Accidental Overdose Killed Afghan Vet

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Accidental Overdose Killed Afghan Vet
December 01, 2008
Dayton Daily News

Christopher S. Smith, an Army veteran who was injured in Afghanistan in 2006, died in August from an accidental overdose of a powerful pain medication, the Clark County, Ohio, coroner's office has ruled.

Senior investigator Tom Comer said toxicology results showed Smith, 25, died from an overdose of fentanyl, a drug the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned people about because of accidental overdoses.

"It would have been an accident. It was not suicide," Comer said.

The 2001 Fairmont High School graduate was pronounced dead at 4:15 a.m. on Aug. 28 at his girlfriend's South Charleston residence. She had summoned medics when she was unable to awaken him.

Sheila Smith of Fairborn said her son had been prescribed stronger pain patches before he died.


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