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before they announce what killed Anna Nicole Smith.

Any wild guesses as to what it may have been? As for me, it could be a number of things, I would think. But if she did take all those drugs she had in her room, maybe she OD'd.

Rumors had it that she died from some type of infection...then again, you can't always believe what you hear.

EDIT: I was right, she OD'd on the meds.

Sooo, I guess 9 different meds and a sleep aid isn't the best thing to be taking...all at once.

Now that we know what she died of...to me, the real question still remains unanswered...

Did she take those on her own without anyone knowing and her not know the consequence (which can lead to accidental OD)? Did she take them on purpose knowing what would happen (suicide)? Or did someone make sure she took them (murder)?

They say there was no foul play but I think there may be more to it. At this point, the main focus now gets put on the baby and who her real father is. Supposedly they should have the results of the DNA test this week as well. Stern didn't have to take one but the other guy did. And they also served Stern with an eviction notice at the house he's staying at in the bahamas.

I just so happen to have my nursing drug guide with me, lol. Here's the low down on it...

NOTE: Adverse reactions and side effects are two different things. All items that I bolded are what I considered to be most important, or the book also had it highlighted. All in all, this drug is very dangerous for anyone to be taking...im lookin at the dosing and availability chart and it looks pretty easy to overdose.

Looks like if she did OD, she would've became extremely confused, sufficated herself from the inside, followed by a coma and death either from nervous system complications mainly in the brain, lack of oxygen, fluid accumulation in her lungs, a heart problem, or abnormal blood count and composition....but im no doctor. Those are just possibilities that I thought I would list.

Methadone Hydrochloride (Methadone HCl)
-Pharmaceutical class: Opioid agonist
-Therapeutic class: Analgesic, opioid detoxification adjunct
-Controlled substance schedule II
-Pregnancy risk category C

Action
-Binds to and depresses opiate receptors in spinal cord and CNS, altering perception of and response to pain

Precautions
Use cautiously in:
-Head trauma, severe renal, hepatic, or pulmonary disease, hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, undiagnosed abdominal pain, prostatic hypertrophy, urethral stricture, toxic psychosis, Addison's disease, cor pulmonale, increased intracranial pressure, severe inflammatory bowel disease, severe CNS depression, hypercapnia, seizures, fever, alcoholism.
-recent renal or hepatic surgery
-elderly or debilitated patients
-pregnant patients, patients in labor, or breastfeeding patients

Route
-If PO (by mouth), onset occurs in 30-60 minutes, peak in 1.5-2 hours, duration for 4-6 hours
-If IM or SubQ, onset occurs in 10-20 minutes, peak 1-2 hours, duration for 4-5 hours

Adverse Reactions
-CNS: anxiety, confusion, poor concentration, delirium, delusions, depression, dizziness, drowsiness, euphoria, fever, hallucinations, headache, insomnia, lethargy, lightheadedness, malaise, psychosis, restlessness, sedation, clouded sensorium, syncope, tremor, seizures, coma
-CV: hypotension, palpitations, edema, bradycardia, shock, cardiac arrest
-EENT: visual disturbances
-GI: nausea, vomiting, constipation, gastroesophageal reflux, indigestion, dysphagia
-Musculoskeletal: joint pain
-Hematologic: anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia
-Respiratory: depressed cough reflex, hypoventilation, wheezing, asthma exacerbation, atelectasis, pulmonary edema, bronchospasm, respiratory depression or arrest, apnea

It lists too many drug-drug interactions so you guys can look that up yourself cuz my hand is starting to cramp!