Expert Testifies Anna Nicole Smith's Doctor Over-Prescribed Drugs

Psychiatrist Testifies Anna Nicole Smith was an 'Addict'
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An expert in pain management testified Tuesday in the Anna Nicole Smith drug case that the late star's former doctor excessively prescribed her multiple opiates, says a new report.

The Associated Press reports that Dr. James Gagne testified in a Los Angeles courtroom that Dr. Sandeep Kapoor prescribed Smith medications without a medical need, including a drug he called "hospital heroin."

Dr. Gagne found that Kapoor prescribed Smith a drug called Dilaudid after the former Playboy model broke her ribs in 2004, but then the dosages began to increase later on -- even after Kapoor wrote that he was trying to wean her off the drug, says the AP.

Dr. Gagne's testimony was part of a preliminary hearing set to determine if Dr. Kapoor and two others should be tried for allegedly supplying Smith with drugs illegally. Dr. Kapoor and two others have pleaded not guilty.

Published 10/27/09 by the Insider

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    Anonymous 10/28/09 Reply
  • Really, is it a break through that her doctor prescribed too many drugs? Putting the sarcasm aside, I do think that it's great that this case is getting some media attention- hopefully this will go a long way in convincing future celeb enablers that just because they are within proximity to a star, does not mean that they can get away with...murder (pardon the pun).
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    Anonymous 10/27/09 Reply
  • I am glad the courts are finally going after the feelgood docs. Too many celebs have passed from this issue.
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    NeverLetGo 10/27/09 Reply
    • Hospital Heroin is really bad to abuse and has killed many. It is almost never prescribed to an outpatient. Its real name is Hydromorphone. Deadly
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