Experts tell HollywoodLife.com that if Whitney consumed alcohol while taking Xanax and other prescription drugs, it could have caused her to stop breathing.
Whitney Houston passed away on Feb. 11. She was found unconscious in a bathtub in the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Sources tell TMZ that Whitney allegedly died from mixing Xanax and other prescription drugs with alcohol. HollywoodLife.com spoke with three addiction experts, and they all agree that such a situation could have caused Whitney to stop breathing.
“Alcohol and the Xanax can cause pulmonary issues where you stop breathing,” Clare Waismann Kavin, Beverly Hills Addiction Specialist, tells us. “Both the alcohol and Xanax are pulmonary suppressants — they slow down your breath. If you take too much, you can stop breathing. Your breathing gets so shallow that you pass out and stop breathing.”
At first, it was suspected that Whitney drowned, but according to TMZ‘s sources, The L.A. County Coroner informed the family that there was not enough water in her lungs to point to drowning — but rather she was likely already dead from the mixture by the time she became submerged in the water. Click here to read more »
Was Demi Moore high on laughing gas when she collapsed in her Beverly Hills home?
Her friend who called 911 reportedly claims that Moore was doing whip-its, hits of nitros oxide, also known as laughing gas. It’s popular with young people looking for a fast, cheap high.
Moore is being treated at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles and the question now is, why would someone of her status, a 49-year-old movie star, use a drug typically inhaled by teenagers and broke college kids?
Addiction expert Doctor Marty Brenner says, “Its a quick, fast high,” says Dr. Brenner, “She is in emotional meltdown right now, if it was not the whip-it, it could have been something else. She is reaching out for help.” Click here to read more »
By Jo Piazza Published January 27, 2012 | FoxNews.com
Tracy Morgan and his girlfriend on the red carpet shortly before he was hospitalized for exhaustion. Demi Moore went to the ER with the same explanation a few days later.
Drug addiction, eating disorders, depression, three-day benders — experts say these are just a few of the conditions Hollywood publicists sometimes try to cover up using the blanket term “exhaustion.”
This week, Demi Moore’s publicist said her client was seeking “professional assistance to treat her exhaustion and improve her overall health,” amidst widespread reports that she was hospitalized for substance abuse and eating disorders. Demi Moore hospitalized after inhaling whip-its full of nitrous oxide, report says ’30 Rock’ star Tracy Morgan passes out at Sundance Film Festival, rushed to hospital. Click here to read more »
HollywoodLife.com spoke with two addiction specialists who both said seeing Ashton Kutcher at the Golden Globes party a couple weeks ago could have thrown Demi Moore into the deep throws of substance abuse
When Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher saw each other at a CAA Golden Globes party Jan. 13, they both acted calm, cool and collected. However, two specialists tell HollywoodLife.com the awkward encounter could have triggered Demi’s unfortunate spin out of control. Click here to read more »
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Desecration of the dead is as old as war itself
By ALLEN G. BREED, Associated Press – 8 minutes ago
Since before Achilles dragged Hector’s body around the walls of Troy in the 12th century B.C., warriors have been desecrating the corpses of their vanquished enemies, whether to send a message or exact revenge.
And for just as long, they have known in their hearts that it was wrong.
The video that surfaced this week of four Marines apparently urinating on three Taliban corpses has stirred outrage in the U.S. and beyond, but also focused attention on the brutalizing effects of war on those sent to wage it. Click here to read more »
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