Corey Haim: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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 [[~~9-1-1~~911 (emergency telephone number)|~~9-1-1~~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://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/06/local/la-me-corey-haim7-2010apr07 |first=Richard |last=Winton |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref>