimi Hendrix, Scott Newman, Brian Epstein, Alan Wilson, Scotty Beckett, Edie Sedgwick, Dominick Elwes and"
"Death of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 5, 1962, at her 12305 Fifth Helena Drive home in Los Angeles, California. She was a major sex symbol and one of the most popular Hollywood stars during the 1950s and early 1960s. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films had grossed $200 million by the time of her death in 1962. Monroe had suffered from mental illness and substance abuse for several years prior to her death, and she had not completed a film"
"1996 book and only eight in ""Victim"", Churchwell has called his account ""a tissue of conjecture, speculation and pure fiction as documentary fact"" and ""arguably the least factual of all Marilyn lives"". The Miner transcripts were also discussed in a 2005 ""Los Angeles Times"" article. Death of Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 5, 1962, at her 12305 Fifth Helena Drive home in Los Angeles, California. She was a major sex symbol and one of the most popular Hollywood stars during the 1950s and early 1960s. She"
"(MP&GI) in 1964. In 1967, she founded her studio, Golden Eagle Film Company, together with her brother Kelly Lai Chen and director Yuan Qiufeng. She starred in 11 films from 1964 until her death in 1968. Loh married actor Peter Chen Ho in January 1962, and gave birth to a daughter named Chen Mingming in September 1962, but they divorced in 1967. On 27 December 1968, Loh was found unconscious in her apartment in Kowloon. She was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital but died from barbiturate overdose. She was 31. Despite her early death, she is considered a screen legend."
"Hollywood."" On December 26, 1973, Haines died from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 73. Soon afterward, Shields took an overdose of sleeping pills. His suicide note read in part, ""Goodbye to all of you who have tried so hard to comfort me in my loss of William Haines, whom I have been with since 1926. I now find it impossible to go it alone, I am much too lonely."" They are interred side by side in Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Santa Monica. For his contribution to the motion-picture industry, William Haines has a star on"
"range with phenobarbital and secobarbital being the most potent enzyme inducers and butalbital and talbutal being among the weakest enzyme inducers in the class. People who are known to have killed themselves with a barbiturate overdose include Charles Boyer, Dalida, Phyllis Hyman, Lupe Velez, Carole Landis, Jean Seberg, Abbie Hoffman, Felix Hausdorff and C. P. Ramanujam. Others who have died as a result of barbiturate overdose include Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Ellen Wilkinson, Dorothy Kilgallen, Pier Angeli, Brian Epstein, Alan Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, Edie Sedgwick, Inger Stevens and Kenneth Williams; in some cases these have been speculated to be suicides"
"a son, David, two years later, and divorced in February 1965. On January 26, 1969, Shaw died at his New York City apartment. His death was initially reported as a heart attack. An autopsy later revealed that Shaw had died of ""acute and chronic intravenous amphetamine poisoning"". At the time of his death, Shaw was being treated by physician Dr. Max Jacobson. Nicknamed ""Dr. Feelgood"" and ""Miracle Max"", Jacobson administered ""vitamin shots"" that consisted of a mixture of multivitamins, steroids, animal organ cells, hormones, placenta, bone marrow, and high doses of amphetamine to a number of high-profile celebrity clients. Shaw's"
"Aarons developed an addiction to prescription medication, particularly Seconal. According to close friend David Cassidy, he would discover thousands of pills in her home while visiting. The medication eventually took its toll physically and psychologically, exacerbated greatly by the tragic death of longtime friend and actor Jack Cassidy in December 1976. By 1979, all her clients had lost faith in her capability as a manager and moved on. On June 6, 1980, just five days before her 62nd birthday, Aarons was found dead in the shower of her Beverly Hills home, presumably from falling and hitting her head. According to"
"died from a suspected drug overdose on 24 January 2010 at the age of 27. On 22 March 2010, friend and musician Pete Doherty among others were arrested under suspicions of supplying the drugs that led to her death. Peter Whitehead (filmmaker) Peter Lorrimer Whitehead (born 8 January 1937, in Liverpool) is an English writer and filmmaker who documented the counterculture in London and New York in the late 1960s. He is also known for his work as a director of promotional film clips (precursors to the modern music video) including a version of ""Interstellar Overdrive"" for Pink Floyd and"
"was her last acting role. In 1967, Payton was ill and seeking refuge from her turbulent circumstances when she moved back to San Diego, California to live with her parents. On May 8, 1967, she died at her parents' home of heart and liver failure at the age of 39. Payton was cremated and was interred at Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory in San Diego, California. Barbara Payton Barbara Lee Payton (November 16, 1927 – May 8, 1967) was an American film actress best known for her stormy social life and eventual battles with alcohol and drug addiction. Her life"
"and stage star DeWolf Hopper). In 1941, Jewell married actor Paul Marion, who was then a private in the Army. They separated in 1943 and were divorced on May 12, 1944. Jewell was a Democrat who supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election. Jewell died in Los Angeles, California, on April 5, 1972, aged 64, from suicide after taking an overdose of barbiturates. Her ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. In 1960, Jewell was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to motion pictures. The star is located at 1560 Vine"
"personal letters from Adams nor directly attributable statements by any alleged male lovers to support the assertions. Nick Adams (actor, born 1931) Nick Adams (born Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock, July 10, 1931 – February 7, 1968) was an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He was noted for his roles in several Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s along with his starring role in the ABC television series ""The Rebel"" (1959). Decades after Adams' death from a prescription drug overdose at the age of 36, his widely publicized friendships with James Dean and Elvis Presley would stir speculation about"
"in New York City. She had taken a deliberate overdose of sleeping pills and tranquilizers and left a suicide note on her piano. According to police reports, she had a history of mental illness, and friends reported that she had suffered from acute depression. She is interred in Saint Charles Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York. Maggie McNamara Marguerite ""Maggie"" McNamara (June 18, 1928 – February 18, 1978) was a stage, film, and television actress and model from the United States. McNamara began her career as a teenage fashion model. She came to public attention in the controversial film ""The Moon"
"a drug overdose on the sidewalk outside the West Hollywood nightclub The Viper Room at the age of 23. At the time of his death, Phoenix was acting in ""Dark Blood"" (2012). Phoenix was born on August 23, 1970 in Madras, Oregon, the first child of Arlyn Dunetz and John Lee Bottom. Phoenix's parents named him after the ""river of life"" from the Hermann Hesse novel ""Siddhartha"", and he received his middle name from the Beatles' song ""Hey Jude"". In an interview with ""People"", Phoenix described his parents as ""hippieish"". His mother was born in the Bronx, New York to"
"that their drug use could damage his career. Luna later married Italian photographer Luigi Cazzaniga. In 1977 they had a daughter, Dream. The couple eventually separated and, while still legally married, were estranged at the time of Luna’s death. During the early morning hours of May 17, 1979, Donyale Luna died of an accidental heroin overdose in a Rome clinic. She was 33 years old. Luna was survived by her husband, Luigi Cazzaniga, and her 18-month-old daughter, Dream. Donyale Luna Donyale Luna (August 31, 1945 – May 17, 1979) was an American model and actress. Generally cited as “the first"
"(""Growing Pains"") developed eating disorders, for which they were treated with intensive rehab. Anissa Jones, of ""Family Affair"" fame, overdosed on August 28, 1976 at age 18. Jonathan Brandis, who appeared in a number of films as a child and teenager, committed suicide in 2003 at the age of 27 due to reasons possibly related to his lack of continued success into adulthood. Likewise, Sawyer Sweeten, a child actor who portrayed Geoffrey Barone on the American sitcom ""Everybody Loves Raymond"", took his life in 2015 at the age of 19 after a period of depression. Drew Barrymore was notorious for"
"Arizona to see The Rolling Stones in concert. Both he and fellow traveller Baker were charged with ""interfering with the flight of an intercontinental aircraft and public drunkenness"". Baker died of a drug overdose in 1982 on the Lower East Side in New York City, in a seedy junk-house for heroin addicts. His death caused confusion in the media. British actor Tom Baker was more well-known at the time, due to his portrayal of the Doctor on the BBC programme ""Doctor Who"", and was also a heavy drinker. Some publications mistakenly reported that the British actor had died. Baker is"
"died of an accidental drug overdose or natural causes. Anzaldo suggested that any overdose was accidental, claiming that she was prescribed drugs but tended to use them improperly. Her brain was donated to science to study the effects of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). A memorial service was held in Los Angeles on June 22, 2016. Among the attendees to her memorial were wrestlers Melina, Rob Van Dam, Sean Waltman, and Johnny Mantell; actors, C. Thomas Howell, and Barry Williams; Dennis Hof, owner of the Bunny Ranch; and singers Coolio, and Baby Bash, who also performed during the memorial. Chyna was"
"stardom in the 1960s and early 1970s Harris was almost as well known for his hellraiser lifestyle and heavy drinking as he was for his acting career. He was a longtime alcoholic until he became a teetotaler in 1981, although he did resume drinking Guinness a decade later. He gave up drugs after almost dying from a cocaine overdose in 1978. Harris was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in August 2002, reportedly after being hospitalised with pneumonia. He died at University College Hospital in Fitzrovia, London on 25 October 2002, aged 72. He was survived by his three sons, Damian, Jared"
"Examiner released details from a toxicology report, certifying the cause of death was an accidental overdose due to the effects of the pain medications fentanyl and alprazolam. Blood tests tested positive for cannabis, cocaine and the painkiller Tramadol. Urine tests also showed the presence of multiple powerful opiates, including Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone (Dilaudid), Oxycodone and Oxymorphone. There was no alcohol in his system. Numerous artists in the music industry paid tribute to Lil Peep following his death, including XXXTentacion, Diplo, Post Malone, Pete Wentz, Marshmello, Mark Ronson, Zane Lowe, Sam Smith, Bella Thorne, Trippie Redd, A$AP Nast, Rich Brian, Playboi Carti,"
"the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner's office announced that her death was caused by an accidental drug overdose through the consumption of a combination of cocaine and alcohol. Amber Rayne Meghan Elizabeth Wren (September 19, 1984 – April 2, 2016), known professionally as Amber Rayne, was an American pornographic actress. Rayne was born in Detroit and raised in Northern California. She was of mixed Italian, Scottish and Native American descent. She attended California State University, Los Angeles. She worked as an extra in mainstream films and television shows prior to her adult film career. Rayne entered the adult"
"by Pope John XXIII. Rita Hayworth lapsed into a semicoma in February 1987. She died at age 68 from complications associated with Alzheimer's disease three months later on May 14, 1987, at her home in Manhattan. President Ronald Reagan, who had been one of Hayworth's contemporaries in Hollywood, issued a statement: Rita Hayworth was one of our country's most beloved stars. Glamorous and talented, she gave us many wonderful moments on stage and screen and delighted audiences from the time she was a young girl. In her later years, Rita became known for her struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Her courage"
"Nick Adams (actor, born 1931) Nick Adams (born Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock, July 10, 1931 – February 7, 1968) was an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He was noted for his roles in several Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s along with his starring role in the ABC television series ""The Rebel"" (1959). Decades after Adams' death from a prescription drug overdose at the age of 36, his widely publicized friendships with James Dean and Elvis Presley would stir speculation about both his private life and the circumstances of his death. In an ""AllMovie"" synopsis for Adams' last"
"flat at 9 Curzon Street. Around this time, he began telling everyone that he and Walter-Lax were going to be married, but there was never any official engagement. She appeared on the cover of Moon's ""Two Sides of the Moon"". The couple were Paul McCartney's guests at a film preview of ""The Buddy Holly Story"" on the evening of 6 September 1978. After dining with Paul and Linda McCartney, Walter-Lax and Moon returned to their flat, where he died of an overdose of Clomethiazole (Heminevrin), a medication he was taking as part of a program to wean him off alcohol."
"Although he had been opposed to hard drugs as a bandleader, he began using painkillers, including heroin, which led to an addiction. These problems and the drug-related death of his friend and one-time musical partner Mike Bloomfield weighed heavily on him. On May 4, 1987, at age 44, Paul Butterfield died at his apartment in the North Hollywood district of Los Angeles. An autopsy by the county coroner concluded that he was the victim of an accidental drug overdose, with ""significant levels of morphine (heroin)."" By the time of his death, Paul Butterfield was out of the commercial mainstream. Although"
"at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. The official cause of death was kidney failure due to substance abuse and AIDS. Kurt Marshall Kurt Marshall (birth name James Allen Rideout, Jr.; November 13, 1965 – October 10, 1988) was a model and an actor who performed in gay pornographic films in the mid-1980s. Although he appeared in only four films, the gay pornographic industry trade publication ""Unzipped"" named him one of the top 100 gay porn stars of all time in 2006, author Leigh Rutledge listed him as the ninth most influential gay porn star of all time in 2000, and adult"
"deaths of Daniel Smith and Anna Nicole Smith were declared as Combined Drug Intoxication. Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead on January 22, 2008, in his SoHo, New York City, apartment; the toxicology report concluded that the cause of death was ""acute intoxication"" resulting from ""the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam, and doxylamine"" and ""that the manner of [his] death"" was ""accident, resulting from the abuse of prescription medications or combined drug intoxication (CDI)."" Some speedball deaths that are diagnosed as MDI/CDI might simply be drug overdose, which is a related but completely different phenomenon. The"
"was concerned, but totally undisciplined in his personal life"". He smoked and drank heavily and kept odd hours. Dutt's relationship with actress Waheeda Rehman also worked against their marriage. At the time of his death, he had separated from Geeta and was living alone. Geeta Dutt died in 1972 at age 41, after excessive drinking, which resulted in liver damage. Contrary to a general belief about the viability of his film projects, Dutt more or less produced commercially successful films. Over the years the commercial nature of his projects saw a trade-off with his creative aspirations. Movies such as ""C.I.D."","
"numerous guest appearances in TV shows such as ""Perfect Strangers"", ""M*A*S*H"", ""The Dukes of Hazzard"", ""Hunter"", ""Silver Spoons"", ""The A-Team"", ""1st & Ten"", and ""Miami Vice"". Matuszak died on June 17, 1989, as a result of acute propoxyphene intoxication, an accidental overdose of the prescription drug Darvocet, according to the findings of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. The report also said that hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (an enlarged heart) and bronchopneumonia had been contributing factors in his death. There were also traces of cocaine found in his blood stream. He was 38 years old. John Matuszak John Daniel ""Tooz"" Matuszak (October"
"York. His family released a statement on July 10, 2017, explaining his ongoing struggle with drugs and alcohol, and his reluctance to talk to anyone about his addiction due to the shame he felt over it. In the days prior to his death, Ellis was attempting to withdraw from alcohol on his own and had to be hospitalized due to serious complications from alcohol withdrawal syndrome, resulting in his death. Nelsan Ellis Nelsan Ellis (November 30, 1977 – July 8, 2017) was an American actor and playwright. He achieved critical acclaim for his portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds in the HBO"
"family for $400,000; in July 1979, the verdict found him 30% liable and Jones 70% responsible for her death, and the resulting judgment was reduced to $79,500. On March 15, 1984, Jones' brother Paul also died of a drug overdose. He was 24 years old. Jones' mother Mary Paula Jones died in Michigan on January 14, 2012. Anissa Jones Mary Anissa Jones (; March 11, 1958 – August 28, 1976) was an American child actress known for her role as Buffy on the CBS sitcom ""Family Affair"", which ran from 1966 to 1971. She died from combined drug intoxication at"
"Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970), nicknamed ""Pearl"", was an American rock, soul and blues singer and songwriter, and one of the most successful and widely known female rock stars of her era. After releasing three albums, she died of a heroin overdose at the age of 27. A fourth album, ""Pearl"", was released in January 1971, just over three months after her death. It reached number one on the ""Billboard"" charts. In 1967, Joplin rose to fame during an appearance at Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then"
"movie deal with his friend Peter Sellers. The couple had one daughter, Melissa Rivers. In August 1987, several months after Fox fired Rivers, and shortly after Rivers and he had separated, Rosenberg committed suicide by overdosing on prescription drugs in a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania hotel room. He had been clinically depressed, which Rivers believed was brought on by medication he had been taking since a heart attack in 1984. Nancy Reagan was the first person to telephone Rivers upon Rosenberg's death, and arranged for his body to be moved from Philadelphia. Edgar Rosenberg Edgar Rosenberg (September 21, 1925 – August 14,"