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An autopsy revealed Floyd had fentanyl and methamphetamine in his system when he died. Ross told jurors she took Floyd to the hospital in March 2020, just two months before his death, for what she later learned was an overdose. Shortly after Ross' testimony, lawyers for Floyd's family released ...
... forever,” she said. In March 2020, Ross drove Floyd to the emergency room because he was in extreme stomach pain, and she learned he had overdosed. In the months that followed, Ross said, she and Floyd spent a lot of time together during the coronavirus quarantine, and Floyd was clean ...
... of context that I think may be damaging to the defense. But they did get across their theory that George Floyd died of an accidental overdose. Whether they can actually cast reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors remains to be seen. Yamiche Alcindor: Questions there, opening statements. We ...
... city officials viewed the matter, the report said. Warren claimed to the public that Singletary initially told her that Prude's death was a "drug overdose," but Friday's report said he never told her that. Singletary, meanwhile, failed to correct Warren's claim during a September news conference that ...
... prior to the pandemic. Gratitude 4 Grandparents is here for them. Stephanie Sy: Kelsall herself can relate. She and her fiance are raising two grandchildren between them, also because of substance addiction. Rhea Kelsall: Carl's (ph) my fiance's biological grandson. And his dad is deceased from an overdose.
... behavioral health problems, like domestic abuse and misusing substances. CDC numbers show the pandemic has exacerbated the suffering of Americans struggling with substance use. Drug overdose deaths have reached historic highs. Many urban Indigenous programs do outreach specifically aimed at behavioral health problems. But the programs don’t exist everywhere ...
... close. Anthony saw his sister's descent. She started drinking and taking pills, and became self-destructive. She got a DUI. She died of an overdose. But, in counseling, Anthony says she was told not to tell anyone anything. Anthony Graham: They heard her story. And then, right afterwards, they ...
... spans fell in this country by a year on average in the first half of 2020. That is the largest drop since World War II. Overdoses, heart attacks and other illnesses are part of that. But researchers say the pandemic undoubtedly is a major factor. Moreover, the gaps along racial ...
... important to you to write about it? Rep. Madeleine Dean: I think for those reasons. You know, this past year, 81,000 people died of overdose from addiction. That's more than 200 people a day, every single day, 365 days a year. So, we thought that, if we wrote ...
... and used a wheelchair the rest of his life. He fought battles with drug and alcohol addiction, and his fourth wife died of a heroin overdose. His daughter, Lisa Flynt-Fugate, died in a 2014 car crash in Ohio at age 47.With a fortune estimated at more than $100 ...
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