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| Terrell Owens Hospitalized: Attempted Suicide? | ||||
| 2006-09-27 | ||||
| Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens was reportedly hospitalized Tuesday night after what is being called an allergic reaction to pain medication. FOX News is reporting that Owens may have attempted suicide. FOX News Channel says that KDFW/Channel 4 in Dallas initially made this claim. KTVT/Channel 11 is reporting that a woman named "Etheridge," likely Owens' publicist Kim Ethridge, called police and reported a suicide attempt. The station said Owens ingested 35 pills. According to the Dallas Police Department incident report, Owens told police he took more than 30 pills in a suicide attempt. A news conference is scheduled for later today during "working hours." "This is not serious," Owens' publicist Kim Etheridge said in Wednesday's online edition of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #10 No. He's got Bledsoe for a QB... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-09-27 20:30 |
| #9 Lost a match in the Ryder Cup? |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-27 18:56 |
| #8 T.O. needs a publicist? |
| Posted by: MW 2006-09-27 14:35 |
| #7 I'd be surprised if it was a true premeditated suicide attempt as well. I think it prolly was more along the lines like #5&6 posted above. I think he just had surgery on a broken finger. So, maybe he had an allergic reaction and took it to the extreme. Although I think T.O. is an idiot & one of the most selfish f*cktards in the NFL I certainly don't wish death on him. (However, I'm not above wishing he gets a well delivered hit from some d-back or linebacker which results in a mild concussion). :) ......evil this good can't be all bad. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2006-09-27 14:01 |
| #6 Ditto, Mark. My sister, a normally well adjusted and happy person, went into a deep depression due to side effects from pain meds. I'm covinced she would have harmed herself if she hadn't been hospitalized and monitored. As soon as the meds cleared her system, she was fine. We don't know enough to judge this yet. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-27 12:28 |
| #5 Would not surprise me if it really was a reaction to the post surgical medication. My father had a similar reaction a few years ago while he was in the hospital; he tried to remove tubes and such. He describes it as being psychotic, and no knowledge of what he was doing.... My best friend's mother also had a similar reaction when she was prescribed some conflicing meds as well. I advised him to sue the doctor for deviation of standard of care; the Physicians desk reference even told of the possibility of the drug interaction. |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2006-09-27 11:30 |
| #4 Out of all the stupid things he's done, this one takes the cake. I seriously think this guy has some kind of mental illness. |
| Posted by: Thoth 2006-09-27 10:49 |
| #3 suspend him for violating the NFL's drug policy. He's toast |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-27 10:32 |
| #2 Get well soon TO. A nation turns its lonely eyes to you. Woo woo woo. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-09-27 10:15 |
| #1 I've never liked T.O., and I wouldn't have him on my team if I owned one, but . . . if he's that messed up, I can only hope he gets the help he needs and gets himself straightened out. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-09-27 10:12 |