News (Media Awareness Project) - US TN: Oxycontin Confirmed Cause Of Teen's Death |
| Title: | US TN: Oxycontin Confirmed Cause Of Teen's Death |
| Published On: | 2001-08-10 |
| Source: | Chattanooga Times & Free Press (TN) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 11:17:03 |
OXYCONTIN CONFIRMED CAUSE OF TEEN'S DEATH
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- An acute overdose of the drug OxyContin was confirmed by
authorities as the cause of death of a 15-year-old Covington, Ga., boy who
died here Tuesday.
The Georgia State Crime Lab released its findings on Thursday.
The drug has been on the market since 1996 and is widely prescribed for
victims of chronic, severe pain from problems such as cancer and back trouble.
The youth was discovered unconscious at the home of his mother's friend at
3623 East Highway 136 at 3:58 p.m. Tuesday. Hutcheson Medical Center
paramedics found the youth in cardiac arrest, Walker County Sheriff Steve
Wilson said.
The victim was transported to Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe,
where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff Wilson said his office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are
still investigating the boy's death.
LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- An acute overdose of the drug OxyContin was confirmed by
authorities as the cause of death of a 15-year-old Covington, Ga., boy who
died here Tuesday.
The Georgia State Crime Lab released its findings on Thursday.
The drug has been on the market since 1996 and is widely prescribed for
victims of chronic, severe pain from problems such as cancer and back trouble.
The youth was discovered unconscious at the home of his mother's friend at
3623 East Highway 136 at 3:58 p.m. Tuesday. Hutcheson Medical Center
paramedics found the youth in cardiac arrest, Walker County Sheriff Steve
Wilson said.
The victim was transported to Hutcheson Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe,
where he was pronounced dead.
Sheriff Wilson said his office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are
still investigating the boy's death.
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