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Tom Petty: It was an "accidental" OD

It was just reported on my local news that Tom Petty's autopsy revealed the cause of his death was an "accidental" overdose. When is an overdose not accidental? The report said multiple drugs were found in his system, as is often the case with OD's.
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Yes, Jmc and bdp24, everyone is touched by tragedy in one way or another. I watched my sister pass from pancreatic cancer, it was the most inhumane thing I have ever experienced and I think about it everyday.

"I Did it My Way" might happen more often than we know.
dgarretson
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@jmcgrogan2

While writing that post I was also thinking of athletic types like Mick, Pete Townshend, James Brown, Springsteen, even Meatloaf. And of Bob Dylan, who continues to tour, albeit in a sendentary position behind the keyboard.

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slaw
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I could write...(i did it my way...several times over and again. while caring for my dying father from kidney cancer)>>

Now, I'm dealing with my own issues....

WE all need the freedom to go in the way we want.
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chrisr
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Stick to cannabis and stay away from pills and white powder!
I am all for it, but I am not sure that cannabis is effective in the case of Tom Petty or Prince.  The reason why I doubt is that these guys can have the very best pot whenever they want but they turn to opiods instead.
Sad.
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Tom Petty had access to the best medical care available unlike many people who do hard physical labor 5 or 6 days a week, every week, year after year.  So he's not a victim of anything.  We've all got to die and I'd rather die of an accidental overdose than something like cancer.  

Last year 63,000 people died of drug overdoses. And that's with Narcan being available.  The number would be in the hundreds of thousands if it wasn't available.  The only way to stop this is to stop the easy availability of legal and illegal narcotics.
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