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Oxycodone Intoxication: 5 Facts About What Killed Adrienne Martin
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsAdrienne Martin, the 27-year-old girlfriend of beer magnate August Busch IV, died from accidental oxycodone intoxication. That's the conclusion of the St. Louis County Chief Medical Examiner, which released its report on Martin's December 2010 death today. What is oxycodone, and when is it lethal? Surge Desk found out. 1. Oxycodone is a legal pain reliever, but doses must be controlled Oxycodone (also known by its brand name, OxyContin) is a powerful narcotic that's prescribed for pain relief, and like other narcotics it can be addictive. It comes in immediate and controlled-release forms; ...
Grandma Bell Led Three-Generation Drug Ring
By Allan Lengel - AOL News(April 8) -- Nancy Bell is not your typical grandma. Just ask the feds and the sheriff's department in Lee County, Va. Authorities say the 64-year-old Tennessee grandmother, who suffers from heart ailments, and her daughter Iris Gibson, 45, and granddaughter Misty Parker, 23, illegally trafficked in OxyContin. The powerful narcotic painkiller sometimes is referred to as "hillbilly heroin." Earlier this week, Bell pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Abingdon, Va., to multiple counts of distributing OxyContin and maintaining a place for distribution of controlled substances. Her daughter ...
Levi Johnston's Mom to Be Proudest Grandmother in Jail
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyTo hear US Weekly tell it, Bristol Palin is about to burst any second now, unleashing a bouncing, baby gift-from-God upon the world.Well this little tyke is going to have quite a set of grandmothers! One is the governor of Alaska and an anti-Russian spy. The other is facing six felony counts regarding possession, manufacture, and intent to distribute illegal drugs...Sarah Palin, the Alaskan governor and former Republican Vice Presidential candidate, was facing fresh embarrassment over her family after her daughter Bristol's future mother-in-law was arrested on drug charges... [Sherry] Johnston ...
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