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I was working until after midnight last night and didn't see this. Sad to see someone so young is gone, really enjoyed his drumming and seemed like a good all around dude.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/entertainment/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighter…
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/25/entertainment/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighter…
The report showed he had at least 10 different psychoactive substances in his body including "THX (Marijuana), tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines, and opioids, among others," the Attorney General’s Office in Colombia said in the document shared on Twitter.
The Shop
Sounds like could even be a case of mixing too many prescribed meds, Most of the drugs mentioned are prescription drugs, aren’t they? I’d imagine that a lot of performers use a lot of prescribed drugs to get going, get to sleep, then start the cycle all over again.
I mean the guy had many past struggles with drugs. Overdosed in 2001 and was in a coma for a week. Who knows what scripts he had.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZBQW2gE0Ew
What was ‘released’ (or at least talked about) was preliminary. It definitely seems like those things take longer to release here, but probably not because the ‘science is different’. It’s likely because our litigious society has created many more miles of red tape so that there is a lower chance of getting sued for any errors released.
And even in this case, the prelim results were likely released due to his celebrity status more than any other reason, you'd think.
The reports did say that they tested his urine, and that they were continuing to investigate what lead to his death.
"Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office released a preliminary “forensic medical study” Saturday following the death of Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins.
The report said a urine toxicology test was carried out on Hawkins and 10 substances were found, including THC, tricyclic antidepressants, benzodiazepines and opioids.
It added, “The National Institute of Forensic Medicine continues the medical studies to achieve total clarification of the events that led to the death of Taylor Hawkins” and the attorney general’s office will continue to investigate his cause of death in a “timely manner.”"
https://www.ocregister.com/2022/03/27/preliminary-toxicology-report-fin…
I didn't know your family member but am sorry for your loss. My guess is that there wasn't a preliminary report release because there may not have even been one, or that your family member didn't have the thousands of reporters asking for the details as soon as they can get them.
Whether right or wrong, celebrity matters in this sort of thing.
Pit Row
I don’t know, I am not an expert on autopsies and toxicology reports, especially when combined with Colombian processes.
But it also wouldn’t surprise me if they expedite the process and skip some of the administrative/legal processes that would be considered normal in the US. Especially for a someone with the status of an international rock star, and the pressuring of media requests etc.
Just not sure what you think the end game is here? Do you think it’s a coverup for a murder or something?
But Dave Grohl does heavily endorse a different drug, a legal one. He likes it so much that for the last year he has demanded that everyone had to take it to go to one of their shows. Logic would have you think that band members also needed to take it. The most common severe adverse reaction to that drug is myocarditis which leads to heart inflammation and heart attack.
Personally, I am not surprised a rock star with a history of drug abuse had a heart attack whilst touring in Columbia. but understand you have a different opinion.
I've grown up listening to him drum almost every day of my life.
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