Anna Nicole Smith

Anna Nicole Smith, we are so sick of hearing about you.
She was famous for using sex, (i.e. Playboy, marrying a really old tycoon, etc.) to become rich and famous.

It is likely that she overdosed on Methadone (like her son did), which is a powerful drug used to counteract the effects of heroin addiction. I learned about Methadone while working for the Hennepin County Chemical Health Division.

Heroin is a short acting drug that mimics brain chemicals. Addicts use it and they get high. Then when they come down, they get sick. Methadone is actually quite powerful and more addictive than heroin. It is used to stabilize heroin addicts. Because it is long acting, a person only needs to dose once per day. A physician monitors the dose so the patient is stabilizing, rather than getting high. In the wrong hands, this drug can be lethal.

Even now, there are at least half-a-dozen men claiming to be the father of Smith’s baby. What an embarrassing crowd to be part of! There is also a fight over her remains. Put her in the ground already!

This story is so overblown! Do we really need to see and hear about this everyday?
‘nuf said…