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Booze and Drugs?

The New York Daily News speculated that booze most likely killed Anna Nicole Smith, as she was seen drinking into the wee hours at the Seminole Hard Rock casino bar.

A  source told Star magazine that entering the room was like "walking into a pharmacist's shop." Outfitted with a canopy bed, tall plants and leopard-print hangers, the room was filled with prescription medication including Xanax, Provigil, Vicodin and "a ... lot of methadone," Star reported.

During a press conference yesterday, Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger confirmed that the hotel room contained "no illegal drugs, only prescription medicine" but would not reveal the types of drugs or to whom they were prescribed.

It is now known that the methadone was prescribed for long-time companion and betrothed, attorney Howard K. Stern.

Daily new questions arise.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/496358p-418244c.html

Anna Nicole's personal pharmacy

Among the prescription drugs reportedly found in Anna Nicole Smith's death room:

Methadone: A powerful opiate painkiller, it is in the same drug category as morphine and codeine — often used to help heroin addicts beat their habit. Causes severe drowsiness and can potentially interact with hundreds of other drugs.

Provigil: A secret favorite of pilots and hospital doctors working graveyard shifts, this central nervous system stimulant keeps users alert and awake. Side effects include anxiety, nervousness, depression, irregular heartbeat and dozens more.

Xanax: Prescribed for depression, anxiety disorders and panic attacks — and, occasionally, fear of open spaces — this brain-bending benzodiazepine drug is notoriously habit-forming.

Fentanyl lollipop: A powerful narcotic painkiller often given to cancer patients, especially children. A berry-flavored one sold under the name Actiq sells for about $25 a "pop" on the street.

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