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Corey Haim Might Have Been Involved In Illegal Prescription-Drug Ring

Admin — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:12:53 +0000

Late actor’s name was found on a fraudulent prescription obtained through a drug ring, authorities tell the AP.
By MTV News staff

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Corey Haim in 2009

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Corey Haim may have been involved in a major drug ring that provided him with an illegal prescription for a painkiller, authorities told The Associated Press on Friday (March 12).

During an investigation of the ring, the California attorney general’s office found records of the fraudulent prescription in the late actor’s name. Law-enforcement officials were investigating the drug ring and whether Haim himself actually filed the prescription or if someone used his name to obtain it.

Haim was found dead Wednesday, but coroner’s officials have not yet determined his cause of death. According to the actor’s manager, preliminary reports reveal that he died of an enlarged heart with water-filled lungs. The Los Angeles County coroner told Haim’s mother that the culprit was pulmonary congestion, manager Mark Heaslip said.

The initial buzz of what might have actually killed Haim came from the 1980s teen icon’s decades-long struggle with drug addiction. Longtime friend and frequent co-star Corey Feldman asked Wednesday that people not “jump the gun” to conclude a drug overdose killed Haim.

Heaslip, manager to both Feldman and Haim, said he seemed to be winning his battle against drug abuse in the weeks before his death. Haim was “weaned down to literally zero medications” in the past two weeks by an addiction specialist, Heaslip said Wednesday on CNN’s “Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell.”

The doctor “put him on a new line of medications,” Feldman said on “Larry King Live” on Wednesday.

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Corey Feldman: Haim Was “In the Best Frame of Mind That He’s Ever Been”

Admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:13:05 +0000

Corey Haim was in “the best frame of mind” in his life, Corey Feldman said on Larry King Live Wednesday night, adding that people shouldn’t jump to conclusions that his close friend died of a drug overdose.

Corey Haim dead at 38

Haim, who had struggled with addiction for many years, was taken to a Burbank hospital where he was pronounced dead Wednesday morning.

“They need to stop saying it’s a drug overdose,” he told Larry King…

Corey Haim Dies at Age 38

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:21 +0000

Actor Corey Haim died early Wednesday morning of an apparent drug overdose, a source told TVGuide.com. He was 38.

Haim, who had long struggled with drugs, was taken to a Burbank hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 3:30 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Haim’s numerous collaborations with fellow teen idol Corey Feldman, including The Lost Boys, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream earned the pair …

Corey Haim Found Dead

Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:26:19 +0000

‘Lost Boys’ star pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his Los Angeles-area home.
By Jocelyn Vena

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Corey Haim

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Actor Corey Haim, 38, was found dead early Wednesday (March 10) of an apparent drug overdose, according to KTLA. [LINK The actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s alongside longtime pal Corey Feldman, was found unresponsive in his apartment near Burbank, California, police told the station.

He reportedly died at 3:30 a.m. PT, and his mother was at his home at the time of his death. He was pronounced dead Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank, police said.

Haim was born in Ontario in 1971 and as a teenager found fame in Hollywood. He first starred in 1984′s “Firstborn” with Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. He was a star of the decade, alongside other notable actors of the era like C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez. He starred in films like “Silver Bullet,” Lucas” and most famously 1987′s “The Lost Boys,” with Feldman as well as Kiefer Sutherland.

In the 1990s Haim played more obscure roles yet continued to work steadily in films like “National Lampoon’s Last Resort” and “Prayer of the Rollerboys.” Haim struggled with substance abuse through much of his career.

In the past decade, however, Haim made moves for a career comeback. He starred alongside Feldman on their A&E reality show, “The Two Coreys,” for two seasons. He was also made a cameo in the “Lost Boys” sequel, “Lost Boys: The Tribe,” where he reprised his role as Sam Emerson. He also had several films in production at the time of his death.

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