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August 30th, 2009

DJ AM’s Sudden Death Due to Pain Killers, According to Dr. Drew

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Dr. Drew Pinsky

Dr. Drew Pinsky

On Friday, August 28th, New York saw yet another young disc jockey prodigy lose his life at 36. Dr. Drew Pinsky believes that prescription medication was ultimately what killed him.

DJ AM, Adam Goldstein, had battled a life of addiction with alcohol and drugs. Eleven years sober and a sponsor to many battling with the same problems, he was found dead in his New York apartment surrounded by a crack pipe and prescription pills.

Earlier this year, DJ AM and Travis Barker of Blink 182, walked away alive bruised and burned from a plane crash that killed four other passengers. He was likely taking various pain medication for his burn injuries, for which he had to get two skin graft surgeries.

“It very slowly and subtly reawakens addiction. I’m not saying it was inappropriately prescribed, I’m saying he didn’t know the risks,” said Dr. Drew, an internist and host of VH1’s “Celebrity Rehab.”

 

“He was someone I referred people to to learn about recovery.”

 

DJ AM has been working on an MTV show that was set to debut this fall,

called “Gone Too Far,” where he staged interventions for young people battling with drugs and addictions. The show has been canceled due to his tragic death.

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June 10th, 2009

Dr. David Drew Pinsky Signs for Season 3 of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew”

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Dr. Drew Pinsky

Dr. Drew Pinsky

Dr. David Drew Pinsky, also known as Dr. Drew, has recently partnered with VH1 for a third season of the hit reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. Premiering in early January,  Dr. Drew once again attempts to tame the beast within his famous patients.

The new season promises to outshine the past two as viewers witness Heidi Fleiss, Dennis Rodman , Mackenzie Phillips from One Day At A Time, America’s Next Top Model Lisa D’Amato, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Starr, Tom Sizemore and others battling their demons.

‘The series will chronicle the patients’ intensive 21-day program with both group and one-on-one therapy and non-traditional therapies like art and music. Returning to the show to help Dr. Drew are drug counselor Bob Forrest and resident technician Shelly Sprague who have each spent years on both sides of the rehab fence. Dr. Drew is also bringing in some additional prominent physicians to help him give the patients supplementary one-on-one care.’

Recently, Dr. Drew made headlines commenting on Lindsay Lohan’s latest display of affection for alcohol saying:

“I’m convinced that she’ll get sober one day. But I’m afraid that between now and then, she may get a nearly mortal wound of some type. I’m really convinced that something horrible is going to have to happen to her before she really gets over it and embraces sobriety. She needs to give it up. And it’s going to be a while before she does. I have this image that she’s going to lose a limb or something before she does. And it scares me.”

To which Lindsay Lohan tweeted:

“I thought REAL doctors talked to patients in offices behind closed doors. Am I wrong? Hmmmmm. I think NOT. Yay!”

According to Vitals, Dr. David Drew Pinsky is an internist specializing in addiction medicine.  He had acquired his MD at the four star Univesity of South California and completed his residency training  in internal medicine at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, CA.

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