Thursday, February 8, 2007

Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith -- Playboy model, multimillionaire widow, tabloid favorite, new mom -- died today after her private nurse found her unconscious at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

Her sudden death at the age of 39 ended a meteoric, scandalous path through the celebrity stratosphere. An hour after Smith was reported unconscious, she was pronounced dead at Memorial Regional Hospital, Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said at a press conference.

Smith became famous for being famous, with her over-the-top ways and revealing clothing and a two-year stint on a self-titled reality television show. Recently, she lost a reported 69 pounds and became a spokeswoman for TrimSpa, a weight-loss supplement. On her reality show and other recent TV appearances, her speech was often slurred and she seemed out of it. Some critics said she seemed drugged-out.

''Undoubtedly it will be found at the end of the day that drugs featured in her death as they did in the death of [her son] ... Daniel,'' said a former attorney for Smith in the Bahamas, Michael Scott.

Opiate users are prone to overdoses leading to death. Detox requires supervision and medication management. Suboxone detox will prevent an accidental overdose death in heroin cases which are very susceptible to the same tragic ending as Anna Nicole. Get help if you find yourself in the same boat.

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