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Jeff Lewis' autopsy results published


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http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/16/3986240/former-panthers-player-died-of.html

Former Carolina Panthers quarterback Jeff Lewis, once thought to be the team’s quarterback of the future, died in January as a result of an accidental drug overdose, according to an autopsy report obtained by the Observer.

The autopsy found morphine and zolpidem, a sedative and sleep aid more commonly known as Ambien, in Lewis’ blood.

Medication containers and handwritten documents found in Lewis’ Phoenix home indicated a possible history of prescription medication abuse, including zolpidem and the painkiller hydrocodone, Maricopa County medical examiner Kevin Horn wrote in his report.

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/16/3986240/former-panthers-player-died-of.html#storylink=cpy

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Awful. The painkillers and depressant mix is a poor man's speedball. I've had a few friends die from it. They are the new heroin junkies. It is an epidemic and it has destroyed families.

The town I live in now has had a ridiculous amount of kids ages from 16-25 die from those terrible drugs.

The song in my sig reminds me about a friend of mine who died from an overdose from them.

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I used to have problems with painkillers too, so I know how hard it can be when it comes to that stuff, RIP.

I have such a fear of painkillers that I rarely will even take a couple of tylenol. One of my best friends is a pain killer addict. He is spiraling down fast.

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Good for you man, from what I've seen and heard those things are fuging awful.

Yeah those prescription painkillers like the hydrocodones and oxycodones are no joke and are hard to lay off of, I wouldn't be surprised if most players with a history of injuries to have the same sort of issues, it's sad

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Yeah those prescription painkillers like the hydrocodones and oxycodones are no joke and are hard to lay off of, I wouldn't be surprised if most players with a history of injuries to have the same sort of issues, it's sad

Or Sean Payton.....JK.. I wouldn't be surprised man. NFL players get it for pain from their jobs and get hooked. Possibly how Jeff Lewis got addicted. It's crazy man.

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I have such a fear of painkillers that I rarely will even take a couple of tylenol. One of my best friends is a pain killer addict. He is spiraling down fast.

Yeah I was close to that point, and the temptation is tough whenever your around it... It sucks cuz you're never "really" off that stuff if you know what I mean..

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Or Sean Payton.....JK.. I wouldn't be surprised man. NFL players get it for pain from their jobs and get hooked. Possibly how Jeff Lewis got addicted. It's crazy man.

Yeah I broke my wrist and went through hell with 5 surgeries on it cuz of a staph infection so I was on the edge with those things... Just cuz of the pain, it's no joke and I still get itches from time to time.. I can only imagine what the players go through, it's some tough stuff

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