Anna Nicole - what did she teach us?

I don't normally give a rip about celebrities, but I wanted to share the text of an article I came across from cbs dated Nov 16, 2004 (I suspect we will all learn Monday what we already suspected - drugs killed her).

FROM CBS:

Anna Nicole Smith is raising eyebrows again with her latest outrageous behavior. The Early Show got the scoop from Kevin Frazier of "Entertainment Tonight," whose complete report will be broadcast today on that program.

At the American Music Awards Sunday night, Anna Nicole Smith got plenty of people talking when she introduced a musical performance by Kanye West, behaving bizarrely and slurring her speech.

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[ScottQuit021907]

Frazier told The Early Show co-anchor Rene Syler: "When I interviewed Anna Nicole, she was in rare form, talking about her life-and-death battle with prescription drugs; a battle she says is behind her."

Anna Nicole Smith told Frazier, "I actually went into a coma, you know. I almost died. And I had to learn how to walk again and all this and that."

Frazier reports that even before she took the stage Sunday, Smith was openly sharing her personal struggle with painkillers, an addiction that led to a difficult rehab.

How tough was that for her?

"Horrible, horrible, horrible," she said, "because I couldn't walk. I had to rehabilitate myself. And then they took the nurse away, so there I was crawling -- crawling to the bathroom and stuff."

She says her addiction began during the contentious legal battle over the estate of her husband, J. Howard Marshall. She believes painkillers only added to her depression. But her withdrawal led to severe panic attacks and even seizures.

"You just, like, leave your body," she replied. "It's, like, unexplainable. It's like -- like one time I went to the park, my friend took me to the park, and I thought I was walking on stilts."

As the face and the body of the Trim Spa diet plan, Smith has dropped nearly 70 pounds. Is there any concern with taking the diet pills, as it relates to her health?

"No, no," said the model. "I do take two pills a day, to maintain."

But as she called attention to her body at the awards show, many wondered what exactly was on her mind.

Co-anchor Syler posed the following question to Frazier: "You saw her before, during, and after the awards ceremony. What was your impression? Did you feel like she was lucid in that interview? And then, how do you explain her behavior on stage?"

Frazier's reply: "I'll be honest with you. Something is going on. But, at the same time, I wonder

[Mis Take]

thanks scott, what a sad, sad thing.  DIdn't watch her, or even really follow her life, but man, it makes me sad.  I will watch it tonight.  I think everyone should - even as just a reminder.  Peace!

[desertgirl]

Don't even get me started on that one. I always liked her. I feel she was okay until she me Howard Stern. He is the one who always fed her the drugs that she felt that she needed and he never let anyone help her get off of them!

[ScottQuit021907]

Here is some text from another more recent article regarding an order placed by Anna's psychiatrist:

"The list is scary and potentially very harmful. It includes: four bottles of 2 mg Dilaudid; 2 milliliter bottles of Lorazepam (Ativan); two bottles of 350 mg Soma, a total of 180 tablets; one bottle each of 30 mg Dalmane and 400 mg Prexige, the latter a British drug; and one bottle of methadone, 300 5mg tablets. All of them are classified as different types of painkillers."

[Mis Take]

how is that even legal???  retorical just thinkin outloud

[dyblue]

anna taught me it's a great thing to keep your wits about you.  everybody used her she was so beautiful such a sad story I hope the people around danny lynn don't do the same thing to her.  they probably couldn't find the quack doc to arrest him, thats overkill on the medications I never heard of a shrink ordering pain killer weird stuff.  I think she was murdered.

[Mis Take]

actually my shrink was the one who kept increasing my dose.  Left pain man. in another state and moved home.  Couldn't find a pm doc here, so bada bing..  psych. said not a problem.  I'll take care of that for you.  Everytime I called with a reason, he increased or gave more.  My fault, not his, but still????   Ponderable..................

[dyblue]

I did not know that I always thought they prescribed stuff for the head ie anti depressants .  Learn something new everyday.

[Mis Take]

shouldnt, just do.  mine was clueless but thought he was a pain expert.  sad, really, though i probably  screwed it up for others who took advantage.  hope they come here so i can help!