Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

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Re: Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

Hi

I cannot understand an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.

Re: Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

I can swim, take a sleeping pill wake up befuddled can't remember taking it, pain killers two haven't helped two more can't hurt .... It's fairly easy to over dose really.

It can be accumulative too take two too many each day by end of the month ........

Far too easy.


Poor man it's a sad death whatever happened.

Re: Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

All too easy to do for the reasons Julie stated.. I now use daily compartments done up for the week.

I've lost count of the times I've wondered if I'd taken paracetamol already and gone without knowing that it would not be good if I duplicated a dose - and that isn't even a prescription drug. I now try to remember to make a note on the packet of the day and time I take any.

Looks like Tom increased his pain meds when his hip got worse, but when you are taking drugs for multiple issues it's really better to run this by the doctor first. In the UK, we can check with the pharmacist.

Re: Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

As a former addict, Petty shouldn't have been taking fentanyl at all; that, plus the benzos in his system and his weakened lungs did for him.

Of course he shouldn't have been touring with a broken (same as fractured) hip.

Re: Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

Hi

I also do the same, daily compartmented prescription drugs.

I also self medicate with some very strong prescription drugs, injected when the need arises, luckily not very often.

It is not rocket science to keep the hypo out to see when you have last taken it.

Re: Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

What a terribly sad death. My son and his wife, long time fans, saw him in the summer at a concert in Hyde Park. To think he had undertook such a gruelling tour despite all of his medical problems is unbelievable. No doubt he was in terrible pain for a long time. He had said it was to be his last tour now that he was a grandfather. How sad.

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Yes it is very sad,but why oh why didn't He get into hospital to have His bad hip repaired/replaced?..He may well be alive today if He had.

Re: Tom Petty's death ruled an "accidental overdose"

Poor guy was obviously in a lot of pain from various ailments so took more than the recommended dose of painkillers.
As a stage performer with a tour to complete he must have thought that would see him through. Sadly it was not to be.