Corey Feldman: Stop Saying Corey Haim Died of an "Overdose"
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Though the LAPD has attributed Corey Haim's passing to a possible drug overdose, his longtime friend Corey Feldman wants people to stop speculating about the former teen idol's sudden death.
"They need to stop jumping the gun," Feldman, 38, said Wednesday on CNN's Larry King Live. "They need to stop saying it's a drug overdose. They need to stop saying, you know, their theories of what they think it is or isn't. Because at the end of the day, until the coroner's report comes out, until we have specific evidence, until we know exactly what the toxicology reports say, nobody knows. And nobody is going to know."
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In the hours leading up to Haim's March 10 death, the former teen idol, 38, was suffering from a fever and flu-like symptoms.
"I know that he was fighting the good fight," Feldman told King. "And, at the end of the day, I know that there were symptoms that he was showing that expressed it could be a number of things. You know, this could have been a kidney failure; this could have been a heart failure."
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Asked if Haim was on a lot of meds, Feldman - who last spoke to the actor "three or four days ago" - said: "Well, he was ... I mean, this could have been a mixture of drugs. It could have been a cocktail that's specific or it could also have been the fact that, you know, your body shuts down after years of abuse."
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Feldman said that Haim had been talking to "a treatment specialist who was new in the mix, who he had only been seeing for the past two weeks. And that treatment specialist put him on a new line of medications, which were special medications. I'm not going to go into what they were, but let's just say that they may not have corresponded properly with the medications that he was currently taking."
Despite years of struggling to say sober, Haim was "honestly in the best frame of mind that he's ever been in in the past year," Feldman said.
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He said that Haim was helping his mother in her battle against breast cancer. This past year, "he's really become a man," added Feldman. "He's been there for her, taking care of her, being responsible."
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26GOD BLESS YOU COREY..I HAD THE BIGGEST CRUSH ON YOU AS A TEEN GROWING UP. PICTURES OF YOU COVERED MY WHOLE WALL. I ALSO STRUGGLED WITH DRUG ADDICTION AND I HAVE BEEN SOBER 4YEARS NOW AND WHY DO PEOPLE ALWAYS REFLECT ON THE NEGATIVE THINGS THAT WE DO IN LIFE RATHER THAN THE GOOD WE DO??? IT'S A VERY NEGATIVE WORLD WE LIVE IN.. KIM FROM MASSACHUSETTS...
Mrs. Pfc. Boyd needs to get a life. Step away from the computer and stop posting here. Geez, how much time have you spent posting things about this has been loser.
Mrs. Pfc. Boyd needs to get a life. Step away from the computer and stop posting here. Geez, how much time have you spent posting things about this has been loser.
That is exactly what I was saying Lins! Sorry just1 but I don't drink, smoke nor do I do any drugs (aside from prescriptions which are taken properly and I know enough to not mix them with OTC medications so I don't have a risk of a bad reaction) but I know MANY do those things just not most people.
It is sad to hear of the passing of Corey Haim, R.I.P Corey. For the people who loved you the most, I hope that you will someday find some comfort and peace. It is very hard loosing a loved one. For the rest of the people who like to disrespect others. GET A LIFE AND MOVE ON, DON'T BRING OTHERS DOWN IN YOUR IGNORANCE
U know death is nothin 2play with so watch what u say g305d!! it might turn around on u smart..#$% my respect goes out to all who lost him andwho cares if drugs is his cause of death every1 acts like there drug free no matter what it is im sure most people drink so that is a drug. And he is gone 4 the moment not 4ever
Yeah LIKELY b/c he had a PAST history but yet recently he had been CLEAN! They are ASSUMING just as YOU are! Just because there is not any outside reason for his death (meaning gun shots or the like) does not mean that there was nothing wrong with his health. Just because there were pill bottles there from prescriptions he had been taking which btw were not released so how would you know if he abused them hmm? How would the LAPD know hmm? It could have very well been that he was sick like his family stated he had symptoms of an illness!
Corey Feldman does have a point. We shouldn't be making assumptions on Corey Haim's death. Regardless of the circumstances a mother has lost her son, and others have lost a friend and family member. I hope he is now at peace.
When that Johnson & Johnson girl died, all of the headlines were saying "overdose" and it was later discovered to have been her diabetes. When Brittany Murphy died, again every headline said "overdose" and again, that was not the case. Noone is saying that it's not a possibility that Haim died of an overdose, but Feldman is right. Until a coroner's report comes out, it's irresponsible to keep playing up the overdose angle.
I truly hope that no one in any of your families pass away from drug addiction. You are all criticizing him for something he truly had no control over. Shame on all of you! What would you do if someone in your family passed from this? Oh well, they deserved it, they were addicted to drugs. I highly doubt you would say that! And if anyone else said it about them you would be pissed off. Put yourself in his mothers shoes and imagine how she feels for losing her son, especially while dealing with cancer on top of it. I hope that Corey can finally find peace. May he finally rest in peace. We will miss you!
What everyone needs to remember here is that a man has died whether it be due to his past or possibly present drug abuse. His family and friends are hurting because of this loss. I really hate it when people allow things to destory their life but saying the things that some of the people have said about him is wrong and hateful. It's almost like people think he deserved to die because of his failings and illnesses. I just hope that in death he can find some kind of peace since his life was anything but that.
Here you go MS PFC BOYD. Call the LAPD and tell them to knock it off and thank you for your Husbands service! I have served now for 15yrs. As you get older, water being wet is less of a shock. Though the cause of death has been ruled inconclusive pending an autopsy and toxicology test, police say the actor -- who long struggled with substance-abuse problems -- likely died of an accidental drug overdose.
When is Corey Feldman gonna kill his self? We're waiting . . .
Feldman has a point. But magazines always want to sell, so they go for headlines like this. Sensationalism, it sucks.
I never said it was natural causes, I said people should stop with the assumptions that they know what happened. Btw just because the bottles were empty does not mean he abused them. They could have been older prescriptions. You know when you get a prescription for a certain amt of meds over like say 30 days at the end of the 30 days your bottle is GASP empty! They did not state WHEN he got the prescriptions just that the bottles were found. Again you are ASSUMING you know the facts when you DO NOT.
Anon actually many have been dying from the flu recently and they were not drug addicts or drinkers! Normally I agree with you but in this you are wrong.
Actually Chris INTOX is NOT ODing! There is a difference! The coroner did NOT say she took 109 pills. Infact he said it was PNEUMONIA that was made worse by INTOX from medications which CAN happen if meds do not mix well and if your body does not digest the meds properly! You CAN have intox from taking the medications as directed and NOT abusing them!
MRS PFC BOYD. No offense Ma'am, but Brittney Murphy did die from OD. Might want to read the Corners report. 109 pills in your tummy will do the trick. And incase your denial runs deeper, how many empty pill bottles were found near his body? But your right, it was probably "Natural Causes"
Corey Feldman does have a point!
Corey Felman is an enabler. Being a soft cushion for another drug addict. He will never stay sober himself that way.