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Posted By Eagle_Eye 5 months, 2 weeks ago in Health & FitnessURBANA, Ill. - Former Wilco guitarist Jay Bennett died of an overdose of a pain killer, a coroner said Tuesday, and authorities are viewing his death as accidental.
Toxicology tests showed the 45-year-old musician died from an overdose of fentanyl, Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said in a brief news release. The drug is found in patches commonly prescribed to treat chronic pain.
Bennett died May 24 after being found unresponsive in his home in Urbana, 110 miles southwest of Chicago.
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Eagle_Eye5 months, 2 weeks ago
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I was on fentanyl patches and couldn't not stand them, they made me very drugged and I couldn't get out of bed I was so drugged.
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These are very dangerous drugs because they build up in your body and will cause you to stop breathing.
This is very sad that people trust their lives to these drug companies and the drug ends up killing you. -
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earthlingerer5 months, 2 weeks ago
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No, it's been that way for years. It's too bad it's taken this long for people to realize it.
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That dealer on the corner NEEDS you to come back. Big Pharma simply gives a doctor a free Hawaiian vacation for a few more victims.
Here, have a pen...
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