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'''Corey Ian Haim''' (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor who rose to fame in the 1980s as a teen heartthrob. He starred in ''[[Silver Bullet (film)|Silver Bullet]]'' (1985), ''[[Murphy's Romance]]'' (1985), ''[[Lucas (film)|Lucas]]'' (1986), ''[[License to Drive]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dream a Little Dream (film)|Dream a Little Dream]]'' (1989). His role alongside [[Corey Feldman]] in ''[[The Lost Boys]]'' (1987) made him a household name.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |title=Double Shot of Reality |first=Mickey |last=Rapkin |date=July 29, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/fashion/29nite.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 8, 2007}}</ref><ref name=dukecnn>{{cite news|title='Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies at 38|first=Alan|last=Duke|date=March 10, 2010|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/10/corey.haim.obit/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Known as [[The Two Coreys]], the duo became 1980s icons and appeared together in seven films,<ref name="Corey Haim's Life Mirrored Pop Culture">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633624/20100310/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312130842/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633624/20100310/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2010|title=Corey Haim's Life Mirrored Pop Culture|publisher=MTV|first=James |last=Montgomery |date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> later starring in the [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] American [[reality show]] ''[[The Two Coreys (TV series)|The Two Coreys]]''.

Haim's early success led to money and fame. He had difficulty breaking away from the trauma of his experience as a child actor and struggled with substance abuse and personal demons. He faced numerous challenges in his adult life, including financial difficulties and ongoing battles with addiction.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ehrich Dowd |first1=Kathy |title=Corey Feldman on His Experience with Pedophilia in Hollywood Alongside Pal Corey Haim: 'They Were Passing Us Back and Forth' |newspaper=People |url=https://people.com/celebrity/corey-feldman-on-child-sexual-abuse-in-hollywood-and-corey-haim/ |publisher=People Magazine |access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> ~~and was troubled by drug addiction throughout his adult life.~~ He died of [[pneumonia]] on March 10, 2010.

== Early life ==

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''The Lost Boys'' was well-received by most critics, made over $32 million at the U.S. box office, and is regarded as a 1980s classic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_boys|title=The Lost Boys|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=July 31, 1987 |access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> The performance earned Haim another Young Artist Award nomination as Best Young Male Superstar in a Motion Picture.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The film marked his recurring on-screen partnership with Feldman.<ref name="The Story Behind The Lost Boys"/> The two young actors had previously become aware of one another when Haim auditioned for the role of Mouth in ''[[The Goonies]]'', which Feldman secured.<ref name="reunited"/> "[[The Two Coreys]]" ascended to become the highest paid teen stars of the 1980s.<ref name=beckham>{{cite web|title=Lost Boys star Corey Haim: 10 things you didn't know about Victoria Beckham's one-time beau|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/816820-lost-boys-star-corey-haim-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-victoria-beckhams-one-time-beau|work=Metro|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2010|first=Joanne|last=McCabe}}</ref>

In the era of ''[[Tiger Beat]]'' and ''[[Bop (magazine)|Bop]]'', Haim was a favored cover star.<ref name="Corey Haim Obituary">{{cite news| title=Corey Haim Obituary|author=Ryan Gilbey|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/mar/11/corey-haim-obituary|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 22, 2010|location=London|date=March 11, 2010}}</ref> His trademark lopsided smile<ref name="Corey Haim Obituary"/><ref name="Corey Haim death: Signs of decline were etched on doomed star's face">{{cite news|title=Corey Haim death: Signs of decline were etched on doomed star's face|first=Soraya|last=Roberts|date=March 11, 2010|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/03/11/2010-03-11_i_saw_the_corey_tragedy_unfold.html|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|access-date=March 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim">{{cite magazine|title=Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim — The former teen star tells EW about his trademark smirk and staying in touch with Corey Feldman|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/04/25/qa-license-drive-star-corey-haim/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=April 25, 2005|first=Mandy|last=Bierly|access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> prompted his ''[[Never Too Late (1996 film)|Never Too Late]]'' co-star [[Cloris Leachman]] to admonish him: "You know, that smirk you have is cute, but sometimes it looks a little fake. I would definitely practice closing your mouth a little more."<ref name="Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Paying Tribute To Corey Haim|first=Jen|last=Cheney|date=March 16, 2010|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/03/paying_tribute_to_corey_haim.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925072904/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/03/paying_tribute_to_corey_haim.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2012|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> He often played underdogs.<ref name="Corey Haim's Death and the Loss of Innocence">{{cite web|title=Corey Haim's Death and the Loss of Innocence|first=Kristen|last=Tsetsi|date=March 13, 2010|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/13/corey-haim-movies|work=Pop Eater|access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref>

Next came ''[[License to Drive]]'', co-starring Feldman and [[Heather Graham]], in which Haim played the lead role of Les, whose love life is crippled by a lack of a car. He achieves his wish-fulfillment fantasy of turning his life around on one wild night.<ref name=independent/> "There were some shenanigans behind the scenes," remarked director [[Greg Beeman]] of the indulgences of the Two Coreys. "They would disappear sometimes, but they always showed up for work."<ref name=rottenberg/> At the time of the shoot, 16-year-old Haim only had a learner's permit, requiring an adult to be concealed in the back seat of the Cadillac he drove in the movie.<ref name=Allis/> The film featured Haim's signature ad-libbing at its height.<ref name="Q&A with ''License to Drive'' star Corey Haim"/>

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In November 1989, fresh out of rehab, Haim released a self-promotional video titled ''Corey Haim: Me, Myself, and I'', which followed a day in his life. Heavily scripted, Haim's monologues to camera were nevertheless unfocused and suggested that he was under the influence during filming.<ref name=gazette2>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/articles.cfm?articleID=903&day=7&month=11&section=arts&year=2006 |title=Whatever happened to...teen hottie Corey Haim? |work=[[UWO Gazette|The Gazette]] |first=Debbie |last=Wajgensberg |date=November 24, 2005 |access-date=March 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611151710/http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/articles.cfm?articleID=903&day=7&month=11&section=arts&year=2006 |archive-date=June 11, 2011 }}</ref> The film has been considered the "worst movie ever" by X-Entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/251.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090709125944/http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/251.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2009 |title=X-E – The Corey Haim Video Diary Is The Worst Movie Ever |work=X-entertainment.com |access-date=July 21, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Corey Haim: A Career in Clips">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/mar/10/corey-haim-lost-boys|title=Corey Haim A Career in Clips |work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 18, 2010|location=London, UK|first=Catherine|last=Shoard}}</ref> Haim set up a pre-recorded drug advice line for teens. He admitted on ''[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]'' that he was high while giving the advice.<ref name="arsenio">{{Cite episode|series=[[The Arsenio Hall Show]]|title=Arsenio Hall, Corey Haim|network=Paramount Television|airdate=March 1989|minutes=4:27|quote=It's really not substantial advice I guess, because I was, like, loaded while giving the advice.}}</ref>

In 1990, Haim co-starred with [[Patricia Arquette]] in the sci-fi actioner ''[[Prayer of the Rollerboys]]'', performing many of his own stunts in a tale of a teen who goes undercover to expose a racist gang leader.<ref name=independent/><ref name=latimes>{{cite web |url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/1992-/12-/20/~~business/9212170433_1_corey~~teen-heartthrob-corey-haim-~~brian~~buys-~~grazer~~into-~~hancock~~135-million-home/

|title=Teen Heartthrob Corey Haim Buys Into $1.35 Million Home |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |author=Ruth Ryon |date=December 20, 1992 |access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref> However, as his problems with drugs continued, Haim began to lose his core audience. His performances suffered, and his film career in the 1990s declined into [[direct-to-video]] releases.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/arts/11haim.html|title=Corey Haim, Actor, Dies at 38|work=The New York Times|first=Dave|last=Izkoff|date=March 11, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref><ref name=rottenberg/> In 1991, aged 19, he starred in ''[[Dream Machine (film)|Dream Machine]]'', which received a direct-to-video release, as did ''[[Oh, What a Night (1992 film)|Oh, What a Night]]'' and ''[[The Double 0 Kid]]'', in which [[Seth Green]] had a role. Green said his experiences of working with Haim was a duality between a sweet, hardworking professional who loved acting and a tormented addict.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2010/03/12/corey-haim-seth-green/|title=Seth Green remembers Corey Haim: 'Never debate about his talent'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> Additional direct-to-video films included the 1992 erotic thriller ''[[Blown Away (1992 film)|Blown Away]]''. Co-star [[Nicole Eggert]], who was romantically involved with Haim at the time and also featured in ''The Double O Kid'', later stated that on-set medics would facilitate his needs to keep him from withdrawing.<ref name=dearly/> She recalled filming with Haim during the day and spending the nights with him in the emergency room, "hooked up to an IV, begging doctors for a different prescription, then going back to work again the next day".<ref name=remember/>

In December 1992, Haim partnered in a lease-option on a 1922 [[Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California|Hancock Park]] mansion with his business manager, a party promoter named Michael Bass who had served two years in jail after a conviction for [[fraud]].<ref name=latimes/><ref name=bass>{{cite web |url=http://exiledonline.com/old-exile/vault/feature/feature48.html |title=Feature Story: Michael Bass |work=[[The eXile]] |author=Mark Ames |date=August 10, 1998 |access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref> The {{convert|7000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} house was valued at $1.35M.<ref name=latimes2>{{cite web |url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.orlandosentinel.com/1992-/12-/20/~~business/9212170433_1_corey~~teen-heartthrob-corey-haim-~~brian~~buys-~~grazer~~into-~~hancock~~135-million-home/ |title=Teen Heartthrob Corey Haim Buys Into $1.35 Million Home |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=December 20, 1992 |access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref> Bass rushed through the deal in order to hold a fund-raiser at the house to buy toys for Russian children, later revealed to be a scam. Haim lived at the house with Bass and his mother.<ref name=bass/>

Haim visited [[Mannheim, Germany]], in 1994 to sign a deal with the German record label Edel and recorded an album there. However, the deal fell through and the album remained unreleased. One of the songs, the [[euro-house]] influenced "You Give Me Everything", produced by Daniel Schubert and Daniel Gonschorek, was released in 1995 as a 4-track single.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.discogs.com/Corey-Haim-You-Give-Me-Everything/release/2139871 |title=Corey Haim: You Give Me Everything |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=November 27, 2010 | location=London}}</ref> Over the next two years, Haim released sequels to two of his older films, 1994's ''[[Fast Getaway II]]'' along with ''[[National Lampoon's Last Resort]]'', 1995's ''[[Life 101]]'', and ''[[Dream a Little Dream 2]]'' with Feldman. Haim also unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of [[Dick Grayson|Robin]] in Joel Schumacher's ''[[Batman Forever]]''.<ref name=independent/>

Brooke McCarter managed Haim through the mid-1990s, but, citing drug problems, eventually dropped him.<ref name=times>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7058112.ece|title=Obituary – Corey Haim: actor who starred in The Lost Boys|work=The Times|first=James|last=Montgomery|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010|location=London, UK}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 1996, Haim starred in four more direct-to-video films — ''[[Snowboard Academy]]'', ''[[Demolition High]]'', ''[[Fever Lake]]'' and ''[[Busted (film)|Busted]]'' — the last also co-starring and directed by Corey Feldman. Feldman was forced to fire Haim after he refused to curtail his drug use and was inconsistent on set, later saying that it was one of the hardest things he ever had to do.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Corey Feldman on Befriending Pink Floyd, Lost Boys: The Tribe, and Surviving Corey Haim|url=http://www.pr.com/article/1101|first=Allison|last=Kugel|author-link=Allison Kugel|publisher=PR.com|date=June 16, 2008|access-date=July 20, 2010}}</ref> He had a small role in the television film ''[[Merlin: The Quest Begins]]''. In 1997, he appeared in ''Never Too Late'' and the sequel to ''Demolition High'', titled ''Demolition University'' (on which he was credited as an executive producer).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Corey-Haim.html|title=Corey Haim Biography|work=Film Reference|access-date=April 7, 2010}}</ref>

===Bankruptcy and further difficulties===

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Haim had a year-long relationship with actress [[Tiffany Shepis]]. In October 2008, he stated that the two were engaged and due to marry on May 9, 2009.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/haim-is-engaged_1085169|title=Haim is engaged|magazine=Contactmusic.com|access-date=July 21, 2012}}</ref>

===Claims of ~~being abused~~abuse===

In an episode of ''The Two Coreys'', Haim told Feldman that he had been [[child sexual abuse|sexually abused]] at the age of 14 by one of Feldman's acquaintances.<ref name="Feldman2013"/> Declining to identify his molester (a 42-year-old man), Haim said that the abuse had continued for two years with Feldman's knowledge.<ref name=secrets/> This disclosure led to a further rift between Haim and Feldman, and the show continued to expose the darker side of their lives as teen stars.<ref name=secrets/>

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On March 10, 2010, after Haim's mother phoned 911, paramedics took Haim from their home to [[Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center]] in Burbank, where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. He was 38 years old.<ref name="Foxnews">{{cite news| title=Coroner: Corey Haim Died From Pneumonia, Not Drugs |date= April 11, 2016|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/coroner-corey-haim-died-from-pneumonia-not-drugs|work=Foxnews|access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> The 10-minute [[911 (emergency telephone number)|911 call]] made by Haim's mother was leaked on the Internet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Corey Haim Is Buried as Mum's Frantic 911 Call Is Leaked On Net |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/817895-corey-haim-is-buried-as-mums-frantic-911-phone-call-is-leaked-on-net |first=Amy |last=Duncan |work=Metro UK |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010}}</ref> Haim had been ill with flu-like symptoms for two days before his death. A doctor called on him and took his temperature, but did not suspect serious problems. [[Los Angeles County Coroner's Office|Assistant Chief Coroner]] Ed Winter said: "As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees."<ref name="Corey Feldman Says He Won't Attend Corey Haim's Funeral"/>

Los Angeles police initially stated that Haim's death appeared to be an accidental [[drug overdose|overdose]];<ref name="Foxnews"/> bottles containing [[Valium]], [[Vicodin]], [[Carisoprodol|Soma]] (a muscle relaxant), and [[Haloperidol]] (an [[antipsychotic]]) were retrieved.<ref>{{cite news |title=Corey Haim's Pills: Vicodin, Valium, Haloperidol & More |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/corey-haims-pills-vicodin_n_495388.html |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=April 21, 2010 |first=Katy |last=Hall}}</ref> It emerged that Haim had used illegal aliases to procure over 553 prescription pills in the 32 days before his death, having "[[Doctor shopping|doctor-shopped]]" seven different physicians and used seven pharmacies to obtain the supply. The pills included 195 Valium, 149 Vicodin, 194 Soma and 15 [[Alprazolam|Xanax]].<ref name=pills>{{cite news |title=Haim used 'doctor-shopping' to obtain 553 prescription pills before his death |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7561081/Corey-Haim-used-doctor-shopping-to-obtain-553-prescription-pills-before-his-death.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410211918/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7561081/Corey-Haim-used-doctor-shopping-to-obtain-553-prescription-pills-before-his-death.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2010 |date=April 6, 2010 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=April 6, 2010 |location=London, UK}}</ref> Haim's agent discounted the possibility of an overdose, citing his recent drive toward clean living and affirming that he had been completely drug-free for two weeks.<ref name=shepis>{{cite news |title=CNN Transcript: Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/11/ijvm.01.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> However, Haim's primary doctor confirmed to [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] investigators that Haim was addicted to pain medication.<ref name="poster">{{cite news |title=Corey Haim obtained 553 pills before he died |url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2010~~archives/la-xpm-2010-apr/-06~~/local/~~-la-me-corey-haim7-2010apr07-story.html |first=Richard |last=Winton |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref>

California Attorney General [[Jerry Brown]] announced that his office was investigating Haim's death, saying an unauthorized prescription in his name had been found among fraudulent prescription pads ordered from San Diego.<ref name="Corey Feldman Says He Won't Attend Corey Haim's Funeral"/> On March 17, 2010, Brown announced that an arrest was made in connection with the investigation, which involved doctor-identity theft and up to 5,000 illegal prescriptions. While detailed information was not released, officials stated that Haim had obtained [[Oxycontin]] via a prescription drug ring.<ref name=poster/> Records showed he had received thousands of pills over the last year of his life, using physicians at offices, urgent-care facilities and emergency rooms.<ref name=poster/><ref>{{cite news |title=Arrest linked to Corey Haim death |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/03/17/corey.haim.arrest/index.html |first=Alan |last=Duke |publisher=CNN |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=March 17, 2010}}</ref>

On May 4, 2010, the L.A. County Coroner's office autopsy report revealed that Haim died of [[diffuse alveolar damage]] and [[pneumonia]], together with [[hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]] and coronary [[arteriosclerosis]]. The death was ruled a [[natural death]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/corey_haim_died_of_pneumonia_complications_u7VaIjJ401echIywHHe3VO |title=Corey Haim died of pneumonia complications, coroner rules |work=[[New York Post]]|date=May 4, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2010}}</ref><ref name=autopsy>{{cite news |title=Autopsy finds child actor Corey Haim died of pneumonia |author=Winton, Richard |url=~~http~~https://~~articles~~www.latimes.com/~~2010~~archives/la-xpm-2010-may/-05~~/local/~~-la-me-0505-corey-haim-20100505-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=August 1, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Corey Haim Cause of Death: Pneumonia Complications, Not Drugs|first=Robert |last=Jablon|date=July 4, 2010 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/corey-haim-cause-of-death_n_563300.html |work=Huffington Post|access-date=July 31, 2011}}</ref> As to the question of whether drugs were involved, the coroner stated: "the toxicology report revealed no significant contributing factor".<ref>{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Winton |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/05/despite-speculation-corey-haim-death-not-tried-to-drugs-coroner-rules.html |title=Despite speculation, Corey Haim's death wasn't drug-related, coroner rules |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 4, 2010 |access-date=May 4, 2010}}</ref> Before the autopsy report was released publicly, Haim's mother stated that the coroner had given her a "courtesy call" to state his preliminary findings that Haim died of [[pulmonary edema]] and was suffering from an enlarged heart and water in the lungs.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Mom: Autopsy Finds Corey Haim Suffered Pulmonary Congestion |first=Brian |last=Orloff |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350898,00.html |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=March 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="items">{{cite news |title=Corey Haim's Personal Items Being Sold on Ebay |date=March 13, 2010 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/corey-haims-personal-items-being-sold-on-ebay.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Corey Haim's Reported Cause of Death: Pulmonary Congestion |first=Kate |last=McCarthy |author2=Michael Gammon |author3=Dan Harris |date=March 11, 2010 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/corey-haims-reported-death-pulmonary-congestion/story?id=10077383&page=2 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Haim's death certificate lists "Diffuse Alveolar Damage" and "Community Acquired Pneumonia" as causes of death, with "Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Coronary Arteriosclerosis" listed as other conditions contributing but not related to the immediate cause of death.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/haim,%20corey_report.pdf |title=Autopsy Report for Corey Haim |website=Autopsyfiles.org |access-date=November 19, 2017}}</ref>

On March 25, 2010, approximately twenty doctors were subpoenaed in connection with Haim's case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Multiple doctors subpoenaed in Corey Haim drug ring controversy |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=59929 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=March 26, 2010 |first=Laurie |last=Isola}}</ref> Haim had claimed to each that he was not seeing any other doctors, and many reported feeling "duped" by him.<ref name=poster/> Attorney General Brown called Haim the "poster child" for prescription drug addiction.<ref name=poster/>

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A private [[Jewish funeral]] ceremony for Haim took place on March 16, 2010, at Steeles Memorial Chapel in [[Thornhill, Ontario]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/652265--arrest-made-in-death-of-actor-haim |title=Arrest made in death of actor Haim |date=March 17, 2010 |work=Inside Toronto}}</ref> Both of Haim's parents attended, along with 200 friends and family.<ref>{{cite web |first=Linda |last=Nguyen |url=https://nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=2691299 |title=Fans, family mourn star at private funeral |work=National Post |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> A dozen fans waited outside.<ref name=rest/> In an open letter written to Haim on that day,<ref>{{cite web| title=Corey Feldman Writes "Open Letter to Corey Haim" |first=Olsen |last=Ebright |date=March 16, 2010 |url= http://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/celebrity/Corey-Feldman-Open-Letter-Corey-Haim-87893352.html |publisher=NBC LA |access-date=March 19, 2010}}</ref> Corey Feldman stated his wish to stay away from the funeral to minimize publicity for the family; he said, "I always feared this day would come".<ref>{{cite web |title=A Letter For The Grave |first=Corey |last=Feldman |date=March 16, 2010 |url=http://coreyfeldman.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/a-letter-for-the-grave-an-open-letter-to-corey-haim/ |publisher=Corey Feldman Wordpress |access-date=March 19, 2010}}</ref>

Haim died with very little money, and his mother initially announced that the cost of his funeral would be covered by public funds provided by the city of Toronto as is customary in destitute cases.<ref>{{cite news |title=Corey Haim funeral not city-funded: Toronto |url=~~http~~https://www.cbc.ca/~~canada~~news/~~story/2010/03/15~~entertainment/corey-haim-funeral-not-city-funded-toronto-1.~~html~~869408 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=March 15, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |url-status=~~dead~~live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318060017/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/15/corey-haim-funeral.html |archive-date=March 18, 2010 }}</ref> However, city officials stated that no paperwork had been submitted by the family, who entreated fans to help provide for the burial in an online appeal for funds.<ref>{{cite web |title=Corey Haim's Family Asking Fans To Pay For Funeral |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/corey-haim-family-asking-fans-to-help-pay-for-funeral-2010123 |date=March 12, 2010 |work=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=April 15, 2010}}</ref> A $20,000 contribution was made by a memorabilia site to which Haim had sold items over the years,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Mom: Corey Haim's Funeral Will Be Paid for by City of Toronto |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20351542,00.html |first=Charlotte |last=Triggs |date=March 14, 2010|magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> but the company later canceled the check after it emerged that the funeral home had stepped in to cover the costs from the outset.<ref name=funds>{{cite web |title=Trouble with Corey Haim Funeral Fund? |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b175959_trouble_with_corey_haim_funeral_fund.html |first=Whitney |last=English |date=April 12, 2010 |work=[[E!]] |access-date=April 15, 2010}}</ref> Haim's personal effects were put up for auction on eBay by a cast member from ''A Time to Live'', whose listings claimed that the family had asked him to sell the items as they needed money for burial expenses.<ref name="items" />

Haim's body was buried at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in [[Maple, Ontario]].<ref name=rest>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/49658-actor-corey-haim-laid-to-rest/ |title=Actor Corey Haim laid to rest |first=Fannie |last=Sunshine |work=Inside Toronto |date=March 16, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/television/article/actor_corey_haim_laid_to_rest_20100317/ |title=Actor Corey Haim laid to rest |author=JTA |work=Jewish Journal |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=August 24, 2010}}</ref>

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