That's a very eye-opening post, Lith. Thank you.
Given what you state, then it seems to me that the coroner's claim of it essentially being the source of his hypertension seems a bit over the top. I can't imagine someone would have heart disease extensive enough to have caused death unless they had a history of hypertension, abused this particular drug, or had a genetic predisposition to it. What's your take on its influence in his death?
I agree that while coronary reports are public knowledge, it's disgusting that the media has plastered this all over. This is particularly true in the case of his family; I'm sure this is the last thing they want to be dragged through--publicly.
But yeah, the media's in it for the shock value. Shock generates higher ratings, higher ratings are symptomatic of greater viewership, and greater viewership leads to higher advertising premiums and demand. And we wonder why the media consists of a bunch of blowhards?
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Billy Mays, too?
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by Lithium » Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:31 pm
I agree that it probably wasn't the sole cause of his death and hypertension, but it definitely didn't help it any. Could have been the snowflake (pun partially intended) that helped cause the avalanche.
Coke can narrow your vessels, cause irregularities in your ventricals, and just all-around wreak havoc on your arteries and anything dealing with vascular flow.
People doing it in their 20's are even susceptible to it. At 50, you're just rocking the boat. That's the sad thing about drugs - even if you do them occasionally, you can end up with the same repercussions as the hardcore addicts. Everyone's body reacts and adjusts differently to them. For Mays, it just made what was probably a pre-existing condition even worse.
I just wish the media didn't try to milk stories dry. He passed away. We get it. As you said, his family has gone through enough.
I guess they ran out of details on MJ.
Although, here's a cool tidbit about his funeral - His pallbearers all wore blue shirts as an homage to him. I thought that was a good tip of the hat in respect to him.
Coke can narrow your vessels, cause irregularities in your ventricals, and just all-around wreak havoc on your arteries and anything dealing with vascular flow.
People doing it in their 20's are even susceptible to it. At 50, you're just rocking the boat. That's the sad thing about drugs - even if you do them occasionally, you can end up with the same repercussions as the hardcore addicts. Everyone's body reacts and adjusts differently to them. For Mays, it just made what was probably a pre-existing condition even worse.
I just wish the media didn't try to milk stories dry. He passed away. We get it. As you said, his family has gone through enough.
I guess they ran out of details on MJ.
Although, here's a cool tidbit about his funeral - His pallbearers all wore blue shirts as an homage to him. I thought that was a good tip of the hat in respect to him.
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